1. Virgil Dickson, Regulatory and Policy Reporter at Modern Healthcare
Most recent piece: Medicare Sticks with Mandatory Bundled-Pay Demo, But Tom Price Likely to Intervene.
“The CMS is moving forward with a new mandatory initiative that would make hospitals in 98 markets financially accountable for the cost and quality of all care associated with bypass surgery and heart attacks.” See the full article on Modern Healthcare.
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2. Jennifer Haberkorn, Senior HealthCare Reporter For POLITICO Pro
Most recent piece: Reform Hangs in The Balance.
“I think if they don’t fully repeal it and replace it, they will make such big changes in it over the next three years that you won’t recognize it,” Republican Governors Association Chairman Haley Barbour said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
After making a run at a full repeal, House Republicans say they plan to target the most unpopular provisions of the law, hoping to strike gold by finding a provision so unpopular that moderate Democrats will help push its repeal through the Senate.” See the full article on Politico.
Follow her on Twitter: @jenhab
3. Rebecca Vesely, Top Healthcare Journalist at Association of Healthcare Journalists
Most recent piece: The 21st Century Cures Act, health IT and data
“The 21st Century Cures Act – passed overwhelmingly by Congress in recent days – will have broad implications on health IT and medical technology.
The $6.3 billion bill is probably best known for…”
Follow on Twitter: @rebvesely
4. Noam Levey, National Healthcare Reporter for Los Angeles Times
Most recent piece: Trump and the GOP are Charging Forward with Obamacare repeal but few are eager to follow.
“As they race to repeal large parts of the Affordable Care Act, President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are leaving behind nearly everyone but their base voters and a handful of conservative activists.
Not a single major organization representing patients, physicians, hospitals or others who work in the nation’s healthcare system backs the GOP’s Obamacare strategy. New polls also show far more Americans would like to expand or keep the healthcare law, rather than repeal it.” See the full article on The Los Angeles Times.
Follow on Twitter: @NoamLevey
5. Jeffrey Young, Senior Reporter at the Huffington Post
Most recent piece: Obamacare Enrollments Exceed 6 Million, Outpacing Last Year’s Sign-Ups
“WASHINGTON ― Health insurance enrollments on the federal exchange marketplaces served by HealthCare.gov are outpacing last year’s sign-ups, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Wednesday.
As of Monday’s deadline for customers who want coverage that will be in place by Jan. 1, 6.4 million people had chosen plans in the 39 states where federal authorities operate the exchanges, including more than 2 million new customers.” See the full article on Huffington Post
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