Healthcare Reform

Leadership Health Care Travels to D.C. for Annual Delegation

Mar 07, 2018 at 03:46 pm by Staff

This month, Leadership Health Care (LHC) - an initiative of the Nashville Health Care Council - will lead its annual delegation to the nation's capital. The event, now in its.... Read More

Executive Order on Healthcare

Oct 23, 2017 at 12:02 am by Staff

On Thursday, Oct. 12, President Donald Trump made two decisions that signal significant changes to healthcare. In the morning, he signed an executive order that paved the way.... Read More

UPDATED 7/28: Reaction to Senate Health Reform Measures

Jul 28, 2017 at 11:43 am by Staff

July 28, 2017 ... Reaction to the failure to pass 'skinny repeal.' AHA President & CEO Rick Pollack Statement on Skinny Repeal Vote "From the outset of this process, we.... Read More

Updated 7/28: Skinny Repeal Fails

Jul 13, 2017 at 11:14 am by Staff

UPDATE 7/28: After failing to pass 'repeal and replace' and 'repeal and delay,' the Senate held a pre-dawn vote on what had been termed 'skinny repeal' to do away with several.... Read More

Reforming Healthcare Reform

Jul 07, 2017 at 02:28 pm by Staff

As the July issue of Nashville Medical News was going to press, the U.S. Senate had just decided to defer a vote on their Obamacare 'repeal and replace' strategy amid dissensi.... Read More

Op Ed: We Can and Must Do Better - Together

Jun 27, 2017 at 04:27 pm by Staff

This year, Congress has worked hard to craft solutions to real challenges being experienced in the healthcare marketplace. The fact is that in many states the individual insur.... Read More

AHA Letter to the Senate Regarding AHCA Deliberations

Jun 19, 2017 at 09:16 am by Staff

Washington - June 19, 2017 - On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and our clinical partners - including more tha.... Read More

Attention Now Turns to the Senate for Healthcare Reform

Jun 10, 2017 at 12:02 am by Staff

AMA Urges Senate Leaders to Focus on Sustaining Insurance Coverage May 15 (Chicago) ... As the Senate begins consideration of health system reform, the American Medical Associ.... Read More

Fixing Our Healthcare System

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

Publisher's Note: As a monthly publication, the articles by Reps. Blackburn & Cooper were written before the House renewed its push for a vote on a revamped AHCA plan. R.... Read More

Competition Drives Patient-Centered Care

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

Publisher's Note: As a monthly publication, the articles by Reps. Blackburn & Cooper were written before the House renewed its push for a vote on a revamped AHCA plan. Rep.... Read More