Government & Policy

Andrew Bremberg, an advisor to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Health and Human Services employee, will lead workflow, policy and personnel for the transition team. 

Citizens in Key Haven, where the trial would take place, voted against it. The county Key Haven is in, however, came down in favor of testing genetically modified mosquitoes. 

The President-elect doesn’t share how his administration will actually repeal Obama’s legacy, but his plan includes Health Savings Accounts, hints about abortion laws and FDA reforms, among other points.

Survey responses range from massive disruption to more competitive markets. Hospital leaders are hoping that prices go down but alternative payment models MACRA, MIPS and the Medicare Shared Savings Program remain. 

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Healthcare IT News and Healthcare Finance surveyed readers and found many are anxiously expecting short-term chaos, skyrocketing costs, increased fraud and uninsured people dying after president-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House.  

The president-elect has already laid out a plan that many feel will cause massive disruption to the industry.

A sophisticated cyberattack could inhibit the new President’s initial momentum for accomplishing important campaign issues, the analyst house said.

Despite GOP calls to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, policy analysts say that less of the original law might disappear under President-elect Donald Trump than many people think at this point. 

Whether through formal repeal or budget reconciliation, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Paul Ryan are already signaling a death knell for the Affordable Care Act.