OP/notes – Page 4 – Policy Prescriptions

We Must Oppose AHCA

Posted onMay 4, 2017May 4, 2017AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

There is not much time as the House of Representatives are currently debating the American Health Care Act on the floor. To the best of my knowledge, this bill would get rid of several of the ACA’s provisions. Specifically: Eliminating Continue Reading …

Four Ways to Improve upon the Affordable Care Act

Posted onApril 25, 2017April 25, 2017AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

In a grand effort to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, U.S. Congressional Republicans have failed in their attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the understanding that the ACA will remain the law of the land, Continue Reading …

A Pathway to Expanding Coverage & Modernizing Medicaid

Posted onFebruary 25, 2017June 3, 2017AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Some believe the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is destined for failure and that rising prices in the individual market indicate it has entered a death spiral. The new administration and the 115th Congress echo, and likely are attempting to facilitate, this Continue Reading …

A Policy Prescription for 2017

Posted onJanuary 2, 2017December 18, 2016AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

In the past year, liberal health reformers have seen a backlash against their health reform policies. Single payer reforms failed in Vermont and Colorado. And tales of proposed 25% rate increases in the Affordable Care Act (AMA) Marketplaces may have Continue Reading …

The Top Tweets of 2016

Posted onDecember 30, 2016December 30, 2016AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

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