By Ted Chan, Founder & CEO of CareDash Millions of Americans might be about to lose health care, potentially triggering a crisis at medical facilities across the nation. The GOP now controls the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. They will likely make good on their promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare.) While Republican lawmakers have consistently promised to “repeal and replace” the law that insured 22 million, so far Congress has offered no plan for insuring those who can’t afford insurance or can’t get covered because of pre-existing conditions.. We anticipate this will have major ramifications for caregivers, and significantly impact the…
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American Healthcare is in Jeopardy
Healthcare is on the front burner in American politics. The new regime has promised to overturn the ACA (Affordable Care Act) aka “Obamacare,” something that has been tried many times since it became law and has failed. This time it might not. And they have assured us they intend to act swiftly. We need to act now!! What are the consequences? It is TERRIFYING to think that the action may be taken without a thought or care as to what to do after the fact. Suddenly literally Millions of Americans could find themselves without ANY health insurance and NO options. For years the Republican party has shouted they have a…
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How will the Results of the Presidential Election Affect Workers in the Allied Health Fields?
Barack Obama’s victory in the U.S. presidential election makes it very difficult for the Republicans to eliminate or make significant adjustments to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act is scheduled to be fully implemented in 2014. So how will it affect allied health care jobs? There are a variety of thoughts on the issue. According to a recent report from the Auburn Citizen in New York, U.S. Representative Anne Marie Buerkle believes a recent decision of a local hospital to lay off 25 workers can be directly attributed to the reduced Medicare reimbursements caused by the Affordable Care Act. Other experts believe Medicare payment…