Government & Policy

Officials from the Advisory Board, AAFP and MGMA suggest that the core of these programs are safe, but if President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act there might be some changes. 

Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative and Biden's Cancer Moonshot deserve to continue, too. 

The outspoken Republican leader worked on Medicare payment reform, and spent the latter part of his career championing for better healthcare options, while attempting to keep the peace in a divided Congress.

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. 

See how your peers feel about Donald Trump as President. 

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.