Sep 13, 2012 | Health Care Law
The Supreme Court’s June 28, 2012 ruling has “put to bed” the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare” as it has come to be known. The nearly split 5-4 opinion of the court, authored by Chief Justice Roberts, upheld the...
Jul 5, 2012 | Health Care Law
“We do not consider whether the Act embodies sound policies. That judgment is entrusted to the Nation’s elected leaders. We ask only whether Congress has the power under the Constitution to enact the challenged provisions.” – Chief Justice John Roberts When the...
May 11, 2012 | Health Care Law
As many health care providers are aware, the health care reform law (the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” or “ACA”) signed into law in March 2010 contained, among its numerous provisions, a requirement that pharmaceutical, medical device, biological, and...
Apr 24, 2012 | Health Care Law
Spending on health care in America has skyrocketed over the past 40 years. In 2010, the United States spent an estimated $2.47 trillion on health care. This staggering figure equates to every American spending more than $8,000 on health care. The total spending...
Apr 1, 2012 | Health Care Law
David Houle is a futurist, advisor and speaker and co-author of our book, The New Health Age: The Future of Health Care in America. We were offered an opportunity to guest post on medpagetoday’s KevinMD blog. The viral nature of this article is incredible. I...
Feb 22, 2012 | Health Care Law
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law. With PPACA, sweeping health care reform hit the American public policy landscape. Not since the civil rights laws of the 1960s has a federal law caused so...
