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More in the Affordable Care Act than the Mandate
May 25, 2012
The dual purpose of the ACA is patient protection and cost control.
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Affordable Care Act Implementation and How Hospital Medicine Can Help Lead Health Care
- Larry W. Holder, MD, FACP, FHM;
- Team
April 2, 2012
Former hospitalist calls for collective action from hospitalists nationwide
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Managing Inpatient Diabetes: Practical Pearls and Complex Scenarios
July 1, 2025
In this high-yield session, Lily Ackermann, MD, a clinical associate professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, addressed the complexities of inpatient diabetes...
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Setbacks, Disparities, and Long-Term Progress in Healthcare for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
June 2, 2025
During his adolescence in conservative Virginia, Ian Jenkins felt isolated and alone as he began getting in touch with his gay identity. He didn’t know any gay people, and they weren’t portrayed...
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Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Prescription Drug Costs
- Arunab Mehta, MD, MEd, FACP, FHM;
- Stephanie Parton, PharmD, BCPS
February 3, 2025
Prescription drug costs in the U.S. are among the highest in the world, surpassing those in other high-income nations by more than two and a half times. In 2023, the U.S. healthcare system’s total...
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Hospitalists Talk about Rebuilding Trust in Health Care
- Ankit Mehta MD FACP SFHM;
- Benji K. Mathews, MD, FACP, SFHM
May 2, 2022
Dr. Mehta Trust is fundamental to the practice of medicine. As the foundation of a therapeutic relationship, it’s essential for effective care delivery. Trust is a fragile bond, an agreement...
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Seven ways President Biden could now change health care
January 21, 2021
Democrats’ small majorities in both houses of Congress suggest that moderation and bipartisanship will be necessary to get things done.
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Biden plan to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60 faces hostility from hospitals
- Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
November 11, 2020
“Hospitals are very aware about generous commercial rates being replaced by lower Medicare rates.”
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Biden victory: What it means for COVID, health care
November 7, 2020
Biden’s agenda includes: Ramping up the federal response to COVID-19, boosting the Affordable Care Act, creating a new “public option” to cover uninsured Americans, and expanding Medicare and Medicaid.
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Medicare fines half of hospitals for readmitting too many patients
- Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News
November 4, 2020
A hospital will be penalized if its readmission rate is higher than expected given national trends in select categories.