Supporters of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have warned repealing the law could “unravel” the individual and small group insurance markets within months, but subsidies may be able to stabilize health plans in the short-term.

Between 2010 and 2015, payments for Medicare Part D catastrophic coverage tripled to $33 billion, thanks to increased prices for drugs, according to a report from HHS’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

Outgoing Vice President Joe Biden will continue to advocate for changes in cancer research and treatment once he leaves political office by creating a new nonprofit organization.

Five major medical organizations have written to congressional leaders warning a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have significant consequences on uninsured rates, coverage for low-income Americans and the affordability of health coverage. 

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On the day the new Congress was sworn in, U.S. Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyoming, introduced legislation which can begin the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

President-elect Donald Trump’s selection to run HHS is on a list of Cabinet appointees Senate Democrats plan to delay for months, according to the Washington Post.  

A topic article in the Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) examines changing regulations on physicians and healthcare facilities. The move to a system of evaluation and ratings leaves the article's authors afraid that some might fear a one-star review as much as treating a patient incorrectly.