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Does the Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact HIPAA's Privacy Rule?

Pharmacy Times - ‎Feb 9, 2017‎
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996.
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Poll: One-third of Americans don't realize Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act are the same thing

TheBlaze.com - ‎Feb 7, 2017‎
Poll: One-third of Americans don't realize Obamacare, the Affordable Care Demonstrators for and against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act march and chant outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building on March 26, 2012 in Washington, DC.
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What Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) May Mean to Maryland

JD Supra (press release) - ‎Feb 3, 2017‎
According to an issue paper (the “Paper”) published on the Maryland General Assembly's website, implementation of the ACA in the State has resulted in an increase in health insurance coverage for Marylanders. The Paper points out that substantial ...
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Sen. Casey: Affordable Care Act should be reformed, not repealed

Republican & Herald - ‎Feb 10, 2017‎
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. said Wednesday that he believes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has its problems, but not so many that it should be repealed completely.
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Carper rebukes confirmation of new HHS Secretary

WDEL 1150AM - ‎Feb 10, 2017‎
On one display, for example, it was revealed that, during the crafting of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2009, legislators on the Senate Finance Committee learned of a vast discrepancy between the United State's approach to ...
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Schumer, Sanders call for rallies against Obamacare repeal

Washington Examiner - ‎13 hours ago‎
"The Republican Party's plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act is in chaos," Schumer and Sanders said in the letter.

Clinical trials give patients access to cutting-edge treatments, help hospitals recruit

Crain's Detroit Business - ‎2 minutes ago‎
Over the past five years under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and stimulated by payers and business groups to improve quality, hospitals have been conducting a larger number of research projects to improve patient safety and reduce ...

AAFP Adds Support to Bills Easing Access for OTC Drugs

AAFP News - ‎Feb 1, 2017‎
February 01, 2017 03:42 pm News Staff - Expanding access to affordable health care was the goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the way the law treats OTC medications is a burden to patients and physicians. Patients who ...

Michael Moore: US 'Sh*ts On Their Own' People More than Any Other Country

Breitbart News - ‎Feb 10, 2017‎
Moore predicted that Trump would work with Congress to “retain as much or most, even all” of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Obama in 2010 and commonly called Obamacare, because at the end of the day Trump ...

Experts: Heroin is bad now, Obamacare repeal will make it worse

WCPO - ‎Feb 7, 2017‎
Hornsby is among tens of thousands of Ohioans whose health and treatment are in jeopardy as Congress takes up the work of repealing President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, say addiction and mental health experts. In Ohio ...

Pfizer CEO “Enthusiastic” About Some of Trump's Health Care Ideas

P&T Community - ‎Feb 10, 2017‎
He addressed the current push to dismantle the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by saying that the act didn't provide much new business to Big Pharma because most of the insurance programs offered through it do not pay for new, innovative ...

OHA: Hospitals Brace as ACA Repeal is Considered and Uncertainty Abounds

HealthLeaders Media - ‎Feb 8, 2017‎
Regardless of which party is in power, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is in need of a considerable overhaul, says Ohio Hospital Association President and CEO Michael Abrams.

Free clinics underscore need for health insurance access

Knoxville News Sentinel - ‎Feb 7, 2017‎
Volunteer dental professionals and assistants from across the country tend to patients at Remote Area Medical's annual mobile clinic in Chilhowee Park on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.

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Fredericksburg.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Enroll Virginia, a nonprofit and nonpartisan group that assists individuals and small businesses obtain health insurance and to qualify for applicable tax subsidies and to comply with the U.S.
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Obamacare Debate Night Draws Critics Across the Aisle

Courthouse News Service - ‎Feb 8, 2017‎
During his unsuccessful presidential campaign last year, Sanders had been vocal about the faults of Obamacare, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Sharing the George Washington University stage with Cruz, however, the ...
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Final day of ACA enrollment wrapped in uncertainty

Houston Chronicle - ‎Jan 31, 2017‎
The law officially known as the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” is often shortened to Affordable Care Act, ACA or “Obamacare” after its champion in the White House.

Be aware of protests, officials urge congressmen

Arkansas Online - ‎13 hours ago‎
In 2009, Democratic lawmakers sometimes encountered protesters who were opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Now it's Republicans who are being targeted by supporters of the law, which is often referred to as Obamacare. They're ...

ACA Round-Up: Market Stabilization, Fixed-Indemnity Plans, Cost-Sharing Reductions, And Penalty Updates

Health Affairs (blog) - ‎Feb 8, 2017‎
After a fiery beginning with the issuance of a broad executive order on Inauguration Day entitled “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal,” and the cutting off of television advertising in the ...

Physician: Consequences of ACA Repeal 'Gigantic for Us'

HealthLeaders Media - ‎Feb 9, 2017‎
Attendees invited to attend the first annual HealthLeaders Media Physician Organizations Exchange, in La Jolla, CA in December, discussed the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and assessed a post-repeal-and-replace future for their ...
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