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Slavitt to Join Bipartisan Policy Center, Article by Rachel Z. Arndt, Modern Healthcare

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) has recently named Andy Slavitt, former acting CMS Administrator, as a senior advisor. “I intend, along with other people at BPC, to use the platform there to bridge some of the [healthcare] gap[s] by getting real world issues to influence D.C.,” Slavitt said in an interview with Modern Healthcare. The Margolin Group – a leader in building relationships and bridging divides between and among hospital […]

Medicare Consequences of Affordable Care Act Repeal, Editorial by Arnold Buchman, Senior Advisor to The Margolin Group, First Published in the Siuslaw News

Arnold Buchman, longtime Margolin Group Senior Advisor – and retired CIGNA Corp. financial and benefit-delivery group health insurance attorney – explores in his most recent editorial the negative impacts of an Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal on Medicare. Consequences of a repeal, according to Arnold’s assessment, include increased cost, decreased coverage and the possible collapse of Traditional Medicare as we know it. Arnold writes: The 57 million people enrolled in […]

24 Mllion Would Lose Coverage Under GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Plan, Article by Harris Meyer & Virgil Dickson, Modern Healthcare

According to recent non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates, a staggering 24 million Americans would lose healthcare coverage if the House Republicans’ American Healthcare Act is passed. While the bill would “reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion” over the next ten years – mainly due to cuts in Medicaid benefits – it would drive up premiums, causing more acute harm to older, poorer Americans, and it would place unsustainable economic […]

An Additional TMG Perspective, Editorial by Anthony Serrano, Margolin Group Senior Counsel, Legal & Public Affairs

As TMG Senior Advisor Arnold Buchman’s opinion piece suggests, the wholesale repeal of the ACA will do far more harm than good. Millions will lose coverage, care costs will continue to grow, and the risk pool – which, when broadened “yields accurate underwriting” – will shrink, driving premiums ever higher. We agree with Arnold’s assertion that repeal of the ACA will result in “excessive financial risks.” It is unacceptable that […]

A Repeal and Replacement Primer, Editorial by Arnold Buchman, Senior Advisor to The Margolin Group

Arnold Buchman, a trusted Margolin Group Senior Advisor – and retired CIGNA Corp. financial and benefit-delivery group health insurance attorney – poses in his newest article questions lawmakers should ask themselves before proceeding with “repeal and replacement” of the Affordable Care Act. Arnold writes: In attempting to understand the impending battle over repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, it is important to keep in mind what ACA is: a […]

A Framework for Addressing Social Determinants of Oral Health in the Community, Report by Stacey Chazin and June Glover, Center for Health Care Strategies

A report released by the Center for Health Care Strategies – a nonprofit policy center dedicated to improving the health of low-income Americans – explores the importance of addressing the social determinants of health (e.g., water and air quality, access to healthy food, housing, employment, available transportation and education) when seeking to improve the oral health of underserved communities. The report describes development of a framework for addressing the […]

Future of Healthcare Grounded in Data, But Details Fuzzy, Article by Evan Sweeny, Fierce Healthcare

A recent series of discussions at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland addressed the growing importance of access to integrated patient health data to “improve outcomes and transform the industry.” Well-known discussion panelists included Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Atul Gawande, a practicing surgeon, writer, and public health researcher and Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health. The article notes, “Most agreed […]

One Man’s Quest to Change the Way We Die, Article by Jon Mooallem, The New York Times Magazine

A recent profile published in The New York Times Magazine explores one physician’s journey to build a more responsive, patient-centered palliative care experience. The article traces how the personal tragedies of B.J. Miller, executive director of Zen Hospice in San Francisco, have contributed to his ability to build an end-of-life experience that more fully “actualizes” a dying patient’s wishes. The Margolin Group (TMG) supports “more imaginative” models of palliative care […]

The Margolin Group Supports Launch of New York Veterans Law Clinic

The Margolin Group (TMG) extends warm congratulations to the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy (Institute) on the recent launch of its Veterans Law Clinic. This clinic will leverage the skills and expertise of local attorneys and Hofstra Law students to assure veterans transition smoothly from military to civilian life. The Veterans Law Clinic represents a key component of the Gitenstein Institute’s multi-disciplinary “Mission Critical” veterans outreach and advocacy […]

Slavitt Urges Progress Beyond the Coverage Gains Made by ACA, Article by Virgil Dickson, Modern Healthcare

In a recent speech made by Andy Slavitt, before the MACRA MIPS/APM Summit in Washington D.C., the CMS Acting Administrator implored healthcare providers and lawmakers to continue to work together to provide safe, affordable, high-quality care. During his address, likely his last before transfer of power to the Trump administration, Slavitt outlined key improvements made in healthcare and coverage over the last several years. “Quality and safety have improved with […]