Government Shutdown and Impact on Health Care - Elizabethton Star

Michigan's largest health care CEOs sound off about government shutdown, Medicaid cuts

The top executives of Michigan’s two largest health systems are disappointed over the federal government shutdown, in which health care is a key issue. Bob Riney, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health, and Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health, spoke to members of... Please login to read all 516 words.

Government shutdown and impact on health care - Elizabethton Star

To the Editor:So, we have yet another government shutdown, the third one during a Trump presidency. Amazingly, Republicans blame congressional Democrats for it — even though Republicans hold the majority in both houses. If only, they say, the Dems would just roll over and go along, there would be no shutdown. But there is a reason that the Democrats won’t just “go along.” They refuse to endorse the catastrophic damage to Americans’ health care t…

Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Health Care Access

The US government shutdown could lead to telehealth, ambulance payment, and insurance cost disruptions.

Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Health Care Access – RamaOnHealthcare

Key TakeawaysThe government shutdown highlights partisan divisions over health care funding, with Democrats pushing for ACA subsidy extensions and Republicans seeking a separate policy debate.Telehealth and home care services face potential disruptions, impacting rural and mobility-limited patients, with possible shifts back to in-person visits.Ambulance services may experience reduced reimbursements, affecting service capacity and emergency res…