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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is leaving the door open for Republicans to take a second run at repealing ObamaCare after a GOP proposal failed last week.

Editor’s note: See APMA’s principles on health-care reform on APMA.org.

Visit http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/344807-mcconnell-leaves-door-open-for-second-try-on-healthcare to view the full article online.

 
After the Senate fell short in its effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is poised to use its regulatory powers to accomplish what lawmakers could not: shrink Medicaid.

Editor’s note: See APMA’s principles on health-care reform and Medicaid resources on APMA.org.

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/trump-can-still-cut-medicaid-state-waivers to view the full article online.

 
The Senate approved an emergency spending package on Tuesday to continue funding the Veterans Choice Program, which allows veterans to receive treatment from a private physician if the closest VA facility is too far away from where they live.

Editor’s note: APMA’s VA Providers Equity Act Passes in House.

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/healthcare/senate-okays-emergency-spending-package-to-fund-veterans-choice-program to view the full article online.

 
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The White House's national opioid commission has called on President Donald Trump to declare a national public health emergency in response to the crisis spread across all 50 states. 

Visit https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-08-01/opioid-commission-to-donald-trump-declare-a-state-of-emergency to view the full article online.

 
Research on how electronic health records (EHRs) affect patient-physician relationships has remained focused on outpatient settings.
Editor’s note: Review APMA's EHR resources for more information on purchasing an EHR system.

Visit https://wire.ama-assn.org/practice-management/ehrs-exert-different-kind-drain-hospital-based-physicians to view the full article online.

 
After more than a year at work, the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force in June issued its report on what providers must do to better safeguard patient data. 

Visit http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/cybersecurity-report-call-action-physicians to view the full article online.

 
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A wart is a benign lesion caused by a virus infection that can occur anywhere on the body. 

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There’s a simple trick that can be done at home to alleviate some of the pain associated with wearing high heels. 

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Heel pain can have many different causes. 

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With summer in high gear, that quintessential hot-weather footwear — the flip-flop — is slapping the ground all over America.

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A fungal nail infection might seem very minor in the grand scheme of health conditions - but these stubborn infections can really have an impact.

Editor’s note: See antifungal products awarded APMA’s Seal of Acceptance/Approval.

Visit http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/How-to-get-rid-of-fungal-nail-infections-for-good-ab111386-ece7-4ce7-9e22-587ea9466ac0-ds to view the full article online.

 
If you are like me, you may have gathered multiple loans from several different lenders over your many years of schooling.

Editor’s note: Help a student today by donating to the APMA Educational Foundation Scholarship Fund at www.apma.org/donate.

Visit http://www.mdmag.com/physicians-money-digest/personal-finance/paying-of-med-school-debt-by-refinancing-vs-consolidating- to view the full article online.

 
Under the Medicare Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier Program – a mandatory pay-for-performance program for physician practices – practices that served socially high-risk patients saw lower costs and quality while practices that served medically high-risk patients saw increased costs and lower quality during the first year, according to data published in JAMA. 

Visit https://www.healio.com/family-medicine/practice-management/news/online/%7B5a9138de-c806-4e50-81b5-a835b920e569%7D/medicare-payment-program-impacts-costs-quality-of-care to view the full article online.

 
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