by Gordon Hensley | Oct 28, 2019 | advocacy, Business, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform
As a Republican and admitted ideologue when it comes to assigning blame to “big government” and “regulatory overreach” for many of the nation’s ills, Axios points out today that, “Private equity firms don’t just own physician...
by Gordon Hensley | Mar 10, 2018 | advocacy, Business, CMS, health care, Health Reform, Pharma, Trump
This week marked a true rarity for the Trump Administration: a coordinated, effective burst of reform-minded tough talk from three separate health policy leaders, in three consecutive days. In rat-tat-tat fashion, his HHS Secretary, CMS Administrator and FDA...
by Gordon Hensley | Jun 25, 2017 | GOP Politics, Health Reform, Medicaid funding, Trump, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
We’ve heard ad infinitum from President Trump that Obamacare is a “disaster,” a “loser,” and “a disgrace.” But what do Americans really know about the substantive policy rationale behind the White House push to repeal the so-called Affordable Care Act (ACA)? Not much...
by Gordon Hensley | Mar 20, 2017 | advocacy, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, Paul Ryan, Trump, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
This Thursday’s scheduled vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to begin rolling back Obamacare with the American Health Care Act will be Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s biggest, most important test to date. The Louisiana lawmaker’s star already on the rise,...
by Gordon Hensley | Mar 10, 2017 | advocacy, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, Media Relations, Television, Trump
One of the more interesting sidebar PR discussions regarding House Speaker Paul Ryan’s media event yesterday detailing his “three-pronged approach” to repealing and replacing Obamacare was the format itself. A PowerPoint? skeptics asked. Ross Perot...
by Gordon Hensley | Mar 7, 2017 | advocacy, CMS, health care, Health Reform, Media Relations, Television, Trump
During any Washington press briefing — after the political figure delivers his or her canned opening statement — that moment of truth arrives during an aggressive reporter Q and A session when success or failure becomes apparent. HHS Secretary Tom Price...
