Health Care News and Resources – Week of December 26, 2016

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

• If Republicans Repeal Health Law, Paying for a Replacement Could be Tough, from NPR.

MEDICARE

• 9 Ways to Prepare for the New Physician Medicare Payment System in 2017, from H&HN.
• New Resource Available on the MACRA Physician Payment Final Rule, from H&HN.

OPIOID ABUSE

• Aging and Addicted: The Opioid Epidemic Affects Older Adults Too, from Kaiser Health News.