Introduction When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as the ACA or Obamacare, was signed in 2010 by President Barack Obama, it promised to upend the healthcare sector of the United States, touching every facet of the industry. Passage also invited immediate legal challenges to the law, which, being so…
Healthcare Reform and Human Resources
Reform of the healthcare sector is a constantly evolving process, even when it’s not at the forefront of the news. Healthcare reform ranges from the creation of Medicaid and Medicare in the 1960s and the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, to the failure of the American Healthcare Act (AHCA) in 2017 to Medicare-for-all proposals. Other reforms occur constantly at the federal, state, and institutional regulatory level. Hospital systems have become very powerful players in the industry and a driver of reform themselves.
The Rays’ hidden free agent advantage
For some baseball players, it’s all about the dollars. For the Rays, it’s about dollars and sense Originally published on October 11, 2013 to DRaysBay, a SBNation Blog The budget constraints of the Tampa Bay Rays have been so well publicized over the last several years that the narratives have become old. Every offseason is…
The case against David DeJesus
Should David DeJesus’s option have been picked up? Originally published on DRaysBay on November 5, 2013 Unless the Rays intend to trade David DeJesus, picking up his option was an extremely strange move for the Rays. DeJesus may seem like a solid platoon player, but a closer look reveals that his value is overstated. Since…
On the race for the AL East
Originally published on DRaysBay on August 2, 2013 The Rays grabbed first place from the Red Sox Monday night in a dramatic game that featured a rain delay, a close call at home plate, and a late rally by the Red Sox. The Rays (63-43) lead the Sox (63-44) by a ½ game going into…