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Houston Healthcare Industry Weighs in on the Future of Obamacare

In his press conference last week (Feb. 16, 2017), President Donald Trump said his administration is close to announcing plans for changing and/or replacing the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Meanwhile, insiders within Houston’s sizable healthcare industry wonder what might happen and how it might affect them. When it comes to the future of Obamacare […]

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Houston Matters X-RayIn his press conference last week (Feb. 16, 2017), President Donald Trump said his administration is close to announcing plans for changing and/or replacing the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Meanwhile, insiders within Houston's sizable healthcare industry wonder what might happen and how it might affect them.

When it comes to the future of Obamacare and the healthcare industry overall, what do folks in the health insurance industry want to see happen? What would doctors and hospitals like to see change? What would they like to keep the same? What about those in the insurance industry? And what do patients want to see happen? We ask – all of them.

Are guests are Garrin Raymond of the Houston Association of Health Underwriters, Dr. Lisa Ehrlich of the Harris County Medical Society and Bonnie Sheeren, independent patient advocate with Houston Health Advocacy.

Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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