APMA News Brief

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Obamacare has brought a lot of change to small business owners, and many can expect more of that in 2016.

Visit http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-insurance/articles/2016-01-06/aca-changes-more-small-business-owners-to-offer-coverage-face-increased-compliance to view the full article online.

Ten million people are expected to hit the insurance marketplaces to enroll in health care plans by the end of 2016. More than 25 percent are expected to sign up during this fall’s open enrollment period that ends January 31, 2016.

Visit http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/changing-face-healthcare-leadership to view the full article online.

CMS declared in an official blog post last Wednesday that it continues to move at full speed to build a "better, smarter and healthier" health care delivery system.

Visit http://revcycleintelligence.com/news/cms-says-information-technology-builds-healthcare-delivery to view the full article online.

At this point, Tum Tum Nairn can no longer escape the pain coming from his inflamed right heel. It’s getting worse by the month.

Visit http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/columnists/graham-couch/2016/01/06/couch-column-tum-tum-nairn/78350992/ to view the full article online.

Six years after the Affordable Care Act altered health care forever, and two years after the roll out of the exchanges, the way that Americans consume health care continues to evolve.

Visit http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/01/04/10-Healthcare-Trends-Will-Affect-You-2016 to view the full article online.

People with diabetes spend twice as much of their remaining life with disabilities related to the condition, according to a study.

Visit http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/01/06/Study-Diabetes-increases-years-with-disability-reduces-lifespan/4871452091449/ to view the full article online.

I'd like to offer in summary several reasons why I avoid high heels and choose to liberate my feet.

Visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nesrin-everett-/free-your-feet_b_8811184.html to view the full article online.

We asked podiatrists what you can do to keep your feet in top condition. Consider their advice a step in the right direction.

Visit https://www.yahoo.com/health/10-things-podiatrists-wish-everyone-knew-1326508519252022.html to view the full article online.

It seems two years of preparations paid off, but insiders say it may be too early to celebrate.

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/icd-10-dominated-2015-healthcare-news-2016-could-see-issues-experts-say to view the full article online.

A new Medicare payment system for physicians and other front-line providers is slated to launch in January 2019. Given the difficulties involved in crafting the new rules, federal officials have a busy three years ahead of them.

Visit http://healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/FIN-324164/SGR-Replacement-Poses-Daunting-Challenges to view the full article online.

Poor adults in two states that expanded Medicaid saw much bigger improvements in access to health care than their peers in Texas, which didn’t expand the government insurance program, a new study says.

Visit http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/01/05/study-expanding-medicaid-aids-health-access/78295266/ to view the full article online.

U.S. spending to treat heart disease, respiratory ailments and endocrine conditions such as diabetes slowed in the second half of the last decade, but not because fewer people sought care, new data shows.

Visit http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160105/NEWS/160109987 to view the full article online.