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Dr. David Feinberg addresses the potential Affordable Care Act repeal in LinkedIn Post

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DANVILLE, PA --
Today, David T. Feinberg, M.D., MBA, president and CEO of Geisinger Health System, posted a LinkedIn column that discusses the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act. In his article, Dr. Feinberg reminds Americans that there were problems with health care before the ACA, and that a repeal might not have the catastrophic implications many Americans fear. In his post, Dr. Feinberg suggests that reform start with a shift of focus from the White House to health care providers and the communities they serve.

“We need to step back and take a few deep breaths before we lament the so-called health care apocalypse,” Dr. Feinberg writes. “The United States health care system was a mess long before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.”

Dr. Feinberg explains in his post that true health reform began before Obamacare became law. The reform began as a commitment by health systems like Geisinger to provide higher quality, lower costs and population health efforts aimed at keeping patients out of the hospital. With the new administration, Dr. Feinberg recognizes that there will be changes, but writes that a change in the White House should not affect the goals of health care providers to deliver value to patients through better outcomes at lower costs.

“The presidential transition is over. We the doctors, nurses, support staff, the communities we live in and the patients we serve need to fix the health care system from the inside. It won’t happen in Washington,” says Dr. Feinberg. “As one great country, together, we need to make America healthy again.”

The LinkedIn post dives into the importance of healthy habits to cut health care costs. Dr. Feinberg recommends that equipping communities with quality health care, accessible nutritious food and an option to be genetically tested for predispositions to certain illnesses could greatly improve overall health.

To read Dr. Feinberg’s article in full, visit: www.linkedin.com/in/david-feinberg-4b5b76

About Geisinger
Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes 10 hospital campuses, a health plan with more than half a million members, a research institute and the Geisinger College of Health Sciences, which includes schools of medicine, nursing and graduate education. With more than 25,000 employees and 1,700+ employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

 
Dr. David Feinberg
Geisinger President and CEO Dr. David Feinberg
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