Government content from 2009
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December
- » Aetna misrepresented how it spent some premiums, senator says - Dec. 30
- » Medicare fraud crackdown brings 30 indictments - Dec. 29
- » Florida doctors challenge low Medicaid pay - Dec. 28
- » Medicare pay-for-reporting targeted for improvement - Dec. 28
- » Brief: California uninsured population higher - Dec. 28
- » Brief: Six more states awarded EMR money - Dec. 28
- » Medicare physician pay cut delayed until March - Dec. 28
- » Senate approves sweeping health reform bill, 60-39 - Dec. 24
- » Medicare now covers HIV tests - Dec. 23
- » Senate health reform bill wins AMA backing - Dec. 22
- » Health centers get $600 million in stimulus funds - Dec. 22
- » Florida first to offer Medicaid claims data online - Dec. 21
- » Medicaid, CHIP access expanded in 26 states - Dec. 21
- » Grassley queries health groups on industry ties - Dec. 21
- » Brief: Orthopedic clinic settles kickback allegations - Dec. 21
- » Brief: Iowa Medicaid first to receive federal EMR stimulus money - Dec. 21
- » Brief: CMS finalizes revised Medicare appeals process - Dec. 21
- » Brief: Fewer people in Massachusetts subject to uninsurance penalty - Dec. 21
- » Medicare use, spending found to vary across country - Dec. 18
- » Senate health reform bill pushed by Obama budget chief - Dec. 17
- » Policymakers debate how to profile Medicare physicians - Dec. 14
- » Health care fraud still main focus of False Claims Act - Dec. 14
- » 13 new stem cell lines get NIH approval - Dec. 14
- » Brief: Two more states pursue medical marijuana legislation - Dec. 14
- » Brief: Primary care in New Orleans still under stress - Dec. 14
- » Brief: EMR systems get preliminary OK for stimulus fund eligibility - Dec. 14
- » MGMA urges revisions to "meaningful use" guidelines - Dec. 10
- » Health reform bills would set approval path for generic biologics - Dec. 9
- » Medical lawsuit limits favored by public - Dec. 8
- » N.J. surgery center wins ruling in health plan fraud case - Dec. 7
- » More time to comply with Medicare enrollment policy - Dec. 7
- » Feature: Cash flow squeeze: 2012 IRS rule will withhold some Medicare pay - Dec. 7
- » Brief: New medical marijuana group formed in Colorado - Dec. 7
- » Brief: Obama announces bioethics advisory panel - Dec. 7
- » Brief: Medicaid enrollment up by 2 million - Dec. 7
- » Brief: HHS measures insurance reform impact on the states - Dec. 7
- » Brief: HHS releases $80 million for health IT support - Dec. 7
- » Senate debates health reform bill with 1-year Medicare pay patch - Dec. 7
- » Obesity costs could quadruple by 2018 - Dec. 4
- » Medicare, Medicaid spent $54 billion too much in 2009, White House says - Dec. 2
November
- » House passes major Medicare payment reform; what will the Senate do? - Nov. 30
- » Medicaid would cover 15 million more people under health reform bills - Nov. 30
- » Tobacco firms lose round in court over ad restrictions - Nov. 30
- » Brief: Genome institute leader appointed - Nov. 30
- » Brief: Indiana cuts Medicaid hospital pay by 5% - Nov. 30
- » Brief: New medical home project in Kansas City - Nov. 30
- » Brief: Drug prices rise while inflation falls, report says - Nov. 30
- » Brief: Illinois abortion notification law on hold - Nov. 30
- » Mississippi program aims to keep diabetics out of the hospital - Nov. 27
- » Major Medicaid and CHIP outreach effort launched by groups across U.S. - Nov. 24
- » Medicare paid $92 million for 2008 quality bonuses - Nov. 23
- » Physicians get 4th reprieve from FTC identity theft rule - Nov. 23
- » Abortion amendment threatens to derail health reform - Nov. 23
- » Brief: Doctor settles HIV discrimination case - Nov. 23
- » Brief: Medicare Part D earns strong marks from seniors in survey - Nov. 23
- » Brief: Veterans' deaths linked to lack of health insurance - Nov. 23
- » Physicians sue again to safeguard Pennsylvania's liability fund - Nov. 20
- » House votes to scrap Medicare doctor pay formula - Nov. 19
- » U.S. physicians lag on EMR use - Nov. 19
- » Health plans asked to explain how they set rates - Nov. 18
- » Health care fraud a challenge to system reform - Nov. 16
- » Reform bills aimed at coverage shortages could fall short, insurers warn - Nov. 16
- » Brief: Medicaid updates eligibility and claims data - Nov. 16
- » Brief: Calif. governor stumps for liability reform - Nov. 16
- » Brief: Surgeons oppose Senate health reform bill - Nov. 16
- » Some specialists will see extra cuts in Medicare pay - Nov. 16
- » CMS: 21.2% Medicare pay cut for doctors unless Congress acts - Nov. 13
- » Michigan slashes Medicaid fees for doctors by another 8% - Nov. 12
- » Are health system reform polls meaningful? - Nov. 9
- » Liability reform demos must have patient safety element - Nov. 9
- » Brief: HHS to strengthen HIPAA enforcement - Nov. 9
- » Brief: Poll shows broad support for liability reform - Nov. 9
- » Brief: Senate confirms Dr. Benjamin as surgeon general - Nov. 9
- » Brief: Red flags rule delayed until June 2010 - Nov. 9
- » House option for public plan wouldn't limit physician pay to Medicare rates - Nov. 9
- » House passes health reform bill, debate moves to Senate - Nov. 9
- » AMA supports House bills on health reform, Medicare pay - Nov. 5
- » Medicare relaunches DME competitive bidding - Nov. 5
- » House votes for FTC identity theft rule reprieve - Nov. 4
- » House bill would end antitrust exemption for health plans - Nov. 3
- » Feature: Health reform review: The Massachusetts experience - Nov. 2
- » Higher hospital spending linked to better outcomes - Nov. 2
- » Health reform bills light on medical liability reform - Nov. 2
- » Brief: Settlement reached in Part D lawsuit - Nov. 2
- » Brief: Employer health coverage continues to drop - Nov. 2
- » Brief: HHS launches new efforts against medical fraud, identity theft - Nov. 2
- » Failed Senate vote clouds future of SGR reform - Nov. 2
October
- » Medicare private plans may see more regulation - Oct. 29
- » Medical marijuana use to incur less federal prosecution - Oct. 28
- » Senate panel adopts bill restricting generic drug delays - Oct. 27
- » Women pay more for health care - Oct. 26
- » Health co-op compromise might be part of final system reform bill - Oct. 26
- » Brief: Gov. Schwarzenegger rejects physician work force study - Oct. 26
- » Brief: Florida's Medicaid chief resigns - Oct. 26
- » Brief: Medical device firms critical of proposed tax - Oct. 26
- » Senate rejects plan to repeal Medicare physician pay formula - Oct. 26
- » Pharmacy groups sue over Medicaid drug cuts - Oct. 23
- » Medicare premium protection bill stalls in Senate - Oct. 22
- » Finance reform bill would tax higher-premium health plans - Oct. 20
- » Ability to find, afford care is deteriorating in many states - Oct. 19
- » Medicare pricing gets new look; RUC process revisited - Oct. 19
- » Drug firm sues to end off-label marketing ban - Oct. 19
- » Brief: GAO: Medicaid dental care still needs work - Oct. 19
- » Brief: Case challenges employer mandate - Oct. 19
- » Brief: OIG to review imaging payments - Oct. 19
- » Brief: Lawmakers question tobacco firms over ban on flavored cigarettes - Oct. 19
- » Senate panel's health reform bill OK'd with 0.5% Medicare pay hike - Oct. 19
- » Health IT grants part of additional stimulus money - Oct. 16
- » Autism researchers among recipients of $5 billion in NIH stimulus grants - Oct. 15
- » Medicaid drug fraud targeted by government watchdog group - Oct. 12
- » GAO finding on potential Medicare overuse attracts lawmaker attention - Oct. 12
- » Brief: Few HIPAA complaints result in change, report shows - Oct. 12
- » Brief: Medicare Advantage, Part D premiums announced - Oct. 12
- » Brief: Senators call on Medicare to halt radiation therapy cuts - Oct. 12
- » Medicaid pay could be cut again when stimulus money runs out - Oct. 12
- » Health system reform sees rebound in public support - Oct. 9
- » Doctors front and center at health system reform rally at White House - Oct. 7
- » FDA bans cigarettes with candy or fruit flavoring - Oct. 7
- » Abortion-rights groups sue to block Arizona laws - Oct. 6
- » System reform bill revisited by House panel that OK'd it - Oct. 5
- » Medicare use found to vary significantly by location - Oct. 5
- » Merger guideline review could affect insurer consolidation - Oct. 5
- » CMS probes Humana's lobbying tactics on reform - Oct. 5
- » Brief: Without system reform, millions more will be uninsured, report says - Oct. 5
- » Brief: Calif. federal court again rejects Medicaid payment cuts - Oct. 5
- » Brief: Medicare Part B premium support passes House - Oct. 5
- » Uninsured people may have a higher risk of death than once thought, study finds - Oct. 2
- » HHS will fund $25 million in tort reform projects - Oct. 1
September
- » Feature: Faces of the uninsured: Individuals behind the statistics - Sept. 28
- » Average family health plan premiums top $13,000 - Sept. 28
- » Governors slam proposed Medicaid expansion - Sept. 28
- » Brief: Calif. bill would mandate physician work force plan - Sept. 28
- » Brief: Medicare joins Vermont medical home demo - Sept. 28
- » Brief: Appeals court upholds ban on cigarette sales - Sept. 28
- » Stricter self-referral rules may end some physician contracts with hospitals - Sept. 28
- » HHS releases $33 million for training health professionals - Sept. 25
- » Harkin new head of Senate health committee - Sept. 23
- » Doctors, nurses, seniors target reform myths - Sept. 21
- » U.S. uninsured total again tops 46 million - Sept. 21
- » Brief: TMA holds public meetings on uninsured - Sept. 21
- » Brief: Medicare may cover HIV screening - Sept. 21
- » Brief: Medicare lifts sanctions on WellPoint - Sept. 21
- » Senate negotiations generate new health reform bill, but not consensus - Sept. 21
- » Medicaid claims lack key data that could help find fraud - Sept. 17
- » Anti-abortion group wants Illinois to enforce parental notice -- now - Sept. 16
- » Pharmacists seek to block Medicaid drug pay rule - Sept. 15
- » States targeting Medicaid physician pay - Sept. 14
- » Immigrant coverage creates new rift in health reform debate - Sept. 14
- » Brief: Iowa hospital settles over excessive physician compensation - Sept. 14
- » Brief: HHS extends Wisconsin drug program - Sept. 14
- » Brief: HHS gives states more than $70 million to help cover the uninsured - Sept. 14
- » Tobacco companies file free speech lawsuit to derail FDA restrictions - Sept. 14
- » Obama reaffirms his position on health system reform - Sept. 10
- » GOP introduces seniors' "bill of rights" - Sept. 10
- » Health spending to drive record deficits higher - Sept. 9
- » Patients happy with San Francisco plan for uninsured - Sept. 7
- » Court OKs lawsuit against Hawaii Medicaid managed care - Sept. 7
- » Lack of CMS chief prompts speculation about strategy - Sept. 7
- » Kennedy's death leaves gap in health reform leadership - Sept. 7
- » Brief: Insurer offers coverage to Massachusetts immigrants - Sept. 7
- » Brief: White House appoints new HIV/AIDS adviser - Sept. 7
- » Brief: House reform bill would save billions through health center expansions, study finds - Sept. 7
- » Brief: FDA has a new tobacco advisory committee - Sept. 7
- » AMA takes health reform message on the road - Sept. 7
- » Federal government eyes EHR certification changes - Sept. 4
- » FDA launches new tobacco center, names director - Sept. 3
- » Courts roll back abortion counseling laws - Sept. 1
August
- » Feature: Accountable care organizations: A new idea for managing Medicare - Aug. 31
- » Organized medicine aims to strengthen liability provisions in reform bill - Aug. 31
- » HHS to dole out $1.2 billion for health IT grants - Aug. 31
- » Brief: HHS rules require patient notification of privacy breaches - Aug. 31
- » Brief: Most Americans still want health system reform - Aug. 31
- » Brief: Community health center funding gets boost - Aug. 31
- » Half of large practices net bonuses from Medicare P4P demo - Aug. 31
- » Med school graduates asked to update NPI data - Aug. 28
- » Sen. Kennedy hailed as health care champion - Aug. 26
- » Medicare Part D premiums to inch up in 2010 - Aug. 26
- » Medicare pay for services by nonphysicians comes under scrutiny - Aug. 24
- » Lawsuits challenge Calif. governor's budget vetoes - Aug. 24
- » Brief: N.M. nursing homes protest House reform proposal - Aug. 24
- » Brief: AHRQ to issue grants for patient-centered medical homes - Aug. 24
- » Brief: States recover $1.3 billion in Medicaid fraud - Aug. 24
- » White House redirects health reform spotlight to insurance abuses - Aug. 24
- » EHR guidelines raise privacy concerns - Aug. 20
- » Web site consolidates info on federal grants - Aug. 19
- » Stimulus cash targets surgery center infections - Aug. 18
- » Louisiana cuts physicians' Medicaid payments - Aug. 17
- » Physicians stop states from raiding liability funds - Aug. 17
- » Brief: HHS assumes HIPAA security enforcement - Aug. 17
- » Brief: DME supplier bidding starts in late October - Aug. 17
- » Brief: Senate confirms Dr. Collins as NIH director - Aug. 17
- » Senate health reformers work toward consensus bill during break - Aug. 17
- » Senate panel follows House lead on HHS spending bill - Aug. 13
- » Radiation oncologists say proposed Medicare cuts would close clinics, harm patients - Aug. 11
- » Public support for health system reform drops - Aug. 10
- » Enhanced Medicaid plan sees low sign-ups, but high use - Aug. 10
- » Fla. Medicaid reform pilot: More efficiency or less care? - Aug. 10
- » Debate flares over what "essential" benefits include - Aug. 10
- » Fla. jury rules for hospital that deported immigrant patient - Aug. 10
- » Brief: Pelosi reintroduces bill to create health data tracking network - Aug. 10
- » Brief: Measure would require direct deposit of Medicare/Medicaid pay - Aug. 10
- » Brief: Medicare anti-fraud team ensnares more physicians - Aug. 10
- » Health reform bill awaiting House return retools public plan to encourage doctor participation - Aug. 10
- » Employers wary of public health plan option - Aug. 6
- » California budget fix includes health care cuts - Aug. 5
- » Health care fraud widespread -- in public and private sectors - Aug. 4
- » Federal move to expand Medicaid could burden states - Aug. 3
- » Guidelines on EHR meaningful use moving forward - Aug. 3
- » Feature: The White House's HIT man: An interview with David Blumenthal, MD - Aug. 3
- » Brief: Bill introduced to expand home oxygen therapy - Aug. 3
- » Brief: House adopts HHS budget bill - Aug. 3
- » Landmark Massachusetts health reforms showing cracks in access, coverage - Aug. 3
July
- » Harry and Louise are back in health reform ads -- but this time they're for it - July 30
- » House panel's HHS budget would bump up NIH funding - July 29
- » Federal appeals court halts some California Medicaid pay cuts - July 27
- » Senate health panel approves its part of reform bill - July 27
- » Brief: Illinois abortion notification law upheld - July 27
- » Brief: Connecticut Legislature overrides governor on public plan - July 27
- » AMA backs House health system reform bill that includes Medicare pay overhaul - July 27
- » Bill would end self-referral exceptions for imaging services - July 23
- » CMS releases more hospital quality data - July 22
- » Conn. governor rejects two health coverage expansions - July 21
- » Former AMA trustee Dr. Benjamin nominated to be surgeon general - July 20
- » Specialists balk at giving MedPAC regulatory power - July 20
- » NIH lifts main stem cell funding restriction - July 20
- » Major hospital groups pledge $155 billion savings in deal - July 20
- » Ohio court blocks sweeping records disclosure - July 20
- » Brief: HHS spending bill passes first hurdle - July 20
- » Brief: Medicaid/CHIP outreach grants available - July 20
- » Brief: FTC identity theft rule takes effect Aug. 1 - July 20
- » Obama defends his health reform plan at Va. town hall - July 17
- » Senate committee trims cost of health system reform bill - July 15
- » N.H. doctors sue to stop state raid on medical liability fund - July 13
- » IOM lists top 100 comparative effectiveness research topics - July 13
- » Brief: HHS distributes health center grants - July 13
- » Brief: Obama favors shorter protections for original biologics - July 13
- » Brief: Dr. Price takes over ranking House health subcommittee seat - July 13
- » Brief: Supreme Court upholds halt to California Medicaid payment cuts - July 13
- » Part B drug proposal would curtail Medicare pay cuts after 2010 - July 13
- » Public plan option supporters descend on Capitol - July 10
- » Mich. Senate OKs 8% Medicaid fee cut - July 8
- » Physicians push for liability relief for emergency care - July 7
- » Physicians snared by growing Medicare fraud strike team - July 6
- » Court rejects physician challenge to change in self-referral rule - July 6
- » Feature: Medical homesteading: Moving forward with care coordination - July 6
- » Brief: San Francisco access mandate again taken to U.S. Supreme Court - July 6
- » Brief: Wyoming budget cuts threaten Medicaid doctor pay - July 6
- » Brief: Assistant HHS chief confirmed - July 6
- » House health reform bill first to tackle Medicare physician pay - July 6
- » CMS grossly underfunded, says former acting chief - July 3
- » Medicare proposes removing Part B drugs from SGR formula - July 1
- » Drugmakers agree to reduce medication costs for seniors - July 1
June
- » Medical debt increasingly cited as factor in bankruptcies - June 30
- » Access-to-care problems are resurfacing in Mass. - June 29
- » Biologics don't need long market exclusivity, FTC says - June 29
- » First draft of EHR "meaningful use" definition unveiled - June 29
- » Reform bills give some lawmakers sticker shock - June 29
- » Brief: Legislation seeks to improve cancer treatment options - June 29
- » Brief: Most support public plan, trust physicians' opinions on health reform - June 29
- » Brief: CBO finds coalition savings proposals difficult to verify - June 29
- » Chain restaurants back calorie-posting proposal - June 26
- » Physicians question Obama in White House town hall - June 25
- » California IPA settles price-fixing charges by FTC - June 25
- » Stimulus money cuts debt for more students in return for NHSC service - June 23
- » Democratic leaders stay cold on single-payer - June 22
- » Obama proposes law requiring Congress to find health spending offsets - June 22
- » Brief: Oregon adopts health reform bills - June 22
- » Brief: Physicians want more nutrition services covered, report says - June 22
- » Brief: Legislation would raise Calif. Medicare rates - June 22
- » FDA to regulate tobacco - June 22
- » Physiatrists oppose eliminating Medicare PT referral - June 18
- » Employers passing on larger share of insurance costs to workers - June 17
- » Multimedia: Stimulus money for Medicaid programs - June 15
- » Doctors on Hill seek voice in reform debate - June 15
- » Some in Congress want to boost MedPAC's power over pay - June 15
- » AMA: Better care guidelines would slow health spending - June 15
- » Feds' new anti-fraud effort pressures doctors - June 15
- » Brief: Nebraska governor approves abortion-related measure - June 15
- » Brief: Florida tobacco tax increase to benefit state Medicaid program - June 15
- » Brief: Bill to end generic drug delays clears House subcommittee - June 15
- » Brief: Physicians worry health reform will increase their costs - June 15
- » States have say in Medicaid medical necessity decisions - June 11
- » Maryland enacts health IT incentive law - June 10
- » California physicians push to end Medicaid prior approval - June 9
- » OIG approves hospital plan to pay for emergency call - June 8
- » AARP renews campaign to close Medicare drug coverage gap - June 8
- » Unpaid care hikes private insurance premiums by billions - June 8
- » Brief: Illinois Senate clears medical marijuana bill - June 8
- » Brief: Progressives outline $82 million health reform campaign - June 8
- » Brief: Bill would alter comparative effectiveness research oversight - June 8
- » Brief: HHS releases Medicare outreach grants - June 8
- » Brief: Georgetown University professor to oversee CHIP, Medicaid - June 8
- » Federal bill would address primary care shortage - June 3
- » California voters reject budget fixes - June 3
- » Lawmakers consider health delivery system reform - June 1
- » W.Va. Medicaid wellness plan comes up short in evaluation - June 1
- » FTC opinion expands guidance on joint contracting - June 1
- » Brief: New Medicare anti-fraud team announced - June 1
- » Brief: Dr. Hamburg confirmed to lead FDA - June 1
- » Senate panel finishes health reform hearings, foresees bill by mid-June - June 1
May
- » Most voters say the U.S. health system works for them, but not others - May 29
- » Medicare won't cover virtual colonoscopies - May 27
- » Medicare won't cover virtual colonoscopies - May 27
- » House bill would allow patients to sue over faulty medical devices - May 26
- » House Democrats set July 31 deadline for health system reform bill - May 25
- » Senate Finance Committee discusses taxing certain health benefits - May 25
- » Brief: Bill would allow small businesses to buy insurance together - May 25
- » Brief: California Medicaid cuts fuel ongoing litigation - May 25
- » Brief: Obama names new CDC chief - May 25
- » Medicare trustees present dire outlook on program's finances - May 25
- » Bills aim to cut Medicare, Medicaid fraud - May 22
- » Medicaid drug management may reduce access - May 21
- » FDA pick answers lawmakers on tobacco regulation, flu - May 18
- » 2010 HHS budget looks to use Medicare savings for reform - May 18
- » Doctors prepare for ID theft rules - May 18
- » Brief: Colorado hospital tax to help cover uninsured - May 18
- » Brief: WellCare to pay $80 million to resolve alleged Florida Medicaid fraud - May 18
- » Brief: HHS names reform office personnel - May 18
- » Brief: Senators urge e-prescribing policy change - May 18
- » Health care leaders pledge $2 trillion in spending cuts - May 18
- » New medical home guidelines released - May 12
- » Senate approves HHS deputy chief nominee - May 12
- » HHS confirmation delay could set back reform efforts - May 11
- » Senate panel suggests delay in long-term reform of Medicare pay - May 11
- » Congressional budget short on answers for Medicare pay formula - May 11
- » Brief: Illinois clinic settles Medicaid antitrust suit - May 11
- » Brief: Insurers move forward with pay-for-performance - May 11
- » Brief: Renamed organization gathers physicians' voices - May 11
- » Physicians get second delay in FTC enforcement of identity theft rules - May 11
- » Savings from improved health could lower costs of reform - May 8
- » Medicare hospice pay to drop 1.1% in fiscal 2010 - May 8
- » Medicare DME bidding program set to relaunch in 2010 - May 4
- » EMR adoption higher in states with fewer privacy rules - May 4
- » Medicare cancer patients win battle over off-label coverage - May 4
- » Medicaid fees outpace Medicare but still low - May 4
- » Brief: Americans fear loss of medical privacy - May 4
- » Brief: Sebelius confirmed as HHS chief - May 4
- » Key Senate panel sets brisk pace for health system reform package - May 4
- » GOP report warns of misuse of Medicaid funds - May 1
- » Medicare pilot program aims to lower hospital readmissions - May 1
April
- » Oregon developing comprehensive health system reform - April 27
- » Federal agencies begin to prioritize comparative effectiveness research dollars - April 27
- » Feature: What's in a number? Cost variance figure drives policy and courts controversy - April 27
- » Brief: Uninsured population skyrockets in North Carolina - April 27
- » Brief: States still facing big budget shortfalls - April 27
- » Brief: Medicare halts portion of EHR bonus demo - April 27
- » AMA letter backs Obama's broad principles for health system reform - April 27
- » More money headed to groups that provide Medicare information - April 24
- » Louisiana may cut Medicaid pay to physicians - April 24
- » Forums open up debate about health system reform - April 20
- » New York budget increases Medicaid fees for physicians - April 20
- » Details now emerging about cuts to Medicare private plans - April 20
- » Brief: AMA releases guidance on FTC "red flag" rules - April 20
- » Brief: Emergency bid to halt San Francisco health spending mandate fails - April 20
- » Doctors face risk of harsh penalties from new Medicare enrollment rules - April 20
- » House, Senate pass budgets, but health spending details still need OK - April 17
- » House adopts health plan disclosure bill - April 17
- » California court halts some Medicaid cuts - April 13
- » CHIP reauthorization increasing extent of kids' coverage - April 13
- » HHS nominee Sebelius awaits Senate vote - April 13
- » Brief: Physician pay could drop 6.8% under national public health plan, report says - April 13
- » Medicare slammed for limiting pay for oxygen - April 10
- » More and more people lack insurance, access to care - April 10
- » Multimedia: On the chopping block - April 6
- » Only 1.5% of nonfederal hospitals report having full EHRs - April 6
- » Medicare Advantage defenders decry proposed cuts - April 6
- » Stakeholders start offering their own proposals for health reform - April 6
- » Brief: Nursing homes to see Medicare P4P - April 6
- » Brief: Obama picks assistant HHS chief - April 6
- » Medicine slams FTC over forcing physicians to police identity theft - April 6
- » More money, fewer problems getting insurance - April 6
- » Broader approach to value-based purchasing sought for Medicare - April 3
- » Obama might consider partisan path to health system reform - April 3
March
- » Feature: With success comes scrutiny: ASCs face legal obstacles - March 30
- » Congress revisits plans to approve generic biologics - March 30
- » San Francisco employer mandate may end up in U.S. Supreme Court - March 30
- » Brief: Researchers urge 7% boost to NIH budget - March 30
- » Brief: Members named to federal comparative effectiveness council - March 30
- » Brief: National health IT chief named - March 30
- » Organized medicine pushes Congress for clean slate on Medicare payment formula - March 30
- » Congressional leaders pledge health system reform bill by August - March 27
- » Medicare costs for end-of-life care higher for minority patients - March 27
- » 2009 budget boosts research, health access - March 23
- » Ending abortion conscience rule? - March 23
- » Brief: Okla. House adopts basic insurance bill - March 23
- » Brief: Employers support nonpayment for "never events" - March 23
- » Drug importation on lawmakers' agenda - March 20
- » Maryland proposal uses individual, employer mandates to ensure health care coverage - March 20
- » Practices paperless before 2012 could maximize Medicare bonuses - March 16
- » Obama lifts limits on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research - March 16
- » Texas hospital settles charges of boycotting physician-owned hospital - March 16
- » White House summit takes 1st step in health system reform discussion - March 16
- » Brief: Medicare to pay for sleep apnea tests - March 16
- » Projected update for Medicare Advantage may lead to cuts - March 13
- » Americans report cutting back on health care due to economy - March 13
- » MedPAC report calls for 1.1% doctor pay raise in 2010 - March 9
- » Some say stimulus boosts government role in health decisions - March 9
- » Medicare tries to push doctor enrollment online - March 9
- » Brief: New York, Utah physicians fight for liability protections - March 9
- » Brief: WellCare's Medicare plans to halt enrollment, marketing - March 9
- » Brief: Obama nominates Kansas governor for HHS secretary - March 9
- » Obama budget sets stage for reform of health care system, Medicare pay - March 9
- » States taking small steps on health system reform - March 6
- » Medicare equipment bidding rule delayed - March 6
- » Maryland program covering more uninsured, despite slow start - March 2
- » Struggles seen for Medicare care coordination - March 2
- » Brief: Medicare expands bariatric surgery coverage - March 2
- » Brief: New HRSA chief to oversee community health centers - March 2
- » Brief: San Francisco uninsured program expands - March 2
- » Recession, Medicare cuts not enough to stop skyrocketing health spending growth - March 2
February
- » Minn. governor calls for health care cuts to offset $4.8 billion deficit - Feb. 27
- » Trimming health spending will be difficult, budget chief tells Congress - Feb. 27
- » Lawsuit challenges San Francisco safety net programs - Feb. 23
- » N.J. lawmakers compromise on physician referral - Feb. 23
- » Feature: The newest doctors in the House: Physicians become legislators - Feb. 23
- » Brief: CMS against covering virtual colonoscopies - Feb. 23
- » Medicaid, health IT to see billions from stimulus package signed by Obama - Feb. 23
- » Many states widened health coverage in 2008 - Feb. 20
- » California doctors sue over Medicaid payments - Feb. 20
- » Court issues rare Stark ruling on physician-hospital agreement - Feb. 16
- » CHIP called "down payment" in reform effort - Feb. 16
- » Brief: Number of uninsured rises in Pa. - Feb. 16
- » Court sides with doctors on privacy of Medicare claims, reverses 2007 ruling - Feb. 16
- » Illinois settles anti-kickback cases over MRI leasing deals - Feb. 13
- » Colo. Medicaid fee would cover thousands of uninsured - Feb. 13
- » Direct negotiation of Medicare drug prices gains momentum - Feb. 9
- » Congress reauthorizes SCHIP, expands program's eligibility - Feb. 9
- » House stimulus bill boosts health IT, Medicaid - Feb. 9
- » Brief: Daschle withdraws as HHS nominee - Feb. 9
- » Medicare advisory agency to back 1.1% physician pay raise for 2010 - Feb. 9
- » States changing public health access - Feb. 9
- » Supreme Court allows states to sue cigarette makers for fraudulent labels - Feb. 6
- » Supreme Court allows states to sue cigarette makers for fraudulent labels - Feb. 6
- » California physicians eye $42 billion state deficit - Feb. 6
- » Analysis compares competing health system reform plans - Feb. 2
- » FTC finds price-fixing at physician IPAs, suggests legal alternatives - Feb. 2
- » Brief: Senate bill would expand senior care training - Feb. 2
- » Doctors win ICD-10 coding reprieve; compliance now due by 2013 - Feb. 2
January
- » Democrats' $825 billion stimulus would boost Medicaid spending - Jan. 30
- » Lawsuits challenge HHS abortion conscience rule - Jan. 30
- » Medicare closes off WellPoint's drug plan - Jan. 26
- » House adopts SCHIP expansion - Jan. 26
- » Feature: Medicine at sea: On board the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower - Jan. 26
- » Brief: Physicians defend San Francisco universal access program - Jan. 26
- » House Democrats silence alarm on higher Medicare spending - Jan. 23
- » Health insurance for the unemployed often unaffordable - Jan. 23
- » Conscience rule on abortion services faces uphill battle - Jan. 19
- » Medicare pay must be fixed, says HHS pick Daschle - Jan. 19
- » Brief: Wis. physicians rebuffed in effort to stop raid on liability fund - Jan. 19
- » Brief: Pallone keeps House health panel chair - Jan. 19
- » Brief: Obama names HHS deputy secretary - Jan. 19
- » U.S. health spending tops $2.2 trillion - Jan. 19
- » Rhode Island's Medicaid reform advances - Jan. 16
- » Pennsylvania physicians, hospitals sue to preserve liability premium subsidies - Jan. 16
- » Massachusetts now applying CON rules to surgery centers - Jan. 12
- » Court orders Medicaid coverage for low-income HIV patients - Jan. 12
- » Brief: FPs seek more training funds - Jan. 12
- » Brief: Survey rates Medicare contractors - Jan. 12
- » Medicaid funding cuts unresolved as new administration takes office - Jan. 12
- » Internists call for Medicare pay increase to be part of stimulus plan - Jan. 6
- » Bush reflects on health policy, defends stem cell decision - Jan. 6
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