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NewsProviders cheer ACO final rule: Reactions to the revised cut
After delivering severe criticisms when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed rules in the spring, professional medical groups--for the most part--now are Read more...
Antitrust legislation for health insurers now the big reform issue
In an attempt to get some sort of a win out of the seemingly lost health reform situation, House Democrats now are looking to reverse antitrust legislation for insurance companies. Those steps, Read more...
HHS: Dems' reform plan will take $493B out of Medicare
A new analysis of the current Senate health reform suggests that it could yield some big pluses--but very big minuses, as well. According to an HHS report, the Senate's health reform plan would Read more...
AARP backs $460B in Medicare cuts
The AARP has firmly entrenched itself in the Democrat's corner with regard to healthcare reform. Yesterday, the organization said it supports $460 billion in Medicare cuts needed to cover the cost of Read more...
Price hikes could raise $10 billion in additional income for pharmas
Pharmaceutical companies have been asked to help fund health reform by cutting drug costs $8 billion per year over the next 10 years. But while this sounds good, drugmakers may be taking steps to Read more...
AARP could back House Democrats' reform bill
It's looking like House Democrats may have won over a lobbying juggernaut to support their cause. "Unnamed sources" have revealed that the AARP plans to throw its weight behind their version of the Read more...
AARP in hot seat over its insurance reform lobbying
AARP, the 40-million member senior citizen advocacy group, is coming under increasing scrutiny from congressional Republicans who accuse it of having a conflict of interest in taking sides in the Read more...
Patent protections for biotech drugs part of reform debate
No, it hasn't been one of the marquee issues of the healthcare debate, but for biotech interests, it's a huge one nonetheless. Will makers of costly biotech drugs keep their patents--and high Read more...
AARP comes out with top hospitals list
A list of the top "out-of-town" hospitals was recently compiled by the AARP in what is meant to serve as a guide for patients who travel for care. The list, which is featured in the May/June issue of Read more...
Group forms to promote nursing shortage discussion
A group of 21 stakeholders from across the healthcare industry has come together to see to it that the problem of the U.S. nursing shortage doesn't get dropped from the national discussion of U.S. Read more...
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