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NewsObama rejects proposals to reorganize Medicare, Medicaid
President Barack Obama rejected a Republican proposal to change Medicare to a voucher program and Medicaid into bloc grants to the states, report the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. "These Read more...
Déjà vu: Obama nominates Berwick again to head up CMS
Don't be surprised if Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Donald Berwick comes back under fire during what could be tense Senate confirmation hearings. On Wednesday, President Read more...
Healthcare reform no longer Obama's top priority
In last night's State of the Union address, President Barack Obama again championed the need for healthcare reform. However, as expected, the president bowed to political realities and shied away Read more...
Fate of health reform in question as State of the Union looms
If nothing else, it will be interesting to see how President Obama handles the subject of healthcare reform in tonight's State of the Union address. One option is to simply shift gears, focusing Read more...
Health reform inches closer to fruition
With last Friday's 31 to 28 vote by the House Energy and Commerce Committee in favor of the America's Affordable Health Choices Act, President Barack Obama's promise to reform healthcare in the U.S. Read more...
Americans see need for immediate healthcare reform
A recent poll has found that the majority of adults in the U.S. believe that President-elect Barack Obama is right in focusing on healthcare reform. In the telephone survey of over 1,000 people, 77 Read more...
Bush administration finalizes stronger provider 'conscience' rule
Amidst considerable controversy, the Bush administration has gone ahead and finalized a rule that gives health workers greater latitude to participate in care they find morally objectionable, Read more...
Blagojevich's alleged corruption related often to healthcare industry
By now you've probably heard that Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) was arrested yesterday on a wide variety of charges related to corruption in office. What you may not know is that much of the fraud Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Health insurance for all: coming soon to the Senate?
We knew we would probably get some kind of new healthcare plan when Obama made it into office; now it looks like it might be a little sooner. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) has introduced a blueprint for Read more...
What does a President Obama mean for the future of healthcare?
Hospital Impact's Tony Chen believes that with a new president comes a new leadership style, which will be reflected in all walks of life, including healthcare. Hospital Impact Read more...
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