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Federal bill would link Medicare hospital pay to quality

Now here's a bill that would scare me a bit if I were a hospital administrator--even if it was inevitable (and it is) that such a measure would be written. Sens. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Chuck Grassley... Read more...

Community benefit standards vary widely across non-profit hospitals

Non-profit hospitals continue to struggle with the issue of setting standards for providing community benefits, leading to wide variability in how they report such benefits, according to a new report... Read more...

Drug company funding for universities under more pressure

Lately, universities have been taking a hard line when it comes to gifts from drug companies, with some setting strict limits that ban even pens and Post-It notes with pharma logos on them. Now,... Read more...

Grassley investigates hospital with ties to Obamas

Senior Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has begun asking some hard questions about jobs held by Sen. Barack Obama's wife and one of his best friends. Grassley sent the University of Chicago... Read more...

Glaxo to report grants to U.S. healthcare groups

Bowing to emerging trends favoring such disclosures, drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has announced plans to publicly report the grants it provides to U.S. healthcare organizations. The report, which will... Read more...

Grassley to introduce imaging self-referral bill

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) plans to introduce a bill that he says would cast a spotlight on physicians' financial incentives to order imaging services. The bill, which will be called the Medicare... Read more...

Senate bill filed to block DME competitive-bidding program

Senate leaders have joined colleagues in the the House in sponsoring a bill which would delay a Medicare program calling for competitive billing on durable medical equipment. As things stand, the... Read more...

Did Glaxo conceal Paxil users' risk of suicide?

Did drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline conceal suicide risks for users of its antidepressant Paxil within the mountains of data it submitted to the FDA? That's a question Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) would... Read more...

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