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Case study: How TN physicians are changing their practice
With Medicare cuts looming, many physicians vowed that they'd stop accepting Medicare patients entirely if and when the cuts went through. The thing is, even though Medicare cuts have been held off, Read more...
Congress overrides Bush veto on Medicare bill, stalling cuts
As expected, Congress has overridden President Bush's veto of a bill that will, among other things, block the planned 10.6 percent in Medicare reimbursements for physicians. The veto was overturned Read more...
President says he'll veto bill stopping Medicare cuts
In what may turn out to be largely a symbolic gesture, President Bush has said that plans to veto legislation which has put a stop to planned Medicare cuts for doctors. Among the reasons the White Read more...
FDA may get $275 million more for staff, outsourcing
The Bush administration is asking Congress for an additional $275 million for fiscal 2009 to allow the FDA to add more workers, expand programs and technology, and perhaps most interestingly, Read more...
CBO details savings from banning physician-owned hospitals
The Congressional Budget Office has released more details on the Medicare savings it believes would result if physicians were banned from owning hospitals. Over the past year, the CBO has revised its Read more...
Democrats work to impose limits on MD-owned hospitals
Three times in the last 10 months, both levels of Congress have attempted to impose new limits on physician ownership of hospitals, but failed to close the deal. Now, Democrats in Congress are making Read more...
Federal judge smacks down CMS reg limiting Medicaid use
A federal judge based in Washington state has taken the side of hospitals in a dispute over the use of Medicaid reimbursement to subsidize safety-net services. In a move that the judge ruled was Read more...
ALSO NOTED: MN law bars hospitals from reviewing patient debt before services; Congress may regulate direct-to-consumer drug ad
> Minnesota lawmakers have passed a bill blocking hospitals from examining a patient's medical debt history before offering services. Read more...
Bill would ease visa shortage for foreign nurses
For some time, a visa shortage has limited the ability of provider organizations to hire foreign healthcare professionals. Now, however, a new federal bill proposes to provide visas for qualified Read more...
Congress passes bill banning genetic discrimination
In a landmark action, Congress has approved a bill banning genetic discrimination. The bill, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, forbids employers and insurance companies from using Read more...
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