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White House reform director served on boards w/questionable behavior
White House health reform director Nancy-Ann DeParle is in a tight spot. A new investigative report has concluded that DeParle earned more than $6 million serving on the boards of major healthcare... Read more...
Medical college group backs legislation boosting residencies
Health reform means a lot of things to a lot of interested parties. To the Association of American Medical Colleges, it won't be complete without language boosting the number of medical residencies... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Health plan association head in spotlight
If you've been around a while in healthcare, one can hardly miss Karen Ignani, head of the America's Health Insurance Plans. Of late, she's become even more visible, as health plans are deeply... Read more...
Even with good insurance, MA patients putting off healthcare
Once again, we get a reminder that the much-touted Massachusetts health reform model is far from a cure-all. State officials there are increasingly hearing from consumers who are cutting back on... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Former President Clinton sees hope for health reform
Fair or not, few politicians are more closely identified with health reforms that didn't work than former President Bill Clinton. Now, looking at President Obama's efforts, Clinton says he's... Read more...
Reform efforts include work on health disparities
As health reform legislation takes shape, federal officials and legislators are taking steps to make sure that existing health system disparities are addressed. This follows on a new report by HHS,... Read more...
Commercial health plans need individual mandate
Nobody would be surprised to learn that commercial health plans are thrilled that health reform proposals might demand that all Americans buy health insurance. But what some might not have guessed is... Read more...
Obama backs expanded powers for MedPAC
Do you think it's a good idea for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to go from an advice-only body to one that has significant power over reimbursement? President Obama does, and he's thrown... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Progressive groups should spend more than $82M on health reform
The following is no surprise, given the stakes involved, but it's interesting to have a hard number attached to progressive lobbying efforts on behalf of health reform. A group of progressive... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Sen. Kennedy reform proposal resembles MA plan
Always influential, Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) is likely to be a particularly interesting voice in the health reform debate this year. So it should be interesting to learn the details of what he... Read more...
