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NewsMore clarity in regulations would lead to less healthcare fraud
Even though roughly 20 percent of current Medicare payments likely go toward fraudulent claims, as fraud investigator Harry Markopolos pointed out as a HIMSS10 keynote speaker in Atlanta on Thursday,... 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...
IRS may have to enforce proposed insurance mandate
Under the new healthcare legislation that has been proposed, the Internal Revenue Service would be charged with ensuring that American citizens had health insurance Kaiser Health News and USA Today... Read more...
Government-purchased health plan may be better than public option
OK, maybe I'm missing something here, but please, tell me what's wrong with the idea of having the federal Office of Personnel Management buy insurance--wielding a giant member pool--to get results... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Debate heats up over drug importation
On the surface, importing lower-cost prescription drugs from overseas sounds like an idea anyone would like--after all, it has the potential to save massive amounts of money. But as with other... Read more...
Senate reform loophole allows caps on payouts for some illnesses
While advocates have succeeded in getting language into Congressional reform bills that would eliminate medical underwriting for patients, other observers have noted that health plans would find... Read more...
Health reforms get qualified business support
As might be expected, business groups continue to be cautious about supporting health reforms, though some CEOs of major companies have developed data that argues in favor of some current reforms.... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Public expects health reforms to kick in sooner than Congress plans
A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll indicates that about half of Americans think that Democratic healthcare reforms, if passed, will take effect within a year. The problem is, most reform provisions... Read more...
What good is healthcare reform without enough doctors?
There appears to be one significant gap that the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill doesn't address: The shortage of doctors. The American Academy of Family Physicians predicts that... Read more...
Senate Finance Committee passes healthcare bill
Get ready for a healthcare smack down later this month. With the Senate Finance Committee's 14-9 approval of its healthcare reform bill yesterday, the measure will move to a full floor debate,... Read more...
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