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Grassley: CMS ignored repeated Medicare fraud warnings
Senator Chuck Grassley is a bit upset with CMS, and he's managed to make sure the press knows it, too. His office has released data suggesting that CMS received at least 30 warnings from inspectors... Read more...
Hospitals will have more leeway thanks to H1N1 emergency declaration
HHS now will be able to give hospitals more leeway in how they handle any incoming surges incoming patients thanks to President Obama's declaration last week that the H1N1 swine flu is a national... Read more...
GOP protests rules barring health plans from lobbying seniors
Recently, Humana found itself in the middle of a major controversy after sending out a letter to Medicare Advantage members that attacked current health reform plans. Not only did CMS launch an... Read more...
9 People to Watch in Healthcare
by Anne Zieger and Dan Bowman Now, more than ever, healthcare is a topic that is being talked about at every water cooler and dinner table in the U.S. Between hospitals struggling to stay afloat and... Read more...
Kathleen Sebelius - 9 People to Watch in Healthcare
Name: Kathleen Sebelius Location: Topeka, Kansas Profession: Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; former governor of Kansas Fast facts: Before being confirmed by the Senate as... Read more...
Medicare funds range of state medical home pilots
The Obama Administration has set plans to fund pilot projects testing out the medical home model in several states, following existing efforts already well under way in some of them. As... Read more...
Office of Civil Rights to enforce HIPAA regulations
In a move made to put a stop to duplication of rules enforcement, the Office of Civil Rights will take over regulation enforcement of the security rule for the Health Insurance Portability and... Read more...
Healthcare reform stirs deep emotions at Philly town hall
From the temperature in the room, it could just as well have been a U.K. soccer match. But no, ordinary citizens had come out to an event in which they discussed--or shouted at each other and the... Read more...
Case study: Michigan hospitals, Johns Hopkins reduce ICU infections
In a tale that is making headlines as the first of an HHS series of healthcare "success stories," partners in a project designed to reduce healthcare-associated infections are making the rounds... Read more...
Medicare fraud strike force charges 53 providers, execs and beneficiaries
Well, HHS head Kathleen Sebelius had promised that Medicare's Fraud Strike Force was stepping up operations, and I guess she wasn't kidding. Today, the agency announced (via @hhs_gov on Twitter,... Read more...
