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Senate votes to expand eligibility for meaningful use
After previously stripping a provision from a jobs bill to expand federal health IT incentives to hospital-based physicians, the Senate last week passed legislation that would make physicians who
State lawmakers approve insurance mandate for telemedicine
The Virginia State Legislature last week unanimously approved legislation that would make the state the 12th in the nation to mandate insurance coverage for telemedicine services. The bill, sponsored
Senate drops proposed expansion of 'meaningful use'
Senate leaders apparently have stripped out a provision in a jobs bill introduced last week that would have made hospital-based physicians eligible for federal EMR subsidies under bipartisan jobs.
MGMA 09: Health reform bills would mandate electronic transactions
All three healthcare reform bills pending in the House of Representatives and both bills currently before the Senate would mandate greater use of standardized electronic transactions for
PhRMA imposes voluntary guidelines on pharma giving
These days everyone wants to know exactly what's passing between pharmaceutical companies and doctors: Down to the cheapest pen, they want to know how doctors might be influenced by pharma. So, to
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
India benefits from fertility-related medical tourism
With health plans beginning to cover medical tourism, India is finding its medical tourism business booming, especially when it comes to fertility treatments. It's little wonder, either; after all,
Senate advises greater disclosure of healthcare costs
Consumers have been asking for it--and now the U.S. Senate may oblige. The Senate has released a discussion draft of legislation that they think would help contain healthcare costs through greater
Eli Lilly to disclose payments to physicians
In a historic move, but one that is likely to become more common as drugmakers work to hold off threatening legislation, pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Co. has said that next year it will begin
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
