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NewsSenate Finance probes Medtronic contract cancellations
On concerns that health costs could rise for hospitals and patients, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said Monday he was starting an investigation over Medtronic's Read more...
Sebelius: Reform defunding could hit Medicare Advantage payments
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claims that current GOP efforts to defund healthcare reform could have the unintended consequence of cutting off payments to Medicare Advantage Read more...
Senate raises concern over possible Medicare contractor conflicts
Three Senate committee chairmen asked the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General on Tuesday to look into potential conflicts of interest among private sector contractors that Read more...
Despite wide industry support, Berwick faces 'uphill battle'
A wide swath of heavyweight industry groups endorse President Barack Obama's nomination of Don Berwick as CMS leader. And yet, Berwick, a pediatrician and founder of the Institute for Healthcare Read more...
At critical stage, lobbyist spending may play key role
Depending on how you look at politics, this may or may not be a bad thing, but the fact remains: the five Senators who will run the floor debate on the reform bill have enjoyed some very substantial 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...
Healthcare co-ops losing traction in Senate
The Senate Finance Committee's bill recently gained momentum from the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) favorable cost analysis, but the health insurance co-ops proposed in the bill may be the Read more...
CMS investigates Humana letter to beneficiaries on health reform
CMS has launched an investigation of Humana after questions were raised over letters it sent to its beneficiaries on the subject of health reform. Officials are looking into the issue of whether Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Aides working on reform have health industry connections
Here's a nice situation: According to political insider newspaper Politico, some of the most powerful aides participating in Senate Finance Committee negotiations on health reform have questionable 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...
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