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Rate-setting commissions: Insurers aren't the only target
Last year President Obama floated a proposal to turn the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission into an independent rate-setting authority for Medicare providers. That idea gained little traction.... Read more...
Will health reform disappoint the public?
In theory, President Obama will look like a hero to health reform supporters if the final bill satisfies supporters. In practice, however, the public may end up being disappointed by the realities of... Read more...
Obama pitches small businesses on reform
Pulling together enough a coalition to support health reform is a Herculean task, even for a young, vital president elected by a significant majority. So it's no surprise that as final health reform... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Obama signs veterans' medical bill into law
If Congress has difficulty passing a budget bill under normal circumstances (20 of the last 23 have been late), it's safe to assume that the debate on FY 2010 could still be raging when the cherry... Read more...
Hope for public option remains, despite Senate set-back
Although the Senate Finance Committee dealt a blow to the Democratic push for a public option plan yesterday, some commentators say there's still hope. Committee members voted down two amendments... Read more...
State high courts consider challenges to medical malpractice award caps
While the White House is working to soothe the fears of opponents who say that President Obama's reform proposals don't do enough to tame medical malpractice costs, a pair of cases going before high... Read more...
Malpractice reforms gaining some traction
When President Obama gave his big healthcare speech, he was looking to mollify Republicans hoping for medical malpractice reform with the promise of $25 million in pilot projects. (That olive branch... 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...
Rick Scott - 9 People to Watch in Healthcare
Name: Rick Scott Location: Naples, Florida Profession: Entrepreneur; former hospital executive Fast facts: In 1987 Scott founded the Columbia Hospital Corporation (now known as the Hospital... Read more...
Senate moves to ensure illegal immigrants don't get federal benefits
As everyone knows at this point, President Obama was heckled with a shouted "You lie!" when he said that his current reform proposal doesn't extend health coverage to illegal immigrants. While such... Read more...
