SCHIP news from FierceHealthcare
News
HHS nominee Sebelius open to fast tracking health reform
At her Senate confirmation hearing yesterday, Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Kathleen Sebelius said that she was open to a fast tracking strategy for pushing through pending health reform... Read more...
House adds self-referral ban to SCHIP bill
Congress will soon be considering a bill to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, the House version of which would ban physician self-referral to hospitals in which they have an... Read more...
New CMS administrator be warned: Difficult challenges ahead
Several former agency administrators and HHS secretaries are warning the next CMS administrator in advance: Whoever it is that next takes the position will have a hard job from the very beginning.... Read more...
Healthcare a big issue in Congressional races
While the presidential candidates certainly have healthcare platforms, the topic isn't coming up in their talks as often as one might think. However, healthcare has been an prominent part of... Read more...
