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Reid's 'Opt out' plan not necessarily a slam dunk
Despite anticipation about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) public option 'opt out' plan announced Oct. 26, he still has his work cut out for him. Reid needs to win support from all 60... Read more...
Generic drugmakers protest paying in for health reform
Looked at it one way, generic drug manufacturers are getting quite a break when it comes to financing health reform. Under the Senate Finance Committee bill approved last week, the hospital industry... Read more...
Health reform could include added wellness provisions
New provisions in the Senate Finance Committee reform package may bring a new stick--rather than carrot--to employers who wish to pressure their employees to be in better health. The new provisions... Read more...
AMA's support for health reform may be in doubt
All along, the AMA's support for health reform has been a bit of a touch-and-go thing, with leaders hoping to work out some sort of compromise between the different factions within its 250,000 member... Read more...
Reform: See where different healthcare industry groups stand
Now that the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill is moving ahead, it's a good time to see where different industry groups stand. Here's what key organizations stand to lose or gain: *... Read more...
What good is healthcare reform without enough doctors?
There appears to be one significant gap that the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill doesn't address: The shortage of doctors. The American Academy of Family Physicians predicts that... 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 reform cuts alarm hospitals, insurers
Fewer Americans are being covered under the reform bill up for vote today, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. A series of compromises designed to control costs and limit federal subsidies... Read more...
Insurance industry attacks healthcare legislation
Unwilling to accept the new momentum behind healthcare legislation lying down, the health insurance industry launched a new attack against the healthcare legislation drafted by the Senate Finance... 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...
