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NewsSenate to probe Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Quest, LabCorp for alleged billion-dollar fraud
Senate members yesterday called for an investigation of possible Medicare and Medicaid fraud between the nation's largest laboratory testing companies and insurers, reports The Fiscal Times. Senate 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...
Hatch blasts lack of transparency in waiver process
A lack of transparency suggests the benefit waiver process established under the Affordable Care Act needs better oversight, according to a letter Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) sent yesterday to Centers Read more...
Berwick: Repealing healthcare reform would be a big mistake
In his first appearance before Congress after his highly criticized recess appointment, CMS head Donald Berwick told a Senate panel that repealing the healthcare reform would be a big mistake, The 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...
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...
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