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Providers cheer ACO final rule: Reactions to the revised cut
After delivering severe criticisms when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed rules in the spring, professional medical groups--for the most part--now are
Health lobbies vie for supercommittee stalemate
The Congressional "supercommittee" charged with reducing the nation's deficit is being strongly lobbied by healthcare groups of all stripes to moderate proposed cuts to the Medicare and Medicaid
Congress probes AARP's reform lobbying
AARP, which was one of the prominent institutional backers of last year's healthcare reform bill, is under scrutiny from Congress for the first time since the mid-1990s, according to the Fiscal
Senate passes Medicare fix after deadline; House goes on break before taking action
The Senate unanimously passed legislation to block, for six months, the 21.3 percent pay cut to Medicare physicians. The measure will now need to be approved by the House of Representatives, which
Consumer, business groups call for tough MU rules, but providers may win this one
Just about every provider-related organization out there has called on CMS to scale back its requirements for "meaningful use" of EMRs, at least for Stage 1 of the Medicare and Medicaid incentive
Antitrust legislation for health insurers now the big reform issue
In an attempt to get some sort of a win out of the seemingly lost health reform situation, House Democrats now are looking to reverse antitrust legislation for insurance companies. Those steps,
Wireless home monitoring likely to become mainstream
The electronic pendant around the neck of 88-year-old Grif Crawford is more than just a panic button. It's a two-way communicator that can remind Crawford to take his medicine, answer his phone, or
HHS: Dems' reform plan will take $493B out of Medicare
A new analysis of the current Senate health reform suggests that it could yield some big pluses--but very big minuses, as well. According to an HHS report, the Senate's health reform plan would
AARP backs $460B in Medicare cuts
The AARP has firmly entrenched itself in the Democrat's corner with regard to healthcare reform. Yesterday, the organization said it supports $460 billion in Medicare cuts needed to cover the cost of
Price hikes could raise $10 billion in additional income for pharmas
Pharmaceutical companies have been asked to help fund health reform by cutting drug costs $8 billion per year over the next 10 years. But while this sounds good, drugmakers may be taking steps to
