AARP clarifies that it has not officially endorsed healthcare bills
Aug 13, 2009
AARP on Tuesday issued a correction to a statement made by President Barack Obama at his town hall meeting earlier that day. It clarified that the seniors advocacy group has not officially backed any healthcare...
AAHSA members to call lawmakers today, urging them to pass healthcare reform
Jan 26, 2010
The White House has signaled that it may be scaling back the healthcare reform bill, and one long-term care group is speaking out about it.
Obama addresses rumors about healthcare reform, accuses opponents of using scare tactics
Aug 12, 2009
President Barack Obama attempted to clear up misconceptions about healthcare reform in a town hall meeting Tuesday. One rumor he addressed is that reform would create government death panels that would...
Obama: Healthcare bill would help seniors on Medicare
Mar 16, 2010
The healthcare reform package, if passed, will add almost a decade of solvency to the Medicare program, President Obama told seniors Monday during a stop in Ohio.
Slashing Medicare to pay for healthcare reform an ugly shell game
By
Dr. Stuart M. Shapiro
Jul 27, 2009
Healthcare reform is a worthy goal, but it should not come at the expense of much-needed funding for nursing homes.
Medicare physicians receive temporary reprieve from pending pay cut
Mar 31, 2010
Medicare physicians are once again facing a 21.2% pay cut when a provision to delay the reduction expires at midnight Thursday. But the government has ordered that claims submitted on or after April 1...
White House to release its version of healthcare reform
Feb 22, 2010
The White House today is expected to release its own version of a healthcare reform bill in advance of a healthcare summit to be held Thursday.
House, Senate leaders back away from August deadline for healthcare reform
Jul 24, 2009
President Barack Obama’s August deadline for healthcare reform was always an ambitious goal. Ultimately, it is proving a little too difficult to achieve as legislators on the Hill Thursday said they...
President Obama signs major healthcare reform bill into law
Mar 24, 2010
President Obama with much fanfare but still without Republican support signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law on Tuesday.
Impact of proposed spending freeze on healthcare could be smaller than expected
Jan 27, 2010
President Obama is expected to call for a three-year, $250 billion discretionary spending freeze during his State of the Union address tonight. Its effect on healthcare might not be as bad as many think,...