Republicans set to debate healthcare ideas with Obama; Medicaid, malpractice caps may be on agenda
Feb 10, 2010
Republicans are scheduled to participate in a televised showdown with President Obama on healthcare reform on Feb. 25.
White House reiterates support for CLASS Act
Sep 25, 2009
The White House reaffirmed its support for the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act on Wednesday during a town-hall style meeting. Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human...
Will they or won’t they? Senate finds itself at crossroads for healthcare reform vote
Nov 19, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate will be ready to vote Saturday on a procedural move that will determine whether debate on that chamber’s healthcare reform bill will be allowed to...
Public plan option still on the table as healthcare reform debate continues
Apr 28, 2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) says all healthcare reform plans are still up for discussion. Meanwhile, Democrats on Capitol Hill are working to use the budget reconciliation process...
Experts say reform needed to alleviate LTC strain on Medicaid
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Jun 11, 2015
An increasing reliance on Medicaid to pay for long-term care supports and services has put the sustainability of the system in jeopardy, experts warned Wednesday.
States should like bill’s financing of Medicaid expansion, Baucus says
Sep 16, 2009
The financing of a Medicaid expansion that will be part of the Senate Finance Committee’s healthcare reform proposal should please state officials. That is according to Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT),...
All eyes to Washington as president, returning lawmakers re-ignite healthcare reform rhetoric
Sep 03, 2009
Members of the healthcare industry, and much of the rest of America, will turn their attention to the nation’s capital next week, when Congress and the White House will inject new life into the fight...
Judge scolds prosecutors in Esformes record $1 billion fraud case, tosses key evidence
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 15, 2018
Federal prosecutors — aiming to take down the alleged perpetrator of one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history — may have been dealt a blow on Friday.
Avalere: House proposal could close Medicare Part D ‘doughnut hole’ by 2023
Jul 06, 2009
This week, U.S. lawmakers return to the task of crafting legislation that will reform the nation’s healthcare system. One study has found that a House reform proposal could eliminate the Medicare...
Obama to AMA: Liability reform is on the table
Jun 16, 2009
At his biggest, and longest, healthcare policy address to date, President Obama on Monday stated that he’d been privately discussing the idea of liability reform with the American Medical Association...