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...
Congress to reconcile separate budget resolutions after recess
Apr 06, 2009
The House and Senate, which each passed fiscal year 2010 budget resolutions late last week, are planning to iron out the differences when they return to session April 20.
Tort reform bill introduced in Senate
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Haymarket Media
Apr 28, 2006
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) has introduced a liability reform bill that caps non-economic damages at $250,000 per healthcare provider.
TranslaCare, IN2L form partnership
Jun 11, 2014
It’s Never 2 Late has partnered with TranslaCare to launch IconoTouch™ , a web-based software platform specifically designed to help adults who have had a stroke, traumatic brain injury or dementia.
Expanded leverage for CMS could bolster healthcare reform, Senate told
Apr 24, 2009
The government could use Medicare to test new cost-saving, quality improving healthcare reform efforts, but it would have to give the program more leverage and flexibility, panelists testified at a recent...
Seniors confused about new healthcare reform law, survey shows
Jul 28, 2010
Most seniors are misinformed or simply unaware about new healthcare reforms under the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey from the National Council on...
President, Congress heat up healthcare reform efforts
Jun 12, 2009
President Obama and top lawmakers will intensify healthcare reform efforts next week, both in Washington and on the road. Reform measures under discussion potentially have wide-ranging implications for...
Study: Feds must not rely on states for healthcare reform
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Haymarket Media
Mar 16, 2007
The federal government cannot leave healthcare reform to the states, a new study finds.
AHCA pushes toward payment reform
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Oct 06, 2015
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living will soon face their “most formidable challenge of all,” in delivering a proposal for payment reform to Congress,...
Provider groups push for RAC reform
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John Hall
Feb 06, 2015
Hospital industry groups said Thursday they’d rather the government reform the Recovery Audit Contractor program than simply throw more money at fixing an onerous backlog of more than 800,000 Medicare...