Budget plans for Democrats might be gone with the win
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2010
Of all the questionable forecasts in President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget for 2011, perhaps the most dubious is this: It assumes Congress will enact healthcare reform this year.
Healthcare on agenda for Obama administration, Congress next month
Dec 09, 2008
Healthcare, including a stimulus package with Medicaid funding, is expected to be a high priority for President-elect Barack Obama and Congress come January.
Fed chair says ‘eclectic’ overhaul of healthcare system needed
Jun 18, 2008
Higher taxes, service cuts in various government programs, or more deficit spending will be necessary to achieve needed improvements in the healthcare system, according to Federal Reserve Board Chairman...
Nursing home lobbyists urge lawmakers for change but don’t expect long-term care reform
Jun 05, 2009
Hundreds of nursing home owners and operators blitzed congressional buildings in Washington on Thursday, pressing lawmakers for better Medicare payments, a halt to post-acute payment bundling system talk...
Government reopens investigation on Medicare advertisements
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 17, 2004
The General Accounting Office has reopened its investigation into the Department of Health and Human Services’ promotion of the new Medicare reform law amid news reports that the agency sent out...
Former Medicare administrators identify different priorities for reform
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 01, 2013
Three former top Medicare administrators offered their proposals for reform Wednesday. The panel spoke at the Kaiser Family Foundation offices in Washington, D.C.
Chances for liability caps fade
Apr 08, 2011
The chances that Congress will pass medical liability reform grew dimmer after a hearing in the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, according to Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX).
Webinar focuses on nurses: ‘partners in health reform’
Jan 10, 2014
A 90-minute webinar will focus on frontline nurses — “the largest group of professionals involved in the delivery of healthcare” — in an event targeting C-suite leaders and others overseeing...
Health reform: Reid’s lasting Senate fight
By
John O'Connor
Jan 01, 2010
These have been trying times for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
Providers making their points as Senate dances with reform
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2009
Nonprofit providers cheered when Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) helped Democrats move a major healthcare reform bill out of the Senate Finance Committee.