Healthcare payment reforms must be implemented quickly, CMS told
Jun 09, 2010
Pilot programs designed to test new healthcare payment and reimbursement models under the new reform law need to be conducted much quicker, and more transparently, than previous demonstration projects,...
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Dec 01, 2009
Peter Clendenin Executive VP National Association for the Support of Long Term Care
Healthcare reform and the safety net: The rising tide
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James Lomastro
Dec 06, 2013
Home- and community-based care advocates seek a total rebalance of care. They want the care dollars to be shifted to home- and community-based care, which has been historically short-shifted. However,...
Democrats tying their fates to passage of health reform?
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John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2010
When President Obama signed sweeping healthcare reform legislation into law, he might have been helping determine whether congressional Democrats seeking re-election in the fall would likely keep their...
Healthcare reform holds promise for dual eligibles
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Dr. Bruce Chernof
Dec 15, 2009
The proposed “Federal Coordinated Health Care Office” would help to improve the care and services for dual eligibles, or those eligible for Medicare and Medicare.
Editors’ Blog: The CBO as arbiter of healthcare reform
Jun 18, 2009
The Congressional Budget Office offers an unbiased assessment of healthcare reform legislation. So far, its judgments have not been particularly encouraging.
Florida signs Medicaid reform bill into law
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Haymarket Media
Jun 08, 2005
Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has signed into law a bill that allows the state to begin phasing in his ambitious Medicaid reform plan.
Poll: Americans want medical malpractice reform
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Haymarket Media
Apr 09, 2004
More than eight in 10 Americans said doctors are being forced to leave their practices because litigation has made medical liability insurance unaffordable, according to a poll put out by the Health Coalition...
Medicaid Commission to recommend long-term care reform
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Haymarket Media
Sep 11, 2006
The Medicaid Commission is planning to advise that the federal government reform the long-term care portion of the Medicaid program. The commission said it would issue such a recommendation in its Dec....
Gingrich announces his presidential candidacy for 2012
May 11, 2011
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) announced Monday on Facebook and Twitter that he is running for president in 2012 as a Republican, challenging President Barack Obama. This makes him the...