Berwick stresses need to lower healthcare costs, improve quality
Nov 18, 2010
Dr. Donald Berwick, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, during testimony to the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, touted several provisions in the healthcare reform law.
Response to bipartisan Medicare overhaul falls along party lines
Dec 16, 2011
A Medicare reform proposal touted as a “premium support” plan has drawn criticism from the White House, other Democrats and Medicare advocates.
No funds for SNF programs
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2011
Officials say that some much-ballyhooed programs in the 2010 healthcare reform law aimed at nursing homes could go without funding.
Governors ask HHS to reconsider Medicaid cuts
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Haymarket Media
Jun 28, 2006
The National Governors Association on Tuesday expressed its opposition to the Bush administration’s Medicaid reform proposals, including plans to halve provider taxes.
Bipartisan bill would let states decide for themselves whether to enact healthcare reform
Nov 22, 2010
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Scott Brown (R-MA) unveiled a healthcare reform bill last week that would serve as an alternative to Republicans’ strategy to overturn the Patient Protection and Affordable...
Governors unite to fight Bush’s proposed Medicaid cuts
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Haymarket Media
Feb 23, 2005
Governors of both parties have aligned to oppose President Bush’s Medicaid cuts. They plan to discuss alternatives to the cuts and Medicaid reform at their annual meeting in Washington D.C. this...
Tax law encourages companies to offer more family-leave to lower-paid workers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 24, 2018
A new provision included in the 2017 tax reform bill offers companies a credit for providing lower-wage earners paid family medical and leave.
Bill would speed up post-acute coverage
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2015
Observation stays would count toward establishing Medicare eligibility under reforms in a recent draft bill from the House Committee on Ways and Means.
OIG: Cutting Medicare and Medicaid fraud still a top concern
Feb 03, 2012
Eliminating Medicare and Medicaid fraud should be a priority for the Department of Health and Human Services as it works to implement healthcare reform programs, according to a new report.
Republicans hammer away at HELP plan, introduce reform measure
Jun 18, 2009
Republicans have offered their own version of healthcare reform as they continue to criticize legislation from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP).