Baucus says maintenance-of-effort requirements are ‘on the table’ in budget talks
Jun 27, 2011
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) said that he and fellow Democrats are flexible in their response to Republican attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s maintenance-of-effort...
Government releases funding to help older adults navigate long-term care
Sep 28, 2010
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Monday said $68 million in grant money is available to help seniors, the disabled and their caregivers better understand options for...
Nurses prepare for ‘their’ annual day, week
Apr 29, 2016
Preparations are in full gear for nurses around the country to raise awareness of their vital role in the nation’s healthcare efforts.
Johns Hopkins surgeon implants 1st U.S. brain ‘pacemaker’ for Alzheimer’s disease
By
McKnight's Staff
Dec 07, 2012
In an effort that is hoped to boost memory and reverse the mental slide of Alzheimer’s sufferers, surgeons placed a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient in the early stages of the disease....
HHS: Anti-fraud summit could help reduce wasteful Medicare, Medicaid spending
Nov 02, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services is considering convening a Medicare and Medicaid anti-fraud summit meeting. It would be one way to reduce wasteful spending and combat fraud, a representative...
Proposal would require yearly FDA reviews of new drugs
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 21, 2006
Senators are considering legislation that would require an annual re-assessment of all new drugs during their first three years on the market. The legislation also would restrict advertising for the first...
New Medicare program to study preventive programs on elderly
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 24, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has disclosed details of a private-sector program to test the effects of health risk reduction efforts on the elderly.
Keeping record
By
John Andrews
Jan 01, 2009
It might be hard to believe, but it was five years ago when President Bush declared his support for an electronic health records initiative by creating the Office of the National Coordinator for Health...
I couldn’t live without …Touchtown resident Apps
Jul 04, 2016
Two years ago, staff at The Chesapeake printed out program information and put it on a bulletin board.
House passes massive healthcare reform bill with CLASS Act in it
Nov 09, 2009
The House late Saturday passed its comprehensive healthcare reform bill by a vote of 220-215.