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Senate Version Of Supplemental War Appropriations Bill Would Delay Medicaid Regulations, Increase FDA Funds
09 May 2008
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday plans to mark up a supplemental war appropriations bill that will include language to block for one year seven new Medicaid regulations proposed by the Bush administration, as...
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Should Patients Be Allowed To Pay Top-up Fees To Acquire Certain Treatments?
09 May 2008
Should patients be allowed to purchase the treatment they want? UK
In the UK, some believe that patients should be allowed to purchase any
treatments that they want. This policy shift is debated between two
experts in an article published on BMJ...
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Senate Finance Committee Discusses Offsets For Estimated $15M To $18M Cost Of Medicare Payment Delay; Bush Administration Requests June 16 Deadline
09 May 2008
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Wednesday said a Medicare package that would delay for 18 months a 10.6% cut to physician fees would cost between $15 billion and $18 billion over five years, prompting...
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