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AMCP Releases Summary Of Key Provisions In H.R. 3962, 'Affordable Health Care Act For America'

04 November 2009

The Academy has released a summary of key provisions of interest to managed care pharmacists in H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Health Care Act for America." These include provisions on Medicare Part D drug price negotiations...
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Senate Might See Health Overhaul Vote Slip Into 2010

04 November 2009

Democrats are, by many accounts, a long way from agreement among their own members on a health care reform bill. Politico reports that "Democrats have blown so many deadlines for getting health reform done this year that...
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Louisiana Struggles With Medicaid Shortfall; Texas Governor Criticizes Reform

04 November 2009

Newspapers report on health issues at the state level, including Louisiana's struggles with a Medicaid shortfall and the Texas governor's criticism of congressional health care reform efforts...
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04 November 2009

Medicare Experiments To Curb Costs Seldom Implemented On A Broad Scale

Imaging Cuts In Medicare Fee Schedule: An Access Catastrophe And Danger To Patients

ACP Expresses Support For Key Policies Of Affordable Health Care For America Act

03 November 2009

Experts Favor Broad Medicare Reforms To Control Costs And Foster Health Care Innovations, Survey Says

A Return To The Doctor's House Call May Aid Health Care Reform

With State Budgets Tight, Services Are Cut; Kansas Looks To Avoid Mandates

CBO: Few Americans Would Sign Up For Public Health Insurance Plan

Heart, Cancer Doctors Get Break On Scheduled Medicare Pay Cuts

Public Option Might Be Only A Minor Player In Changing Health Care

House Democratic Leaders Pushing For Vote On Health Reform

CMS Announces Payment, Policy Changes For Physicians Services To Medicare Beneficiaries In 2010

CMS Adopts Policy, Payment Rate Changes For Services In Hospital Outpatient Departments And Ambulatory Surgical Centers For 2010

CMS Announces Policy And Payment Updates For Medicare Home Health

Sick And Vulnerable Australians Hit Hard By Government Health Cuts

02 November 2009

American Society Of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Statement On Cuts To Cancer Care In 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

House Democrats Hail, Question Health Reform Bill

New York And Louisiana Crack Down On Medicaid Fraud

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Senate Confirms Benjamin As Surgeon General

Government To Decide On Payment For Doctors Who Use Medical-Imaging

30 October 2009

Medicare Launches Mississippi Health First Collaborative For Diabetes Care In Community Settings

The Impact Of Bundling On Dialysis Units Nationwide

In Senate, Centrist-Liberal Rift Broader Than Just Public Option

Senators Who Support The Public Option Hope Resistant Moderates Will 'Come Around'

Lawmakers Try To Weed Out Fraud And Waste

Coverage Details Hits Taken By Medicaid Programs In State Budget Cuts

Medicaid Expansion Praised By Safety Net Health Plans

Medicaid Policy Changes May Have Broad Impact On Mental Health Services

Pelosi Chooses Compromise Approach To Public Option In Reform Bill

A Look At The Public Insurance Options - What Exists And Who Would Have Access Under Proposed Reforms

Shocked By Re-Emergence Of Public Option, Business Groups Push Back

Iowa Medical Home Provides Lessons For Health Care Reform

Part D Negotiation Will Save Medicare And Seniors Billions

29 October 2009

Lack Of Health Insurance Linked To 17,000 Childhood Deaths, US

House Close To Decision On Public Option In Health Reform, Could Release Bill This Week

Insurer Stocks Rise After Reid's 'Opt-Out' Announcement

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House Leaders Seek To Unify Dems On Public Option, Unveil Bill

Centrist Democrats Are Cool To Reid's Plan For Public Option

Lawmakers Struggle With How Age Should Influence Insurance Premiums

Cost Issues Surround Long Term Care Insurance, Nursing Homes

28 October 2009

House Democrats Continue Courting, Counting Votes For 'Robust' Public Option

Reid's End Game? Senate Bill Will Have Public Option With 'Opt Out'

Economic Adviser Romer Goes To Bat For 'Cadillac Tax,' Ways To Control Costs

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Sen. Reid Announces Senate Health Care Reform Bill Will Include Public Option

Bending The 'Cost Curve': Lawmakers, White House Consider A Bipartisan Route

Medicare Payment Issues Worry Doctors

State Watch: Uninsured Kids In Dallas, Louisiana Medicaid Rates Cut, Massachusetts Feeling Squeezed

SK&A Releases Study On Acceptance Of Medicare And Medicaid Programs By U.S. Medical Offices

27 October 2009

Health Care Bills Could Leave Millions Uninsured

Medicare Fraud: One Of The Most Profitable Crimes In U.S.

Failure To Fix Medicare Doctor Payments Highlights Perennial Problem

Report Shows Quality Of Health Care Unimproved In 2008, Chlamydia Testing Remains Low

Hospital Gives Medicare Patients Cash Back For Surgery

House Democratic Leaders Huddle On Public Insurance Option

26 October 2009

The American Association Of Kidney Patients At The Center For Medicaid And Medicare Bundled Prospective Payment System Town Hall Meeting

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