Monday, November 2nd, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated, Oct. 14, its Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Q&As to address H1N1-related questions circling among the health care industry. Read more »
Monday, June 29th, 2009
President Barack Obama spoke at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates held in Chicago, Ill. June 15 to reiterate his stance on health care reform.
Friday, June 5th, 2009
President Barack Obama affirmed June 2 his continued support for a government-sponsored health insurance plan even though, he acknowledges, it may cause stalwart Republicans to put the brakes on his drive for health care reform legislation by October.
“I strongly believe that Americans should have the choice of a public health insurance option operating alongside private plans,” President Obama wrote in a letter to Senators Ted Kennedy and Max Baucus, the chairmen of the key committees in the Senate handling health care reform.
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
To say the financial condition of the Social Security and Medicare programs remains challenging is an understatement, but one made none the less by the board of trustees in a summary of the 2009 Annual Reports, issued May 12.
“Today’s report should trouble anyone who is concerned about the future of Medicare and health care in America,” Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a joint statement regarding the Medicare trustee’s report issued the same day.
“This isn’t just another government report,” Sebelius said. “It’s a wake up call for everyone who is concerned about Medicare and the health of our economy.”
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Health care stakeholders presented a plan to President Barack Obama and his administration May 11 that they say will reduce the growth rate of health care spending by 1.5 percent annually, or $250 for each American family of four each year.
Monday, March 30th, 2009
A line item in the proposed 2010 federal budget sent to Congress Feb. 27 by the White House asks to “ensure that Medicare makes appropriate payments for imaging services through the use of radiology benefit managers” in order to cut utilization costs. Read the full story on DiagnosticImaging.com.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
A provision in the 2009 federal budget bill (H.R. 1105), signed March 11 by President Barack Obama, could possibly undo what the Deficit Reduction Act of 2007 (DRA) did, which was to double or, in some cases, triple the price of oral contraceptives, AP/Google.com reports.
Friday, March 13th, 2009
President Obama signed, March 9, an Executive Order entitled “Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells.”
The order grants the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Director of National Institutes of Health (NIH), permission to support and conduct “responsible, scientifically worthy” human stem cell research, including human embryonic stem cell research.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota withdrew his name as nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the new Obama administration Tuesday morning.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are a part of HHS. Read more »
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 6 voted 242-181 in favor of the 111th Congress adopting the operating rules of the 110th Congress — with a few changes. In particular, the rules package (H Res 5) eliminates the Medicare “trigger” provision of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. The move frees President Obama from submitting a plan to contain Medicare costs.
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