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Meningitis death toll rises; lawmakers summon owner of compounding pharmacy

By Jessica Zigmond | October 11, 2012 | Basic Web

As the fungal meningitis death toll rose to 14, House lawmakers requested a briefing from the owner of the compounding pharmacy linked to a tainted steroid responsible for the outbreak.
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Lawmakers seek FDA, CDC briefings on meningitis outbreak

By Jessica Zigmond | October 10, 2012 | Basic Web

House lawmakers have requested bipartisan briefings with officials from the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn how the federal agencies are responding to the meningitis outbreak that has left 12 dead.
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Medicare turnabout | Signs point against entitlement reform this year

By Rich Daly | June 23, 2012 | Print Magazine

It's time to take down your bet on Medicare and Medicaid reform happening this year. The combination of slow spending growth and the upcoming fall election has made reform of the two programs a long shot for the remainder of 2012.
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Lawmakers press Accretive for documents, client list

By Melanie Evans | June 21, 2012 | Basic Web

Lawmakers repeated a request for information from Accretive Health after the company did not comply with a request for internal documents and a client list.
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Drug industry was at center of reform dealing, GOP investigators say

By Rich Daly | May 31, 2012 | Basic Web

Among all health industry groups with which the White House was negotiating deals leading up to passage of the 2010 healthcare law, drugmakers were seen by Washington Democrats as the key group, according to a yearlong investigation by House Republican staff.
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House passes bill that cuts health programs while sparing defense

By Jessica Zigmond | May 10, 2012 | Basic Web

Despite a veto threat from the White House, the House passed legislation that would prevent $78 billion in defense cuts and supplant them with steep cuts to domestic programs such as Medicare.
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Fire spreads | Congress wants more on Accretive

By Melanie Evans | May 05, 2012 | Print Magazine

Accretive Health faces a congressional inquiry as executives moved to defend the company's business practices following a highly critical report from Minnesota's attorney general.
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Lawmakers request client list from Accretive

By Melanie Evans | May 02, 2012 | Basic Web

Members of the U.S. House asked Accretive Health's CEO for a list of clients and information on the company's policies on compliance with federal emergency room access, patient privacy and debt collection laws.
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Dems press for openness on essential benefits

By Jessica Zigmond | February 06, 2012 | Basic Web

A small group of House Democrats expressed concern about HHS allowing states to determine the definition of essential health benefit packages.
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Lawmakers seek hearings on medical devices

By Jessica Zigmond | October 12, 2011 | Basic Web

A small group of House Democrats has asked two influential House committees for hearings to examine medical devices that have developed serious defects after being implanted in patients.
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