Pete Stark news and information

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) introduced bicameral legislation today that would require Medigap insurance plans to spend at least 85% of every premium dollar on medical care in the group market and 80% in the individual market.
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The question of how to properly measure quality at nursing homes continues to vex an industry that has been dogged by accusations that its quality is poor.
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The House Republicans' budget proposal to cut hundreds of billions in Medicare and Medicaid funding over the next 10 years would have negative consequences for both patients and healthcare providers, the leader of the American Hospital Association said Tuesday.
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House Republicans are proposing major changes to the nation's entitlement programs while they seek to cut more than $730 billion from Medicaid and nearly $390 billion from Medicare compared with the president's budget over the next 10 years.
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The man behind the Stark laws has served as a California congressman since 1973 and has earned a reputation for being a staunch liberal. He currently serves as the Ranking Minority Leader of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee. Stark sponsored the initial bill in 1989 for the three...
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Medicare recommendations to require copayments for the first time from beneficiaries receiving home-healthcare services and to keep payments flat for some healthcare providers drew concerns from members of a leading congressional healthcare oversight panel.
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CMS Administrator Donald Berwick's appearance before a powerful House committee last week was much more than an opportunity for him to explain how the administration's healthcare reform law is affecting the Medicare program and its beneficiaries.
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