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The nation's political forces are bitterly divided over issues ranging from raising the country's debt ceiling to the use of energy-efficient light bulbs, so it's no surprise that the government's role in healthcare is also the source of intense debate.
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People includes 27 newcomers as well as 10 honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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Just 11 of 19 public-health related provisions of last year's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have received funding, keeping public health worker positions from being created and jeopardizing the goals of the reform law, according to a report from the American Public Health Association,...
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After the defeat of a Republican plan to cut federal deficits with controversial Medicare and Medicaid changes, some congressional Democrats claimed cuts to those programs are now off the table. Not likely, said healthcare provider groups.
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The defeat on Wednesday of several budget alternatives, including the high-profile Republican measure passed by the House of Representatives in April that included Medicare and Medicaid cuts, drew a...
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So is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure? It certainly is for individuals. But most prevention programs are likely huge cost drivers for payers such as the federal government. And that particular payer plans to wrestle with massive and growing healthcare costs this summer as part...
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Looking for some prominent physician leaders? Chances are they work in Washington. Physicians employed by the federal government or public health advisory organizations dominate the latest list of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare.
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Japan's unfolding crisis raises the question of how well prepared the U.S. would be to withstand such a disaster, including radiation exposure.
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House Republicans determined to break apart the health reform law last week sought to reclaim what President James Madison deemed the House's “most complete and effectual weapon”: the power of the purse.
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The nation's healthcare providers continue to support the Obama administration's selection of Dr. Donald Berwick as CMS administrator, despite a letter last week from 42 Senate Republicans who asked the president to withdraw Berwick's nomination.
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