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Growing scrutiny | Variance in hospital charges raises questions
By Rich Daly and Rachel Landen | May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Last week's public unveiling of CMS' charges and reimbursements data for about 3,000 hospitals across the country painted an unflattering portrait of the dramatic and sometimes mystifying variation between hospitals treating similar patients in similar markets.
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Reform Update: Obama touts reform law's benefits for women
By Jessica Zigmond | May 10, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Just ahead of Mother's Day, President Barack Obama on Friday spoke from the White House about the ways his signature healthcare law will help millions of American women and their families.
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Gov't shutdown averted; sequester cuts remain
By Jessica Zigmond | March 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Federal lawmakers averted a government shutdown after the House of Representatives approved a $984 billion spending bill that will keep the government operating through Sept. 30 and maintains the sequestration cuts that will hit Medicare providers starting on April 1.
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Senate spending plan keeps healthcare sequester cuts
By Rich Daly | March 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The Senate passed a spending plan that retains the so-called sequester cuts that will drain 2% from Medicare reimbursement for services rendered after March 31.
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Senate bill leaves out funds for launching reform
By Rich Daly | March 12, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A new Senate funding bill omits resources the Obama administration sought to launch healthcare reform.
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New Ryan plan sticks to familiar themes: ACA repeal, Medicare premium support
By Jessica Zigmond | March 10, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said the budget he proposes this week will promote repealing the 2010 healthcare law and transforming Medicare into a premium-support system.
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New session of Congress brings more anti-reform legislation
By Jessica Zigmond | January 23, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
New year, same resolution. Just weeks into the 113th Congress, GOP lawmakers are making attempts to dismantle the 2010 healthcare law, and one of those efforts has bipartisan support.
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IPAB not so scary? | If spending trend continues, payment board may not meet in this decade
By Jessica Zigmond | January 12, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Opponents of the healthcare reform law's Independent Payment Advisory Board warn that its unilateral decisions could be disastrous for the industry and Medicare patients. But if Medicare spending keeps going the way it has the past few years, the board will never hold a meeting.
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Fix VBP's weakest link | Payers should reward only programs that improve outcomes
By Merrill Goozner | January 05, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
An analysis by Modern Healthcare would seem to bear out the contention that something is amiss with value-based purchasing, at least as it is currently structured.
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Roe, Gingrey to lead House GOP doc caucus
By Jessica Zigmond | December 01, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Two obstetricians who strongly oppose the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will lead the House's GOP Doctors Caucus after the new 113th Congress is sworn in early next month.
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