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Reform Update: ACA foes, supporters trade volleys
By Jessica Zigmond | May 17, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Democrats and Republicans played another game of political tennis this week when House Republicans served up another vote to fully repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Democrats returned a litany of reasons why the 2010 law is good for Americans.
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Republicans, CCIIO's Cohen spar over readiness of health exchanges
By Jonathan Block | April 24, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
House Republicans expressed serious reservations Wednesday that the health insurance exchanges would come together in time, while the top CMS official overseeing the marketplaces assured them everything is going according to plan.
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Healthcare reform architect Baucus won't seek re-election
By Rich Daly | April 23, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The lead author of the 2010 healthcare overhaul confirmed Tuesday that he will not seek re-election when his term expires next year.
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Sebelius insists insurance exchanges will be ready
By Jessica Zigmond | April 18, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius again assured federal lawmakers that the health insurance exchanges will be ready for enrollment this fall, and also said her department does not have a contingency plan in place if HHS doesn't achieve that goal.
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GOP lawmakers balk at giving FDA more authority over compounding pharmacies
By Jonathan Block | April 16, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
House Republicans signaled they are not convinced the FDA needs more statutory authority to police the activities of compounding pharmacies like the one blamed for a meningitis outbreak.
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House GOP releases revised proposal for replacing SGR | Updated proposal includes specialty-specific performance measures.
By Andis Robeznieks | April 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
House GOP leaders released a revised proposal to replace Medicare's SGR physician payment formula with a system that includes specialty-specific performance measures.
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FDA to issue mobile app guidance before Oct. 1, official says
By Jaimy Lee | March 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The Food and Drug Administration plans to issue final guidance about how it will regulate medical mobile applications before Oct. 1, an agency official told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Thursday.
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Budget fights could hinder action on SGR repeal
By Jessica Zigmond | February 15, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Momentum is building among House leaders to draft and introduce legislation this year that would repeal Medicare's troublesome sustainable growth-rate formula used to pay physicians, but upcoming budget battles could thwart those efforts.
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Doc associations laud Obama's Medicare, gun violence remarks
By Andis Robeznieks | February 13, 2013
Most physician groups either are being slow to respond to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address or are staying out of the pundit game. But those that did comment supported the president's plans to address gun violence and his Medicare remarks.
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Reform foe to lead Ways and Means health panel
By Jessica Zigmond | January 15, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), a nine-term congressman and strong opponent of the 2010 healthcare reform law, will lead the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee in the new 113th Congress.
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