The House passed a measure to hold steady the interest rates on college loans, but not before it drew a veto threat over the healthcare cuts that... FULL STORY »
If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's healthcare law, employers and insurance companies—not the government—will be... FULL STORY »
It's unknown whether President Barack Obama's unusual call earlier this month for the Supreme Court to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable... FULL STORY »
After three years of reporting on healthcare reform—years of Congressional hearings followed by endless litigation, of speculation followed by... FULL STORY »
No U.S. HHS secretary has ever cut off Medicaid funding for a state that refused to abide by the conditions for federal matching money in the... FULL STORY »
In morning arguments Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court justices wondered aloud whether they would be doing greater harm to Congress' intent by either... FULL STORY »
A new federal contracting entity will aid the CMS in its efforts to develop metrics for measuring the agency's performance and identify strategies... FULL STORY »
Senate healthcare leaders from both parties are reacting cautiously to the direction of arguments at the Supreme Court over the constitutionality of... FULL STORY »
If the Supreme Court strikes down the requirement that nearly all Americans purchase health insurance—a possibility that seemed as likely as... FULL STORY »
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. faced a withering barrage of questions Tuesday from Supreme Court justices about what limits would remain on... FULL STORY »
Some Republicans were given hope by the questions asked by justices during the second day of the Supreme Court arguments on the federal healthcare... FULL STORY »
A combined measure to establish federal malpractice caps and repeal a controversial Medicare cost control board could come up for a Senate vote as... FULL STORY »
Two years after the healthcare reform act became law, the Obama administration will argue in the Supreme Court today why the law was a constitutional... FULL STORY »
With crowds of demonstrators outside the Supreme Court on Monday, the nine justices inside grilled three attorneys over whether an 1867 federal law... FULL STORY »
Two state attorneys general said the first day of the Supreme Court's oral arguments about the 2010 healthcare law signaled the high court is likely... FULL STORY »
Coming requirements of the federal healthcare law will lead 6% of employers to drop insurance coverage, according to a recent business group survey. FULL STORY »
The Supreme Court is kicking off its historic three-day run of arguments over the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Monday... FULL STORY »
Proponents and enemies of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have buried the U.S. Supreme Court under an unprecedented cache of filings... FULL STORY »
The Obama administration has opted not to create any contingency plans to address the Supreme Court striking down all or part of the 2010 federal... FULL STORY »
Senate Republicans remain undecided about whether to push for additional votes on repealing the federal healthcare overhaul before the November... FULL STORY »
President Barack Obama's healthcare law created a $5 billion fund to shore up coverage for early retirees, and some of that money is flowing to... FULL STORY »
Paul Clement, 45, is lead counsel in the high-profile Florida case against the reform law filed by Republican governors and attorneys general from 26... FULL STORY »
A committee of lawmakers that was expected to tell the Illinois General Assembly how to set up a statewide health insurance exchange is passing the... FULL STORY »
A bipartisan panel of Illinois lawmakers that is studying how to set up a state-run health insurance exchange is pushing back the release of its... FULL STORY »
Revamped healthcare reform law regulations will keep in place a Labor Department rule on the amount of time to notify health plan enrollees of... FULL STORY »
The CMS says it has paid out well over half of a $5 billion fund created by the health care reform law that partially reimburses employers and other... FULL STORY »
Regulators have followed objective criteria in deciding requests by limited health care plan sponsors for temporary waivers from a health reform law... FULL STORY »
A $5 billion federal program that partially reimburses health plan sponsors for claims by early retirees paid out more than $500 million in its first... FULL STORY »
The House of Representatives on Wednesday is expected to consider and pass legislation, H.R. 4, to repeal a health care reform law provision that... FULL STORY »
The Obama administration on Tuesday renamed a key regulatory unit charged with developing healthcare reform rules and shifted that unit to the... FULL STORY »
The Department of Health and Human Services has approved more than 700 one-year waivers for “mini-med” and other limited benefit health... FULL STORY »
The new Republican chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is asking the director of a federal office partially responsible for... FULL STORY »
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it supports congressional efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and will work to curb... FULL STORY »
The Obama administration says it intends to move a regulatory unit pivotal in developing rules to implement the health care reform law out of Health... FULL STORY »
Anxious employers of all sizes and from nearly every industry have been asking their benefit consultants to calculate how the new U.S. health care... FULL STORY »
If this president and this Congress had the guts to do what was right, they would have fought like hell to enact a single-payer system, like the rest... FULL STORY »
It's really about time that there was some volatility. Considering the extensive change in the technology and science of medicine in the past 50... FULL STORY »
This has nothing to do with wanting to discredit anyone; this has everything to do with the Constitution of the United States. It’s really not... FULL STORY »
No. 1, this is a First Amendment rights issue and not a woman's choice or woman's healthcare issue. This is the government interfering with religious... FULL STORY »
Anyone looking objectively at Dr. Donald Berwick's career would see unparalleled accomplishments and advocacy for high-quality, cost-effective care... FULL STORY »
Nobody promised that getting a good health bill and changing the existing dollar flow in healthcare in the U.S. would be easy. Australia passed four... FULL STORY »
The bill is 2,700-plus pages, passed in secret without the promised transparency, and now that it can be read and dissected, there's discovery of... FULL STORY »
While reform and wider availability of healthcare insurance is needed, this law isn't the answer. And, as it has been raised numerous times,... FULL STORY »
As vice president of public advocacy for CompTIA, the largest association in the technology industry, I know firsthand that the 1099 provision hits... FULL STORY »
I don't usually response to issues like this, but I am putting my boxing gloves on and letting everyone I know that most of the people whom we elect... FULL STORY »
Unfortunately, it sounds like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn't received the message. It's not about all or nothing, it's what is best... FULL STORY »
I think that mandating anything for citizens is unconstitutional. When are we going to stand up and let this Congress know that we can manage our own... FULL STORY »
By Michael Leavitt | November 21, 2011
| Basic Web
For generations, America's healthcare system rested upon a foundation of human compassion. Despite the fragmentation and inefficiency, our system of... FULL STORY »
By Dr. Gene Lindsey | October 14, 2011
| Basic Web
Given today's fragmented and wasteful healthcare delivery system, most agree on the need for a coordinated care model that aims to deliver greater... FULL STORY »
By Andy Carter | September 05, 2011
| Print Magazine
The leader of post-acute services of a major hospital system in the Midwest was almost giddy with excitement in a recent meeting of her home... FULL STORY »
All of us in healthcare are straddling a roiling gulf of uncertainty as we transition between the disappearing past and a far different, but still... FULL STORY »
For the Catholic Health Association and our members, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is above all a promise. It is a promise to start... FULL STORY »
The national discussion surrounding accountable care organizations is heating up, and for good reason. At a policy level, we need to improve the... FULL STORY »
Please put summary hereI was recently asked to share my thoughts about the future of Medicare with the Senate Finance Committee. I thought the... FULL STORY »
By Richard Umbdenstock | April 11, 2011
| Print Magazine
Clinical integration is not only good healthcare; it's good public policy. That is why hospitals all over the U.S. are committed to exploring new... FULL STORY »
As the CEO of a small community hospital, I am reminded daily of the frustrations set upon today's patients as our nation's healthcare system... FULL STORY »
By Emily Friedman | March 14, 2011
| Print Magazine
To date, 13 lawsuits have been filed against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act since its passage nearly a year ago. The plaintiffs have... FULL STORY »
By Karen Davenport | February 07, 2011
| Print Magazine
Before passage of our nation's new health reform law, the projected growth in the Medicare and Medicaid programs dwarfed other aspects of our... FULL STORY »
By Douglas Holtz-Eakin | February 07, 2011
| Print Magazine
The healthcare overhaul law is bad medicine and bad economic policy. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was sold to the American people... FULL STORY »
n the depths of the Depression, former President Franklin Roosevelt called for “bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a... FULL STORY »
By Pete Domenici and Alice Rivlin | January 17, 2011
| Print Magazine
America is at an economic crossroads. Our national debt is rising rapidly and nearing a crisis point. While there have been many contributing... FULL STORY »
Although game theory emerged decades ago, its continuing application to an ever broadening range of problem-solving and cognitive processes give it... FULL STORY »
By Bruce McPherson | December 11, 2010
| Print Magazine
During the recent healthcare reform debate, all private health insurers were being vilified by some federal officials as unaccountable and greedy... FULL STORY »
By Ron Pollack | October 04, 2010
| Print Magazine
Sept. 23, 2010, was a milestone date in the history of healthcare delivery in this nation. This date not only marked six months since the passage of... FULL STORY »
