By Jennifer Lubell November 05, 2009 The votes will be there to approve comprehensive healthcare reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a news conference. ... FULL STORY
By Matthew DoBias November 05, 2009 The nation’s largest physicians’ lobbying group said it supports a comprehensive health overhaul package in the House even while... ... FULL STORY
By Andis Robeznieks November 05, 2009 If enacted, a bill to restructure the sustainable growth-rate formula that determines Medicare payment rates for physician services would increase... ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell November 04, 2009 House Democrats are scrambling to resolve outstanding issues on abortion funding and other matters in order to meet a tentative goal of voting on the... ... FULL STORY
By Matthew DoBias November 04, 2009 The American College of Surgeons and 19 other surgical specialty groups said they would oppose the Senate's health overhaul package unless lawmakers... ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell November 04, 2009 Congressional Democrats appear to be cracking down further on insurance companies in a supplementary document to the House health reform legislation... ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell November 03, 2009 House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer denounced the GOP's alternative to the Democrat-sponsored healthcare reform bill, claiming it would not deliver... ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell November 03, 2009 As the day nears to consider the House health reform bill on the floor, some congressional Democrats admit they have lingering concerns about the... ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell November 02, 2009 House Republicans announced their intent to offer an alternative to the Democrat-sponsored healthcare reform bill once the legislation reaches the... ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell November 02, 2009 The House healthcare reform bill issued by congressional Democrats last week will not bend the cost curve or deliver on its promise to provide... ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell November 02, 2009 House Democrats are hoping to make history by the end of this week by successfully approving an $894 billion healthcare reform bill that aims to... ... FULL STORY
By Shawn Rhea November 02, 2009 Medical-device makers appear to be moving toward a win in their battle over a proposed industry tax that would be used to help finance healthcare... ... FULL STORY
By Rebecca Vesely November 02, 2009 Major health insurers are being hit with higher-than-expected flu-related costs—a barometer of the severity of the H1N1 flu virus. ... FULL STORY
By Jessica Zigmond November 02, 2009 Days after President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency, public health officials, providers and patients were wishing... ... FULL STORY
By Jessica Zigmond October 30, 2009 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius commended the U.S. Senate for its voice-vote confirmation of Regina Benjamin as the next U.S. ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell October 29, 2009 House Democrats have unveiled comprehensive healthcare legislation that aims to cover 96% of all Americans and “keeps costs under $900... ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell October 29, 2009 With the exception of insurers, the healthcare industry generally applauded the $894 billion healthcare reform bill released by House Democrats. ... FULL STORY
By Jennifer Lubell October 28, 2009 Comprehensive healthcare-reform legislation that House Democratic leaders are expected to unveil as early as Thursday is unlikely to contain a... ... FULL STORY
By Matthew DoBias October 28, 2009 Liberal Democrats moved to reframe comments made by the conservative wing of their party over a national health insurance plan. ... FULL STORY
November 03, 2009 Just a few unsolved problems—and one final sales job—stand between House Democratic leaders and a landmark vote on President Barack... ... FULL STORY
By San Francisco Chronicle October 29, 2009 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's gambit to include a government-run insurance option in health care legislation has given a fresh tailwind to the... ... FULL STORY
By Reuters via Forbes.com October 28, 2009 Health insurer stocks rallied on Tuesday on skepticism that a government-run plan seen as detrimental to the industry would win passage, analysts... ... FULL STORY
By Associated Press October 27, 2009 House healthcare legislation expected within days is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and disabled people... ... FULL STORY
By Washington Times October 26, 2009 By day, Democrats tout how open they have been while crafting a bill to reform the nation's health care system. ... FULL STORY
By Washington Examiner October 23, 2009 The defeat of a $247 billion provision to stave off steep cuts in doctor reimbursement rates under Medicare sent a strong signal to Democrats that... ... FULL STORY
By Washington Post October 22, 2009 A week ago, all eyes were on the senior senator from Maine, Republican Olympia Snowe, as she pondered the prospect of defying her party in support of... ... FULL STORY
By Associated Press October 20, 2009 In the special interest war over health care, the White House and congressional Democrats have the nation's drug makers and hospitals generally on... ... FULL STORY
By Associated Press October 19, 2009 The White House is waiting for Congress to settle on a final health care bill, even though President Barack Obama has a clear preference in favor of... ... FULL STORY
By Dallas Morning News October 15, 2009 The battle over health care entered a new, more frenzied stage Wednesday with lawmakers and powerful interest groups jockeying for advantage now that... ... FULL STORY
By Washington Post via MSNBC October 13, 2009 The Senate Finance Committee will hold a landmark vote on health-care reform legislation Tuesday that is expected to underscore the deep partisan... ... FULL STORY
By San Francisco Chronicle October 12, 2009 Democrats' healthcare reform legislation, which has moved fitfully through Congress, will reach two milestones this week. ... FULL STORY
November 04, 2009 I think we need government officials on both sides of the aisles to grow up! They are the most dysfunctional group of people I have ever seen. ... FULL STORY
November 02, 2009 How smart can these guys really be? They run large companies with a customer base spanning from extremely liberal to extremely conservative. ... FULL STORY
October 30, 2009 The purpose of the public health option is not to replace current health insurance but to expand coverage to those who either do not have access to... ... FULL STORY
October 23, 2009 Changing how Medicare reimburses providers in different regions to moderate some of the geographic inequities should be an interesting political... ... FULL STORY
October 22, 2009 The dual benefit of background checks should also help stem the tide of physical assaults on women healthcare workers, competing for the most... ... FULL STORY
October 15, 2009 Wow! Nurses are fighting a state mandated flu vaccine. So what happens when the federal government mandates health insurance? ... FULL STORY
October 14, 2009 I am very happy that this passed, but I am extremely concerned that there is not going to be a public option—with all of the same rules and... ... FULL STORY
October 14, 2009 If we as physicians are truly interested in reforming medical malpractice, a better “investment” lies in directing efforts at regaining... ... FULL STORY
October 13, 2009 How do you reduce a physician's payment by 25% and expect them to continue seeing Medicare patients? The answer: You cannot. ... FULL STORY
October 13, 2009 The problem is that we have a public system—Medicare and Medicaid—that is going bankrupt and no one wants to address what is needed to... ... FULL STORY
October 12, 2009 Has anyone considered a simple change to reduce costs and free up time for physicians to see patients? Use a single form for all insurance claims. ... FULL STORY
October 09, 2009 Can they trust that what he says will come to fruition when our leaders are voting on bills they haven't read and when they are trying to implement a... ... FULL STORY
October 08, 2009 The providers are going to get paid less and therefore be less receptive to the program, the care provided will be reduced to accommodate low fees... ... FULL STORY
October 06, 2009 The sustainable growth-rate formula never made any sense, and it is about time our legislators produced something in “health reform” that... ... FULL STORY
October 02, 2009 The McCarran-Ferguson Act already makes clear that the antitrust laws apply to “the business of insurance to the extent that such business is... ... FULL STORY
September 30, 2009 I do not see what is so hard about getting the public health option passed. As soon as the members of Congress join, I will be right behind them. ... FULL STORY
By Harvey Billig November 03, 2009 With the pending expansion of healthcare insurance to millions of newly insured, it is time to re-examine the delivery system if one wants true... ... FULL STORY
By John Kenagy October 15, 2009 Everyone who has worked in a large, complex organization has run up against unmanageable “elephants in the room”—unresolved issues,... ... FULL STORY
By John Newport October 08, 2009 No one is satisfied with our current healthcare system, which eats up 17% of our Gross Domestic Product at a cost of more than $2 trillion per year,... ... FULL STORY
By Larry Van Horn October 06, 2009 I'm a balding, middle-aged, overweight American male. I have borderline hypertension and high cholesterol. ... FULL STORY
By James Bradwell September 17, 2009 While reducing the cost of healthcare appears to have been one of the original impetuses behind the reform movement, it appears to have taken a back... ... FULL STORY
By Larry Weinrauch September 15, 2009 As two parties debate their ideology deriding each other as uncontrolled free market as opposed to socialism, it becomes apparent that pragmatism... ... FULL STORY
By James Anderson September 10, 2009 Congress has returned to Washington focused on various proposals to reform healthcare, trying to assuage public concerns about costs, access and... ... FULL STORY
By James Nash September 08, 2009 The truth is, the healthcare “reform” process, already mired in its own complexities and internal contradictions, could actually fail as... ... FULL STORY
By David Witt August 31, 2009 A 1990 study by the Harvard School of Public Health found that about 8% of healthcare spending is on defensive medicine, an estimate later... ... FULL STORY
By Stephen Hougen, M.D. August 27, 2009 A two-tiered system seems workable: A public plan for emergency and essential medical care and private insurance for those who desire expanded... ... FULL STORY
By David Knowlton August 24, 2009 National healthcare reform is on life support. Perhaps never before has that cliche been applied more aptly. ... FULL STORY
By Jody Hoffer Gittell August 20, 2009 The issue of universal access has taken center stage as Congress, powerful industry players and millions of consumers debate the future of healthcare. ... FULL STORY
By Joseph Fortuna August 18, 2009 There are few healthcare organizations that are fully prepared to adopt the kind of health information technology, or HIT, systems that are needed to... ... FULL STORY
By Joshua Lang August 11, 2009 Amid the ongoing healthcare debate, many pundits and politicians claim that the cost of a government plan will be unreasonably expensive. ... FULL STORY
By Grace-Marie Turner August 03, 2009 The health reform proposals being considered in Congress this summer are bad medicine not only for patients but also for providers. ... FULL STORY
By Robin Mancuso July 29, 2009 I have worked for 28 years in risk management and insurance with many employers who sincerely desire to provide the best health coverage possible to... ... FULL STORY
By Mark Chassin July 22, 2009 All we need to do to find sufficient funds to extend health insurance to all Americans is to make healthcare as safe as commercial air travel. ... FULL STORY
