Immigration bill seeks to ease rules for foreign health workers Harkin aims to fast-track legislation on compounding pharmacies, drug tracking HHS finds $2.2M in billing errors at Cedars-Sinai Reform Update: Proponents of Medicaid expansion weigh next moves Groups cite gains under EHR incentive programs VA reopens hospital damaged by superstorm Sandy Employers eye bare-bones health plans under new law SGR hopes face tough realities | $139 billion, new payment formula still needed Struggles for ex-military | Former medics starting careers face uphill battle Scandal outbreak | Survival of reform depends on how administration weathers the storm Cost sustainability | If payment reform fails, tie spending per beneficiary to GDP Ariz. Senate passes budget with Medicaid expansion Reform Update: ACA foes, supporters trade volleys Grandfathered health plans dwindling: analysis Reform Update: IRS controversy reaches ACA Again, House votes to repeal reform law Window to Washington Blog: Baucus, Sebelius keep focus on implementation, not outreach Senate confirms Tavenner as CMS administrator CBO projects less growth in healthcare spending CMS tightens focus with next round of innovation awards Reform Update: ACO Pioneers may be mulling their options Why the IRS scandal could bring down Obamacare It's time 'to break cycle' on SGR: Baucus Reform Update: No clear map for Medicaid expansion in red states 89 charged in Medicare fraud busts HHS issues rules cutting Medicaid DSH Reform Update: Synergies seen with RWJF, Innovation Center initiatives Growing scrutiny | Variance in hospital charges raises questions GOP senator says Sebelius' fundraising may violate federal law Geographic disparity | Excluding some of the poorest from health reform shouldn't be an option $510M overspent on dialysis drugs: OIG | CMS plans to adjust payment schedule to reflect current treatment practices. Obama wades back into the healthcare debate Reform Update: Obama touts reform law's benefits for women Calif. exchange granted secrecy Reform Update: More training, certification urged for navigators Reform Update: Obesity, chronic-disease care could undermine cost control efforts Cap on tax exclusion for employer coverage urged Harkin lifts hold on Tavenner nomination to head CMS How 'political intelligence' can come from Congress itself Economy less of a factor in slow growth for healthcare spending, new studies say Researchers, Commonwealth urge new Medicare option Unusual billing patterns spur probe of inpatient hospice care Reform Update: PCORI board notes need for better communication W. Va.'s Medicaid expansion aided by key Obama administration adviser Calif. Democrats at odds over Medicaid expansion Funds to help uninsured choose healthcare options could affect how many get coverage Debate rages after FDA ruling on morning-after pill States fear loss of aid for high-risk pools Pentagon blames UnitedHealth for failures under contract Healthcare law opponents sue Obama officials over IRS rules