June 2009

This Month's Features

  • July 31, 2009 | COMMENTS ()

    Battle building over healthcare reform

    Congressional leaders have promised President Barack Obama they will come up with a comprehensive healthcare reform bill by Oct. 1, and as Congressional panels and party leaders began their campaigns in earnest, the heat on both sides of the aisle is mounting.

  • May 31, 2009 | COMMENTS ()

    Interaction with insurers costs practices $21B+ a year

    A recent study indicates medical practices spend $21 billion to $31 billion annually dealing with insurers – or more than $68,000 per physician per year.

Industry News

  • Obama, healthcare groups eye cost control

    Bernie Monegain

    Several prominent healthcare professional groups, including America's Health Insurance Plans, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association, met with president Barack Obama in May to announce a plan to cut healthcare costs by $2 trillion over 10 years.

  • Congress picks up the pace on reform

    Diana Manos

    Congressional leaders have promised President Obama comprehensive healthcare reform legislation by July 31. This promise comes as many in Congress were beginning to believe it would take at least until this fall to come up with a bipartisan bill.

  • CMS' payment rate updates don't sit well with hospitals

    Richard Pizzi

    Hospital officials won’t be pleased with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed 2010 payment rate updates for acute care and long-term care hospitals.

  • Public vs. private: The battle begins

    Diana Manos

    Congress has promised healthcare reform legislation by July 31. Expect fireworks when they get down to the nitty-gritty, as the public plan option – proposed by some Democrats – is sure to be one of the choices.