October 2009

This Month's Features

  • October 31, 2009 | COMMENTS ()

    Critics say government-run co-op proposal is unmanageable

    The health reform proposal introduced last month by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, includes a nonprofit health insurance co-op component. There is precious little detail of what the co-op policy would look like, but the concept is drawing just as much strong opinion as the public option.

  • October 31, 2009 | COMMENTS ()

    Senate committee rejects public insurance option

    The Senate Finance Committee voted in late September to reject an amendment including a public health insurance option in the healthcare reform bill.

Industry News

  • Senate targets drug-pricing

    Diana Manos

    The Senate Finance Committee is considering a measure to open up drug negotiating and pricing for government monitoring.

  • Study touts medical home benefits

    Kyle Hardy

    A study done by the Group Health Cooperative indicates the "patient-centered medical home" model could reduce the cost of care for patients and help solve the nation’s primary care physician shortage.

  • Medicare RAC program now nationwide

    Diana Manos

    Diversified Collection Services, the Medicare recovery audit contractor for Region A, will begin audits on durable medical equipment billed to Medicare, bringing the RAC program live nationwide.

  • Healthcare reform's roots run deep

    Diana Manos

    NOT SINCE 1965 has America seen the kind of healthcare reform revolution that is brewing today.

  • Healthcare experts worry about costs associated with H1N1 outbreak

    Diana Manos

    Cases of swine flu, or A/H1N1, have been increasing, with doctor visits for influenza-like illnesses higher than expected during this time of year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.