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Senate votes to delay doc pay cut until Oct. 1

 Diana Manos March 11, 2010
The Senate voted on Wednesday to delay a 21 percent Medicare physician pay cut until Oct. 1.
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Obama urges Congress to vote on healthcare

 Diana Manos March 08, 2010
President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to schedule a vote on healthcare reform.
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Health Reform Could Harm Medicaid Patients

 Edward Miller March 08, 2010
Both the House and Senate health-care reform bills call for a large increase in Medicaid—about 18 million more people will begin enrolling in Medicaid under the House bill starting in 2013, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Actuary Richard Foster estimates.
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Medicare cuts pushed to April 1

 Molly Merrill March 03, 2010
The Senate voted Tuesday night to postpone the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cuts until April 1, 2010.
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Medicare physician pay cut goes into effect

 Diana Manos March 01, 2010
The Senate adjourned early for the weekend without repealing or delaying the 21 percent Medicare physician pay cut that is expected to begin on March 3.
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Banks enter the healthcare landscape

 Healthcare Finance News Staff February 26, 2010
Commentary from John Casillas, senior vice president of the HIMSS Medical Banking Project
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Obama keeps focus on healthcare reform

 Diana Manos February 26, 2010
President Barack Obama had hoped to pass healthcare reform by the end of 2009, but the last major action Congress has taken on the effort came on Christmas Eve when the Senate passed it's overhaul package by the slimmest possible margin.
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The President's healthcare plan: Not a game changer

 Robert Laszewski February 23, 2010
It is hard to see how the healthcare plan the President released on Monday changes anything.
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Senate proposes extending ARRA's Medicaid assistance

Diana Manos February 10, 2010
The Senate is working on legislation that would extend the federal increase in Medicaid assistance that states are receiving from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through June 2011.
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In pre-Super Bowl appearance, Obama targets healthcare reform

 Diana Manos February 08, 2010
President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to revisit healthcare at a White House summit – this time before a live camera.
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Healthcare reform “Plan B” has begun

 Robert Laszewski February 05, 2010
With word that the House is likely to take up the repeal of the health insurance industry anti-trust exemption it is now clear the Democratic leadership has begun Plan B.
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Slimy bribes make Americans skeptical about health reform

Mike Stephens February 03, 2010
If you want to understand why voters in the recent Massachusetts Senate election were so angry, here’s your answer.
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Obama attacks health reform stalemate with targeted solutions

 Diana Manos January 28, 2010
After facing a tough year with his healthcare reform agenda, President Barack Obama urged bipartisan cooperation during his State of the Union speech Wednesday night.
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Is there a 'Plan B' for healthcare reform?

 Robert Laszewski January 27, 2010
As the State of the Union approaches, there are lots of reports about a healthcare reform “Plan B” — pushing through the Senate bill with a parallel corrections bill that could be passed in the Senate using reconciliation rules.
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Stakeholders urge Congress for more Medicaid funding

 Diana Manos January 25, 2010
Hundreds of federal and state stakeholders are urging Congressional leaders to extend Medicaid funding established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Massachusetts senate election may hurt chances for health reform

Diana Manos January 20, 2010
Republican Scott Brown's defeat of Democrat Martha Coakley for a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts will figure prominently in the healthcare reform battle on Capitol Hill.
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Coalition presses Congress for medical liability reform

 Diana Manos January 19, 2010
As Congressional leaders negotiate the merging of House and Senate healthcare reform bills, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access is pressing for any final legislation to retain and strengthen current medical liability reform provisions.
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Actuaries detail healthcare reform concerns to Congressional leaders

 Industry News Release January 15, 2010
The American Academy of Actuaries has detailed concerns for congressional leaders to consider as they negotiate combining the House and Senate versions of healthcare reform legislation.
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Premier offers Congress its ideas for healthcare reform

 Healthcare Finance News Staff January 13, 2010
Premier healthcare alliance, which encompasses 2,300 not-for profit hospitals and health systems and more than 63,000 other healthcare organizations, addressed healthcare reform in a letter to Congressional leadership Jan. 12.
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118 health groups ask for equal Medicaid, Medicare rates

 Chelsey Ledue January 13, 2010
Healthcare organizations have sent a letter to House and Senate leaders urging equality in Medicaid and Medicare rates for primary care services.
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