Vermont Legislators are currently considering legislation that would create "building blocks" toward a single-payor health system for the state, according to a Burlington Free Press report.
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HHS has now issued more than 1,000 temporary waivers for specific insurers that delay implementation this year of coverage limits under the healthcare reform law, according to a report by The Hill. The addition of 126 new waivers on Friday…
Republican governors' escalating campaign for Medicaid block grants has many implications for the healthcare system, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.
Senate Democrats have given up on confirming Don Berwick, MD, as CMS administrator, now that Republicans have demonstrated they have enough votes to block his nomination, according to a report by Politico.
A Billings, Mont.-based anesthesiologist was sentenced Wednesday to three years of federal probation for prescription drug fraud, according to a Billings Gazette report.
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In their efforts to balance the federal budget, House Republican leaders are making plans to defund the healthcare reform law and cut Medicare and Medicaid, according to reports from several publications.
In a letter to the Obama administration, Republicans senators showed they have enough votes to deny Don Berwick, MD, confirmation as CMS director by the end of the year, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
The federal judge in Florida who struck down the healthcare reform law has granted a stay on that ruling during appeal, as long as the Obama administration files its appeal within seven days, according to a report by the Wall…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is suing the United Football League for damages, late fees, attorneys' fees and other relief after the UFL racked up $224,500 in charges from the clinic and failed to pay medical bills sent last July, according…
Legislation currently being considered by the Utah House of Representative's Health and Welfare Committee includes language that would move the state's Medicaid program away from a fee-for-service model to a managed care approach that awards positive outcomes, according to a…