The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percent to 9.4 percent in Dec. 2010, with nonfarm payroll employment increasing by 103,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The new Congress will try again to repeal a tax-reporting requirement in the healthcare reform law that could be very burdensome to small businesses such as surgery centers and physicians offices, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
The implementation of a rapid screening process could improve patient flow during surges in patient volume without affecting rates of return to the emergency department, according to a study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
A report to Congress by MedPac on regional variations in Medicare service use has found that Medicare use varies significantly across the country, with use 30 percent greater in higher-use areas compared to lower-use areas.
In one of its most detailed defenses of the healthcare reform law, the Obama administration listed at least 15 benefits for consumers, without mentioning the law's controversial mandate to buy health insurance or provider-oriented changes such as accountable care organizations.
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The Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, which was created just after healthcare reform passed and is tasked with implementing reform provisions in the insurance industry, has become part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, according to…
As the House readies for a vote next week to repeal the healthcare reform law, HHS is preparing to release a list of ways a repeal would negatively affect tens of millions of Americans, according to a report by the…
Somnia Anesthesia Services has issued a white paper titled "Five Warning Signs of Suboptimal Anesthesia Management."
Andrew Cuomo, the new Democratic Governor of New York, plans to reduce state Medicaid spending by $2.1 billion, which amounts to more than $4 billion in total Medicaid reductions when federal matching funds are included, according to a report by…
Within hours of being sworn in as the new Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker authorized Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to join a federal lawsuit in Florida challenging the healthcare reform law's mandate for individuals to buy health…