The Senate yesterday rejected a Republican bill to repeal the "grandfather" clause in the healthcare reform law, according to a Baltimore Business Journal report.
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Four Republican Senators are asking the CMS actuary for the data behind his findings that enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans would shrink due to funding cuts under healthcare reform, according to a report by the Hill.
The Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists and the Colorado Medical Society have filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court aimed at stopping CRNAs from administering anesthesia in rural hospitals without physician supervision after the Colorado governor elected to opt out the…
Draft regulations under the healthcare reform law to limit insurers' non-medical expenses include five key issues on how the limit should be calculated and implemented, according to a report by the Hill.
Lawmakers will introduce legislation to upgrade Washington's medical-error reporting program in January in response to a report that showed problems with the current system, according to a Seattle Post-Intelligencer report.
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The president and the director of the N.C. Society of Anesthesiologists defended the state's requirement that physicians supervise nurse anesthetists when providing anesthesia in an op-ed article published in the News & Observer.
Four major federal enforcement laws, from the antitrust law to the anti-kickback law, will impede efforts by hospitals and other providers to create accountable care organizations, the AHA stated in a letter to CMS, the Federal Trade Commission and the…
Colorado has joined 15 other states in allowing certified registered nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without physician supervision, according to a Huffington Post report.
In a recent letter to the AMA, the Maine Medical Association urged state societies to set aside "petty bickering" over healthcare reform and lobby with one voice on HHS rulemaking for the reform law, according to a report by the…
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission held its first public meeting on Friday, according to an AHA News Now report.