President Obama's health reform is failing because the U.S. healthcare system is too big and complex to be changed through New Deal-style legislation, according to an opinion piece by Daniel Henninger in the Wall Street Journal.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Fifteen states have opted out of the physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Note: States listed in alphabetical order.
The American Medical Association offered recommendations on immediate actions the Obama administration can take to curb fraud in the healthcare system at a day-long summit sponsored by the federal government, according to an AMA news release.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I recall of Exel/Exelint Huber needles, Exel/Exelint Huber Infusion Sets and Exel/Exelint "Securetouch+" Safety Huber Infusion Sets, manufactured by Nipro Medical Corporation for Exelint International Corporation, according to an FDA…
Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents Michel De Jesus Huarte, Alyd Dazza, Ricco Dazza, Monika Blacio, Dayron Porrata and Wally Proenza were sentenced for various offenses including conspiracy to commit Medicare fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aggravated identity theft, which…
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"The prospect of being hanged focuses the mind wonderfully," Samuel Johnson said. Physician-owned hospitals, which would be stopped dead under the health reform bills, have therefore monitored the bill-making process oh-so very carefully.
Congressional Democrats appear to have postponed efforts to pass health reform following the loss of their 60-vote, filibuster-proof Senate majority in a special election in Massachusetts, according to a report by the New York Times.
A bill has been introduced in the Illinois Senate that would significantly increase the cost of licensing fees for ambulatory surgical facilities and hospitals in Illinois, according to Julie Sullivan, a healthcare attorney with McGuireWoods.
Georgia lawmakers are working to find a way to avoid a hospital tax that has been proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to cover Medicaid losses, according to a report by the Telegraph.
New York Governor David Paterson is hoping to add tighter restrictions on medical device and pharmaceutical industry sales representatives' relationships with physicians to his proposed 2010-2011 budget, according to a report in the Massachusetts Medical Devices Journal.