In an interview, Nicholas Wolter, MD, CEO of the Billings (Mont.) Clinic and a former commissioner of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, said reducing healthcare costs will be crucial for health reform, according to a report by KULR TV in Billings.
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Temporary federal subsidies that have been underwriting COBRA health insurance coverage for the unemployed are due to expire within weeks, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.
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The Senate Democratic Leadership has released its health reform bill for floor debate and eventually a vote by the full Senate, following passage earlier this month of a companion House bill, according to news reports.
The Illinois Department of Health has launched its first Web site where patients can review pricing and quality data about the state's hospitals and surgery centers, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
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A survey of 13,000 physician and nurse executives, conducted by the American College of Physician Executives, found that most healthcare organizations still experience disruptive behaviors by medical professionals even one year after a zero-tolerance policy was required by The Joint…
Chip Kahn has been a major player in Washington for many years — as a health policy adviser to key Republican Senators, a representative of the health insurance industry and now as president for the past eight years of the…
The new president of the Illinois Hospital Association said she is concerned about hospital mandates in the House and Senate health reform bills, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
By a vote of 315 to 199, AMA delegates reaffirmed the association's support of the health reform bills in Congress, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal Washington Wire.
The Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation has recognized five hospitals in the state for their work in creating solutions to various healthcare challenges, according to a report in the Wichita Business Journal.