Last-Minute Senate Skirmishes Could Cause Setbacks For Easy Passage Of The ‘Doc Fix’
One of the main objections is from conservatives who are concerned that the measure's $214 billion cost is not fully paid for.
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One of the main objections is from conservatives who are concerned that the measure's $214 billion cost is not fully paid for.
The Associated Press notes that efforts to repeal the health law also play into the current congressional landscape.
Though Wednesday is the day of reckoning for 2014 federal taxes, various states have been holding special enrollment periods for people who realize the cost of not having insurance in 2014 and want to take steps to avert an even more costly repeat in 2015.
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Health Diagnostics Laboratory and Singulex have agreed to pay at least $47 million and $1.5 million respectively to settle Justice Department allegations they paid doctors kickbacks and conducted unnecessary testing. Neither admitted liability.
A report by the Obama administration lists complaints about the systems used and fees charged by companies to store and share digital health records. In other agency news, the Food and Drug Administration is set to expedite medical device reviews in cases of life-threatening conditions. And at NIH, researchers say that oversight paperwork is getting in the way of their work.
Addressing domestic spending issues and reshaping Medicare are high on their to-do list. In other news from Capitol Hill, some Senate conservatives are not quite ready to give full backing to the pending Medicare "doc fix" plan.
The Commonwealth Fund examined the nation's four most-populous states and found that people who live in Texas and Florida, both of which have opposed Obamacare, report more difficulties than residents of California and New York, which both guarantee coverage within the state.
Media outlets explore the ramifications of a Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell in various states. Meanwhile, Massachusetts consumers continue to encounter problems signing up for coverage and a study deems the federal exchange more efficient than state exchanges.
In Montana, a plan to expand the low-income health insurance program gained an initial green light from the state House of Representatives. Meanwhille, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, remains hopeful about his state's prospects to continue the expanded Medicaid. And news outlets also provide the latest on the expansion issue in Kansas and Florida.
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The bill, which spurred emotional opposition, would end parents' ability to get vaccine waivers for their kids based on personal beliefs.
Laws that tighten access to abortion have been enacted in Arkansas, Arizona and Kansas. Meanwhile, another such proposal is moving through the Oklahoma state house.
The Associated Press reports that since the summer, the number of vets waiting more than 30 or 60 days for non-emergency care has basically remained steady, and the number of medical appointments that take longer than 90 days to complete has nearly doubled.
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