White House Officially Names Berwick As Pick To Head CMS
President Obama released a statement today naming Dr. Donald Berwick to head up the agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid, and praised his approach to health care.
Archives: Morning Breakouts
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First Edition: April 20, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including ongoing coverage of health reform's political implications as well as action taken by the nation's two largest insurers to meet a requirement of the new health law early.
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Two Large Health Insurers Extend Coverage To Young Adults
WellPoint and UnitedHealth announce plans to allow young adults to stay on their parents' health insurance policies in advance of the date set in the new health law.
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Obama Camp, Industry Shift From Political Battle To Implementation Focus
President Barack Obama's administration is making decisions about who will head up different efforts in the implementation of the health overhaul law. Industry and other interests also are gearing up.
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Health Law Hits Consumers, Companies In Complex Ways
News outlets report on the new health law's impact on various segments of the population, including the self-employed, small business owners and seniors.
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Today’s OpEds: Heritage Disputes Obama’s Claims On Health Law; Florida Nursing Home Reforms In Danger
A selection of opinions and editorials.
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Avian Flu’s Endurance In 5 Countries Poses Global Threat To Human Health, FAO Official Says
Though the world has made "great strides" in eliminating H5N1 (avian flu) from poultry since the "peak of its outbreak in 2006" in 63 countries, the virus persists in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam, VOA News reports (DeCapua, 4/16).
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Panel To Save Medicare Costs Irks Lawmakers
A Medicare panel meant to help lawmakers make tough choices about cutting costs in the program has drawn bipartisan ire.
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Consumers: How Will Health Reform Affect Insurance Premiums?
A prevailing question in the wake of the health overhaul is whether it will lower
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House Markup Of Supplemental Spending Bill That Includes Haiti Relief Delayed One Week
A supplemental spending bill that is expected to include earthquake relief aid for Haiti will be considered by the full House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee during the week of April 26 and will not be written this week as several aides and members had anticipated, C.W. Bill Young, the committee's ranking Republican from Florida, said, CQ Today reports."We were going to try to go to the full committee next week," Young said on Thursday, noting, "I think that's slipped a week."
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Health Care A Key Factor In Some Congressional Races
Doctors are running for Congress and a third party will challenge some Democrats who opposed the health overhaul.
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Ga. Couple Allegedly Took Medicare, Medicaid Payments While Patients Were Shorted Food, Medicine
A Georgia couple was arraigned on Medicare, Medicaid fraud charges involving three nursing homes they ran. Meanwhile, in Florida, officials say they are receiving an increase in tips about fraud from a Miami hotline.
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State Roundup: Calif. Hospitals Billing Questioned; N.Y. Hospitals Among The Weakest Financially In The Nation
States struggle with various health care policy issues.
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Senate Committee Targets Claim Rejections By Health Insurers
A Senate committee has sent letters to two more insurance companies that have denied coverage for nuclear stress tests, imaging tests that are used to identify heart-attack causing artery blockage.
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Michigan Medical Equipment Suppliers Unhappy About Medicare Competitive Bidding
Crain's Detroit Business reports on a regulatory change by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that "could put a crimp on hospital-based medical home product subsidiaries and hundreds of other Michigan-based vendors," an industry that has been growing.
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First Edition: April 19, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that explore and analyze issues related to the implementation and impact of the health reform law.
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Health Insurance Roundup: N.Y.’s High Costs, COBRA Concerns, High-Risk Pools
News outlets are covering various aspects of the health insurance industry, especially in light of health reform.
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Health Reform Rhetoric Heating Up Congressional, State Campaigns
From California to Pennsylvania, in Senate, House and Attorney General races, candidates are trying to use the health law to their political advantage.
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