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Increase in Medicare Payments to Physicians This Year Will Raise Beneficiaries’ Part B Premiums More Than Expected Next Year, Officials Say

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Obesity, Inactivity Cost California $21.7B in Medical Care, Workers’ Compensation, Lost Productivity Since 2000, Study Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Impact of Colds Costs United States $39.5B Per Year in Lost Work Days, Inappropriate Care, Study Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Florida Lawmakers Approve $1B in Cuts to Final State Budget, Including $146M from Health and Human Services Programs

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

President Obama’s Budget Request Includes $828B for HHS

May 8, 2009 Morning Briefing

Analysis Estimates That States Face Combined $100B Budget Gap by Fiscal Year 2010, Which Could Prompt Cuts in Programs Such as Medicaid

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

More Than 30,000 Medicaid Providers in Seven States Owe More Than $1B in Federal Taxes, GAO Report Finds

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Congress Might Have To Reconsider Plans to Cut $10B From Medicaid in Light of Hurricane Aftermath, Senate Majority Leader Frist Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

President Bush’s Proposal Would Reduce Medicaid Spending by $8.5B Through 2010, Less Than Administration Estimates, CBO Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

More Than 32,500 People Die of Common Medical Errors in Hospitals Each Year, Costing $9.3B, Study Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Reducing Medical Residents’ Hours Would Cost $2.5B Annually, Study Says

May 22, 2009 Morning Briefing

Bush Administration Predicts Record $482B Deficit in FY 2009; Projection Could Affect Next President’s Spending Plan, Including on Health Care

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Proposal Would Create Near-Universal Health Care Coverage in California; Report Estimates $1B Increase in Medicare Hospital Payments in FY 2006

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Staffing Issues at Social Security Administration Could Be Further Affected by Medicare Beneficiaries’ Questions About Part B Premium Increases, GAO Report Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

GAO Report Says VA Used Prewar Data To Calculate Veterans’ Health Care Costs, Contributing to $3B Budget Shortfall Since 2005

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

CQ’s Carey Addresses Medicare Part B Premium Increase, Not-For-Profit Hospitals’ Charity Care, Physician Pressure To Address Scheduled Medicare Payment Cuts

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Bush Signs Bill Providing $51.8B in Hurricane Relief, Says Government Working To Ease Rules on Public Health Insurance, Other Benefits

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

Senate Approves $2.2T FY 2004 Budget Plan Including $400B Over 10 Years for Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

$7.7B For H1N1 Included In House War-Spending Bill; India Says Developed Countries Can Do More To Prevent Spread

June 17, 2009 Morning Briefing

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly passed a $106 billion war-funding bill, which “included 7.7 billion to help the nation prepare for an outbreak of the H1N1 virus, the so-called swine flu,” the Washington Times reports.

UnitedHealth Group Offers 15 Recommendations To Reduce Federal Health Spending by $540B Over 10 Years

May 28, 2009 Morning Briefing