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Medicare home health care may soon carry charge
By staff WriterIn contrast to current Medicare policy, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has issued a new recommendation that seniors be charged co-payments for home health care visits.
January 18, 2011
H.R. 2: The Evening ShowHouse leaders scheduled a vote on H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act bill, to take place just as many civic-minded citizens were coming home from work and flipping on C-SPAN.
January 17, 2011
Ohio Looks Hard at Medicaid CostsOhio Gov. John Kasich has established a new office to improve the state's Medicaid program and develop strategies to contain its costs.
January 17, 2011
PPACA: Illinois Signs Up 1,000 with Existing ConditionsEnrollment in the federally-funded Illinois Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (IPXP) exceeds 1,000 members, the Illinois Department of Insurance announced.
January 17, 2011
Ohio Looks Hard at Medicaid CostsOhio Gov. John Kasich has established a new office to improve the state's Medicaid program and develop strategies to contain its costs.
January 17, 2011
MedAmerica Offers Reimbursement PolicyMedAmerica announced the introduction of a long term care insurance reimbursement product.
January 17, 2011
House Begins Debate on H.R. 2Republicans today made good on their promises to get a federal health care law repeal bill to the House floor.
January 17, 2011
Would you hire these guys?The door opens and you step into the elevator. Instantly, you recognize the other person on the elevator as the prime prospect you've been trying to reach for weeks.