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How to get seniors to the doctor?
By Staff WriterMuch has been made of the "silver tsunami" which threatens to overwhelm federal entitlement programs, but the medical transport industry is also bracing for a deluge of patients and grappling with ways to get seniors to the care they need.
June 30, 2011
Meet me in VegasI believe the meetings in the insurance and financial service industry are really important.
June 30, 2011
Guinta Fights PPACA Enrollment ProvisionRep. Frank Guinta has introduced H.R. 2206, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act of 2011.
June 30, 2011
Doctors, others, gear up for Medicare reform fightA coalition of some 270 health care groups has formed to fight the creation of a new panel, known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board, mandated by the health care reform law and tasked with reigning in Medicare spending.
June 30, 2011
FAST Act would slow down fraudstersA new bill has been introduced by a bipartisan group in the Senate, which is aimed at reducing the tens of billions of dollars lost to health care fraud and waste each year.
June 30, 2011
Embracing regulatory changeIn answering five questions with us, one of our readers says he has taken the approach of embracing regulatory change, and why not? It's inevitable, right?
June 30, 2011
GAO: IRS Behind on PPACAThe U.S. Government Accountability Office says Internal Revenue Service top managers must do more to ensure smooth implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
June 30, 2011
Doctors, others, gear up for Medicare reform fightA coalition of some 270 health care groups has formed to fight the creation of a new panel, known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board, mandated by the health care reform law and tasked with reigning in Medicare spending.