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House Takes Back Medicare Provider Rate Cut
By Allison BellMembers of the U.S. House of Representatives have voted 243-183 for H.R. 3962, a bill that would repeal a 21% Medicare physician fee reduction that is set to take effect in January 2010.
November 20, 2009
Senate Health Bill: Lincoln, Landrieu Boost Effort To Move Ahead With DebateMembers of the Senate have started debating whether they ought to debate the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill, and Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mary Landrieu now say they favor letting the bill come up for discussion.
November 19, 2009
Senate Health Bill: Antitrust Lurks In The WingsDrafters left health insurer antitrust repeal out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill, but a repeal amendment probably will surface when the bill reaches the Senate floor.
November 19, 2009
Industry Groups: The Reid Bill Won't WorkInsurance carrier and producer groups say they believe the Senate's new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill would backfire, by making health care and private health coverage even harder to afford than they are today.
November 19, 2009
Reid Lugs Out Senate Health BillThe main Senate health bill -- the 2,074-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- has arrived.
November 19, 2009
HR 3961: Repeal on payment formulaAccess to senior care became a hot topic in Congress once again this week as the House prepared for a vote on H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009.
November 19, 2009
Frank-Dodd's power mad power grabMaybe Glenn Beck isn't a paranoid crybaby after all. With Palin and PelosiCare occupying pundits, it's easy to miss the Frank-Dodd move to "regulate" (i.e....
November 19, 2009
Senate Democrats Unveil Health Reform BillBill likely to be considered by full Senate this weekend