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Explaining the new House bill

Several news outlets have explainers on the House bill, which was unveiled yesterday.

30 Oct 2009

Government to decide on payment for doctors who use medical-imaging

The government is weighing whether to cut Medicare payments to physicians who use medical-imaging machines to screen patients for diseases like cancer and heart problems. The decision could come as early as Friday. Lawmakers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services see the cuts as a way to prevent overuse of the technology, which drives up health care costs.

30 Oct 2009

BCBSA's statement on the new government-run health plan

The 39 independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies strongly support passing bipartisan comprehensive healthcare reform this year that will expand access to affordable coverage and rein in costs for everyone. We agree with the goal of the legislation to cover all Americans.

30 Oct 2009

First Choice Health Services to be included in the top-performing home health agencies in the US

First Choice Health Services, Inc. today announced that it has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite , a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States.

30 Oct 2009

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by HMS Holdings

HMS Holdings Corp. today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2009.

30 Oct 2009

Pelosi's remarks at a rally to unveil the Affordable Health Care for America Act

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders, Committee Chairs, Members of Congress and Americans who are struggling under the current health care system held a rally on the West Front of the Capitol this morning to unveil H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks.

30 Oct 2009

Identifying at risk dialysis units in the U.S. under the bundle payment system

The proposed Medicare "bundled" payment system for dialysis is likely to reduce government reimbursements for dialysis units in certain regions of the United States and for some types of facilities, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.

30 Oct 2009

CMS recognizes Priority Health’s Medicare plan with a 5-star rating

Priority Health’s Medicare plan was recognized with a 5-star rating by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It is the only plan in Michigan to earn the top rating two years in a row.

30 Oct 2009

BioScrip reports revenues of $333.5 million for the third quarter of 2009

BioScrip, Inc. today announced third quarter net income of $5.7 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, on revenues of $333.5 million. These results compare to net income of $1.4 million, or $0.04 per share, on revenues of $359.4 million for the third quarter of 2008. Third quarter 2009 EBITDAO was $8.9 million compared to $5.3 million for the same period a year ago.

30 Oct 2009

Coventry Health Care announces consolidated results for the third quarter of 2009

Coventry Health Care, Inc. today reported consolidated operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Operating revenues totaled $3.4 billion for the quarter with GAAP net earnings of $70.6 million, or $0.48 earnings per diluted share (EPS).

30 Oct 2009

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by Magellan Health Services

Magellan Health Services, Inc. today reported net income of $31.0 million, or $.88 per diluted common share, and segment profit of $64.5 million for the third quarter of 2009. The Company also increased guidance for the full year to the upper half of its previously disclosed range.

30 Oct 2009

AMERIGROUP announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

AMERIGROUP Corporation today announced that net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $22.5 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, versus $37.9 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2008. Third quarter earnings are in line with the preliminary earnings range that the Company issued on October 26, 2009, and reflect elevated medical costs associated with the onset of what appears to be a severe flu season due to the H1N1 virus.

30 Oct 2009

Current measurement of diabetes care quality is complex and cumbersome, says NCDP

The National Changing Diabetes® Program (NCDP) announced today results of a study that found extraordinary variety in the measurement of clinical processes critical to optimal diabetes management such as blood pressure and glucose levels.

30 Oct 2009

Universal Health Services announces third quarter 2009 financial results; reports increased net revenues

Universal Health Services, Inc. announced today that its reported net income attributable to UHS was $51.1 million, or an increase of 41% to $1.03 per diluted share, during the third quarter of 2009 as compared to $37.0 million, or $.73 per diluted share, during the comparable quarter of the prior year.

30 Oct 2009

Republicans assail 'freight train of more mandates' in House health bill

ABC News reports: "Republicans, as expected, assailed the Pelosi bill, saying its 1,990 pages don't reflect any change. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, billed it as a 'government takeover of the health care system.'

30 Oct 2009

Vitamin D deficiency may account for increased risk of end-stage renal disease in African Americans

Low levels of vitamin D may account for nearly 60 percent of the elevated risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in African Americans, according to a report in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

30 Oct 2009

Iowa medical home provides lessons for health care reform

The Associated Press looks at what benefits medical homes may bring to health care by looking at one in Iowa: "A thousand miles from the health care debate in Washington, Dr. Don Klitgaard and his colleagues are carrying out their own reform in a small Iowa community."

29 Oct 2009

Current, former Mass. Governors agree: Feds should do more than their states' model to address costs

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, and former Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, both say that federal health reform plans should do more to address rising costs than their state's initiative.

29 Oct 2009

A look at the public insurance options -- What exists and who would have access under proposed reforms

One news outlet studies the practical meaning of public insurance option by examining some of the approaches that are already in existence. Meanwhile, another examines the number of people who would have access to the public plan. And a former insurance executive takes issue with the industry's current stance.

29 Oct 2009

Lawmakers try to weed out fraud and waste

Lawmakers target Medicare and Medicaid fraud to generate greater savings in health care reform while doctors worry about efforts to cut waste.

29 Oct 2009

Medicare News and Research

Explaining the new House bill

Government to decide on payment for doctors who use medical-imaging

BCBSA's statement on the new government-run health plan

First Choice Health Services to be included in the top-performing home health agencies in the US

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by HMS Holdings

Pelosi's remarks at a rally to unveil the Affordable Health Care for America Act

Identifying at risk dialysis units in the U.S. under the bundle payment system

CMS recognizes Priority Health’s Medicare plan with a 5-star rating

BioScrip reports revenues of $333.5 million for the third quarter of 2009

Coventry Health Care announces consolidated results for the third quarter of 2009

Third-quarter fiscal 2009 results announced by Magellan Health Services

AMERIGROUP announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Current measurement of diabetes care quality is complex and cumbersome, says NCDP

Universal Health Services announces third quarter 2009 financial results; reports increased net revenues

Republicans assail 'freight train of more mandates' in House health bill

Vitamin D deficiency may account for increased risk of end-stage renal disease in African Americans

Iowa medical home provides lessons for health care reform

Current, former Mass. Governors agree: Feds should do more than their states' model to address costs

A look at the public insurance options -- What exists and who would have access under proposed reforms

Lawmakers try to weed out fraud and waste

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