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Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms plans may be modified

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley could be modifying his plans for reforms this week in an attempt to prevent a cross-party revolt among critics who fear that the changes would lead to the fragmentation of the NHS.

30 Jan 2012

Aged care needs an immediate boost

According to coalition of 28 groups, including health professionals, unions and charitable organisations the aged-care system needs to be overhauled and improved to avoid an imminent crisis. They warn that the aged-care system, designed in the 1960s needs to be revamped.

30 Jan 2012

In Florida, GOP presidential hopefuls wrestle with health policy issues

The candidates appear to be proceeding with caution regarding politically risky plans to overhaul Medicare while painting opponents in a harsh light.

30 Jan 2012

HHS denies Texas' request for MLR waiver

On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services rejected Texas' request to delay implementation of the health law's medical-loss ratio requirement.

30 Jan 2012

HHS denies Texas request for waiver from MLR insurance rule

The medical loss ratio rule is in the federal health law.

30 Jan 2012

Gingrich: Romney couldn't 'defend himself' on health care in debate against Obama

News organizations are covering the increasingly bitter Florida presidential primary race, which includes attacks on Mitt Romney's health care record by Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum.

30 Jan 2012

Research roundup: Families in high deductible plans more likely to delay care; Cancer screening prevalence

Delayed And Forgone Care For Families With Chronic Conditions In High-Deductible Health Plans -- Researchers studied 208 families in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and 370 in traditional health plans who had children and at least one family member with a chronic condition.

30 Jan 2012

House GOP waits for high court to decide individual mandate issue

Part of the rationale for not including the provision in the Republican repeal strategy is to avoid giving the Supreme Court justices a reason not to strike it down.

30 Jan 2012

House GOP renews demand for Obama's health reform-related memos

The New Yorker on Monday published an in-depth look at previously unreleased White House documents, including some related to negotiations surrounding the development and passage of the health law.

27 Jan 2012

Survey: Mass. health law increased coverage, but struggles on cost

The journal Health Affairs has a new study analyzing the effects of the 2006 Massachusetts health insurance law.

27 Jan 2012

First Edition: January 27, 2012

Now on Kaiser Health News' blog, Christian Torres reports on a speech given at the Care Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C., by Marilyn Tavenner, the president's nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about the health law's accomplishments: "Tavenner will likely make some of the same arguments for the law and CMS initiatives when – or if – she encounters a grilling at her yet-to-be scheduled Senate confirmation hearing.

27 Jan 2012

Republican leadership prepares 'replace' plan should Supreme Court strike health law

Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., who chairs the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee, said Republicans will be ready with a replacement package if the health law is ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Also in the news, CQ HealthBeat reports the insurance industry expects to see legislation in the Senate to exempt brokers' fees from the medical-loss ratio. Meanwhile, Sen. Jon Kyl, R- Ariz., wants to use war savings to pay for the Medicare "doc fix."

27 Jan 2012

Longer looks: The Obama memos on health reform, Romney's Medicare mistake?, Flu 2012

The President's caution, and his concern about business, can be seen in the way he dealt with major interest groups. ... His health-insurance bill was crafted by building support from a delicate alliance of interest groups, and Obama personally guided the effort.

27 Jan 2012

Viewpoints: Health care is MIA in the State of the Union; Gingrich's earnings for health views

President Obama's largest legislative accomplishment to date was the passage of the health care reform law, which has been going into effect in stages, with regulations currently being written for the most substantial changes due to take effect in 2014. So it is odd the President mentioned health care only briefly, and in passing, in his State of the Union address last night.

27 Jan 2012

State roundup: Conn. home worker demand soars; Family planning providers dwindle in Texas; Florida legislation on health budgets, prices, abortion

Ensuring that there are enough direct care workers to meet the growing demand is one of the most significant challenges facing state officials as they try to dramatically expand the availability of home-based long-term care. ... Home care work is often sensitive, challenging and poorly compensated.

27 Jan 2012

First Edition: January 26, 2012

Today's health policy headlines include reports about House GOP plans to offer a 'replace' bill after the Supreme Court rules on the health law.

26 Jan 2012

New super PAC ad attacks Romney's health care record

Newt Gingrich's super PAC is out with an ad launching a new attack on Mitt Romney's health care record in Massachusetts - and reviving stories about his plan's influence on "Obamacare."

25 Jan 2012

Congressional negotiators begin talks on payroll tax cut, 'doc fix'

Although Demcratic and Republican lawmakers differ on how to pay for it, they seem to agree there needs to be a deal in order to prevent a deep, scheduled cut in Medicare physician payments.

25 Jan 2012

States continue to wrestle with politics surrounding the development of health exchanges

Iowa should debate a key health-reform program in public so the program doesn't get twisted in favor of the insurance industry, consumer-group advocates said today. Legislators last year failed to reach agreement on how to set up a state health-insurance exchange.

25 Jan 2012

Abortion foes take aggressive position in 2012 debate

As part of their election-year strategy, some anti-abortion groups plan to force President Obama and congressional Democrats into a corner on an abortion-related issue.

25 Jan 2012

Health Reform News and Research

Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms plans may be modified

Aged care needs an immediate boost

In Florida, GOP presidential hopefuls wrestle with health policy issues

HHS denies Texas' request for MLR waiver

HHS denies Texas request for waiver from MLR insurance rule

Gingrich: Romney couldn't 'defend himself' on health care in debate against Obama

Research roundup: Families in high deductible plans more likely to delay care; Cancer screening prevalence

House GOP waits for high court to decide individual mandate issue

House GOP renews demand for Obama's health reform-related memos

Survey: Mass. health law increased coverage, but struggles on cost

First Edition: January 27, 2012

Republican leadership prepares 'replace' plan should Supreme Court strike health law

Longer looks: The Obama memos on health reform, Romney's Medicare mistake?, Flu 2012

Viewpoints: Health care is MIA in the State of the Union; Gingrich's earnings for health views

State roundup: Conn. home worker demand soars; Family planning providers dwindle in Texas; Florida legislation on health budgets, prices, abortion

First Edition: January 26, 2012

New super PAC ad attacks Romney's health care record

Congressional negotiators begin talks on payroll tax cut, 'doc fix'

States continue to wrestle with politics surrounding the development of health exchanges

Abortion foes take aggressive position in 2012 debate

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