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What's next? Senate prepares to consider House-passed reconciliation fixes

The Washington Post: "The year-long battle over reshaping more than one-sixth of the U.S. economy will now move across the Capitol. The House's approval of the Senate's version of health-care legislation ... also will send to the Senate a 153-page package of amendments to that legislation." Democrats there will use the "reconciliation rule to try to pass the revisions based on a simple majority."

23 Mar 2010

Republicans sharpen attacks after health vote

Even before the final vote, Republicans began relentlessly assailing lawmakers who supported the legislation, suggesting Democrats are spendthrift and proponents of big government. … A fresh multimillion-dollar wave of television and radio advertisements was to begin Tuesday morning, with groups on both sides of the contentious health care issue trying to influence the lasting impressions about the long legislative debate.

23 Mar 2010

BCBSGA, OneSight bring regional clinic to Georgia to provide free vision care for school children

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and OneSight®, a Luxottica Group Foundation have teamed to bring a regional clinic to Georgia from today, Monday, March 22, through Friday, March 26. Clayton County, Henry County and Spalding County Schools pre-selected approximately 600 students from kindergarten through high school based on their financial and vision needs to receive free vision care, including full vision exams and new eyewear.

23 Mar 2010

Pelosi, Emanuel, Clyburn among those Dems who played pivotal role in House health bill passage

The Hill: "Nancy Pelosi showed Sunday why she is one of the most powerful Speakers in history. In shepherding one of the most controversial bills through the House, Pelosi achieved what some thought what was impossible after Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts two months ago.

23 Mar 2010

Omnyx launches Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products

Omnyx, a joint venture of GE Healthcare and The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, today announced the launch of a Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products, technology, and use for clinical applications.

23 Mar 2010

NPAF applauds Congressional Democrats for supporting health insurance reform

The National Patient Advocate Foundation -- a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of creating avenues of improved patient access to health care through public policy reform at the state and federal levels -- today praised Congressional Democrats for their courageous support of health insurance reform that will expand health insurance coverage and restrict the ability of insurance companies to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions.

23 Mar 2010

Obama to sign Senate health reform bill Tuesday

President Obama will sign the Senate health care reform bill on Tuesday "aides said, in an effort to build momentum for the Senate to complete its fixes on the legislation," The New York Times reports. "The ceremony, scheduled to take place on the White House South Lawn, is expected to include members of Congress, doctors and nurses and ordinary Americans who will benefit from the bill" (Zeleny, 3/22).

23 Mar 2010

Next step: Selling the health bill to the public before November

Politico reports on the next health care battle: using the bill just passed to gain congressional seats in the midterm elections. "Starting Monday, a coalition of progressive groups — from labor unions to health care advocates — will sink millions of dollars into television advertising and sponsor grassroots events in swing House districts thanking Democrats for passing the law and highlighting its importance for average Americans.

23 Mar 2010

How the Senate will tackle health reform now

Kaiser Health News staff writer Mary Agnes Carey offers a guide to some of the phrases being used as the health reform reconciliation bill moves to the Senate.

23 Mar 2010

How the health bill would affect you

Kaiser Health News has a Q & A for consumers, detailing who would have to get health insurance, what programs are available to help them afford it and how the legislation would affect seniors and young adults (Galewitz, 3/21).

23 Mar 2010

AAHSA commends the U.S. House of Representatives for passing health reform legislation

We commend the U.S. House of Representatives for passing health reform legislation. Our country has a moral imperative to provide affordable access to health care, and this legislation will help do just that through significant improvements to Medicare, Medicaid and long-term care services.

23 Mar 2010

SBE Council President issues statement on passage of health care bill

The health care bill that President Obama will sign into law is not one that will help small businesses. Supporters of the bill, including the President himself, erroneously claim that small businesses will be helped by the legislation. Such statements are pure fantasy.

22 Mar 2010

Today's opinions and editorials: Some see house voting in the interest of the majority while others decry bipartisan, costly effort

I know, I know, Democracy's dead, the Union's crumbling and "big guvment" is knocking down your door to deliver forced proctology exams — without latex gloves. ... Well, my friends, get a grip. What really happened, finally, is a House elected by a majority decided to act in the majority's interest. What happened is the start of an effort to fix a problem that sooner or later touches everyone.

22 Mar 2010

Obama savors health care victory, prepares for tough road ahead

President Barack Obama is planning to "begin an immediate public relations blitz aimed at turning around Americans' opinion of the health-care bill. … Reshaping the legislation's image will take place in three phases, White House aides said: the immediate aftermath; the seven months until the November midterm elections; and the several years that follow, during which many provisions in the measure will gradually take effect."

22 Mar 2010

Pharmacy provisions in health care reform bill will help pharmacists improve patient outcomes: NCPA

Pharmacy provisions included in health care reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives will improve community pharmacists' ability to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs, the National Community Pharmacists Association said today.

22 Mar 2010

House passes historic health care reform legislation

House Democrats scored a historic victory in the century-long battle to reform the nation's health-care system late Sunday night. ... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues erupted in cheers and hugs as the votes were counted, while Republicans who had fought the Democratic efforts on health-care reform for more than a year appeared despondent.

22 Mar 2010

Gentofte University Hospital deploys iMDsoft's MetaVision in its newly-built ICU

iMDsoft®, a global leader in hospital-wide clinical information systems, has been selected by Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark, to deploy MetaVision® in its newly-built, state-of-the-art, ICU.

22 Mar 2010

Democrats brace for potential fallout after health overhaul vote

House Democrats likely to confront difficult questions -- and even anger -- after their votes for health reform.

22 Mar 2010

CCH issues Special Tax Briefing to explain final tax provisions of health care reform legislation

CCH has issued a Special Tax Briefing to explain the final tax provisions of health care reform legislation. With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and a companion Health Care and Education Tax Credits Reconciliation Act in the House, the stage is set for Senate concurrence through a simple majority vote and signing by the president to wind up the long legislative path to health care reform.

22 Mar 2010

A consumers' guide to health reform

Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz writes about the impact of the legislative package approved yesterday by the House of Representatives.

22 Mar 2010

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What's next? Senate prepares to consider House-passed reconciliation fixes

Republicans sharpen attacks after health vote

BCBSGA, OneSight bring regional clinic to Georgia to provide free vision care for school children

Pelosi, Emanuel, Clyburn among those Dems who played pivotal role in House health bill passage

Omnyx launches Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products

NPAF applauds Congressional Democrats for supporting health insurance reform

Obama to sign Senate health reform bill Tuesday

Next step: Selling the health bill to the public before November

How the Senate will tackle health reform now

How the health bill would affect you

AAHSA commends the U.S. House of Representatives for passing health reform legislation

SBE Council President issues statement on passage of health care bill

Today's opinions and editorials: Some see house voting in the interest of the majority while others decry bipartisan, costly effort

Obama savors health care victory, prepares for tough road ahead

Pharmacy provisions in health care reform bill will help pharmacists improve patient outcomes: NCPA

House passes historic health care reform legislation

Gentofte University Hospital deploys iMDsoft's MetaVision in its newly-built ICU

Democrats brace for potential fallout after health overhaul vote

CCH issues Special Tax Briefing to explain final tax provisions of health care reform legislation

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