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Senate Republicans to begin campaign against Medicare fraud

Senate Republicans have begun "piecing together a crusade" against Medicare fraud in an effort to make the issue an important part of the health care reform debate in the next Congress, CongressDaily reports.

29 Jul 2008

CQ's Armstrong discusses Medicare 'trigger' bill, health IT legislation, tobacco regulation, mental health parity measure

Drew Armstrong, a health reporter for CQ HealthBeat, discusses House efforts to delay action on a Medicare "trigger" bill, health information technology legislation, an FDA tobacco regulation bill and steps toward passing mental health parity legislation in this week's "Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ."

29 Jul 2008

Florida Medicaid Healthy Behaviors Incentive Program has low participation, many unaware of program, study finds

Many Florida Medicaid beneficiaries who are eligible for a pilot program that rewards them for healthy behaviors are not participating, according to a study released on Thursday by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the Florida Times-Union reports.

29 Jul 2008

San Jose Mercury News examines health care advocacy business

The AP/San Jose Mercury News on Thursday examined the growth in the number of businesses that are "offering some form of advocacy services to medical consumers."

29 Jul 2008

New report examines donor funding for health in low and middle income countries

With the U.S. poised to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and almost triple its financing over the next five years, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at trends in health funding provided by donor governments to low- and middle- income countries.

28 Jul 2008

$38.6 million to WA Royal Flying Doctor Service - a raw deal for those living in the bush

The West Australian Government's commitment of $38.6 million to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RDS) has been slammed by the the Rural Doctors' Association of WA as a raw deal for those living in the bush.

28 Jul 2008

Former cancer patient says radiation bungle shows flaw in the health system

Assurances from the Australian Medical Association (AMA) that cancer patients at the Royal Adelaide Hospital are at a minimal risk from an inadvertent 5 per cent reduction in their prescribed radiation dosage between 2004 to 2006, may reassure some but many former patients will still be worried.

28 Jul 2008

Patient liaison is the focus of a new medical centre

"I was completely stunned. Nearly everything he was saying to me was going right over the top of my head. I could see his lips moving but I could not process or absorb his words"- a patient on hearing her doctor diagnose breast cancer.

28 Jul 2008

Schwarzenegger signs law that bans insurers from linking employee bonuses to health insurance coverage limits, cancellations

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Tuesday signed legislation (AB 1150) that prohibits health insurance companies from rewarding employees who cancel or limit an enrollee's coverage, the Los Angeles Times reports.

24 Jul 2008

NYT examines potential for cost savings in Obama's health plan

A promise from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) that his health care proposal would reduce health insurance premiums for the average family by $2,500 "is one of the most audacious promises in a campaign that has been thick with them," the New York Times reports. In addition, Obama has promised to implement a health plan by the end of his first term as president.

24 Jul 2008

Senate passes legislation that would reauthorize federal funding for community health centers

The Senate on Monday by unanimous consent approved a bill (S 901) that would reauthorize through 2012 three federal programs that provide services to rural and underserved areas, CongressDaily reports.

24 Jul 2008

America's Health Insurance Plans launches campaign in Ohio for nationwide universal health

America's Health Insurance Plans on Tuesday launched a new grassroots campaign designed "to build support for workable health care reform based on core principles shared by the American people: coverage, affordability, quality, value, choice and portability," the organization said, CQ HealthBeat reports.

24 Jul 2008

ACLU urges Congress to define medical privacy as patient control of electronic health records

The American Civil Liberties Union today urges the House Energy and Commerce Committee to require patient control of medical records and compensation for privacy breaches to be a part of the standards set for converting to electronic patient records.

23 Jul 2008

House hearing to consider more federal funds for state Medicaid programs as part of second economic stimulus package

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Tuesday plans to hold a hearing that "might turn up the heat on congressional leaders to include Medicaid relief for states in a second economic stimulus package," CongressDaily reports.

23 Jul 2008

Tennessean examines physicians in state limiting new Medicare beneficiaries they see, charging concierge fees

The Tennessean in a two-part series examined how physicians in the state are limiting the number of new Medicare beneficiaries they will treat and how some are charging concierge fees to accept new beneficiaries.

23 Jul 2008

WellCare revises past financial statements to include refunds owed to Florida, Illinois Medicaid programs

WellCare officials on Monday announced that the health insurer has revised financial statements from 2004 through mid-2007 to include refunds owed to the Florida and Illinois Medicaid programs, the St. Petersburg Times reports (Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 7/21).

23 Jul 2008

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Senate Republicans to begin campaign against Medicare fraud

CQ's Armstrong discusses Medicare 'trigger' bill, health IT legislation, tobacco regulation, mental health parity measure

Florida Medicaid Healthy Behaviors Incentive Program has low participation, many unaware of program, study finds

San Jose Mercury News examines health care advocacy business

New report examines donor funding for health in low and middle income countries

$38.6 million to WA Royal Flying Doctor Service - a raw deal for those living in the bush

Former cancer patient says radiation bungle shows flaw in the health system

Patient liaison is the focus of a new medical centre

Schwarzenegger signs law that bans insurers from linking employee bonuses to health insurance coverage limits, cancellations

NYT examines potential for cost savings in Obama's health plan

Senate passes legislation that would reauthorize federal funding for community health centers

America's Health Insurance Plans launches campaign in Ohio for nationwide universal health

ACLU urges Congress to define medical privacy as patient control of electronic health records

House hearing to consider more federal funds for state Medicaid programs as part of second economic stimulus package

Tennessean examines physicians in state limiting new Medicare beneficiaries they see, charging concierge fees

WellCare revises past financial statements to include refunds owed to Florida, Illinois Medicaid programs

Alaska Group to offer health coverage to employees of not-for-profit

Blitz on hospital waiting lists pays off

Nursing teams in care homes could reduce hospital admissions

Healthcare assistants feel undervalued

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