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Key Democrat Says He Won't Support Finance Bill 'In Its Present Form'Sen. John Rockefeller, the Senate Finance Committee's number two Democrat, said Tuesday that he will not support Sen. Max Baucus' health reform bill "in its present form." Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to open debate on the bill by the end of September. The Hill: "Rockefeller's rejection of Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus's (D-Mont.
Medical News Today Thursday, September 17, 2009U.S. News World Report Columnist Examines Catholic Bishops' Role In Health Reform DebateThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has "carved out a much different position" on health care reform than other prominent antiabortion-rights groups, most of which have "spent the last month pummeling Democratic health care reform proposals over abortion coverage," according to U.S.
Medical News Today Thursday, September 17, 2009Baucus Unveils Senate Finance Committee Reform BillSenate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Wednesday formally released a 10-year, $856 billion health reform bill, the Wall Street Journal reports (Hitt, Wall Street Journal, 9/16).
Medical News Today Thursday, September 17, 2009Will Health Reform Squeeze The Middle Class?Some Democrats say that the health care plan proposed by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., could squeeze middle-income families, who might have to pay large amounts for mandated coverage. "The Baucus bill is designed to expand coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans, while slowing the rate of growth of health-care costs," all at a cost of less than $900 billion,
Medical News Today Thursday, September 17, 2009Poll Finds Obama's Approval Rating Remains High, But Concerns Exist About Health Care Reform's Effect On The EconomyA new poll finds President Barack Obama's job-approval rating and favorability remain high - 56 and 61 percent, respectively - despite deep divides over his health care proposal and handling of the economy, Bloomberg reports.
Medical News Today Thursday, September 17, 2009Baucus Bill Garners No Republican SupportSen. Max Baucus is unveiling his health overhaul bill today at noon and news outlets noted it will not have any Republican support. The Associated Press reports "Baucus' decision to release his long-awaited health care overhaul bill with no Republicans on board dims the chances for a bipartisan compromise on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
Medical News Today Thursday, September 17, 2009Preparing for Open EnrollmentIf you or your spouse have health insurance through your employer, you may soon find yourself in "open enrollment," or the time of year when you can review your current...
About Thursday, September 17, 2009Australian Medical Association Wins Key Changes To Medicare Audit Arrangements, AustraliaAMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said that persistent AMA lobbying and working with Government had resulted in important changes to the Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009, which was introduced in Parliament today. The Bill gives Medicare Australia the power to obtain documents from doctors to substantiate Medicare rebates, which includes handing over private and personal patient details if necessary as evidence for auditing of Medicare claims.
Medical News Today Thursday, September 17, 2009The New Numbers - Health Insurance Reform Cannot WaitHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new state by state analysis of last week's U.S. Census numbers regarding the uninsured. The results are sobering and confirm that health insurance reform cannot wait another year. "These numbers only serve to further confirm a reality that far too many American families live with every day," said Secretary Sebelius. "Our health care system has reached a breaking point.
Medical News Today Thursday, September 17, 2009Kids Have Strokes More Often Than Thought - WebMDKids Have Strokes More Often Than Thought WebMD Instead of relying upon codes, Agrawal and colleagues searched through records of 2.3 million kids and teens under age 20 in the Kaiser Permanente database. ... Research Methods Underestimate Rates of Pediatric Stroke MedPage Today Pediatric strokes more than twice as common as previously reported ScienceBlog.com (blog) Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought U.S. News & World Report tutte le notizie (10) »
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