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Obama signs stopgap COBRA subsidy extension Business Insurance Share     President Obama signed into law legislation that provides a stopgap, 31-day extension of federal subsidies of COBRA health care premiums. The measure was approved earlier Tuesday by the Senate on a 78-19 vote, while the House cleared it last week. More
Nine Dems who voted down health bill may reconsider Athens Banner-Herald Share
Nine House Democrats indicated in an Associated Press survey they have not ruled out switching their "no" votes to "yes" on President Obama's health care overhaul, brightening the party's hopes in the face of unyielding Republican opposition. The White House tried to smooth the way for them, showing its own openness to changes in the landmark legislation and making a point of saying the administration is not using parliamentary tricks or loopholes to find the needed support. More Democrats chase health votes The Wall Street Journal Share
At least a half-dozen House Democrats who voted against the health-care bill say they are now undecided, and President Barack Obama says he is willing to embrace several Republican ideas to collect more votes. Democrats are gearing up for a vote on the overhaul as soon as late this month. More Emory, Children's team on research Share
A new $90 million research center -- which will anchor a partnership between Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta -- could create more than 250 jobs. The roughly 200,000-square-foot building, to be located at Emory's Clifton Road campus, will focus on pediatric research. Other programs located in the facility will include cancer research, new drug discovery and vaccine development. More  Reconciliation showdown ahead on health care? CNN Share
With the health care summit showing no sign of getting either side to budge, lawmakers are staking out positions in the battle many believe is imminent: a presidential effort to push legislation through without Republican support. On the political talk shows, Democratic and GOP leaders fought over budget reconciliation, the parliamentary procedure that could allow a vote in the Senate and circumvent a GOP filibuster. More
Federal EMR money starts flowing to states American Medical News Share
A new office under the national health IT chief will work with small group practices in adopting and implementing paperless systems. More than $750 million in federal grants have been doled out to selected state offices and regional assistance organizations, with roughly half of the money geared largely toward helping solo physicians and small primary care groups with meeting federal criteria for electronic medical records use. More Texas docs grow more bullish on EHRs, survey finds Modern Healthcare Share
Physician use of electronic health records continued to grow in Texas last year, with younger doctors and primary-care physicians leading the charge with indirect access specialists -- such as anesthesiologists and emergency medicine doctors -- lagging behind, according to a survey by the Texas Medical Association. The survey also found that purchase, training and implementation costs are dropping and that almost 60 percent of the respondents reported interest in qualifying for the EHR subsidies included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus law. More FCC: Health data exchanges to need more broadband support iHealth Beat Share
At the Health Information and Management Systems Society annual conference, the Federal Communications Commission announced multiple recommendations involving new funding and regulations for broadband Internet connections that support health IT exchange, Government Health IT reports. More Dell, AMA partner on health care IT platform eWeek Share
Dell and the AMA are teaming up to create a platform to make it easier for physicians and other health care providers to adopt and deploy IT that will make them more efficient and help drive down costs. The platform is being beta tested now, and will be launched later in the year. More Georgia Senate advances legislation to improve access to life-saving kidney care, save millions for state Medicaid program Earth Times Share
Georgia's kidney care community praised the Georgia State Senate for unanimously passing S.B. 316 to secure access to needed health insurance for approximately 2,000 Georgians suffering from kidney failure. The bill, which was originally introduced by Senators Don Thomas, R-Dalton, and Ed Harbison, D-Columbus, has received support from across the patient advocacy community and legislators alike. More |
 
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