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Texas doctors seeking support to replace Medicare reimbursement formula The Dallas Morning News Share     Texas doctors recently launched a campaign to collect 1 million signatures from patients and sympathizers in support of scrapping the federal government's Medicare reimbursement formula. More
Health care reform may worsen doctor shortage Deseret News Share
Better beat the crowd and find a doctor. Primary care physicians already are in short supply in parts of the country, and the landmark health overhaul that will bring them millions more newly insured patients in the next few years promises extra strain. More Oxendine rules in favor of doctors in dispute with Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia Commissioner of Insurance Share
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine recently announced that he has ruled in favor of Athens-based Northeast Georgia Cancer Care over Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia in a disagreement over the interpretation of Georgia law. More  Many specialist doctors face retesting for board certification USA TODAY Share
The next time you're at the doctor's office, take a peek at those certificates hanging on the wall. Like gallons of milk, some of them are expiring. More Paving the path to progress with a roadmap for health IT Health Information Technology Share
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is responsible for putting forward a vision for nationwide, interoperable health IT. Their work requires that they also support the creation of a learning health system that is patient-centered and uses information to continuously improve health and health care of individuals and the population. They have begun to get input for a detailed roadmap outlining goals, principles, objectives, strategies, and tactics toward this effort. This roadmap will pave the way to their vision and help keep them accountable. More
H1N1 hospitalizations on the rise in Georgia The Daily Tribune News Share
The highly publicized outbreak of H1N1 that turned into a pandemic last year has resurfaced within the state of Georgia. "We're seeing an uptick, or a spike, in hospitalizations from H1N1 in Georgia, which is pretty unusual. Right now we're the only state in the country that is seeing that," said Logan Boss, public information officer with Northwest Georgia Public Health. More New health initiatives put spotlight on prevention The New York Times Share
Amid all the rancor leading up to passage of the new health care law, Congress with little fanfare approved a set of wide-ranging public initiatives to prevent disease and encourage healthy behavior. The initiatives provide a big dose of prevention in an effort to counter the powerful forces that encourage people to engage in sedentary lifestyles, to smoke and to eat fatty, high-calorie foods. More In medicine, the power of no The New York Times Share
How can we learn to say no? The federal government is now starting to build the institutions that will try to reduce the soaring growth of health care costs. There will be a group to compare the effectiveness of different treatments, a so-called Medicare innovation center and a Medicare oversight board that can set payment rates. More More Medicaid pay for some doctors, but will it last? NPR Share
While doctors are worrying a lot about whether Congress will block a big scheduled cut in Medicare payments, a fix to another public health program is raising another question. More Health secretary warns of insurance scams The New York Times Share
The secretary of health and human services, Kathleen Sebelius, wrote to state officials on Tuesday to urge that they take action against "scam artists" reportedly marketing fake insurance policies to exploit the new law overhauling the health care system. More Changes coming to insurance plans NPR Share
Consumers and employers who buy health insurance are scrambling to understand what will change in their premiums and benefits once provisions of the recently passed law go into effect. Unlike state insurance laws, which mostly affect policies individually purchased or offered through small and mid-sized businesses, the new federal legislation applies more broadly to nearly all types of private plans, say insurers and employer benefit experts. More Sebelius promises 'help desk' Politico Share
The Obama administration is trying to make the nation's new health care system user-friendly, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently said, calling her department a "nationwide health insurance reform help desk." More |
 
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