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Progress stalls on multiyear Medicare pay patch American Medical News Share     For the third time this year, a 21 percent cut to Medicare physician pay officially will go into effect after Congress again ran out of time to prevent the reduction. The Senate left town May 28 for a weeklong Memorial Day recess, although the House later that day passed legislation to prevent cuts through 2011 and replace them with pay raises. More
Critics question study cited in health debate The New York Times Share
In selling the health care overhaul to Congress, the Obama administration cited a once obscure research group at Dartmouth College to claim that it could not only cut billions in wasteful health care spending but make people healthier by doing so. More AMA leads suit to block FTC rule telling doctors to police ID theft American Medical News Share
Organized medicine is turning to the courts for relief from what physicians say is an overreaching government mandate that ropes them into the same category as financial institutions and threatens relationships with patients by requiring doctors to police identity theft. More Insurers paying doctors faster, despite inefficiency The Boston Globe Share
U.S. health insurers are paying doctors seven days faster, on average, and denying 12 to 18 percent fewer claims than last year, but the claims reimbursement system remains saddled with inefficiency, according to a new ranking of payers set to be released. More  FDA warned dozens of drug factories since 2009 USA TODAY Share
At least 43 drug factories supplying medication to thousands of U.S. consumers have received government warnings in recent months for failing to correct shoddy manufacturing practices that may have exposed patients to health risks, a USA TODAY review of records shows. More Should doctors be exempt from the FTC's 'red flags' rule? The Wall Street Journal blog Share
The Federal Trade Commission's "red flags rule" requires businesses offering credit to come up with a written policy for finding, preventing and dealing with identity theft. But the law is controversial, and has been delayed several times -- most recently, when the FTC pushed off until Dec. 31 the implementation originally scheduled for June 1. More Hospitals offer strong economic medicine The Gainesville Times Share
According to a recently released report, hospitals are more than just a place where sick people go to get better. They also play an important role in a community's economic health. As reported in the Georgia Hospital Association's Economic Impact Report, hospitals contributed more than $14 billion to the state's economy in 2007, the most current year of available data. More
Employers urged to act now to expand health plans The New York Times Share
Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said that employers should immediately offer or continue health insurance coverage for workers' children up to the age of 26, at little or no additional cost. Employers will have to offer such coverage under the new health care law, and Ms. Sebelius said they should act sooner, without waiting for the requirement to take effect. More HHS urged to pull controversial mammography advice American Medical News Share
Lawmakers have directed the Obama administration to set aside revised breast cancer screening recommendations issued last November by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force after the advice was met with strong criticism by some physicians and women's groups. However, the Dept. of Health and Human Services still lists the revised recommendations as the most current ones, and the lawmaker who authored the provision wants that changed. More
Payment sought for birth-control meds UPI Share
Planned Parenthood says it wants to see insurance companies cover the cost of birth-control products at 100 percent under the new U.S. health care legislation. Laurie Rubiner, vice president for public policy, said co-pays for birth-control medications can push them out of financial reach for younger and lower-income women, Politico reports. More Taking a bow for bending cost curve The Buffalo News Share
The Sabres didn't make it very far in the playoffs, and let's not talk about the Bills, but the Buffalo area is increasingly being seen as a national leader in something that matters much more to every person here: health care. A delegation from Buffalo, N.Y., including leaders of its two major hospital systems, two leading insurers and others, was among of 15 groups invited last week to a Washington, D.C., seminar on local innovations for improving health care while controlling costs. More |
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