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November 20, 2009


 

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Reid Unveils $849 Billion Reform Bill; Initial Senate Test Vote Likely Nov. 21

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Nov. 18 unveiled an $849 billion health care reform bill that would provide health care coverage to 94 percent of Americans while reducing the federal budget deficit $127 billion in its first 10 years and $650 billion the second 10 years. From Health Care Daily Report, Publication date November 19, 2009

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CMS: House Bill Won't Curb Cost Growth, Savings From Medicare May Not Materialize

Health reform legislation approved by the House (H.R. 3962) would not have a significant effect on long-term cost growth, in part because Medicare savings provisions included in the bill may not materialize, according to a Nov. 13 analysis by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary. From Health Plan & Provider Report, Publication date November 18, 2009

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FDA Should Be Flexible in Regulating Internet Marketing of Medical Products

The Food and Drug Administration needs a clear but flexible policy on the appropriate use of social media tools used by the drug and medical devices industries to promote agency-regulated products, industry representatives and stakeholders said during an FDA hearing Nov. 12-13. From Medical Devices Law & Industry Report, Publication date November 18, 2009

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Grassley Bill Would Relax Prompt-Pay Deadline to Allow Fraud Determination

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Nov. 16 that he introduced a bill that would give the federal government more time to pay Medicare providers when there is reason to suspect fraud and abuse. From Health Care Fraud Report, Publication date November 18, 2009

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Safety-Net Providers, Some House Members Urge Leaders to Put Rx Discounts in Reform

Representatives of health care providers and some lawmakers are urging House leaders to include in the health care reform bill (H.R. 3962) a provision to expand a pharmaceutical discount program for safety-net hospitals and other providers. From Pharmaceutical Law & Industry ReportŪ, Publication date November 13, 2009

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IRS Nixes Insurer Data Exchange Application, Cites Concern Over Amount of Private Benefit

A group of insurers and large employers who sought exemption for a health information data exchange they claimed was designed to improve health care quality and efficiency are not entitled to an exemption under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3), the IRS said in a recently released adverse determination letter (No. 200942068). From Health Law Reporter, Publication date November 12, 2009

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Half of Medicare Rx Plans Implement Programs to Encourage E-Prescribing

Nearly half of Medicare Part D plan sponsors had implemented or planned to implement incentive programs to increase provider adoption of e-prescribing as of September 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a report released Oct. 20. From Health IT Law & Industry Report, Publication date October 23, 2009

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New Interim Rule From HHS Finalizes Higher Penalties for HIPAA Violations

The Department of Health and Human Services has finalized rules that increase penalties for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, implementing changes mandated by Congress in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. From Health Law Reporter, Publication date November 5, 2009

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House Democrats Unveil $894 Billion Bill, Say Reforms Would Cover Most Americans

House Democrats Oct. 29 introduced a revised $894 billion health care reform bill (H.R. 3962) that would expand coverage to 96 percent of Americans. From Health Care Policy Report, Publication date November 2, 2009

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