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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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Medicare 2010 Physician Fee Schedule Rule Spurs Concerns About Imaging Access
Medical imaging industry groups say the final 2010 Medicare
physician fee schedule rule does not fix the potentially damaging
payment cuts to imaging services the groups objected to in the
proposed rule. From Medical Devices Law & Industry Report, Publication date November 4, 2009
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Sebelius Defends Cost of Reform Against Higher Cost of Doing Nothing
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Nov. 3
defended the cost of health care reform legislation against the higher
cost of the status quo, urging small business owners to take their
case to Congress. From Health Care Daily Report, Publication date November 4, 2009
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Support for Public Option to Increase As Lawmakers Learn More, Senators Predict
Senate supporters of including a public option in health care
reform legislation Oct. 28 predicted that once lawmakers see the
legislative language and understand the public option will operate on
a level playing field with private insurers, the bill will garner the
needed 60 votes to be approved by the Senate. From Health Plan & Provider Report, Publication date November 4, 2009
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GAO Report Finds FDA Slow on Debarment of Clinical Investigators
The Government Accountability Office found problems with the Food
and Drug Administration's system for debarring and disqualifying
investigators, including long lag times to complete proceedings, and a
system that potentially allows investigators convicted of felonies to
work on a different category of FDA-regulated product, according to an
Oct. 22 report. From Medical Research Law & Policy ReportŪ, Publication date November 4, 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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