North Carolina Medical Society Offers Medicaid Reforms
Proposal rejects managed care, builds on CCNC model As North Carolina Govenor Pat McCrory moves ahead with attempts to fix what he calls an irreversibly broken Medicaid system fraught with …
Defective Medicare Bidding Program Forces Severe Hardships on California Business Owners and Beneficiaries
The controversial Medicare bidding procurement program for home medical equipment is forcing many small and large providers in California to lay off employees or close their businesses, developments that will …
Ohio Senator Brown Introduces Legislation To Strengthen Medicare, Reduce Deficit and Save Tax Payers Money
WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation to significantly reduce the deficit and strengthen Medicare by reducing prescription drug costs. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget …
Florida Senate Narrowing Health Care Choice
TALLAHASSEE | The House and Senate have so far taken separate paths when trying to determine how to expand health insurance to Florida’s lowest-income populations. The state had the option …
GOP Lawmakers Suggest Medicare Reforms
Republicans on a prominent House committee proposed a series of Medicare reforms Thursday, including the much-discussed possibility of unifying the program’s deductibles for hospital and medical care. Committee vice chairman …
Care and Benefits for Veterans Strengthened by $153 Billion VA Budget
WASHINGTON – Continuing the transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs into a 21st century organization, the President has proposed a $152.7 billion budget, a 10.2 percent increase over Fiscal …
Marilyn Tavenner Soars Through Senate Finance Hearing
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly lauded President Barack Obama’s nominee to run Medicare, Medicaid and even much of the health reform law. Marilyn Tavenner, who has run the …
Oregon Prepares for 2014 Insurance Premium Hikes
OREGON April 4th, 2013 – The House Health Committee has unanimously passed major reinsurance legislation, designed to offset the spike in premium rates next year when insurers are required to …