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Providers May Need Four Years to Implement ICD-10
Public Support for Health Reform Shifts
House Panel Works to Finish Marked Up Version of Reform Bill
Senate Finance Delays Reform Bill Markup Until After Recess
House healthcare bill criticized as panel votes for public plan
GOP Senators try to slow health talks
Liberal Democrats threaten to reject House healthcare compromise
Americans spend $34 billion a year on alternative medicine
Health card firms must stop operating in California
July 30, 2009
Prevention and Health Promotion Could Save Medicare $1.4 Trillion Over 10 Years
Millions of Dollars Are Lost Because of Miscoded Durable Medical Equipment Supply Claims
Lawmakers cut health bills' price tag
New poll finds growing unease on health plan
Countdown to reform: Gravitational pull of cost threatens liftoff
Support Slips for health plan
Dozens arrested in Medicare bust
Despite making concessions, insurers face renewed attacks
Massachusetts adjusts a cut, providing some healthcare for 30,000 immigrants
July 29, 2009
It's Official: House Won't Vote on Health Reform Before Break
Hospitals Would Get Paid 32% Less in Public Plan Compared to Private Insurers
Sebelius Says Weight of the Nation Does Not Have to Fuel Problems for Children
Senators close to health accord
Democrats push healthcare plan while issuing assurances on Medicare
Liberals fear losing public-plan option
Health co-ops pushed as an alternative to federal insurance
Seniors air doubts to Obama
Healthcare reform and the unpopular t-word
July 28, 2009
Better Integrated Care for Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles Could Lower Costs
Debate focuses on a satisfied majority
Medical leaders wary of healthcare overhaul's cost
Healthcare debate's next hurdle: abortion
Senators progress as House delays again on health bill
Health policy now carved out at a more centrist table
Insurers face a push for new benefits
July 27, 2009
CBO Predicts No Major Shift in Employer Coverage Under House Pay-or-Play Provisions
Approaches to Medicaid, CHIP Expansion Expected to Differ
Who Will be the Winners and Losers in Health Reform?
Aetna quarterly profit slides on commercial medical costs
Idea to tax insurers is gaining traction
'Blue Dog' Democrats hold healthcare overhaul at bay
Employers sound off on healthcare reform
Without Republican votes, senior Democrat doesn't foresee healthcare win for White House
Pelosi vows passage of healthcare overhaul
Obama defends proposed health office
Reach of subsidies is critical issue for health reform plan
July 24, 2009
Five Reasons Why Healthcare Reform Is Being Delayed
Health reform deadline in doubt
For public, Obama didn't fill in health blanks
Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services, Medica make a deal to cut costs
Texas Medicaid program likely to surge under healthcare proposals
Florida jury mulls hospital deportation case
Senators seek coverage for alternative therapies
Replicating Cleveland Clinic's success poses major challenges
Massachusetts firms pare costs elsewhere to pay for coverage
July 23, 2009
Health Information Exchanges See 40% Growth from Previous Year
Healthcare Thought Leaders React to Obama's News Conference
Obama seeks to calm fears on health reform
Experts dispute some points in health talk
Mayo Clinic CEO: Medicare payment model is a 'catastrophe'
Insurer-owned consulting firm often cited in health debate
July 22, 2009
Suit Alleges NJ Insurer Intimidated ED Patients
Conservative Democrats Give Obama 10 Healthcare Reform Demands
Health coverage may be mandated
AMA Ranks Payers' Claims Processes, Which are Often a 'Murky Mess'
Challenge to health bill: Selling reform
President Obama ups ante on health overhaul
Senate panel takes careful approach to crafting health bill
American Medical Association report card ranks insurers' efficiency
Connecticut pushes ahead on healthcare
New York state, City pay $540 million to settle Medicaid case
July 21, 2009
Safety-net Health Plans Support Health Reform Bill
Consumers Fear Universal Coverage Could Cause Healthcare Access Bottleneck
Individual Insurance Market Falls Short for Families
Governors Agree to Advance Healthcare Reform Initiative in States
Democrats may limit tax increases for healthcare plan
GOP focuses effort to kill health bills
Policyholders testify against Anthem Blue Cross rate increases
Health Net to sell Northeast operations to UnitedHealth
Ten questions on the healthcare overhaul
July 20, 2009
Red Tape Snarls Billions of Healthcare Dollars
AHIP Launches Health Reform Ad Campaign
Governors fear Medicaid costs in health plan
White House less firm on date for healthcare bill
Defying slump, 13 states insure more children
Pennsylvania's Blues to undergo unfair-trade inquiry
Centrists seek to slow health bill timetable
July 17, 2009
Dakota Health Systems' Merger Would Create One of Nation's Largest Integrated Systems
House committee approves healthcare bill
CBO chief says Democrats' health proposals lack necessary spending controls
AMA endorses House Democrats' healthcare bill
Health insurance policies being sold in Florida storefronts
July 16, 2009
AMA Endorses Health Reform Plan That Features Public Option
Senate Health Committee Approves Reform Bill Along Party Lines
Obama wants Medicare reimbursement rates out of congressional hands
HMO rates to jump 12% in 2010, Hewitt study projects
July 15, 2009
Healthcare plan would add surtax on wealthy
Massachusetts takes a step back from healthcare for all
Health bill would hit small business
Low-cost health plan available to Miami-Dade residents
July 14, 2009
New Health Reform Features Public Option, Individual Mandate, Payment Changes
Medicaid Beneficiary Fluctuations are Leading to More Costs
President Obama urges lawmakers to act on health reform
Obama Pushes for Health Reform Passage Before Summer Recess
Discord hinders health bill
July 13, 2009
Direct Medical Home Offers Healthcare Without Insurers
Healthcare Costs for Overweight and Obese Patients Grow
Lawmakers predict delay for health reform plan
For doctors in Congress, little harmony on healthcare
Slump spreads to healthcare as Michigan loses auto jobs
Concern grows that healthcare overhaul won't cut costs
Trade group challenges Wal-Mart on healthcare
July 10, 2009
Congress targets wealthiest earners for health reform funds
Massachusetts health overhaul offers lessons for U.S. program
Aetna offers plans to small employers with no co-pay for preventive care
20 arrested in Medi-Cal fraud targeting disabled patients
July 9, 2009
Democrats divide over a proposal to tax health benefits
CT governor vetoes health reform bills, citing expense in face of state deficit
July 8, 2009
"Rip-off" Insurance Scam Shut Down
Support slips for tax on employee health benefits
Blue Cross of Florida expands low-cost health plan
Connecticut regulators to cut Anthem's requests
California regulators shut down alleged health insurance scheme
July 7, 2009
Hospital Leaders Meet at White House; Pledge Future Medicare, Medicaid Savings
Health co-op offers model for overhaul
White House open to deal on public health plan
HHS Makes $40 Million Available to Cover Uninsured Children
Poll: Small businesses support bigger government healthcare role
Patients fear life without TennCare
July 6, 2009
Countdown to Reform: Race Resumes This Week to Hammer Out Issues
On healthcare, the prognosis is compromise
Paying for healthcare overhaul may fall unevenly on states
Medicare's mixed legacy
Widened mental benefits in Massachusetts pose test
In Maine, two sides on healthcare step up competition for Senators' votes
July 2, 2009
Healthy San Francisco Has Increased Access, Reduced Utilization
Healthy San Francisco Has Increased Access, Reduced Utilization
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. Rewards Docs for Efficient Quality of Care
CDC: Private healthcare coverage at 50-year-low
July 1, 2009
Insurers: Added Regulations Through Health Reform Will Increase Plan Costs
Wal-Mart endorses employer mandate
Efforts to overhaul healthcare take familiar path
Many with insurance still bankrupted by health crises
Anthem Blue Cross seeks large rate increase on CT health insurance
Bill to expand Pennsylvania health insurance sparks debate