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The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America announced an agreement June 20 with the Senate Finance Committee and the White House to reduce drug costs for elderly Americans.
In its June report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) said the government should change the way it pays Medicare providers.
Facing staunch Republican opposition and growing public anxiety over his health reform plan, President Barack Obama took the opportunity in June to gather physician support and intensify his promotion of health reform.
Twenty-three hospitals have been recognized as the top in the country for quality care and operational efficiency by the Premier healthcare alliance.
While some physicians are considering early retirement or leaving primary care if reimbursements are cut further, others have turned to a hybrid model of concierge medicine.
Congressional leaders have promised President Barack Obama they will come up with a comprehensive healthcare reform bill by Oct. 1, and as Congressional panels and party leaders began their campaigns in earnest, the heat on both sides of the aisle is mounting.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has made it possible for hospitals to refinance debt under the HUD/FHA Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program, without conditioning such refinancing on new construction or renovation.
President Obama called on "ordinary Americans" to support his battle to reform the nation's healthcare system in a Wednesday town hall meeting on healthcare hosted by the Northern Virginia Community College.
Nurses believe that heavy workloads and insufficient staff are impacting patient care and health outcomes around the world, according to research presented at the International Council of Nurses' 24th Quadrennial Congress.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released proposed rules updating payment policies for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers in calendar year 2010.