Policy and Legislation
2010 was a tough year to be a state Medicaid director.
Fueled by dramatic gains in the Nov. 2 elections, the GOP vows to fight back
A Virginia federal district judge has ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law.
Congress on Monday agreed to a reprieve of scheduled 23 percent Medicare pay cuts to physicians that would have started December 1. The measure means reimbursement levels will go untouched until January 1.
A new study from the Office of the Inspector General has discovered that Medicaid may be paying for drugs it shouldn't.
A hospital in Illinois known as "Good Sam" and a healthcare consulting group in Florida are among seven 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners.
With two Congressmen-elect already on record as saying they will decline their government health plan when they are seated next month, pressure is building for others who openly campaigned against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to follow suit.
Diabetes care for Native Americans is significantly underfunded, although that population has the highest per capita incidence of diabetes in the United States.
In yet another good news/bad news scenario, lawmakers once again postponed a 23 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursements to doctors - but only for one month.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has launched the new application cycle for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, which received $290 million from the Affordable Care Act this year.