Items by By ROBERT PEAR
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Senate Backs Bill to Speed Drugs and Avert Shortages
Posted: May 25th, 2012, 4:00pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A measure to prevent drug shortages and to accelerate federal review of new and generic medications won broad support, with a similar bill on a fast track to approval in the House.
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Senate Backs Bill to Speed Drugs and Avert Shortages
Posted: May 25th, 2012, 4:00pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A measure to prevent drug shortages and to accelerate federal review of new and generic medications won broad support, with a similar bill on a fast track to approval in the House.
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Gains in Health System Seen as Lasting by Some
Posted: May 24th, 2012, 4:25pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The new health care law has improved the system for patients, and those gains will survive any Supreme Court decision, some Democratic officials said.
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Romney Medicare Plan Draws Stark Contrast With Obama’s
Posted: May 15th, 2012, 1:50pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Mitt Romney says President Obama has no workable plan to prevent Medicare from going bankrupt, and that he is offering “a dramatic change in perspective and philosophy.”
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In Minnesota, Partisan Clash on Insurance Exchanges
Posted: May 1st, 2012, 12:30pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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An icy clash between Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, and Republican lawmakers shows the politics involved in a crucial element of the new federal health care law.
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G.A.O. Says Medicare Test Project Is Wasting $8 Billion
Posted: April 23rd, 2012, 1:27am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A Government Accountability Office report urges the administration to cancel the program, which pays bonuses to health insurers.
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Medicare to Expand Competitive Bidding on Equipment
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 1:59am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration said it would widen the use of competitive bidding to buy equipment for Medicare beneficiaries because a pilot program saved money without harming care.
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Medicare to Expand Competitive Bidding on Equipment
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 1:59am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration said it would widen the use of competitive bidding to buy equipment for Medicare beneficiaries because a pilot program saved money without harming care.
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Far-Reaching Implications in States’ Health Care Law Challenge
Posted: March 24th, 2012, 5:50am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Twenty-six states have questioned whether Congress can force them to make a huge expansion of Medicaid.
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House Votes to Kill a Medicare Cost Control Board
Posted: March 22nd, 2012, 8:51pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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On Thursday, the Republican-controlled House passed a bill to abolish a cost control board created by the new health care law.
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Insider Trading Ban for Lawmakers Clears Congress
Posted: March 22nd, 2012, 8:37pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Senate approved a bill prohibiting members of Congress from trading securities on the basis of confidential information they receive as lawmakers.
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Women Still Pay More for Health Insurance, Data Shows
Posted: March 19th, 2012, 12:20am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Research shows that most women still pay more for health insurance than men, though the 2010 health care reform law will prohibit such “gender rating” beginning in two years.
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Obama Administration Says Birth Control Mandate Applies to Religious Groups That Insure Themselves
Posted: March 17th, 2012, 1:34am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration took another step to enforce a federal requirement for health insurance coverage of contraceptives.
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House Republicans Hesitate on Birth Control Mandate
Posted: March 16th, 2012, 3:58pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Worried about further alienating women in this year’s elections, Republican leaders are carefully reviewing their options on efforts to overturn a federal health insurance rule.
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Obama Administration to Set Health Care Exchange Rules
Posted: March 10th, 2012, 12:00am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Federal officials said they would give states wide discretion on details, but would set up and operate exchanges if states refused to do so.
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White House Works to Shape Debate Over Health Law
Posted: March 9th, 2012, 2:51pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration has begun an aggressive campaign to use approaching Supreme Court arguments on the new health care law as a moment to build support for the measure.
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Birth Control Coverage Measure Defeated in Senate
Posted: March 2nd, 2012, 2:20pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Senate killed an effort to let employers and health insurance companies deny coverage for services they object to on religious or moral grounds.
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A Wait-and-See Approach for States on Insurance Exchanges
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 1:46pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Republican-led legislatures are putting off the creation of supermarkets for subsidized private coverage until they know if President Obama can enforce the law.
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House Passes Bill Banning Insider Trading by Members of Congress
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:18pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Senate has approved a similar measure, but the lopsided votes concealed deep disagreements over the details of the legislation.
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House Passes Bill Banning Insider Trading by Members of Congress
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:18pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Senate has approved a similar measure, but the lopsided votes concealed deep disagreements over the details of the legislation.
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House Republicans Cut an Ethics Bill Provision
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 1:42am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Republican lawmakers have deleted a provision that would regulate the collection of “political intelligence” from political insiders for the use of hedge funds, mutual funds and other investors.
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Ban on Insider Trading by Congress Faces G.O.P. Revisions in House
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 1:30am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Lobbyists were in a tizzy over provisions of a Senate-passed ethics bill that tighten regulation of lobbying and require secretive “political intelligence” firms to register as lobbyists do.
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Ban on Insider Trading by Congress Faces G.O.P. Revisions in House
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 1:30am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Lobbyists were in a tizzy over provisions of a Senate-passed ethics bill that tighten regulation of lobbying and require secretive “political intelligence” firms to register as lobbyists do.
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House and Senate at Impasse on Medicare
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:00am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Lawmakers in both parties say they want to give doctors a small increase in Medicare payments, but they cannot agree on how to pay for it.
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Senate Approves Ban on Insider Trading by Congress
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:04am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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A sweeping new ethics bill would also require disclosures by thousands of employees in the executive branch.
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Under Status Quo, Deficit Would Decline, Budget Office Says
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:23pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The federal budget deficit will remain over $1 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office said.
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Administration Rules Insurers Must Cover Contraceptives
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 4:31pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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In ruling that health insurance plans must cover contraceptives for women without charge, the administration also rejected a broad exemption for employees of Roman Catholic hospitals, colleges and charities.
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Administration Rules Insurers Must Cover Contraceptives
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:37pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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In ruling for free coverage for women, the administration rejected a broad exemption for employees of Roman Catholic hospitals, colleges and charities.
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House Votes to Block Obama on Borrowing
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 1:48am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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In a mainly symbolic protest, the Republican-led House blocked President Obama’s request to borrow an additional $1.2 trillion.
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U.S. to Tell Drug Makers to Disclose Payments to Doctors
Posted: January 16th, 2012, 9:30pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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To head off medical conflicts of interest, the companies would be required to disclose what they pay doctors for research, consulting, speaking, travel and entertainment.
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U.S. to Tell Drug Makers to Disclose Payments to Doctors
Posted: January 16th, 2012, 9:30pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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To head off medical conflicts of interest, the companies would be required to disclose what they pay doctors for research, consulting, speaking, travel and entertainment.
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White House Calls Increases in Health Insurance Rates Too High
Posted: January 13th, 2012, 4:10pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration ordered a health insurance company to rescind the rate increases it sought or justify its refusal to do so.
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Health Spending Held Down by Recession
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 1:40am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The economic downturn reined in the growth of health spending as many people lost jobs, income and health insurance, the government said in a report.
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Health Spending Held Down by Recession
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 1:40am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The economic downturn reined in the growth of health spending as many people lost jobs, income and health insurance, the government said in a report.
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Study of Medicare Patients Finds Most Hospital Errors Unreported
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:27am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Health and Human Services study said that caregivers often do not recognize what harms patients.
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Study of Medicare Patients Finds Most Hospital Errors Unreported
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:27am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Health and Human Services study said that caregivers often do not recognize what harms patients.
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Study of Medicare Patients Finds Most Hospital Errors Unreported
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:27am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Health and Human Services study said that caregivers often do not recognize what harms patients.
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Obama Set to Request $1.2 Trillion Increase in Debt Limit
Posted: December 28th, 2011, 1:08am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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A request to Congress this week will seek the third and final boost allowed under the August budget agreement.
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Congress Delays Political Struggle
Posted: December 26th, 2011, 9:24pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Agreements on issues that divided Democrats and Republicans — payroll tax rates, jobless benefits and Medicare fees — could be even more elusive when Congress returns for an election-year session.
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Health Care Law to Allow States to Pick Benefits
Posted: December 17th, 2011, 8:00pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration’s change will permit state-by-state variations of benefits within broad categories.
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Lawmakers Offer Bipartisan Plan to Overhaul Medicare
Posted: December 15th, 2011, 1:30am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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A proposal by a Democratic senator and a Republican representative would make major structural changes to Medicare and limit the government’s open-ended financial commitment to it.
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Republican Tax and Unemployment Bill Would Help Hospitals Owned by Doctors
Posted: December 13th, 2011, 2:20pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The payroll tax and unemployment bill would also repeal and relax limits on doctor-owned hospitals, which tend to raise costs for other insurers.
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Parting Shot at ‘Waste’ By Key Obama Health Official
Posted: December 4th, 2011, 1:57am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Dr. Donald M. Berwick, in charge of Medicare and Medicaid for the last 17 months, said that 20 percent to 30 percent of health spending is “waste” that yields no benefit.
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Parting Shot at ‘Waste’ By Key Obama Health Official
Posted: December 4th, 2011, 1:57am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Dr. Donald M. Berwick, in charge of Medicare and Medicaid for the last 17 months, said that 20 percent to 30 percent of health spending is “waste” that yields no benefit.
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Donald Berwick Resigning as Medicare Chief
Posted: November 25th, 2011, 5:13pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Dr. Donald M. Berwick became a symbol of all that Republicans dislike in President Obama’s health care policies.
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Support Builds for Premium Support Plan for Medicare
Posted: November 25th, 2011, 2:37pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Thanks to the deficit panel, paying beneficiaries money to buy private coverage has gained bipartisan backing.
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Democrats Urge Obama to Defend Birth Control Rules
Posted: November 20th, 2011, 8:03am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Roman Catholic bishops, charities, schools and universities are seeking a broad exemption for employers who object to covering free birth control for women for moral and religious reasons.
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Democrats Urge Obama to Defend Birth Control Rules
Posted: November 20th, 2011, 8:03am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Roman Catholic bishops, charities, schools and universities are seeking a broad exemption for employers who object to covering free birth control for women for moral and religious reasons.
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Obama Administration Seeks to Roll Back Hospital Rules
Posted: October 20th, 2011, 11:00am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Declaring certain requirements obsolete or burdensome, the Obama administration proposed changes it said would save health care providers about $1.1 billion annually.
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Potatoes Get Senate Protection on School Lunch Menus
Posted: October 19th, 2011, 1:31am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Senate moved to block an Obama administration proposal to limit the amount of potatoes and other starchy vegetables that can be served in school lunches.
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Long-Term Care Program Cut From Health Law
Posted: October 18th, 2011, 5:00pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration says a long-term care program, known as Class, would be too costly.
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Deficit Reduction Panel Is Criticized for Its Secrecy
Posted: October 11th, 2011, 7:37am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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As people in and out of Congress demand transparency, members of the powerful bipartisan committee say secrecy is needed to build trust and exclude special interests.
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Report Warns of Prescription Drug Abuse by Medicare Beneficiaries
Posted: October 4th, 2011, 2:07am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Investigators from the Government Accountability Office said Medicare officials had been slow to recognize and act on the evidence of abuse, which is to be presented at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
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In Cuts to Health Programs, Experts See Difficult Task in Protecting Patients
Posted: September 21st, 2011, 1:40am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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President Obama asserts that, in cutting Medicare and Medicaid, he can whack health care providers while protecting beneficiaries. But experts say it is not so simple.
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Medicare and Medicaid Face $320 Billion in Cuts Over 10 Years
Posted: September 20th, 2011, 3:38pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The president’s plan would increase payments for many beneficiaries, while some providers would receive less from the government.
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Obama’s Expected Plan for Entitlement Savings Worries Democrats
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 10:30pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Many Democrats fear that President Obama’s proposals will become a starting point for bigger cuts in popular health programs.
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Obama’s Expected Plan for Entitlement Savings Worries Democrats
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 10:10pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Many Democrats fear that President Obama’s proposals will become a starting point for bigger cuts in popular health programs.
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Doctor Fees Major Factor in Health Costs, Study Says
Posted: September 8th, 2011, 2:13am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A study found that the incomes of primary care doctors and orthopedic surgeons were substantially higher in the United States than in other countries.
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Doctor Fees Major Factor in Health Costs, Study Says
Posted: September 8th, 2011, 2:13am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A study found that the incomes of primary care doctors and orthopedic surgeons were substantially higher in the United States than in other countries.
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Trade Commission Challenges a Hospital Merger
Posted: August 22nd, 2011, 7:41pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A dispute in Toledo, Ohio, illustrates the risks that arise when competing health care providers try to collaborate, as many are racing to do, in part because of incentives built into the new health law.
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Proposal Would Aid Deciphering of Benefits
Posted: August 18th, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The rules would require health insurers to offer information describing coverage and costs in plain English.
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Medicaid Pays Less Than Medicare for Many Prescription Drugs, U.S. Report Finds
Posted: August 16th, 2011, 1:10am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The new report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services could be used by lawmakers trying to cut drug prices.
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Democrats Challenging Administration on Medicaid
Posted: August 9th, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The lawmakers told the Supreme Court that President Obama was pursuing a misguided interpretation of federal Medicaid law that made it harder for low-income people to obtain health care.
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Democrats Challenging Administration on Medicaid
Posted: August 9th, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The lawmakers told the Supreme Court that President Obama was pursuing a misguided interpretation of federal Medicaid law that made it harder for low-income people to obtain health care.
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Insurance Coverage for Contraception Is Required
Posted: August 1st, 2011, 3:34pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration requires health plans to cover government-approved contraceptives for women.
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Insurance Coverage for Contraception Is Required
Posted: August 1st, 2011, 3:34pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration requires health plans to cover government-approved contraceptives for women.
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Federal Auditors Will Soon Review Health Insurance Rates in 10 States
Posted: July 26th, 2011, 1:49pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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As of Sept. 1, the Obama administration will begin to review health insurance rates in states where it says regulation of premiums for personal and small business insurance is inadequate.
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Panel Recommends Coverage for Contraception
Posted: July 20th, 2011, 1:40am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A medical advisory panel suggested all health plans cover birth control under the new health care law.
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Agreement on Debt Talks: Health Groups Dislike Proposals
Posted: July 13th, 2011, 1:45pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Proposals from budget negotiators to cut Medicare and Medicaid have provoked opposition from almost every major group that represents beneficiaries and health care providers.
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Obama Administration Rolls Out Standards for Health Insurance Marketplaces
Posted: July 12th, 2011, 11:32am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration unveiled standards for insurance exchanges that will give individuals, families and small businesses “purchasing power” in their health care coverage.
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Administration Offers Health Care Cuts as Part of Budget Negotiations
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 5:38pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A proposal to cut tens of billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid in negotiations to reduce the federal budget deficit worries lobbyists for hospitals, nursing homes and older Americans.
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Administration Halts Survey of Making Doctor Visits
Posted: June 29th, 2011, 11:18am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The government shelved plans for a survey in which “mystery shoppers” would have seen how difficult it was to get appointments.
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U.S. Plans Stealth Survey on Access to Doctors
Posted: June 27th, 2011, 3:02am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration is deploying a team to pose as patients, call doctors’ offices and see how difficult it is to get care.
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As Number of Medicaid Patients Goes Up, Their Benefits Are About to Drop
Posted: June 16th, 2011, 3:37am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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More than $90 billion in federal largess will run out at the end of June, and benefits are being cut for millions of people.
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Report Finds Inequities in Payments for Medicare
Posted: June 2nd, 2011, 1:28am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A National Academy of Sciences panel says formulas for reimbursing doctors and hospitals are deeply flawed.
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U.S. Says New Indiana Law Improperly Limits Medicaid
Posted: June 2nd, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration prohibited Indiana on Wednesday from cutting funding to Planned Parenthood clinics that provide health care to low-income women on Medicaid.
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Medicare Plan for Payments Irks Hospitals
Posted: May 31st, 2011, 7:52am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The government plans to reward hospitals that hold down costs and penalize those whose patients prove most expensive.
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Medicare Plan for Payments Irks Hospitals
Posted: May 31st, 2011, 7:52am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The government plans to reward hospitals that hold down costs and penalize those whose patients prove most expensive.
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Medicare Plan for Payments Irks Hospitals
Posted: May 31st, 2011, 7:52am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The government plans to reward hospitals that hold down costs and penalize those whose patients prove most expensive.
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Administration Opposes Challenges to Medicaid Cuts
Posted: May 29th, 2011, 2:40am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Medicaid recipients and health care providers cannot sue state officials to challenge cuts in Medicaid payments, the Obama administration has told the Supreme Court.
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U.S. Objects to New Law on Clinics in Indiana
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 2:30am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration says the law, which cuts off state and federal money for Planned Parenthood, imposes impermissible restrictions on Medicaid recipients.
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U.S. Objects to New Law on Clinics in Indiana
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 2:30am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Obama administration says the law, which cuts off state and federal money for Planned Parenthood, imposes impermissible restrictions on Medicaid recipients.
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Insurers Told to Justify Rate Increases Over 10 Percent
Posted: May 20th, 2011, 5:40pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said insurers would have to defend rate increases in an environment in which they are doing well financially.
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Nursing Homes Seek Exemptions From Health Law
Posted: May 18th, 2011, 6:11pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Alarmed at the cost of providing health insurance to workers, many nursing homes are seeking an exemption from the new law, which is intended to ensure access to affordable coverage.
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Rule Would Discourage States’ Cutting Medicaid Payments to Providers
Posted: May 3rd, 2011, 11:46am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A new federal effort intended to increase access to health care for the poor would make it much more difficult for states to cut Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals.
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Proposal for Medicare Is Unlike Federal Employee Plan
Posted: May 2nd, 2011, 3:30am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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House Republicans said their budget proposal for Medicare would make the program similar to their health insurance, but a closer look suggests otherwise.
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Soft Drink Industry Fights Proposed Food Stamp Ban
Posted: April 30th, 2011, 1:40am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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An array of food companies and antihunger groups are lobbying against a request by New York City to ban the use of food stamps to buy “sugar-sweetened beverages.”
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Obama Panel to Curb Medicare Finds Foes in Both Parties
Posted: April 21st, 2011, 12:33pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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President Obama wants to expand the board’s role, but opponents fear it would usurp the power of Congress.
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Reshaping Medicare Brings Hard Choices
Posted: April 13th, 2011, 7:20am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The debate over Medicare is no longer whether or not to restructure the program, but rather how to do it.
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Reshaping Medicare Brings Hard Choices
Posted: April 13th, 2011, 7:20am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The debate over Medicare is no longer whether or not to restructure the program, but rather how to do it.
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G.O.P. Blueprint Would Remake Health Policy
Posted: April 5th, 2011, 1:47pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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A plan to rein in Medicaid and Medicare costs represents a fundamental rethinking of how the two programs work.
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Cuts Leave Patients With Medicaid Cards, but No Specialist to See
Posted: April 2nd, 2011, 2:40am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Under last year’s overhaul, Medicaid rolls are expected to grow drastically, but budget woes have states reducing payments to caregivers.
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U.S. Panel Suggests Research Into Causes and Prevalence of Health Issues Facing Gays
Posted: March 31st, 2011, 10:50pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The National Academy of Sciences proposed research into understand why gays are more likely to have certain chronic conditions like obesity, depression, cancer and heart disease.
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Health Law Waivers Draw Kudos, and Criticism
Posted: March 21st, 2011, 2:20pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Republicans have seized on waivers in the new health law as evidence that it is fundamentally flawed.
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National Briefing | Washington: U.S. Appeals Florida Health Care Ruling
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 2:40am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Justice Department filed notice that it was appealing a decision by a federal judge in Florida who struck down the new health care law.
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Rising Calls to Replace Top Man at Medicare
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 1:16am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Hostility from the Senate is making confirmation unlikely for Dr. Donald M. Berwick, the temporary administrator of Medicare and Medicaid.
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As Health Costs Soar, G.O.P. and Insurers Differ on Cause
Posted: March 5th, 2011, 2:10am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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Republicans are seizing on rising costs as evidence that the new health care law includes expensive features, but insurers say premiums are rising because of demand and cost of care.
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House Votes to Help Small Businesses Comply With Health Bill, but Relief Is Held Up
Posted: March 4th, 2011, 8:01am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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The vote to repeal tax-reporting requirements provides no immediate relief because the House and the Senate disagree on how to pay for the expected loss of revenue.
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Study Finds Criminal Pasts of Nursing Home Workers
Posted: March 3rd, 2011, 10:24am EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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More than 90 percent of the nation’s nursing homes are found to employ someone with a criminal record.
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Governors Seek Help on Medicaid Costs
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 3:16pm EST by By ROBERT PEAR
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In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the governors said they needed relief from the financial burden of the new health care bill.