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HHS Inspector General Report Finds Agency Significantly Underestimated Rate of Improper Payments for Medicare Durable Medical Equipment

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HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson on Monday released a federal audit that found that Medicare officials underestimated the amount of incorrect payments for durable medical equipment in 2006 and that the …
Democratic National Committee Approves Platform With Health Care Language; Obama Campaigns in Iowa

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The Democratic National Committee on Monday during the Democratic National Convention voted to adopt a non-binding party platform that includes language about health care, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. According …
Stanford University To Limit Pharmaceutical Industry Financing of Continuing Medical Education

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Stanford University officials on Tuesday plan to announce a new policy under which pharmaceutical and medical device companies no longer will have the ability to select continuing medical education courses that they …
Many Not-For-Profit Hospitals Have Credit Ratings Downgraded This Year, Report Finds

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Downgrades in the credit ratings of U.S. not-for-profit health care systems and hospitals exceeded upgrades by a 2-to-1 ratio this year for the first time since 2003, according to a report released on Monday by …
Washington Post Profiles Physicians Who Have Adopted 'Micro-Practice' Model

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The Washington Post on Tuesday examined how "in the midst of the national dialogue about quality and systemic reform, ... countless doctors, generalists and specialists alike are ... reinventing their clinical …
Changes to California Health Insurance Programs Might Result in Loss of Coverage for Thousands of Children

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Efforts by California to expand health insurance to all children have "stalled," and "thousands of kids are in danger of losing insurance" as a result of recent changes to state programs, the Los Angeles Times reports …
State, Personal Errors Lead To Wrongful Coverage Termination for Some Commonwealth Care Beneficiaries

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Since January, Commonwealth Care coverage for tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents was wrongfully terminated either because of their own mistakes or errors made by the state, according to enrollment data, the …
Alabama Board Approves Plan To Charge State Employees for Obesity, Health Problems

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The Alabama State Employees' Insurance Board last week approved a plan that will require state employees who are obese or have health problems to make progress to address those issues or pay a monthly charge for health …
Health Care 'Great Unfinished Business of 20th Century,' Sen. Kerry Writes in Opinion Piece

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"Today, quality health care for all stands alone as the great unfinished business of 20th century progressive social legislation," and "we must now realize that our failed health care system is not just a moral …
Opinion Piece Discusses Need for Stronger Privacy Measures for Health Records

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act notification form received by patients during doctor visits "offers no control over who sees your information and instead just tells you about some of the …

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