The Hill, which covers Washington politics, has compiled a list of 10 strategic and tactical decisions by Democrats that caused their health reform legislation to stall, making it less likely to pass:
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The former owners of 292-bed Los Angeles City of Angels Medical Center have agreed to pay $10 million to settle a Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud lawsuit, according to a release by the U.S. Justice Department.
Title: Meeting Today’s Reimbursement Challenges: A Case Study for Success
A Texas law passed in June allows Texans to use a mediator to negotiate disputed charges of more than $1,000 by healthcare providers, but many mediators are reluctant to participate in such negotiations, according to a report by the Dallas…
As the advance of healthcare reform efforts has slowed, Congressional Democrats are considering using budget reconciliation to push healthcare legislation through to Pres. Obama's desk without a 60-vote approval in the Senate, according to a report by the New York…
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The comment period on Standard MS 01.01.01 (formerly MS.1.20), which addresses establishing a working relationship between hospital governance and medical staff, will close on Jan. 28, 2010, according to a Joint Commission news release.
WellSpan plans to open a $73 million inpatient orthopedic surgery facility in York, Pa., according to a report by the York Dispatch.
The Ambulatory Surgical Center of Union County in Union, N.J., was featured recently in the Star-Ledger for its Haitian relief efforts. The ASC has collected more than $100,000 worth of medical supplies at various drop-off points throughout the state to…
A poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that Americans who oppose the health reform bills in Congress would still support several specific provisions, according to a release by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Lower Columbia Eye Clinic in Longview, Wash., entered into a partnership with Oregon Health & Sciences University's Casey Eye Institute in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 30, according to a report in The Daily News.