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From The New York Times: By SEAN COLLINS WALSH–June 7, 2011, 6:19 pm Hundreds of members of the nation’s largest nurses’ union demonstrated outside the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. The union, National Nurses United, held the event to promote its “Main Street Contract for the American People,” which aims,…
From Politico: The president’s plan would have an independent panel recommend Medicare spending cuts. By JENNIFER HABERKORN | 6/8/11 4:55 AM EDT One of the key provisions in President Barack Obama’s health care reform law — his preferred method for getting Medicare costs under control — is facing a groundswell of opposition from unexpected corners.…
From Businessweek: By SEANNA ADCOX–COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina’s Medicaid agency announced Monday it plans to cut fees paid to doctors, dentists and other medical providers by between 2 percent and 7 percent next month. The announcement follows 3 percent across-the-board cuts enacted in April for those who treat the state’s poor and disabled, expected to…
From GreenvilleOnline.com: By Liv Osby• Staff writer• Published: June 07. 2011 2:00AM Health-care providers across South Carolina will take a hit to their 2012 Medicaid reimbursements, and state officials, providers and advocates for the disabled and elderly disagree on whether that could impact access to care. State officials say access won’t be affected, but some…
From The State: By WAYNE WASHINGTON–Tuesday, Jun. 07, 2011 The state Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced a second round of cuts in payments to doctors and hospitals who treat the poor and disabled. The state also said it would increase the co-payments that Medicaid patients must pay for their care. The…
From The Post and Courier: By Renee Dudley –Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Medicaid payments to doctors will be reduced by up to 7 percent and patient co-payments for some doctor visits will increase by $1 as the South Carolina Medicaid agency cuts an estimated $125 million in state costs for the fiscal year that begins…
From Politico: Medicaid faces numerous GOP efforts to slash program spending. | AP Photo By JASON MILLMAN | 6/5/11 6:59 PM EDT Since Rep. Paul Ryan introduced his budget blueprint in April, Democrats have held countless news conferences and issued even more press releases condemning the plan — as they say — to eliminate, end…
From Politico: Gov. Bentley issued an executive order to move forward on an insurance exchange. | AP Photo . By SARAH KLIFF | 6/6/11 4:38 AM EDT Alabama is a deep red, Deep South state with a health policy that is taking on a decidedly blue tinge these days. Last week alone, Republican Gov. Robert…
From The Post & Courier: By Renee Dudley [email protected] Saturday, June 4, 2011 . The Haley administration is leaving hundreds of thousands of federal health-care dollars in limbo when the money could be spent right away to help uninsured residents, patient advocates said. For the second time in recent weeks, advocates said consumers are being…
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 HHS to Reduce Premiums, Make it Easier for Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions to Get Health Insurance The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced new steps to reduce premiums and make it easier for Americans to enroll in…
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