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  • A.M. Vitals: Latest J&J Recall Involves Two DePuy Hip Implants

    Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 22:37 | Comments Off

    Also: campaign donations by health insurers; Roche doesn’t get an accelerated review of new breast-cancer drug; Obama administration touts Medicare anti-fraud efforts.

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  • Who’s Waiting Anxiously For Health-Overhaul Rules? Lobbyists!

    Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at 06:38 | Comments Off

    The health-care overhaul law will be put into action via rules written by the Obama administration.

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  • It’s On! WellPoint, Obama Administration Swap Barbs

    Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 at 03:46 | Comments Off

    It’s the latest round in the Obama administration’s public scuffle with WellPoint.

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  • The Devil is in the Details on Mental Health Parity Law

    Monday, May 10th, 2010 at 22:25 | Comments Off

    Insurers don’t believe the Obama administration should try to establish parity in procedures and practices like requirements for prior authorization and the submission of a treatment plan.

    Here is the original: The Devil is in the Details on Mental Health Parity Law

  • CBO: 4 Million Americans to be Hit by Insurance Penalties in 2016

    Friday, April 23rd, 2010 at 06:31 | Comments Off

    Under health-care overhaul legislation, failure to buy the mandated insurance coverage means penalties, and now we have an official estimate of how many people might be affected. The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that about 4 million people will get dinged in 2016, according to the Associated Press.

    That doesn’t mean only 4 million people will be uninsured; the CBO puts that number at 21 million Americans. But most won’t make enough money to be eligible for penalties. The average bill ..read more

  • Medicare Pay Cuts Averted, Cobra Extended — Why All the Sad Faces?

    Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at 01:00 | Comments Off

    President Obama last night signed legislation extending benefits under a host of federal programs for jobless people, doctors providing Medicare services and those who live in flood-prone areas, but few key players seemed particularly happy about the $18 billion spending package.

    The bill passed the Senate by a 59-38 vote with three Republicans supporting it, and then cleared the House with more bipartisan support in a 289-112 vote. But Republican opponents said it should have been accompanied by offsetting budget cuts, ..read more

  • Business Rallies Against Health Overhaul as Obama Signs Bill

    Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at 09:16 | Comments Off

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce plans to spend $50 million in the months leading up to the fall elections in a continuing push against the health-overhaul legislation, the WSJ reports.

    “The Chamber is going to carry a message across the country that says the health care debate is not over,” Thomas J. Donohue, the business lobbying group’s president and CEO, said in a letter sent to the chamber’s board members late Monday. The law “is a major step in the wrong ..read more

  • After White House and Congress, Health Bill Headed for Courts

    Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 23:23 | Comments Off

    The executive and legislative branches have been the center of attention in Washington during the health-care fight so far, but the stage could soon be shared by the judiciary.

    Legal attacks on the overhaul will argue that Congress doesn’t have the right under the Constitution to force individuals buy health insurance, the WSJ reports this morning. Another theme for court challenges will be that Washington can’t require states to operate insurance exchanges, which will be created under the new health rules ..read more

  • AM Report: Final Health Vote Nears

    Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 22:30 | Comments Off

    Is it the end or the end of the beginning for the Obama administration’s battle for passing health reform legislation? Janet Adamy reports on last minute deal-making that could lead to a vote on Sunday.

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  • Health-Care Bill: When Might the White House Celebration Begin?

    Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 12:16 | Comments Off

    This post by WSJ’s Laura Meckler also appears on the Washington Wire blog

    The complex legislative maneuvering to pass health-care overhaul legislation has produced many questions and among them this: When can the White House declare victory?

    If the House passes the Senate health bill on Sunday, as Democrats hope, and President Obama signs it into law, the overhaul will be official -– signed, sealed and delivered. But the president is reluctant to celebrate, officials said, because the House Democrats will have ..read more

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