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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
What Health Reform Missed: The Doctor Shortage
Source: Fox Business
Health reform seeks to provide coverage for all Americans, adding to the system an estimated 30 million to 47 million, depending on how they are counted, who don’t have coverage today. Read the Article>
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Obama's Health Care Budget: ER Visit But No Cure
Source: Time Magazine
President Barack Obama's budget fixes a looming cut to doctors that could devastate Medicare, but it offers no cure for the underlying problem of rising health care costs that threatens to break the bank.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Greece Pushes On With Health-Care Reform Amid Prolonged Strikes
Source: The Wall Street Journal
The Greek socialist government will push through deep reforms to the troubled health system with a legislative vote Wednesday despite lengthy and disruptive strikes by doctors and pharmacists. Read the Article>
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Doctors Continued To Spend Big On Lobbying in 2010
Source: Kaiser Health News
The health care battle didn't end for doctors with the passage of the federal health law and their spending shows it.
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Vocal Physicians Group Renews Health Law Fight
Source: The New York Times
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons is pursuing the repeal of the health care law, but some medical groups say the association, with 3,000 dues-paying members, doesn’t represent most of the nation’s physicians.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Obama signs bill to delay Medicare doctor pay cuts
Source: The Associated Press
President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation that delays for one year a cut in Medicare pay to doctors. Read the Article>
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Congress Does a 'Doc Fix'
Source: The Atlantic
Opinion by Megan McArdle
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Friday, December 10, 2010
House passes Obama-backed doc fix
Source: The Hill
The House approved a one-year "doc fix" Thursday afternoon that will prevent a dramatic cut in Medicare physician payments. Read the Article>
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Senate approves delaying Medicare pay cut
Source: The Los Angeles Times
The move would postpone a 25% reduction in doctors' fees for another year. President Obama urges lawmakers to work on a permanent solution. Read the Article>
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Senate leaders agree on 'doc fix'
Source: Politico
Senate leaders have reached a compromise on a one-year Medicare “doc-fix,” paid for with a tweak to the health care reform law.
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