HHS Explains Insurance Exchange Subsidies
Posted on 13. Aug, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services laid out a new rule on Friday explaining how a crucial portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would work.
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HHS Explains Insurance Exchange Subsidies
Posted on 13. Aug, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Department of Health and Human Services laid out a new rule on Friday explaining how a crucial portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would work.
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Washington Week: Another Court Upholds ACA
Posted on 09. Jul, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Another court gave the White House a health reform victory, a Congressional committee sought information on Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s ACA-related activities, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services unveiled its proposal to cut physician fees.
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Washington Week: ACA Ruling, FDA Panel Move Top News
Posted on 02. Jul, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The first federal appeals court to rule on the healthcare reform law upheld the constitutionality of the individual mandate, and an FDA panel recommended that bevacizumab (Avastin) no longer be used to treat breast cancer.
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Appeals Court Hits ACA Opponents With Tough Questions
Posted on 10. May, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
RICHMOND, Va. (MedPage Today) — A federal appeals court here heard oral arguments on Tuesday in two cases challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the panel of three judges seemed to aim their more aggressive questions at the lawyers opposing the healthcare reform law.
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Washington Week: GOP Lawmakers Seek to Dismantle ACA
Posted on 07. May, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — In its first week back from recess, the House of Representatives wasted no time chipping away at the healthcare reform law. Also, the FDA issued new guidance on children’s cough medicine and announced that it will crack down on the sale of unapproved STD treatments.
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House Chips Away at ACA
Posted on 04. May, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The House of Representatives has passed a bill that undermines funding for state-based insurance exchanges, a major part of the Affordable Care Act.
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Senate Votes to Repeal ACA’s 1099 Provision
Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Senate has voted 87-12 to repeal a provision in the healthcare reform law that requires all businesses, including medical practices, to fill out a 1099 form each time they spend $600 or more. The bill, already passed by the House, now goes to the president for his signature.
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Washington Watch: FDA Active, ACA Ruling Appealed
Posted on 12. Mar, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Obama administration finally filed its appeal against the ruling by the Florida judge who declared the healthcare reform law void; a Medicare official projects a steep pay cut for doctors in 2012; and the FDA had a busy week of advisory committee hearings.
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Washington Week: Third Judge Upholds ACA
Posted on 26. Feb, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A third federal judge upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), another who did not was asked to clarify what he really meant when he ruled the law “void,” and the Supreme Court sided with vaccine makers in a case involving a child who was injured after being vaccinated.
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