Washington Watch: Debt Crisis, Birth Control Top Headlines
Posted on 06. Aug, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — This week, President Obama signed a much-wrangled-over bill to raise the debt ceiling after Congress finally passed a measure to prevent the U.S. from defaulting on its loans. Then the lawmakers left town for the August recess.
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Republicans, Sebelius Spar Over Future of Medicare
Posted on 12. Jul, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told the House Budget Committee Tuesday that Congress can make the healthcare reform law’s controversial Medicare cost-cutting panel obsolete by passing laws that rein in spending themselves.
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Washington Week: Cha-ching Budget Is Approved
Posted on 17. Apr, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress finally approved the fiscal 2011 budget, and later in the week, the House of Representatives passed a GOP-budget blueprint for 2012.
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Congress Finally Passes 2011 Spending Bill
Posted on 14. Apr, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress has passed the fiscal 2011 spending bill to fund the government through September, averting the possibility of a government shutdown and setting the stage for debate on the nation’s 2012 spending plan.
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Washington Week: The Fix Is In
Posted on 09. Apr, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress narrowly averted a shutdown late Friday night when members finally agreed on a deal to cut $38.5 billion from spending during the remainder of fiscal 2011.
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Washington Watch: Shutdown Averted for Now
Posted on 05. Mar, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress approved a stopgap measure this week to keep the federal government running for another two weeks, averting a shutdown that would have cut the flow of money for Medicare, Medicaid, and countless other government programs.
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Washington Week: GOP Gets Started on Reform Repeal
Posted on 08. Jan, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The week began with the 112th Congress being sworn in and its new GOP members vowing to begin the process to repeal the Democrats’ healthcare reform law. By the end of the week, Republicans were one procedural step closer to that goal.
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Washington Watch: Healthcare Law to Get Early GOP Hit
Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — When the 112th Congress convenes on Wednesday, Republicans will immediately begin trying to enact a “clean repeal” of the healthcare reform law, with the hopes of eventually replacing it with smaller insurance reforms.
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Washington Week: Finally, A Longer-Term SGR Fix
Posted on 11. Dec, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress passed a year-long doctor payment fix this week, and an FDA advisory panel endorsed what could become the first new pharmaceutical option in weight loss in a decade.
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Washington Week: SGR Patch, Lots of FDA Action
Posted on 04. Dec, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress passed three health-related bills this week and FDA panels weighed in on drugs for thyroid and prostate cancer, a fecal incontinence product, and a weight-loss device.
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