More Than Four in 10 Voters Want Healthcare Reform Repealed
Posted on 27. Oct, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
(MedPage Today) — With just one week until the congressional election, 41% of those polled believe Congress should repeal the bulk of the major provisions in the healthcare reform law and replace them with a totally different set of laws, according to an analysis of an array of recent polls.
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Washington Week: Much Talk, Little Action
Posted on 02. Oct, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — When Congress returned from summer recess several weeks ago, there was talk of knocking off a few major healthcare bills before members took off to campaign for midterm elections in their home states, but little came of it.
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Washington Week: Stem Cells and Diet Pills
Posted on 18. Sep, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress is back from summer recess, and, as promised, a Senate panel made a hearing of embryonic stem cell research its first order of business. Meanwhile, the FDA held three advisory committee hearings this week, handing down recommendations on cough syrup and diet drugs.
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Washington Week: Stem Cell Ruling Tops News
Posted on 28. Aug, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress may be out of town, but Washington came alive this week when a federal judge put a hold on NIH funding for embryonic stem cell research.
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Washington Week: Pain Dominates FDA Agenda
Posted on 21. Aug, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — It was quiet on the Hill this week as Congress continued the August holiday but it was business as usual at the FDA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Washington Week: Congress Starts August Recess
Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The House and Senate have adjourned for their summer recess, but an FDA advisory panel met on an epilepsy drug, and there’s been activity on the healthcare reform front.
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AMA Ad Takes SGR Message to Patients
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
The AMA has unveiled an ad campaign that takes Congress to task for failing to stop a pending 21% cut in Medicare payments to physicians.
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Washington Week: Congress Turns to Pay Fix…Again
Posted on 22. May, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The latest Congressional fix for the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula would put off until 2014 cuts in Medicare pay to physicians, but timing is everything and Congress will need to enact legislation before the Memorial Day break to make this fix work.
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New Bill Pushes Medicare Pay Cuts to 2014
Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Doctors would be spared from cuts in Medicare reimbursement until 2014 under a new bill that Congress is expected to take up before Memorial Day.
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Frist and Daschle Agree on Merits of Healthcare Reform Law
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Former GOP Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD, told hospital administrators Monday that he still “sort of likes” the healthcare reform bill that Democrats muscled through Congress earlier this year.
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