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Major Advance For California Healthcare Reform As Senate Passes Medicare For All Legislation
To ecstatic applause from healthcare advocates, the California Senate breathed new life into national prospects for fundamental health reform by passing on a 22 to 14 vote a major bill to guarantee healthcare in the state through creating a Medicare for all system that would cover every Californian. SB 810, The California Universal Healthcare Act, authored by Sen…
Kohl Hails Senate Passage Of Health Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of historic health care reform legislation: “With this bill, we will begin the process of cutting health care costs, while maintaining quality and expanding coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans…
‘Hidden Nuggets’ On Work Breaks And Calorie Counts Added To Health Reform Legislation
USA Today reports that the health care bills moving through Congress have dozens of “lesser-known provisions” that include ideas that failed to gain traction in the past but are benefiting by hitching their proposal to health care reform…
Lawmakers Struggle To Balance Interests As Sweeping Health Legislation Negotiations Proceed
Lawmakers continue to try to shape health bills as they move closer to floor votes. Kaiser Health News and Politico report that “Some (senators) seeking to help rural hospitals in their states also want to hold the line on the cost of reform.” They include Sens.
Legislation Introduced To Tackle California’s GPCI Problem, Raise Medicare Rates In Certain High-Cost Counties
U.S. Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced legislation sponsored by the California Medical Association to eliminate one of the biggest barriers for seniors to get access to health care – low Medicare reimbursement rates in several counties. The low rates have forced many doctors to opt out of Medicare or limit the patients they take through the program.
AARP Pushes Lawmakers To Improve Long-Term Care – Legislation Would Allow More Americans To Get Services At Home
As lawmakers return to Washington to tackle health care reform, AARP is pressing them to improve the country’s long-term care system as a part of comprehensive reform. Millions of older Americans rely on Medicaid for the long-term services and supports they need, but the program’s bias toward institutional care prevents most from getting more affordable care where they want it: their own homes.
AARP Endorses Bill To Crack Down On Medicare Fraud Bipartisan Legislation Will Reduce The Billions Lost To Fraud Each Year
AARP announced its endorsement of the bipartisan “Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection (STOP) Act,” sponsored by Senators Mel Martinez (R-FL), Bill Nelson (D-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX). This legislation will help curb the billions of dollars spent on Medicare fraud each year.
National Community Pharmacists Association Statement On House Medicare Part B DMEPOS Surety Bond Legislation, USA
U.S. Representatives Zach Space (D-OH) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) have introduced H.R. 1970, the Preserve Patents Access to Reputable DMEPOS Providers Act of 2009. The bill exempts pharmacies from having to post surety bonds in order to provide Medicare Part B Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) to their patients. In response, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Executive Vice President and CEO Bruce T.
NCPA Statement On House Medicare Part B DMEPOS Surety Bond Legislation
U.S. Representatives Zach Space (D-OH) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) have introduced H.R. 1970,the Preserve Patents Access to Reputable DMEPOS Providers Act of 2009. The bill exempts pharmacies from having to post surety bonds in order to provide Medicare Part B Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) to their patients. In response, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Executive Vice President and CEO Bruce T.
Legislation Aims To Increase Access To Physical Therapist Services By Eliminating Physician Referral Requirement
Medicare beneficiaries who need physical therapist services would find it easier and more efficient to obtain treatment under legislation introduced yesterday in the US House of Representatives. The Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act (HR 1829), introduced by Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Tim Murphy (R-PA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), eliminates the need for beneficiaries to obtain a physician referral for physical therapy services.
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