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Insurers hope newly-elected Republicans ease their burdens
Now that the midterm elections are over and Republicans have taken control of the House, health insurers are lobbying to help shape the new GOP healthcare agenda, the Wall Street Journal reports.
SPOTLIGHT: GOP attempt to strip Medicare cuts from reform bill fails
The Senate has voted down a GOP proposal that would have taken back a proposed $500 billion in Medicare cuts. Republicans have argued that these cuts would impose great damage on Medicare in the
Health reform splits business away from Republican alliances
Traditionally, big businesses and Republican legislators have been the best of friends. But during the reform debate, it seems, that friendship has come under strain, stretched thin by healthcare
Malpractice reforms gaining some traction
When President Obama gave his big healthcare speech, he was looking to mollify Republicans hoping for medical malpractice reform with the promise of $25 million in pilot projects. (That olive branch
Republicans unsatisfied with Obama malpractice reform stand
In his much-discussed speech last week, President Obama took what could be considered a very lukewarm stand on malpractice reform, promising only to ask HHS to conduct demonstration projects that
Healthcare lobbying spend second only to financial services industry
As FierceHealthcare readers know--or would guess--healthcare lobbyists are doing some record spending in an effort to see that reform goes their way. Now, a new analysis offers a deeper view of just
Congress overrides Bush veto on Medicare bill, stalling cuts
As expected, Congress has overridden President Bush's veto of a bill that will, among other things, block the planned 10.6 percent in Medicare reimbursements for physicians. The veto was overturned