SAMHSA's Weekly Financing News Pulse - June 8, 2009

Posted on June 9, 2009 11:24

Topics: Financing News Pulse | News Pulse

Post Type: news pulse

Lawmakers Consider Public Plan, Health Benefits Tax, and Health Care Mandate as Part of the Health Reform Debate
Update: Health Care Industry Groups Offered Detailed Plans to Cut Health Care Costs
Council of Economic Advisors Report Says Health Reform Will Have Positive Economic Impact
President Obama Proposes Allowing MedPAC to Set Medicare Policy, Sen. Hoyer Opposed
President Requests Additional Swine Flu Funding, Including Funds from the ARRA
Senator Proposes Long-Term Care Insurance Protections
CMS Takes Steps Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
CMS Announces Timeline for Medicare Competitive Bidding for Durable Medical Equipment
CMS Proposes Delaying Medicaid Provider Tax Rule
Cindy Mann Appointed Director of CMSO
HHS Releases $30 million to Help Medicare Beneficiaries Access Benefits
Report Finds State Fiscal Conditions Continue to Decline
Study Finds Out-of-Pocket Costs Rising Under Employer-Sponsored Health Care
Dominion Donates $1 Million to Free Health Clinics
Report Finds Physician Wait Times Increasing
Study Finds Medical Bills Underlie Most Bankruptcies
Report Finds Public Employers Modifying Health Benefits
Report Finds Mental Health Care Overlooked in Rural AreasVA Study Finds Pay-for-Performance Does Not Hurt Patient Care
KFF Releases Policy Brief Examining Long-Term Care Insurance

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies: Fiscal 2010 Appropriations: Labor, HHS, Education
2:00 p.m. June 2, 2359 Rayburn
2:00 p.m. June 3, 2359 Rayburn
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies: Fiscal 2010 Appropriations: Labor, HHS, Education
9:30 a.m. June 3, 124 Dirksen
House Small Business Committee: Small Business Views on Health Overhaul
1:00 p.m. June 3, 2360 Rayburn

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