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Affordable Care Act One Year Later
It is hard to imagine that one year ago today President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nation’s most…
IOM Report: Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020
Last December, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Healthy People 2020, the nation’s new 10-year goals…
HHS Launches Healthy People 2020 – Health Goals for the Next Decade
In 1979, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began a process to improve the health of Americans through a…
HHS Turning up the HEAT on Healthcare Fraud Charges
Since the health care reform debate began almost two years ago, the Obama Administration has identified fighting fraud committed…
PhRMA, Hospitals and Physician Organizations Promote Repeal of Independent…
Congress created the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) within the Affordable Care Act (health care reform), in an effort…
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute: Names their Board of…
Within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , Congress created a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).…
Is Medical Student Creating a Shortage of Primary Care Physicians?
Over the past few years, rising medical school costs have caused a significant discrepancy in the number of primary-care…
Defensive Medicine Adds $45 Billion to the Cost of Healthcare
One of the biggest issues during the health care reform debate was the practice of so called “defensive medicine,” which the Wall…
Whitehouse Reports Progress on Recovery Act and Innovation
This week, Vice President Joe Biden announced the release of a report regarding the impact the Recovery Act has had on Innovation…
Cleveland Clinic’s Cosgrove on Health Care Reform and Innovation
Cleveland Clinic Chief Executive Toby Cosgrove “told a full house at a City Club speech that he's concerned that health-care…