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Dec 16, 2011
Issue 296
Health Care News
Congress Works on 2 Month Delay of Medicare Physician Cut
After the House earlier this week passed a two year Medicare physician fee fix that floundered in the Senate, Congressional leaders are working on a two month delay in the cut as part of a payroll and jobless benefits extension package...More.
Congressional Leaders Agree to Budget Deal to Avoid Shutdown
Congressional leaders negotiated a deal on Thursday night on FY 2012 appropriations for a number of federal agencies. The House is expected to vote on the bill today; the current resolution funding the government expires tonight...More.
HHS Schedules Calls on Essential Health Benefits
A number of sources are reporting that the three HHS calls today will relay information about the agency's next steps on essential health benefits; the Office of Management and Budget is currently reviewing a pre-rule bulletin on the EHB.
HHS Announces Increase in Insured Under Age 26
HHS announced this week that since September 2010, the percentage of adults aged 19-25 covered by a private health insurance plan increased significantly, with approximately 2.5 million more young adults with insurance coverage...More.
New Partnership for Patients Grants Released to Improve Hospital Care
On Wednesday, HHS announced the "Hospital Engagement Network" grantees to receive funding to help identify solutions already working to reduce healthcare acquired conditions, and work to spread them to other hospitals and health care providers...More.
OIG Releases Report on CLASS Program
Earlier this week, the OIG released a scheduled report on the CLASS Program...More.
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