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Last week in DC: the healthcare reform debate March 8, 2010

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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March 8 2010

Democrats moved steadily forward last week on their reinvigorated efforts to enact comprehensive healthcare reform, as the White House specified its procedural preferences and Congressional leaders continued to hammer out policy provisions

Last week in DC: the healthcare reform debate March 15, 2010

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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March 15 2010

Healthcare negotiations steadily moved forward last week, as details emerged on a potential timeline for completing action on a final bill in the coming weeks

Last week in DC: the healthcare reform debate March 22, 2010

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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March 22 2010

After another week of fine tuning and vote counting, House leaders released the final text of their healthcare bill on Thursday, in addition to official cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO

The healthcare reform debate December 21, 2009

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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December 21 2009

Healthcare reform efforts were marked with uncertainty and skepticism in the Senate last week, as Democratic leaders continued their scramble to reach a consensus on the controversial bill before Christmas

Last week in DC: the healthcare reform debate April 6, 2010

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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April 6 2010

As Members of Congress returned home last week to discuss the new healthcare reform law with their constituents, President Obama put the finishing touches on the process by signing a package of healthcare corrections into law

Massachusetts health insurers sue over rejected rate increases

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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April 6 2010

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans have sued the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) after the DOI's decision last week to reject most proposed rate increases for small businesses for the current calendar quarter

Last week in DC: the healthcare reform debate January 11, 2010

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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January 11 2010

Though both the House and Senate were officially in recess, several notable occurrences took place last week as key players moved ahead on the difficult task of how to reconcile the differences between the two chambers’ healthcare reform plans

Jury finds in favor of botox manufacturer in off-label use trial

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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May 28 2010

A California jury recently returned a verdict in favor of Allergan, Inc., in a trial involving claims that Allergan’s promotion of an off-label use of its drug Botox caused the death of a pediatric patient suffering from cerebral palsy

Healthcare news from Capitol Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services June 1, 2010

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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June 1 2010

In late May, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a supplemental proposed rule that would result in Medicare payment reductions to hospitals