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Judge allows healthcare reform challenge to move forward
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- USA
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- October 25 2010
On October 14, a federal judge declined to dismiss two of the six claims in a healthcare reform lawsuit filed by 20 states
Healthcare news from Capitol Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services - January 24, 2011
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- January 24 2011
On January 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to establish a value-based purchasing (VBP) program to reward hospitals for providing safe, high-quality care
"High-risk pool" to take heat off health insurers
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- Hong Kong
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- August 11 2010
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the Hong Kong Government) is considering subsidising a separate insurance pool to cover Hong Kong residents at high risk of medical complications (defined as those with medical costs expected to be more than 200 of those of healthy individuals) or those with pre-existing medical conditions (high-risk individuals) who sign up to a proposed voluntary medical scheme (the Scheme) that will be generally open to all Hong Kong residents
Federal Court calls "individual mandate" unconstitutional
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- USA
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- December 16 2010
A Federal Court in Virginia ruled on December 13 that the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring most Americans to carry insurance or pay a fine is unconstitutional
OFT to launch market study into private healthcare
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- United Kingdom
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- December 21 2010
On 14 December 2010, the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced that it is to undertake a study of competition in the UK private healthcare market
NAIC adopts model regulation for final medical loss ratios
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- USA
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- November 4 2010
On October 21, 2010, the Executive and Plenary committees of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") voted to adopt a model regulation containing the definitions and methodologies for calculating medical loss ratios as stipulated under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"
CMS administrator touts creation of innovation center
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- USA
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- October 25 2010
In other healthcare reform news, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Donald Berwick spent time on October 18 promoting a provision of the healthcare reform law - Public Law 111-148 - that will establish a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI
Medicare physician payment debate awaits in lame duck session
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- USA
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- October 12 2010
Earlier this year, Congress enacted a short-term fix to ensure that physicians did not see drastic reductions in their Medicare reimbursements - an issue that has been plaguing lawmakers and physicians alike for years, due to a payment formula that has routinely scheduled reimbursement reductions
Senior Medicare Patrol programs receive federal grants
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- USA
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- October 12 2010
On October 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a series of Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program grants totaling $9 million
CMS proposes changes to “36 month rule” for Home Health
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- USA
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- August 9 2010
In late July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update for Calendar Year 2011
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