Posts Tagged ‘Reform’
How Chief Financial Officers Of Major Medical Centers Are Reacting To The Healthcare Reform
October 17th, 2010
Last week the leading names in Healthcare Finance met in Miami to discuss the causes and effects of the new healthcare reform.
Since the Reform proposal back in the spring there have been endless and conflicting statements outlining the potential pitfalls of the proposal, and the effect it will have on the American healthcare system. However those in attendance last week only dealt with the facts and how they will implement a variety of systems to deal with the changes.
The government believes that by insuring everyone, the cost of healthcare-per-person will decrease significantly; at the moment those who can afford their insurance usually cover the costs of those who cannot. Read full post…
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Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President Of The American Action Forum, To Give Presentation At Healthcare Reform Conference, Washington, DC, Nov. 8-9, 2010
September 6th, 2010
Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum and former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, will give a presentation at the upcoming Healthcare Reform: Dealing with Hurdles and Building Up Successes Conference, to be held in Washington, DC, Nov. 8-9, 2010, by GTCbio.
This informative conference will provide an extensive look at the new changes and developments caused by the healthcare reform act, and what the healthcare industry and related areas are doing to adapt. Participants will have the opportunity to gain important information on how to work with the bodies that will have jurisdiction under implementing regulations, financial business models and case studies that are necessary to comply with reform, as well as hear perspectives from both side of the political spectrum. Read full post…
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Advocacy Groups Target Campaigns Of Anti-Choice Democrats Who Voted For Health Reform
July 26th, 2010
Some advocacy groups that traditionally oppose abortion rights but were divided on health care reform are now trying to influence the re-election of Democrats, who oppose abortion rights and voted for the health care reform law (PL 111-148), Politico reports. Both sides are targeting fundraising and voter mobilization efforts in the re-election campaigns of anti-choice Democrats who voted for the legislation after President Obama signed an executive order reaffirming that no federal funds would be used for abortion services under the law. Many antiabortion-rights groups maintain that the law “create[s] a loophole” that would allow federal funding of abortion, while others argue that the health care reform law clearly prohibits federal funding of abortion, Politico reports.
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