President Barack Obama has made healthcare reform his administration's top priority, and now Congress is working to meet that goal. The task is proving to be even more difficult than originally expected: Trying to protect the business side for providers and the insurance industry while providing coverage for all Americans are among the biggest obstacles. Follow HealthLeaders Media and HCPro, Inc. as we provide up-to-date coverage on the federal government's health reform efforts.
Top Economic Health Reform News:
- Physician-Owned Hospitals File Lawsuit to Overturn Restrictions
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, June 4, 2010 - NAIC Misses Initial Deadline On Medical Loss Ration Definition
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, June 3, 2010 - Surveyed Employers Say They Expect Costs to Increase with Reform
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, May 27, 2010 - States Will Pay Little for Reform's Medicaid Expansion
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, May 27, 2010 - HHS Asks Court to Drop Virginia Mandate Suit
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, May 25, 2010 - Study: Workers Will Continue to Rely on Employer-Sponsored Wellness
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, May 25, 2010 - Reform Law Could Extend Insurance to 13.7 Million Young Adults
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, May 24, 2010 - White House Announces Small Business Tax Credit Provision for Worker Healthcare
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, May 18, 2010 - White House Issues First Legal Defense of Healthcare Reform
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, May 14, 2010 - How Quality Will Pay for Hospitals Under New Reform Measures
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, May 12, 2010 - Interim Rule Issued on Young Adult Health Insurance Coverage
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, May 11, 2010 - Federal Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Starting Earlier
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, May 5, 2010 - Health Insurers Will Implement New Rescission Standards in May
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, April 29, 2010 - Nebraska Governor Turns Down Federal High-Risk Pool
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, April 28, 2010 - Health Insurance Reform May Be Far From Over
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, April 28, 2010 - With Pressure from HHS and Congress, Insurers Address Rescission Policies
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, April 28, 2010 - CMS Actuary: Reform Law Would Push Spending Up By 1%
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, April 26, 2010 - CBO: U.S. Should Collect $4 Billion A Year in Penalties from Those Who Don't Buy Health Coverage
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, April 23, 2010 - Americans Divided, Confused on Health Reform Law
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, April 22, 2010 - Moody's: Health Reform Will Drive Consolidation, Hinder Credit for Nonprofit Hospitals
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, April 15, 2010 - Health Reform Provision Prevents Insurers From Denying Breast Screening Coverage
Dom Nicastro, for HealthLeaders Media, April 13, 2010 - How Will Health Reform Impact Workplace Safety?
Dave LaHoda, for HealthLeaders Media, April 12, 2010 - Will Retail Clinics Be a Key Player in Post-Health Reform World?
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, April 8, 2010 - Five More States Join Suit Against Health Reform Law
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, April 7, 2010 - 10 Issues New CMS Administrator Will Face
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, April 5, 2010 - Four Health Reform Efforts That Could Assist Family Caregivers
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, April 1, 2010 - Health Reform Will Amplify Security Concerns for Hospitals
Scott Wallask, for HealthLeaders Media, March 31, 2010 - Health Reform Covers More Children, But Who Will Care for Them?
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, March 31, 2010 - Physicians' Group Sues to Overturn Health Reform
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, March 31, 2010 - Eight Health Reform Provisions That Could Improve Women?s Health Coverage
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 29, 2010 - Four Ways Health Reform Could Spark Wellness Programs
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, March 26, 2010 - Reconciliation Bill Passes, But Health Reform Battle Not Over for GOP
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 26, 2010 - Health Reform Brings Changes, More Work for HIM
Andrea Kraynak, for HealthLeaders Media, March 25, 2010 - Primary Care Docs Concerned About How to Care for 32 Million Newly Insured
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, March 25, 2010 - Health Reform Does Not Control Premiums, States Look to Fill Void
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, March 25, 2010 - Why Healthcare Reform is a Big Deal
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, March 25, 2010 - Last-Minute Heath Reform Change Gives New Life to Quality-Based Payments
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 25, 2010 - Kennedy's Dream Came True, But Healthcare Cost Troubles Remain
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, March 24, 2010 - Is Health Reform a Disaster or Opportunity for Hospitals?
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, March 24, 2010 - 13 AGs File Suit to Block Health Reform Mandates
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, March 23, 2010 - Health Reform Brings New Customers, Concerns for Health Insurers
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, March 23, 2010 - Healthcare Reform Provisions Kick in Over 10 Years
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 23, 2010 - 11 Health Leaders React to House Passing Health Reform
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, March 22, 2010 - House Approves Health Reform, But More Work Remains
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 22, 2010 - Both Sides of Health Reform Debate Preparing for Sunday Vote
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 19, 2010 - 10 Major Changes to Health Reform in House's Reconciliation Bill
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 19, 2010 - CBO: Latest Health Reform Bill Would Cost $940 Billion
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 18, 2010 - New Idaho Law Would Allow AG to Sue Feds if Health Reform Passes
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 18, 2010 - Which Option Will House Democrats Use to Pass Health Reform Bill?
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 17, 2010 - Health Reform Moves Closer to Vote This Week
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 16, 2010 - Healthcare Reform Passage Could Come Down to Three Ifs
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 15, 2010 - Congressional Democrats Expect Health Reform Passage Soon
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 12, 2010 - Federal Leaders Promote ACOs as Part of Health Reform
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, March 11, 2010 - Congress Will Have Trouble Meeting President's Latest Health Reform Deadline
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 8, 2010 - Pelosi: Abortion Issue Will Not Slow Down Health Reform
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 5, 2010 - Obama Backs Reconciliation Without Actually Saying the Word
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 4, 2010 - Obama Asks Congress to Pass Health Reform Bill Soon
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 3, 2010 - Obama Incorporates GOP Ideas into Health Reform Plan
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 3, 2010 - Democrats Debate Whether to Use Reconciliation to Pass Health Reform Provisions
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, March 1, 2010 - Individual Irresponsibility in the President's Healthcare Reform Plan
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, February 26, 2010 - Eight Health Leaders Respond to Obama's Healthcare Summit
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, February 26, 2010 - Three Reasons Health Summit Could Kickstart Reform (and 3 Barriers that Remain)
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 26, 2010 - Michigan Blue Cross: Health Reform Villain or Health System Victim?
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, February 24, 2010 - Four Ways Obama Would Fund Health Reform Plan
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 24, 2010 - Four Provisions Not Part of Obama's Reform Plan
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 23, 2010 - Obama Leaves Public Option Out of Reform Plan
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 22, 2010 - Obama Reform Plan Targets Insurer Rate Increases
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 22, 2010 - Federal Leaders Can Learn From States' Health Reform, Say Governors
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 22, 2010 - Sebelius Blasts Insurance Rates, But Insurers Fire Right Back
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, February 19, 2010 - Reform Would Increase Healthcare Spending, But Millions More Would Have Insurance, Says RAND
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 17, 2010 - No Longer Waiting for Feds, States Jumpstart Health Reform
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, February 17, 2010 - GOP Bashes Health Reform Summit
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 15, 2010 - Obama Hopes to Recharge Health Reform with Public Meeting
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 8, 2010 - Can Nurses Drive Health Reform?
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 8, 2010 - State Lawmakers Rising Up Against Mandatory Health Insurance
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, February 4, 2010 - Missed Opportunities for Malpractice Reform
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, February 4, 2010 - House Still Taking Aim at Insurers' Antitrust Exemption
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 3, 2010 - Most Congresspeople in Districts with Highest Uninsurance Rates Support Reform
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, February 2, 2010 - Obama Supports Parts of GOP Congressman's Health Reform Plan
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, February 2, 2010 - What Stays, What Goes in Health Reform?
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 29, 2010 - Why Congress Should Pass the Health Reform Bill Now
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, January 29, 2010 - Health Reform Would Spend $5B to Create High-Risk Pools for Uninsurable
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 26, 2010 - CBO: Senate Reform Bill Would Extend Life of Medicare Part A Payments
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 26, 2010 - Small Business Owners Think Health Reform Would Make Matters Worse
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, January 25, 2010 - Obama Continues to Push for Health Reform
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 25, 2010 - Healthcare Reform's Not Over by a Long Shot
Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, January 22, 2010 - Congress Faces Insurance Exchange Dilemma
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 22, 2010 - 10 Health Reform Provisions That Affect Women
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 21, 2010 - Senate Bill Takes Aim at Small Employer Insurance Groups
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 21, 2010 - Brown's Senate Win Creates Health Reform Dilemma for Democrats
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, January 20, 2010 - What a GOP Victory in Massachusetts Could Mean to Health Reform
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, January 19, 2010 - Hospitals Concerned About Proposed DSH Payment Cuts in Health Reform
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 19, 2010 - Senate Bill Would Save Safety Net Hospitals Billions in Inpatient Pharmacy Costs
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 19, 2010 - Health Reform Pilot Projects Look to Transform Healthcare
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, January 15, 2010 - Fraud Prevention Program Axed in Health Reform Plan
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 15, 2010 - Congress, Labor Leaders Agree on Revised Cadillac Health Plan Tax
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 15, 2010 - Health Reform Could Put End to Physician-owned Hospitals
Liz Jones, for HealthLeaders Media, January 15, 2010 - Reform Provision Would Require Providers to Buy Testing Equipment for Obese Patients
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 14, 2010 - Medicare Payment Panel Likely to Remain in Final Reform Bill
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 14, 2010 - Seven Health Reform Provisions That Could Take Effect This Year
Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, January 14, 2010 - Three Areas Where Quality Could Save Costs in Health Reform
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 12, 2010 - House Reform Bill Would Decrease Uninsured by 24 Million: RAND Study
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 11, 2010 - Senate Bill Could Insure More People Than Earlier Estimates, Says CMS
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 11, 2010 - Three Health Reform Sticking Points That Worry House Democrats
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 8, 2010 - Insurance Commissioners Seek States' Control in Healthcare Reform
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, January 7, 2010 - House Starts Health Reform Reconciliation Process
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 6, 2010 - Where Does the Reform Bill Go Now?
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 28, 2009 - Senate Passes Health Reform Bill, 60-39
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 24, 2009 - 10 Issues that Congress will Need to Resolve in Final Reform Bill
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 24, 2009 - Five Health Stakeholders Respond to Senate Reform Bill's Passage
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, December 24, 2009 - Some States Getting Preferential Treatment in Senate Reform Bill, Critics Charge
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 21, 2009 - Senate Health Reform Vote May Not Happen Until After Christmas
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 17, 2009 - Doctor-owned Hospitals Worried Reform Will Cripple Them
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, December 17, 2009 - White House Council: Senate Bill Will Lower Health Costs
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 15, 2009 - Countdown on the Senate Reform Bill: Is the Finish Line Close?
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 14, 2009 - Some Savings in Senate Reform Bill are Unrealistic, Says CMS Actuary
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 11, 2009 - Senate Looks for Possible Compromises on Public Option
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 11, 2009 - Can Congress Legislate Quality?
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 10, 2009 - Reform Should Create Transparencies Throughout Healthcare
Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, December 9, 2009 - Senators: Congress, President Should Get Health Insurance Through Public Option
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, December 8, 2009
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