The Congressional Budget Office estimated the measure would save $175 billion dollars, but lawmakers question how this would play out for entitlement programs such as Medicare.
(Daily Report) 9:36AM ET
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
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Donald Berwick, a former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced Monday that he will run for governor of Massachusetts. Berwick served for a year and a half as head of CMS and had since then expressed interest in remaining in the public arena.
(Daily Report) Jun 18
The accounting and consulting company PricewaterhouseCoopers projects lower overall growth in costs for next year -- a finding that is good news for companies that provide health benefits to their employees.
(Daily Report) Jun 18
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about a new publicity push in support of the health law.
(Daily Report) Jun 18
The report from the congressional advisory group MedPAC assesses a variety of issues, including penalties that Medicare has recently begun imposing on hospitals and how that affects facilities largely serving poor patients.
(Daily Report) Jun 17
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
(Daily Report) Jun 17
Hospitals and clinics are slowly replacing paper files with electronic health records, but information often isn't easily shared. Smartphones may be one way consumers can bridge the electronic gap.
(Daily Report) Jun 17
An important feature of the health law designed to bring down the rate of patient readmissions is backfiring on safety-net hospitals, says a report by a congressional advisory agency.
(Daily Report) Jun 17
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, include reports about how states are tackling the implementation of specific provisions of the health law.
(Daily Report) Jun 17