NRHA's Rural Health Voices blog offers informed commentary on the latest news in rural health care from NRHA staff and editorials from selected contributors.
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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As the deadline for filing comments on the CMS proposed rule on Accountable Care Organizations, several organizations have filed comments expressing their concern with these regulations already.
American Hospital Association Comments
American Medical Association Comments
Cleveland Clinic Comments
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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As the deadline for filing comments on the CMS proposed rule on Accountable Care Organizations, several organizations have filed comments expressing their concern with these regulations already.
American Hospital Association Comments
American Medical Association Comments
Cleveland Clinic Comments
Read more
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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As the deadline for filing comments on the CMS proposed rule on Accountable Care Organizations, several organizations have filed comments expressing their concern with these regulations already.
American Hospital Association Comments
American Medical Association Comments
Cleveland Clinic Comments
Read more
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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FISCAL 2012 APPROPRIATIONS: AGRICULTURE
5 p.m. May 31, 2359 Rayburn Bldg.
Full Committee Markup
House Appropriations Committee (Chairman Rogers, R-Ky.) will mark up draft legislation that would make fiscal 2012 appropriations for programs related to agriculture, rural development, the Food and Drug Administration and related agencies. This mark up will be instrumental in setting final funding levels for the programs, grants, agencies, etc. that fall under the "Agriculture" title. If...
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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By Phil GalewitzKHN Staff Writer May 25, 2011
Most Americans oppose the House Republicans’ plan to overhaul and slash funding of Medicaid, the state-federal program that covers 56 million low-income people, according to a poll being released today.
About 60 percent of Americans want Congress to keep Medicaid in its current form with the federal government guaranteeing coverage and setting minimum benefits for states to follow, according to the survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation...
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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From James Arvantes at AAFP News Now:
As CMS administrator, Donald Berwick, M.D., has played a key role in implementing various provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the expansion of Medicaid, writing new rules and regulations, and the establishment of pilot projects to test different health care models and payment policies.
Berwick is a Harvard University professor, a pediatrician and former president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement...
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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The Senate and House of Representatives are both in legislative session this week in the lead up to the Memorial Day holiday. The Senate will follow...
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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The House of Representatives is in a "constituent work week" this week. Many members will be holding town-hall meetings and other events to discuss the budget process and legislative action items. This is a great opportunity to talk to your Congressman about the issues that are important to you. Information about these events are generally posted on each member's website. For information about your Congressman, visit house.gov.
The Senate will be in session this week but are not...
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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On Wednesday, the American Medical Group Association, in a letter to CMS officials, warned that 93% of its members, mostly large multispecialty medical groups, would not participate in accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the federal health reform law. The letter said, "Without substantial changes in the Final Rule, we fear that very few providers will enroll as ACOs and that CMS and the provider community will miss the best opportunity to inject value and accountability into the...
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Author:
Alan Morgan
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Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) has been selected by Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to replace Senator John Ensign (R-NV) on the Senate Finance Committee. Senator Burr will leave his seat on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee in order take his seat on the Finance Committee. Senator Burr is currently serving in his second term as Senator, having been elected in 2004, and reelected in 2010. Information on Senator Burr is available at http://burr.senate.gov...
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