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HIMSS EHR Association fires back at GOP Senators calling for MU reboot

 Mike Miliard May 22, 2013
Point by point, the EHRA addresses the Senators' 5 main areas of concern about the meaningful use program.
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CHIME calls for Stage 2 delay

 Erin McCann May 06, 2013
While defending the meaningful use program, the CIO organization said that pushing Stage 2 back by one year will give providers and vendors much needed time to prepare.
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GOP Senators: Health IT policy needs 'reboot'

 Anthony Brino April 17, 2013
In a white paper and a letter to the healthcare community, a group of Republican Senators wants to re-examine federal health IT policy, with a greater focus on interoperability and provider financial sustainability.
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ACA at 3: HHS's regulatory balance

 Anthony Brino March 22, 2013
While HHS has developed tentative or final regulations for most of the ACA, some are still evolving and may end up tweaked to balance market changes, state participation and stakeholder concerns, as the rulemaking process hints so far.
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Fifth time a charm for telehealth bill?

Erin McCann March 21, 2013
If passed, the bill would establish pilot programs under Medicare to provide incentives for home health agencies utilizing telemedicine technologies.
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Some states balk at enforcing health law's insurance protections

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org March 20, 2013
Florida and others are saying they won't penalize insurance companies that violate new health law consumer protections.
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Half of U.S. states opt for federal HIX

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org February 18, 2013
Friday deadline passes and states largely bypass the option to work with the federal government in setting up new online health insurance marketplaces that open for business Oct. 1.
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FCC to fund $400M yearly for rural telehealth networks

 Mary Mosquera January 09, 2013
After piloting 50 provider healthcare networks in 38 states, the agency now intends to make the program permanent.
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Results of state legislatures, ballot initiatives could spark conflict with feds

 Anthony Brino November 07, 2012
Among more than a hundred ballot initiatives in 38 states, voters in conservative states passed symbolic constitutional amendments opposing the individual mandate, while Missouri's law limiting efforts to craft a state insurance exchange could have some unintended consequences.
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How the health law might be changed by the next president

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org November 01, 2012
Romney may be stymied by lack of majority in Congress to do his will; Obama could be forced by fiscal concerns or public opinion to revamp parts of the law.
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Breakdown of how revised Medicare penalties hit states hard

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org October 22, 2012
Kaiser Health News found that of eligible hospitals, 17 percent are receiving fines for readmissions, particularly for patients with heart attacks, heart failure, or pneumonia. And it's happening in 5 states more than elsewhere.
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FCC rural healthcare broadband pilots improve care

Mary Mosquera August 15, 2012
FCC helps providers obtain broadband capacity, accelerate use of tele-medicine and tele-health applications in rural areas and rein in costs.
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Minnesota's e-prescribing mandate drives adoption

 Mary Mosquera July 31, 2012
Minnesota has highest rate of e-prescribing, propelled by state mandate, overtaking long-time leader Massachusetts in Surescripts rankings.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan July 26, 2012
Foreign policy trumps healthcare on the campaign trail, states oppose Medicaid, three GOP governors put politics over policy, AOA calls ICD-10 a "nightmare" and more ... This Week in Government Health IT.
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Infographic: 13 states cut Medicaid to balance budgets

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org July 25, 2012
Ranging from New Hampshire cutting payments to hospitals by $160 million to South Dakota implementing a $1 co-pay for generic drugs, here's a look at what the states are doing.
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GAO affirms TRICARE west contract award to UnitedHealthcare

Industry News Release July 03, 2012
The Government Accountability Office today affirmed the Defense Department’s award of the TRICARE Managed Care Support contract for the West region to UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan June 22, 2012
This Week in Government Health IT ... ACA anxiety while waiting for SCOTUS, AMA on ICD-11, EHR incentives surpass $5.7 billion, and more.
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What SCOTUS ruling might mean to Vermont's single-payer plan

 Mike Miliard June 18, 2012
The Green Mountain State's effort to implement a single-payer health system faces political pitfalls, including but by no means limited to, the forthcoming Supreme Court ruling on the ACA. And state officials say that the ACA doesn't do much that Vermont hasn't already done.
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Utah: Where even conservatives have a history of health reform

 Tom Sullivan June 15, 2012
A former governor, a serving senator, and a 15-year old exchange strike to the core debate about whether being pro-health reform also means a politician cannot be conservative.
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South Dakota, Montana push back on insurance exchanges

 Mary Mosquera June 14, 2012
The two mostly rural states land near bottom of EHR adoption, and providers worry about Medicaid payments and overcoming shortages.
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