Daily Disclosure: Hospital PAC backs GOP House candidates

By Rachael Marcus

American Hospital Association spends big favoring opponents of Obama health care plan.

Health insurance PACs have love-hate relationship with health care reform

By Reity O'Brien

Health insurance PACs gave generously to reform opponents while supporting the Obama plan.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… on of Insurance Commissioners. The top industry trade group is America’s Health Insurance Plans.Much of the money rolled in as Health insurance industry l …"

"… y PACs.In January 2011, Cantor introduced the “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act,” the first of 33 repeal efforts that have reached the Hous …"

"… rts that have reached the House floor.That same year, Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealth Group and WellPoint — which together control 28 percent of the Health in …"

"… umana declined to comment for this story.Ethan Rome, executive director at Health Care for America Now, a Health-care-reform advocacy group, suspects that t …"

Top House Republicans demand suspension of electronic medical records program

By Fred Schulte

Top House Republicans want program suspended until government demands that systems communicate

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… doing little to improve the quality of medical care.In an Oct. 4 letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebilius, they suggested that $10 bi …"

"… mmittee chair Wally Herger, R-Calif.The Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, which runs the incentive program, did not respond …"

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OPINION: Romney's phony answers to tough health care questions

By Wendell Potter

Republicans tout heath insurance sold across state lines, but it doesn't help

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… . And the conclusion of that study, conducted by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, is that allowing coverage to be purchased across state l …"

IMPACT: Administration official asks for Medicare billing review

By Fred Schulte

Administration official wants to know if electronic health records are causing Medicare over-billing

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… . Farzad Mostashari, the Obama administration’s National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, said in an interview Monday afternoon that his pol …"

"… their bills “should be off limits.”In a Sept. 24 letter, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric H …"

"… icularly in hospital emergency rooms.Meanwhile, the 64,000 member American Health Information Management Association has announced it will hold an industry …"

"… hing to improve Health outcomes.”The industry’s trade association, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society,  opposed the suspensi …"

Aspen Dental faces class action suit

By David Heath

11 patients file a class action lawsuit against the corporate dental chain Aspen Dental alleging deception and violating laws in 22 states.
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IMPACT: HHS IG pledges focus on Medicare billing abuse involving electronic records

By Fred Schulte

HHS inspector general announces focus on Medicare billing abuse involving electronic records

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… onic records to cover up crime,” said Daniel Levinson, the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general, in a video presentation.The video po …"

"… . Farzad Mostashari, the Obama administration’s National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, said he would ask a panel of policy experts to exa …"

OPINION: Who wins with Medicare Advantage?

By Wendell Potter

Medicare Advantage plans are profit centers for private insurance companies because of government incentives to participate.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… uldn’t they? According to a recent analysis by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), which advocates for a single payer system, the federal gov …"

"… of Public Campaign Action Fund (PCAF) and the Health reform advocacy group Health Care for America Now showed that members of Congress who voted for Ryan’ …"

OPINION: a bit of truth-telling on Obamacare

By Wendell Potter

The rhetoric has obscured the Affordable Care Act's many benefits

OPINION: translating insurance-speak

By Wendell Potter

Insurance industry statements belie real intentions on Obamacare

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… And don’t let your President and members of Congress fall for it either. …"

"… the 11 largest Health insurers and their biggest trade group—America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)—gave $10.2 million to federal politicians between …"

"… hat her industry’s campaign investments had not paid off last Tuesday:“Health plans are committed to working with policymakers to make coverage more aff …"

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