Climate change lobbying dominated by 10 firms

By Marianne Lavelle and Matthew Lewis

Hundreds of lobbyists are cramming into Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building this week for the House Energy and Commerce Committee

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"… viser on community development policy and intergovernmental affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Morgan Meguire, LLC — 11 Clients This specialized firm is led by Deborah …"

Grassley, Wyden introduce bill to make Medicare data public

By Joe Eaton

New bill on Medicare data responds to Center reporting

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"…  members of the Senate Finance Committee. The bill would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a free searchable Medicare payment database the public can …"

Senators Grassley, Wyden push to make Medicare billing data public

By Joe Eaton and David Donald

Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa introduced a bill today that would make available to the public data on Medicare billing by doctors

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"… ion successfully sued the federal government to bar the predecessor of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and others from releasing the amount of money Medicare pays individual doc …"

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Health care fraud cases drop despite bigger budget

By Joe Eaton

The official line at the Department of Justice is that investigators are battling Medicare and Medicaid fraud like never before. But the mos

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"… ter from Iowa Senator Charles Grassley to Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. According to the letter, criminal prosecution …"

Child advocates say more should be done to assist immigrant minors crossing the border

By Susan Ferriss

Child advocates say assistance needed to keep young border crossers away from criminals

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"… ed responsibility for long-term custody of all unaccompanied minors to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).To ensure that children don’t remain in lockup, federal law requir …"

A science panel's curious end

By Marina Walker Guevara

How a critical advisory group got sidelined by two administrations

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"… mmittee, known by the acronym ACERER, had been created in 1992 to help the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services make sure that its research into the potential health effects of nuclear p …"

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Fuzzy math? Rising costs in government's digital health stimulus

By Fred Schulte

Spending could be double the Obama Administration's public estimate of $19B

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"… nbsp;$19.5 billion public estimate and the entry in the budget of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mostly arises from the government’s calculation that it will recoup some …"

Government pushes to create a new health internet

By Fred Schulte

Officials hope millions will put their medical records online

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"… f technology officer, and Todd Park, who holds a similar position with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, previewed the plan late last month to an enthusiastic audience of health …"

Stimulus fuels gold rush for electronic health systems

By Fred Schulte

Competition among companies spawns bus tour, creative sales techniques

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"… e about the court fight here.]John Glaser, a special assistant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for health tech issues, would not comment on the issues raised in the laws …"

FACT CHECK: Will health care law raise insurance premiums?

By FactCheck.Org

Republicans exaggerate an increase caused by the new law, but Obama promised lower premiums

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"… n, Lori. “Health Savings Still Optimistic.” FactCheck.org. 15 May 2009.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Affordable Care Act helps fight unreasonable health insurance premiu …"

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