U.S. Senate passes health care reform bill
Dec. 23, 2009: The U.S. Senate passed its version of health care reform legislation. The House and Senate bills now…
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US House pass health care reform bill
Nov. 8, 2009: In a late evening Saturday vote the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, called the Affordable…
AMA and AARP support health reform bills
Nov. 5, 2009: Both the AMA and AARP today announced their support for health reform bills that are making their…
FTC delays Red-Flag rule enforcement
Oct. 30, 2009: The FTC today announced "At the request of Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is delaying…
Regina Benjamin confirmed as Surgeon General
Oct. 30, 2009: Dr. Regina Benjamin was confirmed as U.S. Surgeon General by voice vote in the U.S. Senate. Dr.…
Senate fails to pass Medicare payment reform
Oct. 22, 2009: The US Senate failed to pass the Medicare Physician Fair Payment Act (S. 1776) which would have set…
Baucus Bill passes Senate Finance Committee
Oct. 13, 2009: The healthcare reform bill that was being debated in the Senate Finance Committee, commonly known as the…
Insurance industry report says Baucus Bill would increase rates
Oct. 12, 2009: A health insurance industry trade group today released a report that concludes that the healthcare reform bill…
Medical practices are required to protect against identity theft
Medical practices and hospitals have a Nov. 1, 2009 deadline to implement a written "identity theft protection plan," also known…
XMRV associated with chronic fatigue syndrome
Oct. 9, 2009: An association between XMRV infection, a retro-virus, and chronic fatigue syndrome has been reported in the current issue…