American Medical News 1997 Geri Aston - Abstracts

American Medical News 1997 Geri Aston
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AMA: put practice expense rule on hold; annual meeting vote reinforces policy on Medicare formula.HealthGeri Aston
'Another year closer to bankruptcy.'(Medicare annual report)HealthGeri Aston
Ban genetic discrimination? Congress eyes plan to prevent denial of health insurance. (includes related article on suggestions for health insurers and employers)HealthGeri Aston
Battle lines drawn over managed care bills: advocates of patient protections blame GOP leaders for delay.HealthGeri Aston
Budget calls for savings but doesn't detail how. (federal budget offers few specifics on Medicare fund allotment)HealthGeri Aston
Criticism raised over cigarette taxes to fund kids' insurance.HealthGeri Aston
Dueling proposals for kids' health insurance; lawmakers seeking plan everyone can live with.HealthGeri Aston
Early retirees often caught uninsured.HealthGeri Aston
Elderly need to know more about health plan options.HealthGeri Aston
Emergency care standards seen as step forward, but not enough.HealthGeri Aston
Employer exemption key in new mental health parity law.HealthGeri Aston
Federal teaching hospital audits seen as threat to med ed.HealthGeri Aston
Finance reform for AMA elections: is the party over? (American Medical Association)HealthGeri Aston
GME funding due for a change. (graduate medical education)HealthGeri Aston
GOP joins in push for kids' insurance: bipartisan support boosts chances of legislation this session.(health insurance for children)HealthGeri Aston
HHS looks to managed care to cut Medicaid, Medicare. (Department of Health and Human Services)HealthGeri Aston
HHS: managed care applied brakes to '95 health spending. (Department of Health and Human Services report on national health care spending)HealthGeri Aston
HMOs: doctors can freely talk to patients. (health maintenance organization gag clauses)HealthGeri Aston
House proposal would let associations insure members.(health insurance plans for association members)HealthGeri Aston
How deep for Medicare cuts? White House, Congress split over size of spending curbs.HealthGeri Aston
Insurance reform moves to the states. (Kassebaum-Kennedy health insurance reform measures to be adopted on state level)HealthGeri Aston
Insurance reform rules unveiled; lawmakers seek more MSAs.(medical savings accounts)HealthGeri Aston
In the wake of insurance reform: states revamp laws to meet new federal rules.HealthGeri Aston
Kids' mental health coverage 'limited and inadequate.'HealthGeri Aston
Kudos, concerns for kids' insurance law.(legislation enacted by Congress earmarks $24 billion for children's health insurance coverage over five-year period)HealthGeri Aston
Lawmakers mull how best to regulate Medicare PSOs.(provider-sponsored organizations)HealthGeri Aston
Limited expansions for kids' coverage draw muted praise. (Pres Clinton's fiscal year 1998 budget to finance Medicaid coverage of uninsured children)HealthGeri Aston
Making managed care share malpractice risk: bill would remove plans' protection from liability.(new legislation would supplement part of Employee Retirement Income Security Act)HealthGeri Aston
Medicare HMO pilot stalls: Denver lawsuit raises question.(Colorado)HealthGeri Aston
New Medicare appeal rules; federal court ruling may force even more revisions. (includes related list of changes in appeals process)HealthGeri Aston
Opposition to outpatient mastectomy mounts.HealthGeri Aston
Preventing genetic discrimination.(legislation proposed to ban denial of health insurance based on genetic tests)HealthGeri Aston
Provider networks: panel says federal Medicare PSO certification warrants study.(Physician Payment Review Commission; Medicare-only provider-sponsored organizations)HealthGeri Aston
Regulating care: new managed care bills prompt questions about federal oversight.HealthGeri Aston
Rosy prediction meets reality: 'slow rush' to medical savings accounts.(In the Wake of Insurance Reform)HealthGeri Aston
States with most need least able to fund insurance.HealthGeri Aston
Study: HMO hospital stays same as fee for service.(health maintenance organizations)HealthGeri Aston
Your right to talk to patients: providers welcome ban on Medicaid HMO gag.(gag clauses in managed care contracts)HealthGeri Aston
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