Medicare reform law under fire as cost estimates mount

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The Bush administration has come under fire after a Medicare actuary revealed that he was forbidden from revealing to the Congress the actual cost estimates of the Bush administration's new Medicare reform legislation, signed into law in December. The Medicare plan would cost between $500 billion and $600 billion over 10 years, a sharp increase from the figure given to the Congress.

Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Legal/Government Regulation, Health Planning, Laws, regulations and rules, Medicare

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Court to decide if patients can sue HMOs for denial of care

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Attorneys for HMO's were agreeing to the fact that it made no sense for patients to sue their HMOs, as it would only drive up health care costs. Although president George W. Bush supported this Texas law, the governor of the state clearly took the side of the insurance industry.

Health Maintenance Organizations, HMO Medical Centers, Hospital and medical service plans, Company legal issue, Investigations, Patients' rights

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Successful 'truth' anti-smoking campaign in funding jeopardy

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The U.S. Citizen's Commission to Protect the Truth would use lot of tactics to convince tobacco companies to finance the public education fund. Truth's greatest victory has been the significant reduction in youth smoking.

Financial management, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, Elementary and secondary schools, Public Schools, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, Tobacco farms, Education, Public, Finance, Tobacco industry, Company financing

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