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Administration News - Health Industry Groups Pledge To Reduce Spending; Some Health Advocates Express Skepticism About Plan
As President Obama on Monday met with health care industry groups regarding their pledge to reduce $2 trillion in expected health care spending increases over the next 10 years, many health care advocates expressed skepticism about the promise, the Hartford Courant reports (Levick, Hartford Courant, 5/12). T
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2009-05-12

Coverage & Access - Health Industry Members Vow To Reduce Spending by $2T Over Next 10 Years; Savings Could Help Finance Reform
Leading health care industry groups on Monday are expected to pledge to President Obama that they will attempt to reduce $2 trillion in expected health care spending increases over the next 10 years, Obama administration officials said on Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reports (Adamy, Wall Street Journal, 5
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2009-05-11

Recent Releases in Health Policy - National Coordinator for Health IT Discusses Economic Stimulus Funds
'Stimulating the Adoption of Health Information Technology,' New England Journal of Medicine: In the perspective, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal discusses the health IT provisions of the federal economic stimulus package -- collectively called HITECH in the law. He al
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2009-04-09

Capitol Hill Watch - Senate Committee Advances Budget Resolution; Debate Remains Over Whether To Use Reconciliation To Fast Track Health Reform
The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday voted 13-10 along party lines to approve a $3.5 trillion fiscal year 2010 budget resolution that does not include budget reconciliation instructions for comprehensive health care reform legislation, CQ Today reports (Clarke et al., CQ Today, 3/26). The House Budget Com
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2009-03-27

Coverage & Access - Significantly Fewer Hospitals Have Implemented Electronic Health Records Systems Than Previously Estimated, Report Finds
Just 1.5% of U.S. hospitals have implemented facility-wide comprehensive health care information technology systems and another 8% to 11% of hospitals have at least one unit fitted with basic health IT systems, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the AP/Austin A
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2009-03-26

Health Care Marketplace - Health IT Incentive Funding in Stimulus Package Might Not Spur Technology Adoption, According to Report
Health information technology funding included in the recently enacted federal stimulus package might not be enough to incentivize some physicians to make the initial installation investment, according to a study released on Monday by Avalere Health, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports. The stimulus packa
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2009-03-10

State Watch - Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Examines Efforts To Overhaul Health Care in Connecticut, Utah
Summaries of news about recent efforts in Connecticut and Utah to overhaul health care appear below.Connecticut: Insurers in Connecticut 'are quietly floating a proposal more dramatic than they've ever offered to reduce the number of residents without coverage,' the Hartford Courant reports. Under the propos
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2009-02-23

Administration News - Obama Signs Economic Stimulus Measure Into Law
President Obama on Tuesday in Denver signed into law a $787 billion economic stimulus package that includes a number of health care provisions, the New York Times reports (Stolberg/Nagourney, New York Times, 2/18).During a speech in which he discussed the benefits of the stimulus package, Obama said, 'We hav
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2009-02-18

Capitol Hill Watch - Congress Approves $787B Economic Stimulus Package; Obama To Sign Bill Into Law Today
The House and Senate on Friday approved a $787 billion economic stimulus package that includes a number of health care provisions, the Washington Post reports (Murray/Kane, Washington Post, 2/14). The House passed the stimulus package by a 246-183 margin with no Republican support, and the Senate approved th
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2009-02-17

State Watch - Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Issues in State of the State Addresses
The following highlights health issues mentioned in governors' recent state of the state addresses.Kentucky: In his Feb. 4 speech, Gov. Steve Beshear (D) said his proposal to fill the state's $456 million budget shortfall 'clearly articulates priorities for investment' in 'basic health care for our most vuln
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2009-02-09