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Feb 21, 2012 Public Comments Now Open for 2013 Combined Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced proposed payment and policy guidance for Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Medicare prescription drug … Continue reading →

Lincoln, Neb. — The Nebraska Legislature will soon be debating the merit of the development of a health insurance exchange in Nebraska. Rural places and their residents have unique circumstances that must be considered and addressed in the development of … Continue reading →

As part of President Obama’s commitment to reducing regulatory burden, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius today announced that HHS will initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain health care entities have to comply with … Continue reading →

Free Preventive Care also Provided to 32.5 Million in Medicare Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Affordable Care Act provided approximately 54 million Americans with at least one new free preventive service in 2011 through … Continue reading →

Physician associations denounced Congress for failing to find a permanent solution to Medicare’s sustainable growth-rate formula after lawmakers reached a tentative agreement that would force them to revisit the issue at the end of the year. The deal would avert … Continue reading →

Feb 13, 2012 Reuters: Obama’s ’13 Budget Plan Would Ramp Up Healthcare Savings President Barack Obama on Monday proposed more aggressive deficit reductions through savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs than the White House put forward just … Continue reading →

Lincoln Sen. Kathy Campbell made good on her promise that the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee would address a controversial prenatal care bill this session. The committee voted Monday to advance the bill (LB599), introduced by Campbell, to the … Continue reading →

Dr. Lauren Nelson and her 20-month-old son, Peter, traveled from Omaha on Monday to tell senators why proposed Medicaid cuts were “a really bad idea.” Peter was born four months early, which resulted in severe lung disease, she said. He … Continue reading →

University of Nebraska officials expressed concern Friday that it is falling behind other nearby states in investing in cancer treatment and research. Glenn A. Fosdick, president and CEO of the Nebraska Medical Center, told NU regents that the state of … Continue reading →

Marianna Harris might never have returned the voice mail. Fortunately, Harris, who’s the administrator of the Webster County Community Hospital in Red Cloud, Neb., had been tipped off: Someone from the Helmsley Charitable Trust would be calling to offer her … Continue reading →