Archive for January, 2012
Retribution…
January 31st, 2012Earlier this week, I read with interest a report detailing a heated exchange between a leading House Republican and representatives of the American Hospital Association…
It seems that during the last Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) battle in December 2011, Republicans decided that a reasonable way to pay for the cost of SGR was to dun the hospital industry for an additional $15 billion dollars in reduced Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements. According to Republicans, this would cover the two year window Congress was trying to resolve during this latest scramble to manage the unmanageable SGR. Read the rest of this entry »
The IRS: Healthcare Reform “Enforcers” and More…
January 17th, 2012So it’s 2012 and a year of consequence for healthcare reform is ahead of us. Aside from the ten key elements of the law that are scheduled to kick in this year (http://tinyurl.com/5u2f8e6), a slew of ongoing HCR programs and actions are about to become very important to all Americans in 2012. Here’s a quick list of some key HCR Developments for the next twelve months… Read the rest of this entry »
