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Hearing Description: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform recently examined how CMS is combating Medicare fraud and the problems facing good actors because of abuse. The witnesses reported that headway is being made […]
Hearing Description: The Oversight and Investigations subcommittee recently met to receive an update from major health insurers on the status of ACA implementation. While full information is not yet available, early numbers suggest that between […]
Hearing Description: The Health subcommittee recently met to question witnesses on the advances in telemedicine and the delivery of care using technology. The panel was in agreement that telemedicne would continue to get more ingrained […]
Hearing Description: The House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee recently convened to discuss the latest draft of HR 3717, a bill which addresses aspects of mental health treatment. The witnesses generally agreed that the […]
Hearing Description: The Senate HELP Committee recently met to examine mental health treatment for children. The witnesses reported that the best course of treatment right now is using medication in conjunction with behavioral treatment and […]
Hearing Description: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform met to examine how co-ops were operating and where taxpayer money was going to sponsor them. Over $2 billion dollars had been pledged for Co-Ops […]
Hearing Description: The Health Subcommittee held a hearing to examine the state of medical mobile technology in relation to a new regulator framework being developed in conjunction with the FDA. Witnesses from the health IT […]
The Health Committee recently met to question health policy experts on the first 6 weeks of the Obamacare roll-out and where the health insurance market is headed. The consensus was health premiums will be going up (on average) and Medicaid enrollment will skyrocket which will lead to even more issues.
Hearing Description: The United States House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee met to examine the failures of the Healthcare.gov website and the contractors role in those failures. The witnesses made it clear they only […]
This column on the Constitution appears in the Medical Sentinel to remind us that it is the unConstitutional (and thus illegal) activities in medicine and all other facets of our lives that have trampled on and outlawed […]
