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Florida Appeals Court Sets Date for Arguments Surrounding Reform Law’s Constitutionality
The date has been set: 6/8/11. That’s when the 11th Circuit Court…
GOP Leaks Preliminary Details on Medicaid Reform Plans
A (very concise) Medicaid primer: states, in a partnership with the federal…
Prevention and Public Health Fund De-funded
Earlier today, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee voted to de-fund…
ACO Rule under Reform Aims to Increase Cooperation among Providers, Hospitals
No April Foolery here. The time has come: HHS has finally issued…
Healthcare Technology Showcase and Learning Center in Washington DC
Back in February I wrote about the new Kaiser Permanente facility that…
Are Habilitative Services Part of “Essential Care”?
One of the great challenges facing the folks who have been tasked…
Health Wonk Review – Opening Day Edition
Today is opening day. The first day of the season where the…
In Defense of Primary Care, and of Sub-Sub-Sub-Specialists
An article in the March 24 NEJM called Specialization, Subspecialization, and Subsubspecialization…
Clinics, Free Clinics, and the Future Uninsured – Interview with Erika Viccellio
Free Clinics are volunteer based health care organizations providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical…

