Malpractice, Medicaid Shaping 2005 Congress Agenda
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WASHINGTON  - Republicans' long-sought  curbs on medical malpractice awards are likely to top the  congressional health care agenda when lawmakers return in  January, even as Democrats prepare for a clash over potential  cuts to Medicaid, aides said Friday.
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Less than three years after Maryland began subsidizing medical malpractice insurance premiums for doctors, the state's leading malpractice insurer is reducing rates and offering doctors a rebate.
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Medicare cuts that are set to take effect in January will put much-used clinics at risk, oncologists say. WASHINGTON - Medicare payment cuts proposed by the Bush administration could reduce access to community
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Health insurance for children and college loan help are priorities in Congress this fall.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Doctors and lawyers have warred for years over why medical malpractice insurance rates are so high. Tuesday, they got a sense of what the public thinks.
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Jury awards and doctors' payments to settle malpractice lawsuits in Massachusetts have declined 8 percent from their peak in 2001, according to a new state report, potentially easing the insurance crisis that has prompted some physicians to drop out of high-risk specialties such as obstetrics and neurology.
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Taxpayers could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year if soaring Medicaid reimbursements for prescription medicines more closely matched
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WASHINGTON -- Millions of Medicaid patients and their pharmacists could be in for a nasty surprise Oct. 1.
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US taxpayers are overpaying for medicines for poor Medicaid patients and the system is ripe for an overhaul next year, lawmakers in both parties said on Tuesday.
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House members are about to learn whether some nips and tucks to a children's health bill will be enough to secure a veto-proof margin against a White House that wants major surgery
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A compromise between the Senate and House on a bill that would provide health insurance to uninsured children sets the stage for a battle with President Bush.
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If Congress enacted President Bush&#39;s entire health care agenda, campaign aides have asserted, as many as 10 million people who lack health
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The political battle in Maryland to limit medical malpractice lawsuits is also underway in Virginia and the District, where doctors and hospitals are pressing for greater restrictions on who can sue for a medical mistake and how much can be collected.
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The state government is scrambling for a solution to the medical malpractice insurance quandary. While everyone agrees a solution must be found, differences abound as to what that solution might be.
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DOWNINGTOWN, Pa.  - President Bush on Thursday  blamed the nation's health care woes on a "litigation culture"  protected by Democratic rival John Kerry, and accused him of  planning to give government sweeping powers to decide "who gets  the coverage and how much care you get."
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President Bush said on Wednesday he  expects the new Congress to limit economy-damaging lawsuits by  passing curbs on class action, asbestos injury and medical  malpractice cases.
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President Bush sent legislation to Congress yesterday to revamp the health-care and disability system for U.S troops wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan by eliminating duplicative bureaucracy and providing more assistance to families dealing with the long-term effects of their injuries.