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Health IT gets a boost with $200M Big Data project
The Obama administration is putting $200 million behind a big data effort that will benefit a number of industries, including healthcare and health IT. The "Big Data" project will focus on a wide
White House amends contraception coverage
In an adjustment to its decision requiring that religiously-affiliated employers provide free contraception coverage , the White House on Friday announced that insurers must provide contraceptives
HHS, states working toward health insurance exchanges
Insurers shouldn't bank on political uncertainties or the legal challenge to the health reform law as obstacles preventing them from operating within health insurance exchanges. Despite these
White House hones in on health IT with sponsored provider-innovator meetings
The White House's Startup America Initiative is sponsoring a series of meetings between local healthcare providers and health IT innovators who are close to the proof-of-concept stage in developing
Insurance giants cut lobbying but still spend $2.7M
Four of the largest health insurers--Aetna, Cigna, Humana, and WellPoint--spent roughly $2.7 million lobbying the federal government in the second quarter. The biggest spender was WellPoint, which
White House rebuffs report that employers will drop health plans
White House officials are rejecting a McKinsey & Co. report that found some employers will likely stop offering health insurance to their employees after the health reform law is in effect.
White House seeks health reform input via social network LinkedIn
As we all know, politics and social media are becoming inextricably entwined. Legislators tweet their opinions daily on Twitter, candidates establish Facebook fan pages touting their positions, and
GOP protests rules barring health plans from lobbying seniors
Recently, Humana found itself in the middle of a major controversy after sending out a letter to Medicare Advantage members that attacked current health reform plans. Not only did CMS launch an
White House reform director served on boards w/questionable behavior
White House health reform director Nancy-Ann DeParle is in a tight spot. A new investigative report has concluded that DeParle earned more than $6 million serving on the boards of major healthcare
Health reform legislation due by July 31
For Congress, this is moving at light speed--so much so that it leads one to wonder whether their plans are just a bit too optimistic. House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) promised this week that health
