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The Senate Finance Committee just convened its first roundtable on healthcare reform at about 10:15 a.m. April 21. The focus for the day's session is the healthcare delivery system.

The Senate Finance Committee took a brief break from its roundtable discussion on healthcare reform on April 21 and voted to favorably report the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for HHS secretary. The vote was mostly along party lines, with a final tally of 15-8 (I was off by one).

We heard rumblings during the recent two-week congressional recess that Capitol Hill staffers remained in Washington and busily worked away on major reform bills. Now, recess is over and we're seeing some movement. Democratic senators say by June they will "markup" - meaning debate and propose - major healthcare reform legislation. That's just two months away... have you ever seen Congress move so quickly on healthcare reform?

The replay of last week's CMS recovery audit contractor (RAC) audio conference should be posted by April 22 on the agency's Web site. We'll keep an eye out for the replay and post a link to it when CMS releases it. In the interim, subscribers can read our coverage of the telephone conference by clicking here.

The Senate Finance Committee will consider "favorably reporting the nomination" of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as HHS secretary on April 21.

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