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What Obama's health reform speech said about Medicare

by: Grant Huang Sep 11, 2009

President Obama's nearly hour-long speech, delivered Wednesday night before a rare joint session of Congress, was his most vigorous defense of health reform as he blasted critics for distorting the facts and sowing fear. But what did he say about Medicare, and what details did he deliver on the specifics for reform?

Cole's paper on pandemic response

by: CHARLES FIEGL Sep 10, 2009

Ron Cole kindly sent his research on responding to a pandemic emergency to Part B News - and, we've posted it here in our hot documents library. He mentions that his article relates to the Bird Flu and not the Swine Flu. However, the clinical preparations are applicable for both strains.

On page 38, you'll notice a sample practice disaster policy.

Swine flu preparations may take on fever pitch

by: SCOTT KRAFT Sep 10, 2009

Swine flu preparations continue as fall approaches.

Senate Finance Committee calls for 0.5% bump in 2010

by: CHARLES FIEGL Sep 8, 2009

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and his "Gang of Six" senators propose to replace the 21.5% cut to Medicare payments in 2010 with positive 0.5% update, according to an outline of the longawaited Senate Finance Committee health reform bill.

Medical offices and clinics pandemic influenza checklist

by: CHARLES FIEGL Sep 4, 2009

Here is the correct link to the flu pandemic checklist mentioned in the Sept. 7 edition of Part B News. I had checked the link before it was published in the newsletter yesterday, but now it's broken.

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