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Labor unions and the healthcare industry are apparently looking to jump in the driver's seat to move major healthcare reform forward in 2009. News broke Sunday night that leaders in the healthcare industry say they'll support the Obama administration's goal of slashing $2 trillion dollars in spending reductions over the next decade. You can read more about it here, here and here.

Here's a letter (click here) sent from six healthcare and union groups to President Obama offering support for the administration's goal of $2 trillion in healthcare savings over 10 years. In it you'll find this outline stating how they'll reform healthcare:

Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) released a report detailing options to expand health insurance to those without it. You can read the report here.

You'll have 144 new ICD-9 diagnosis codes to use starting Oct. 1, according to a proposed federal rule. CMS also released 170 new E Codes for external causes of injury set for implementation Oct. 1.

This question recently appeared on CMS's frequently asked questions (FAQs) section, here. And, this is CMS's response:

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