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02/01/2012
National medical malpractice reform has been stalled for years, and a newly released White House memo helps underscore why federal efforts have been a non-starter. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
01/25/2012
President Obama scarcely mentioned health care in last night's speech -- and perhaps that's more of a metaphor than the president intended. In keeping with the Obama administration's efforts to cut through "red tape," efforts are growing to rein in federal health care regulations. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
01/18/2012
New Kaiser Family Foundation data illustrate the rise in Medicaid enrollment and lawmakers' continuing struggle to control costs. Budget battles in Washington state, not Washington, D.C., may show the future of the program: stark efforts to slow utilization. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
01/11/2012
The Republicans have promised a replacement for the health reform law. The Democrats had planned a payment advisory panel. Both parties want a "doc fix." Will this be the year lawmakers stick to their promises? by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
01/04/2012
Is California driving the next health care earthquake? A striking batch of insurers and physician groups are teaming up -- and shaking up the industry -- with the Golden State at the epicenter. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
12/21/2011
Mark your calendars: A slew of ACA-related payment reforms, health IT changes and health insurance exchange updates will debut next year -- even as constitutional questions over the law come to an end. (Maybe.) by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
12/14/2011
Berwick's out. Overruling the FDA is in. A flurry of recent headlines recall another moment when politics and health policy collided and set the nation on a new course. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
12/07/2011
Don Berwick took a parting shot at the waste in the U.S. health system as he stepped down at CMS, reinvigorating a question as old as Medicare: Why isn't our system more efficient? by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
11/30/2011
Which grant was buried in the week's news? Rhode Island won a big award for its health insurance exchange efforts, but a second CMS announcement -- that the Ocean State was approved for a Health Home Medicaid project -- could have major implications for mental health care. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
11/23/2011
Two polls released last week offered conflicting views of public opinion on health care reform. Coming in the same week the Supreme Court announced it would hear reform arguments, the polls also raise a couple of questions: How much influence does public opinion have on the Supreme Court? And vice versa? by George Lauer, California Healthline Features Editor
11/16/2011
It has an employer mandate. It has improved access to care. It has survived a Supreme Court challenge. So, why aren't national health policy leaders paying more attention to Healthy San Francisco? by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
11/09/2011
Questions about the Affordable Care Act's constitutionality took center stage again this week, as a fourth appeals court rendered its decision and the Supreme Court prepares to conference on whether to take the case. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
11/02/2011
New reports on health sector lobbying reveal that the industry continues to donate generously to President Obama and Democrats, despite public criticism of last year's health reform law. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
10/26/2011
After months of industry criticism, CMS' accountable care organizations are winning plaudits after the agency made the program less intimidating for participants. Some suggest that will make ACOs less effective tools of reform, too. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor
10/19/2011
Health care is facing a different kind of jobs debate. The sector has added more than one million jobs since the Great Recession began, but analysts warn that the jobs growth masks major concerns about labor productivity. by Dan Diamond, California Healthline Contributing Editor