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December 7, 2010
White House: Health reform will save Medicare $3,500 per patient

WASHINGTON — Proclaiming the potential cost-saving benefits of its signature legislative accomplishment, the massive health-reform bill enacted earlier this year, the White House is projecting that the Affordable Care Act will reduce average costs per patient enrolled in Medicare by thousands of dollars over the next decade.


November 15, 2010
CMS develops innovation center

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Tuesday formally established the new Center for...

September 15, 2010
White House continues health IT drive as CMS offers matching funds to states

More money is flowing from the federal stimulus coffers to states as the White House...

September 12, 2010
HHS: States must ask for more Medicaid funds

When President Barack Obama signed an emergency federal spending bill Aug. 13, it gave cash-strapped...

September 8, 2010
HHS launches CuidadoDeSalud.gov

The Department of Health and Human Services on Sept. 8 unveiled CuidadoDeSalud.gov, a website designed to...

August 25, 2010
Medicare coverage of evidence-based tobacco-cessation counseling expanded

The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday expanded Medicare coverage of evidence-based tobacco-cessation...

August 8, 2010
Congress grants HHS funds to fight healthcare fraud

The Department of Health and Human Services will get a funding increase of $250 million...

July 13, 2010
NACDS, NCPA urge doctors to enroll, update enrollment in Medicare PECOS

Two groups representing the nation's pharmacies are urging doctors to enroll or update their records...

July 8, 2010
HHS announces $25 million reallocation for AIDS drug assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it would reallocate $25 million to...

July 7, 2010
HHS commits $10 million to curb tobacco use, obesity

The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday awarded $10 million to 10 national...

June 21, 2010
Former HHS secretaries to discuss healthcare reform at NCPA Annual Convention

An industry group catering to the nation's independent pharmacies has tapped two former Health and...

May 25, 2010
Analysis: Medicaid to cover more Americans, reduce uninsured rates across all states

The expansion of Medicaid under the new health-reform law significantly will increase the number of...

March 30, 2010
HHS offers grants to chronic disease management programs

The Department of Health and Human Services is offering $27 million in grants to chronic...

February 16, 2010
Healthcare IT gets $1 billion in stimulus funds

Nearly $1 billion in economic stimulus money will go to help spur adoption of healthcare...

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