Medicine Man http://health-food.orlyowl.net Medicine Man Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:30:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Senate gets early start on health reform plan Sens. Baucus and Kennedy are working with a bipartisan group on the goal of moving a consensus bill through the Senate next year. http://health-food.orlyowl.net/1728-senate-gets-early-start-on-health-reform-plan.html Medicaid pay delays found to squeeze access Bureaucratic hassles can discourage physicians from seeing new Medicaid patients. http://health-food.orlyowl.net/1729-medicaid-pay-delays-found-to-squeeze-access.html Health care fraud still a key target of federal False Claims Act Physicians are seldom named in false claims cases but are often in a position to blow the whistle on fraud they observe. http://health-food.orlyowl.net/1730-health-care-fraud-still-a-key-target-of-federal-false-claims-act.html Obama taps former Senate chief Daschle to head HHS The nominee has proposed creating a federal health board to increase the transparency and value of health care spending. http://health-food.orlyowl.net/1731-obama-taps-former-senate-chief-daschle-to-head-hhs.html Going high profile: Medical boards push transparency Physicians can expect to see more information about their malpractice payments, disciplinary actions and other identifying data being made easily accessible online. http://health-food.orlyowl.net/1732-going-high-profile-medical-boards-push-transparency.html