The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) applauded the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for confirming the recent downward trend in Medicare spending and utilization on medical imaging procedures. During its recent public meeting, MedPAC said imaging services declined by 2.5 percent in 2010, which is consistent with a MITA ...

(Editor's note: Executive Insight welcomes Guest Blogger Michael LaMagna, Esq,to our Politics in Health Care blog. He will be posting updates on healthcare reform and related issues each week. Check back often. LaMagna is an attorney and nursing home administrator who practices healthcare regulatory, elder law/special needs and trusts and ...

(Editor's note: ADVANCE welcomes Guest Blogger Michael LaMagna, Esq,to our Politics in Health Care blog. He will be posting updates on healthcare reform and related issues each week. Check back often. LaMagna is an attorney and nursing home administrator who practices healthcare regulatory, elder law/special needs and trusts and estates law. ...

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced last week that nearly 4,500 organizations -- including more than 2,000 hospitals -- have pledged their support for the Partnership for Patients, the Obama Administration's new nationwide patient safety initiative. In less than three months, the administration has ...

Special thanks to Frank Irving for his excellent coverage over the last year with his blog The Politics of Health Care. He is moving on to other projects, so we wanted to share with readers some his most popular posts from the past few months.--Mike Bederka, EditorNational Cancer Institute Revamps Clinical Trials Program  Ohio State ...

Credit generally available to small employers that pay at least half of premiums for single coverage. Included in the Affordable Care Act enacted in March, the small business health care tax credit encourages small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations to offer health insurance coverage to their employees for the first time or maintain ...

Credit generally available to small employers that pay at least half of premiums for single coverage. Included in the Affordable Care Act enacted in March, the small business health care tax credit encourages small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations to offer health insurance coverage to their employees for the first time or maintain ...

Credit generally available to small employers that pay at least half of premiums for single coverage. Included in the Affordable Care Act enacted in March, the small business health care tax credit encourages small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations to offer health insurance coverage to their employees for the first time or maintain ...

Credit generally available to small employers that pay at least half of premiums for single coverage. Included in the Affordable Care Act enacted in March, the small business health care tax credit encourages small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations to offer health insurance coverage to their employees for the first time or maintain ...

Credit generally available to small employers that pay at least half of premiums for single coverage. Included in the Affordable Care Act enacted in March, the small business health care tax credit encourages small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations to offer health insurance coverage to their employees for the first time or maintain ...