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Louisiana Senator David Vitter, a vocal critic of President Obama's 2010 healthcare law, has introduced and coauthored several bills aimed at making healthcare more affordable and accessible. These reforms include legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, as well as targeted reforms to reduce costs and ensure access
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, took effect on January 1, 2015, while the Fair Share law in Massachusetts was repealed. Despite their similarities, the two laws have notable differences in their requirements for employers to provide health care coverage to employees. The ACA applies to employers
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The University of South Dakota has received a $100,000 gift from Dr. Walter Anyan's widow, Carol Ann Anyan, to establish the Dr. Walter Anyan Scholarship Endowment for Native American students in the School of Health Sciences. The scholarship will provide financial support to students who will practice
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A study funded by St. Jude Medical found that using Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)-guided intervention in Belgium to determine the severity of blood flow blockages in patients' coronary arteries can lead to improved patient outcomes and significant cost savings. The analysis, which utilized original data from the landmark
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Rural residents in 34 states and one territory, including Texas, will receive funding to improve access to health care and educational services through the USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program. The program aims to provide equal educational and medical opportunities to rural Americans, matching those available in metropolitan areas.
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The Hispanic population in the United States is a rapidly growing consumer market, estimated to increase by 58 percent by 2015. However, racial and ethnic minorities, including Hispanics, often receive poorer quality of care and face more barriers when accessing healthcare. To address these disparities, the National Society of Hispanic
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Fortune 500 employers are tackling the difficulties of managing health care costs while adhering to the numerous compliance requirements stemming from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). At the HighRoads 2011 Customer Summit, May 2-4, prominent employers, including AT&T, Boeing, Deloitte, The Coca-Cola Company, Pitney Bowes, and Lockheed Martin,
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Telehealth technology has been advancing significantly to improve the lives of patients with chronic conditions and control escalating healthcare costs. Building on the Bosch Group's 125-year history of technological innovation, Robert Bosch Healthcare, Inc. has announced new advances in telehealth systems designed to create efficiencies for healthcare professionals
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Leaders from the Premier healthcare alliance will engage in national discussions throughout April on health reform, healthcare information technology (HIT), accountable care organizations (ACOs), and supply chain improvement. The experts will share their insights and expertise at various events across the country, focusing on collaborative efforts to enhance healthcare quality
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Three key Republican Senators, Olympia J. Snowe, Orrin G. Hatch, and Michael B. Enzi, have written a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy Chief Counsel Winslow Sargeant, requesting information on the office's efforts to protect small businesses from the onslaught of new regulations stemming from
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U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and a majority of his colleagues in the Senate voted to repeal a contentious provision of the health care reform law, which would have required businesses, local governments, and charities to file Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1099 forms for transactions totaling more than $600
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law on March 23, 2010, has been embroiled in litigation on its one-year anniversary, with five key decisions rendered in separate lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the law. The decisions, brought by individual citizens, states, academic institutions, and foundations, center around the individual
