Trying to build on the seeming momentum of healthcare-related legislation this year, a number of House Republican leaders have plans to bring several healthcare bills to the floor for a vote, including legislation for small businesses seeking health insur
In comments to a senate subcommittee recently, National Health IT Coordinator David Brailer, MD, PhD, warned that legislation designed to spur on the adoption of health information technology could actually create speed bumps in the process.
As Health Imaging News has reported recently, there have been a slew of health IT bills introduced this year -- but none until now has offered concrete answers for paying for the technology. Two bills looking to pay for IT were introduced together at a jo
A House Appropriations Committee panel last week approved a bill recommending $142.5 billion in discretionary spending for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education programs in fiscal year 2006.