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Senate Finance Committee Health Care Influence Cluster: The Democrats
Last week, I took a look at the circle of former staffers turned health care lobbyists that surround Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus. The Senate Finance Committee is one of the two central committees in the Senate charged with formulating health care reform legislation...

Pace of Health Reform - Fast
Doug Trapp at AMNews reports on the recent Senate Finance Committee meeting on health reform. He writes, The Senate Finance Committee, whose leaders appear to have taken the helm in the health system reform debate, started a round of public...

Senate Committee Approves Bill Establishing Employment Standards For Employees Who Work In Nursing and Other Long Term Care Settings
The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill last week that would establish a nationwide system of criminal background checks for employees working in nursing homes, home health agencies, and other long-term care settings...

Senate Finance Considers the Cost of Health Care
Ezra Klein updates us on what is happening in the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the cost of health care. He writes, I'm on the Hill this morning for a Senate Finance Committee Hearing on "Rising Costs, Low Quality in...

Health Reform and the Senate Finance Committee
Ezra Klein continues his praise for Prepare to Launch and Senator Max Baucus' efforts to raise awareness of health reform and what type of support such reform needs from the Senate Finance Committee...

Senate Finance Committee Rejects Public Option Amendment
Washington Post: "The Senate Finance Committee voted down a government-run 'public option' as part an overhaul of the nation's health-care system Tuesday, rejecting the first of two amendments offered by Democrats...

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

House Closing
Sealing a home sale

Child Support Survival Guide
The Child Support Enforcement System

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Nursing Homes
Many state agencies have reported incidents of negligent care of nursing home residents resulting in death.

Cardinal Health
Issues Class 1 Recall of Alaris System

UAB Health System and Franklin Collection Service
allegedly violated the RICO Act in collection practices on delinquent patient accounts.

Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations
Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations

Lawsuit Filed Against Legacy Health Care Facilities for Nursing Home Abuse
Legacy Health Care Facilities Face Class Action Over Allegations of Abuse

Medicare Fraud
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Inc. and Saint Joseph's Health System Inc. pay $26 million settlement for false inpatient billing.