Tag Archives: HHS

Comply or Die: Introducing GSK's New Corporate Integrity Agreement

By Ben Comer | Published: July 6, 2012
Big pharma talks a lot about the changing business model and placing a new emphasis on patients, but the fact remains that quantity of medicines sold, not quality of care provided, is how to get paid (and how to keep investors happy). Despite its egalitarian trappings, the healthcare “ecosystem” is still dominated by the [...]
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Less is More: HHS Austerity Care

By Guest Blogger | Published: May 1, 2012
By Tom Norton As the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) circles around the elements of health care that will actually be included in our new “Essential Health Benefits” (EHB), one aspect of the EHB offering has caused a tremendous stir among dozens of health groups.  Their collective concern is focused on the pharmaceutical [...]
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The 'S' Word in Healthcare Reform

By Guest Blogger | Published: December 19, 2011
by Tom Norton In little more than two years, the main elements of the HCR will take hold across the nation.  As implementation continues to ramp up, one of the more intriguing questions surrounding its activation is, is the “S” word being realized?…That is, “S” as in “savings.” Are the much publicized “savings” that were projected [...]
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Daschle Ditches HHS Nomination

By Cassandra Blohowiak | Published: February 4, 2009
In light of the controversy surrounding his tax records, Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tuesday. But by throwing Daschle’s nod out the window, it could drag any hope for healthcare reform in 2009 with it. Daschle seemed like a shoe in for the HHS position from the start [...]
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