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Forbes  May 22  Comment 
One week after Ranbaxy Laboratories agreed to pay $500 million to resolve civil and criminal charges stemming from a long-running manufacturing scandal that involved substandard products and providing fraudulent data to the FDA (back stories here,...
CNNMoney.com  May 22  Comment 
Get a hip replaced at Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles, and Medicare will pay the small, doctor-owned hospital $15,585, or about 13% of what Olympia charged in the bills it submitted.
New York Times  May 22  Comment 
The Texas House passed a measure on Tuesday that would prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Obama’s health care law.     
NPR  May 21  Comment 
In Texas, it may be politically unwise to cross the governor, but some politicians and advocates in the poor Rio Grande Valley are starting to speak out in support of expanding Medicaid. Gov. Rick Perry opposes all parts of Obamacare.
Bloomberg  May 20  Comment 
Wildly Varying Hospital Prices Keep Health Care Expensive the Editors
MedPage Today  May 18  Comment 
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- In an otherwise rough week politically for President Obama, the president did score a victory when his latest nominee to run Medicare, Medicaid, and health reform implementation was confirmed by the Senate.
Bloomberg  May 17  Comment 
Oregon's Radical Health Overhaul Blazes New Trail Ezra Klein
MedPage Today  May 16  Comment 
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Obama administration is trying to allow states greater flexibility to change their Medicaid programs without asking the federal government for special waivers, a top health official said Thursday.
New York Times  May 16  Comment 
The vote was 91 to 7 for Marilyn B. Tavenner, acting leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services since December 2011.     
MedPage Today  May 15  Comment 
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, making her the first confirmed administrator of the agency in nearly 7 years.




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