Topic: Nebraska
A look at concessions lawmakers and interest groups won in the Senate's health care billHere's a look at some of the concessions lawmakers and interest groups won in the latest version of the Senate's health care overhaul bill: , could get referrals ...
Nebraska never seen as a key player with special needs in the health care debate stands to reap millions of dollars worth of financial goodies should the Senate version of the health care bill get final approval.Not only did Sen. Ben Nelson ...
The little town of Libby, Mont., isn't mentioned by name in the Senate's mammoth health care bill, but its 2,900 citizens are big winners in the legislation, thanks to the influence of Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont.After pushing for years for ...
The 57-41 roll call Friday by which the Senate turned back a Republican effort to restore $120 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage, the private insurance plans within Medicare that provides seniors with better benefits than the traditional program.A " ; Webb, ...
Medicare has launched a new pilot program in 14 communities nationwide to help physicians and others refine delivery systems and eliminate unnecessary hospital readmissions. By promoting transitions from the hospital to home health care or skilled nursing care, the Care Transitions project ...
A hospital in Nebraska is investigating the cause of a small fire in an operating room that burned a patient.Chief medical officer Steve Smith said Wednesday that the Feb. 3 fire at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha is believed to have started ...
