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  White House Touts Reform Law's Impact

  The White House on Tuesday shot back at Republicans who want to repeal, replace or otherwise defund the new health reform law, saying that any effort to do so would mean rolling back popular measures aimed at protecting everyday Americans from waywar...

  National Journal Online | September 22, 2010 | 6:00 am
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  Egg Recall Could Put Food Safety On Agenda

  Updated at 3 p.m. on Aug. 24 One of the largest egg recalls in the nation's history is casting new light on food safety legislation stalled in the Senate, and bill advocates hope the incident could push the chamber to take quick action when lawmaker...

  National Journal Online | August 23, 2010 | 1:31 pm
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  FDA Tightens Reign on Social Media Practices

  When pharmaceutical companies use the 'Facebook Share' application to promote their products, that information must comply with FDA regulations, the agency made clear recently. The FDA cracked down on Novartis, a multi-national pharmaceutical company...

  Tech Daily Dose | August 09, 2010 | 8:12 am
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  Health Care Law Has Wamp Hoping Against Secession

  Rep. Zach Wamp (R-03) suggested TN and other states may have to consider seceding from the union if the federal government does not change its ways regarding mandates. "I hope that the American people will go to the ballot box... ...

  Hotline On Call | July 23, 2010 | 11:58 am
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  Officials Defend E-Health Standard As Work In Progress

  Standards that define what constitutes an official electronic health record aren't strict enough to justify the billions of dollars in incentives the government plans to pay physicians and hospitals to install the systems, Republican lawmakers said T...

  Tech Daily Dose | July 21, 2010 | 9:43 am
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  Herseth Touts Health Care Opposition

  Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) is highlighting her opposition to health care legislation in her campaign's first ad, becoming the latest Dem to run away from one of her party's signature legislative achievements. "I'm as determined to be an in...

  Hotline On Call | July 14, 2010 | 11:22 am
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  HHS Issues Final Rule On 'Meaningful Use' Of E-Health Records

  The Health and Human Services Department issued its final regulation Tuesday on what doctors and hospitals need to do to get a share of funding to help in the adoption of electronic medical records, saying it made numerous changes to... ...

  Tech Daily Dose | July 13, 2010 | 12:46 pm
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  HHS Proposes Rules To Enhance Health Information Privacy

  The Health and Human Services Department Thursday announced proposed rules aimed at enhancing the privacy of health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). The proposed regulations, issued in a notice of pro...

  Tech Daily Dose | July 08, 2010 | 11:58 am

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  Dems Wanted To Raise Retirement Age Too

  Dems have gleefully spent the day slamming House Min. Leader John Boehner for supporting an increase in the retirement age. But it turns out raising the retirement age has bipartisan support. Boehner's office passes along a series of clips that... ...

  Hotline On Call | June 30, 2010 | 6:59 pm
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  Dems Celebrate Boehner Comment, But Will It Work?

  Dems celebrated when House Min. Leader John Boehner compared financial regulatory reform to "killing an ant with a nuclear weapon." The majority, facing dire political straits, is racing to tag House GOPers as out of touch with average Americans, mor...

  Hotline On Call | June 30, 2010 | 5:16 pm
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  Kohl To Debt Panel: Easy On Social Security

  A Senate chairman today told President Obama's debt commission that Social Security is not a big part of the country's looming fiscal crisis and urged them to make only modest tweaks to the retirement program. "Contrary to popular belief, the sky is...

  National Journal Online | May 18, 2010 | 2:43 pm
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  Rockefeller: Insurers Looking For Loopholes

  Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., is warning that some health insurers may be trying to game the system to get around new rules requiring carriers to spend a big chunk of premium dollars on medical services and quality improvements. Rockefeller chairs...

  National Journal Online | May 10, 2010 | 2:24 pm
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  WellPoint Fights Back

  The Obama administration has repeatedly scolded the insurance giant WellPoint for proposing large premium increases and for what it claims is a practice of canceling policies for women with breast cancer. Yesterday, the insurer found its voice. And i...

  National Journal Online | May 10, 2010 | 10:30 am
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  California Seeks Fed Funds For Health Overhaul

  California lawmakers are asking the federal government for more money to help usher in the health care reform law and bridge the gap until some of the broader changes are implemented. Darrell Steinberg, the state Senate's Democratic leader, and Joh...

  National Journal Online | May 05, 2010 | 5:00 pm
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  Governors Told To Challenge Insurers' 'Assumptions'

  HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has sent a letter warning governors to keep a close eye on insurers' "mistaken assumptions" that lead to premium increases. Sebelius said she wanted to call attention to the recent withdrawal of proposed insurance pr...

  National Journal Online | May 05, 2010 | 4:42 pm
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  No New White House Rules On Health Care Lobbying

  After Congress passed the $900 billion stimulus package in February 2009, the Obama administration implemented new restrictions on lobbyist communications with executive branch officials in an effort to reduce the influence of special interests. So w...

  Under the Influence | May 04, 2010 | 1:53 pm

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  Reid Mocks Lowden's Chickens

  Senate Maj. Leader Harry Reid's campaign is employing a novel way to collect email addresses while simultaneously mocking one of his potential opponents for suggesting constituents barter with chickens for their health care. Reid's camp has launched ...

  Hotline On Call | May 04, 2010 | 12:37 pm
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  Biden, Sebelius Announce More Health IT Awards

  Vice President Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that the Obama administration has awarded $220 million in grants to help fund pilot projects in 15 communities aimed at promoting the use of health infor...

  Tech Daily Dose | May 04, 2010 | 10:50 am
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  Sebelius Lashes WellPoint Over Report

  HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today sent a letter urging the insurer WellPoint to "immediately cease" its practice of canceling coverage for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Sebelius cited a report from Reuters that WellPoint was aggressively in...

  National Journal Online | April 23, 2010 | 10:17 am
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  Health Care: Winning The Perception Game

  This week's advocacy and lobbying stories of note in National Journal: (subscription) "Health Care: Winning The Perception Game:" Attitudes toward the new health care reform law will be shaped by what happens in the first few months of implementation...

  Under the Influence | April 23, 2010 | 8:58 am
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  A Confused Public Still Favors Early Provisions

  A majority of Americans (55 percent) are confused about the new health reform law, and 56 percent say they don't understand how it will affect them personally, according to a Kaiser Health Tracking Poll conducted this month and released today. "Peopl...

  National Journal Online | April 22, 2010 | 10:15 am
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  Three More Insurers Step Up

  HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that three more health insurers have agreed to let young adults stay on their parents' plans after they would normally lose their eligibility. Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, Kaiser Permanente and Humana, ...

  National Journal Online | April 21, 2010 | 9:42 am
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  White House Shuffles Health Care Staff

  The Obama administration is reformatting its health care messaging operation. Nick Papas, who had been handling the public relations end of the health law at HHS, is moving to the White House office of health reform this week. Jessica Santillo, who...

  National Journal Online | April 19, 2010 | 12:42 pm
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  HHS Offers To Help Insurers On Coverage

  The Obama administration is encouraging health insurers to voluntarily cover adult children up to age 26 on their parents' policies before the health reform law requires them to do so at the end of September. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today sen...

  National Journal Online | April 19, 2010 | 12:35 pm

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  Health Care Opponent Joins FL GOV Field

  There's a new candidate in the FL GOV race -- businessman Rick Scott (R). Scott, an outspoken critic of the Dem-led health care reform effort, filed his paperwork with the FL Sec/State's office 4/9. Last year, his organization, Conservatives for... ...

  Hotline On Call | April 13, 2010 | 4:31 pm
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  Health Care For America Now's New Leader

  Ethan Rome will succeed Richard Kirsch as executive director of Health Care For America Now, a coalition of union, advocacy and grassroots organizations that supported congressional Democrats' efforts to pass health care reform legislation. The group...

  Under the Influence | April 13, 2010 | 3:04 pm
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  Survey: Health Info May Help Keep Patients Healthier

  People who have access online to their own health information know more about their health and take better care of themeselves, a new survey released Tuesday found. The survey, which polled 1,849 adults 18 and older Dec. 18-Jan. 15, was... ...

  Tech Daily Dose | April 13, 2010 | 5:00 am
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  PhRMA's Leadership Transition

  The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the nation's top association representing drug companies, made a logical selection in bringing in Chip Davis as a new senior operating officer. Davis currently works as vice president of corpo...

  Under the Influence | April 09, 2010 | 12:04 pm
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  Economic Hard Times Not Stopping Donations

  The economy may still be struggling to recover, but donors have once again opened their checkbooks to political candidates on both sides, renewing pressure on challengers and incumbents alike to post strong reports or to be relegated to second-tier s...

  Hotline On Call | April 07, 2010 | 9:45 am
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  New Round Of Health IT Grants

  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday announced her agency has awarded another round of health information technology grants worth $267 million to provide assistance to health providers as they move to adopt health IT. The lat...

  Tech Daily Dose | April 06, 2010 | 3:33 pm
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  CA Split On Services For Immigrants

  CA voters are split on whether illegal immigrants should be able to use taxpayer-funded social services, such as public education and hospital care, according to an LA Times/USC poll released today. It's an issue that has a long history in... ...

  Hotline On Call | April 05, 2010 | 3:49 pm
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  PhRMA No. 2 Stepping Down

  Now that health care reform has been signed into law, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's executive vice president for government affairs and public affairs Mimi Simoneaux Kneuer is leaving. Kneuer, who has been at PhRMA for mo...

  Under the Influence | April 05, 2010 | 3:20 pm

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  Markey Banks Big After Health Care Vote

  Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) is widely seen as one of the most vulnerable Dems in the nation this year, but she's going to have the money to defend her record. Markey will report having raised $505K during the first quarter,... ...

  Hotline On Call | April 05, 2010 | 11:42 am
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  Companies Take Billions In Health Care Charges

  New health care legislation is going to cost companies billions of dollars, according to internal projections and public announcements from a range of corporations including the bluest of the Blue Chips to small local outfits. So far, companies have ...

  Hotline On Call | April 02, 2010 | 9:50 am
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  Health Care's Top Earners

  Updated at 4:00 p.m. with corrections. While much attention is given to the pay grade enjoyed by presidents and chief executives of top lobbying groups, the paychecks of their seconds- and thirds-in-command are ample as well. The average compensation...

  Under the Influence | April 02, 2010 | 8:28 am
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  How To Make Millions Off The Hill

  National Journal's biennial salary survey found that the compensation of 89 Washington executives exceeded $1 million, a 30 percent increase from two years earlier. So how does one ascend to millionaire status? Many D.C. success stories in trade asso...

  Under the Influence | April 02, 2010 | 8:02 am
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  Lincoln vs. Obama: School Lunches And The Budget Squeeze

  When President Obama requested $10 billion more over 10 years for child nutrition initiatives, he may have expected pushback from Republican lawmakers. But it was a senator from his own party who slashed that number in half. Senate Agriculture Chair...

  National Journal Online | March 31, 2010 | 8:28 am
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  Heritage Takes Exception

  Corrected at 10:32 a.m. on March 31.After President Obama this morning likened his health insurance exchange to an idea proposed by the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank's president, Edwin Feulner, took "great exception" to "this misus...

  Under the Influence | March 30, 2010 | 4:43 pm
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  Pelosi's Cakewalk

  Passing health care reform was no piece of cake, that's for sure. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was presented with just that -- an entire chocolate birthday cake -- during an event this morning to celebrate the passage of the final changes to the bi...

  National Journal Online | March 26, 2010 | 3:00 pm
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  Dean: 'I Would Have Had To Leave'

  Maybe it's just as well Barack Obama didn't pick Howard Dean to be his HHS secretary and quarterback for health care reform. "I would have had to leave the administration over this bill," said the former Democratic National Committee chairman a few ...

  National Journal Online | March 26, 2010 | 1:06 pm

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