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Secretary Sebelius Discusses Health Reform With Seniors
Thursday, Department of Health and Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius visited La Crosse to answer questions about health care reform. The forum was aimed at local seniors and what the new healthcare law means for people who have medicare. Joining Sec.Sebelius were Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and Rep. Ron Kind and Rep. Tim Walz, who support the initiatives and implementation …
How The Real Deal Went Down
Kind represented members with two concerns: that regional disparities in hospital reimbursements were harming their states, and that the bill didn't move sharply enough from the current fee-for-service payment system to what is called "value-based reimbursement"--a shift toward salaried doctors, transparent pricing, and other proven strategies for better control of costs.
Ron Kind: Cutting income taxes stimulates economy
The Recovery Act was passed to help our economy start creating jobs again. It invested in needed infrastructure projects across the nation, helped those hardest-hit by the recession, and kept police officers, firefighters and teachers on the job serving our communities. It provided 40 percent tax cuts to help businesses start hiring again and provide relief to middle-class families struggling …
Health-care changes promise higher Medicare payments for Wisconsin doctors and hospitals
Wisconsin doctors and hospitals treating Medicare patients can expect a modest bump in pay as a result of provisions in the new health-care law. U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, and a group of lawmakers from the Midwest and Pacific Northwest fought hard to get them. Kind stomped out of a meeting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, frustrated over the lack of movement on Medicare …
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