The House approves a health care reform bill, but Democrats splinter over an abortion provision. The bill receives support from the American Medical Association, but some surgeons’ groups beg to differ. And physicians of all specialties await a Congressional fix to the Medicare SGR formula.
It’s all in this week’s Policy & Practice podcast. Take a [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Obama’
November 10, 2009
Coalitions Splinter: The Policy & Practice Podcast
October 14, 2009
A Seat at the Table
From the American Academy of Family Physicians Scientific Assembly in Boston.
The new president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Dr. Lori Heim, wants you to know that the AAFP is politically connected. During her presidential address at the AAFP’s annual meeting, she touted the organization’s advocacy credentials. AAFP leaders have met personally with [...]
August 18, 2009
Reform Marches On: The Policy & Practice Podcast
From press conferences in Washington and town hall events in Colorado and Montana:
Congress may still be out on vacation, but the health reform debate is in high gear. President Obama holds more town halls across the country to garner support for his reform efforts and debunk myths about reform bills now in Congress, while Republicans [...]
August 3, 2009
Town Hall Time: The Policy & Practice Podcast
from Congressional hearings and press events in Washington, D.C.
House members have gone home for August and Senators are close behind. Health reform closure? Um, not so much. Take a listen to this week’s Policy & Practice Podcast to learn about the delays and divisions on health reform.
Policy & Practice Podcast August 3, 2009
As Congress recesses [...]
July 21, 2009
One Vote Down, Many to Go: The Policy & Practice Podcast
From Congressional hearings, press briefings, and related health care events around Washington, D.C.
Technical quirks caused us to miss our Monday post, but here, one day late, is your weekly installment of the Policy & Practice Podcast. Last week, a Senate committee passed its bill, the AMA unexpectedly weighed in, and the President added his two [...]
June 24, 2009
Because You Just Can’t Get Enough About Health Reform
From press conferences, briefings, and hearings in Washington, D.C.
Sure, we promised you another installment of the Policy & Practice Podcast on Monday. But we’re so excited that we felt the need to post another one today. Listen here: Policy & Practice Podcast 6/24
Today’s installment covers the President’s visit to the AMA, primary care wants and woes, [...]
June 23, 2009
Two Minutes on Health Reform: The Policy & Practice Podcast
from meetings, press conferences, and briefings in Washington, D.C.
The details are beginning to emerge on health care reform–and to keep you up to speed, we present the Policy & Practice Podcast.
Policy & Practice Podcast 6/23
EGMN’s health policy reporters and editors–Joyce Frieden, Alicia Ault, Mary Ellen Schneider, Denise Napoli, Keith Haglund, and yours truly–scour the daybooks [...]
June 9, 2009
Der Führer, Obama?
From outside the Brookings Institution, 1775 Mass. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
One thing is certain in Washington–free speech is often on display, even if only for a few minutes before one of the dozens of police forces operating within the District of Columbia shoos the First Amendment types back to from whence they came…or into a [...]
January 21, 2009
A Witness-to-History Protection Program
from the Internationl Symposium on Endovascular Therapy in Hollywood, Fla.
In an insular meeting room at a medical meeting it’s often easy to ignore what’s going on in the world outside. Not so on January 20. As the late-morning session was starting, the chairman said that in response to popular demand he’d interupt the series of talks at about noon to show an internet stream [...]
December 10, 2008
Yes, We Can … Move on Now
From the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in San Francisco.
The very international gathering at the ASH meeting in San Francisco included some attendees who seemed delighted to be in the United States for their first time since the U.S. presidential election, and almost giddy over our choice for president.
One physician from [...]
