U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Hawaii
Alaska & Hawaii Delegations Seek Medicare Reimbursement Flexibility for Rural Hospitals
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono (both D-Hawaii), introduced legislation this week to increase the amount that hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii can be reimbursed by Medicare to perform outpatient procedures for enrolled seniors. Historically, rural states have faced significant cost disparities for Medicare reimbursement that drive up costs
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Alaska and Hawaii Delegations Seek Medicare Reimbursement Flexibility for Rural Hospitals
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono (both D-Hawaii), introduced legislation this week to increase the amount that hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii can be reimbursed by Medicare to perform outpatient procedures for enrolled seniors. Historically, rural states have faced significant cost disparities for Medicare reimbursement that drive up cos
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Welch, Colleagues Introduce Antitrust Legislation to Prevent Algorithmic Price Fixing
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in introducing the Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act to prevent companies from using algorithms to set higher prices for consumers.
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