Bill would change Medicare reimbursement criteria for hospital (Ellwood City Ledger)
U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire proposed legislation Wednesday that would require hospitals to meet federally set benchmarks for quality of care to receive full reimbursement from Medicare.

Medicare Rights Center Gets Cover For NY Woman's Cancer Treatment - Victory Marks Implementation Of Evidence-Based ... (Medical News Today)
More than two years after it first filed an appeal, the Medicare Rights Center has secured coverage under the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit for a New York woman's ovarian cancer treatment. As a result, Judith M.

Sens. Baucus, Grassley Release Memo On Payment Reform, Improving Health Care Quality (Medical News Today)
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Tuesday released a 48-page document outlining a number of health reform proposals, including payment reform and quality improvement, the Los Angeles Times reports (Levey, Los Angeles Times, 4/29).

Blue Dogs tout promise of budget discipline (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
Conservative House Democrats who are part of the Blue Dog Coalition - including all four middle Tennessee Democrats - on Wednesday touted a promise by congressional leaders and President Barack Obama to require the federal government to pay for new spending instead of adding to the debt.