Legislative Safety Valve: Health Care Online for 72 Hours
Now it’s getting down to the wire and debate over the health care bill not only extends to what’s in... View Article
Continue readingDon’t Give Grades Till the End of the Class
With notable exceptions, such as the White House visitor logs being released, the efforts we have seen towards openness are still almost entirely intentions, plans, and initiative rather than outcomes that have tangibly resulted in more actual transparency.
Continue readingGovernment Transparency and the Supreme Court Case ‘Citizens United’
There is again speculation that the Supreme Court will issue an opinion in a major election and transparency case tomorrow.... View Article
Continue readingLobbyists Help Write Senator’s Amendment
Further dispatches from the Fifth Branch of government provided by the Washington Post: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is likely to... View Article
Continue readingChiropractics lobbied for special student loans, defaulted in droves
The chiropractic industry counted a win after it successfully lobbied for inclusion in a federal student loan program for those studying health-related professions. Decades later, though, significant numbers of chiropractors have defaulted on their loans, leaving Uncle Sam to make up the difference.
Fifty-three percent of healthcare providers barred from receiving Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements from patients because they defaulted on Health Education Assistance Loans (HEAL) are chiropractors, according to an analysis of the Department of Health and Human Services' exclusion list.
The data shows people well into middle age--even in their 60s--saddled with debt, sometimes as much as ...
Continue readingBook Anticipation: “King of the Lobby: The Life and Times of Sam Ward, Man-About-Washington in the Gilded Age.”
Writing about lobbying and influence has a sort of staring into the abyss quality to it. Sometimes you just admire... View Article
Continue readingThe Nitty Gritty of Calling for 72 Hours for the Final Health Care Bill
As Jake wrote last week, the final version of the health care bill must be made publicly available for 72... View Article
Continue readingDays in Session: House
Following up on Daniel’s post from last week, here’s a chart showing the days in session for the House going... View Article
Continue readingGovPulse wins Apps for innovation
GovPulse.us-- originally created as an entry for our Apps for America 2 contest, won the Apps for Innovation development contest. The app takes the arcane, hard to read Federal Register and makes it usable and beautiful. With it, you can easily monitor the regulations and notices that federal agencies release to get input from the public.
While they managed to get 2nd in our contest, we are so proud that they managed to take home the gold at CES this year. Congratulation to the GovPulse team on a job well done!
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