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Congressional Representatives Provide Differing Views on Health Care Reform

By jarvantes@aafp.org

If the Supreme Court rules that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, Congress will work on retaining certain provisions in the law that enjoy bipartisan support. That was one of the main messages delivered by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., in the keynote address at this year's Family Medicine Congressional Conference May 14-15 in Washington. McMorris Rodgers told the nearly 200 family physicians at the conference that Congress is trying to anticipate how the Supreme Court might rule on the Affordable Care Act. "Should the Supreme Court rule that any part of the health care (law) is unconstitutional, we (Congress) are prepared to move forward immediately to try and prevent some of the chaos in the marketplace," said McMorris Rodgers.

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:10:00 CDT

Last Refreshed 5/17/2012 10:12:06 PM

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Gruenbacher chosen as Olympic Torch Bearer

Doug Gruenbacher, MD (Quinter) who was selected to be a 2012 Olympic Torch bearer will be carrying the Flame through Ascot on July 10, 2012. Dr. Gruenbacher was recently interviewed by BBC Radio Berskshire (Andrew Peach Morning Show) in the United Kingdom about the Torch Relay. You can listen to the interview 03/05/2012 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r37x8

To follow Olympic News, including schedule, torch bearers and more go to: http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/torchbearers/community=ascot/

Congrats Dr. Gruenbacher!

KDHE Sec. Dr. Robert Moser invites Kansas family physicians to comment on the waiver proposal: CLICK HERE

There will be a 30-day Federal comment period for the general public and stakeholders to submit comments. CMS will not act on the demonstration request until 15 days, at a minimum, after the conclusion of the public comment period. CMS will continue to accept comments beyond the 30-day period; however, CMS cannot guarantee that comments received after the 30-day comment period will be considered due to the need for timely Federal review of a State's request. Therefore, CMS strongly encourages comments to be submitted within the 30-day Federal comment period.

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