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John Umphress

John Umphress has spent more than two decades researching and writing about public health policy and other topics within the public policy arena, covering advocacy organizations, state and local government agencies and the Texas Legislature.

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Not-For-Profit Hospitals See Slower Revenue Growth

Posted Administrator Account on 8/30/2011
Not-for -profit hospitals in 2010 had their lowest rate of growth in two decades according to a report prepared by Moody’s Investor Service.

Appeals Court Strikes Portion of Health Care Act

Posted Administrator Account on 8/16/2011
A federal appeals court in Atlanta partially agreed with an earlier Florida ruling that a portion of the Affordable Care Act violated the US constitution.

State Actions Limit Children’s Access to Health Care – Report

Posted Administrator Account on 8/16/2011
During the past year, more states have reduced health care services than have raised them, according to a report by the National Association of Children’s Hospitals.

Debt Ceiling Plan Avoids Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare – For Now

Posted Administrator Account on 8/8/2011
With President Obama’s signature on legislation to raise the federal debt ceiling, the Medicaid and Medicare programs avoided cuts that would have resulted from a budget default.