Weekend Update

Congress remains in session this week on Capital Hill. The FEHBlog does not see any relevant hearings coming up. We continue to await Senate action on the Dale Cabaniss nomination to be OPM Director.

Healthcare Dive has summarized major organizational comments submitted last week on the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee’s bipartisan discussion draft of a health care reform bill  Not much industry consensus.

Managed Care magazine discusses a Wall Street Journal open by Hoover institution scholar Scott W. Atlas MD.  The piece floated thenFEHblog’s boat.