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Government Relations

President signs latest congressional short-term SGR patch

06/25/2010

This morning, President Obama signed into law the “Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010.”


2010 legislative session wrap-up

04/26/2010

Details of the session, based on the WSMA legislative agenda.


Update on the Universal Vaccine Purchasing Program

04/16/2010

Including new dosage based assessment data reporting procedures.


Taxpayers spared more liability costs

03/12/2010

Trial lawyers' wrongful death bill dead


Quick legislative session update

02/12/2010

Seven bad bills appear to be safely out of the legislative process.


The trial lawyers are back at it again

01/15/2010

Two years ago the WSMA defeated the wrongful death bill. With only a few days into the 2010 session, another bill has been introduced.


Governor releases second version of budget

01/13/2010

Proposed are a combination of program cuts, tax increases and federal aid to close the state's projected $2.6 billion budget shortfall.


The latest on the budget

01/11/2010

The Governor's initial budget addresses a nearly $3 billion shortfall.


At least two troubling pieces of legislation expected in this session

01/11/2010

In addition to the dire budget situation, here are two troubling pieces of legislation to which the WSMA is assigning a high priority.



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