Weekly News Wrap-Up (May 10 - May 15)

House Presses for Extension of State Medicaid Assistance (McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and Assisted Living, May 14, 2010)
A narrow majority of members of the House of Representatives is urging House leaders to extend a temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage, which helps fund nursing homes and other Medicaid programs.

Sebelius, Holder:  New Health Reform Law Will Help Prevent Medical Fraud (Kaiser Health News, May 13, 2010)
Obama administration officials, touting $2.5 billion recovered from Medicare overpayments and fraud, immediately turned to talk of how health reform could ensure bigger successes in the future.