November 30, 2001

• AAMC Calls on HHS To Reopen Privacy Rule's Research Provisions
• AAMC May Sue HHS on OPPS Changes
• MedPAC Discusses Outpatient Technology Payments
• New Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Bill Introduced
• Proposed Rule Eliminates 150 Percent Medicaid UPL for Locally Owned Public Hospitals
• Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Physician Payment Cuts Introduced
• Senate Revisits Human Cloning Debate
• Bush Creates White House Council on Bioethics
• NIH Publishes Changes in Safety Reporting Requirements
• On the Hill