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Jeff Tieman

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Much ado about nothing. Between last year's Medicare bill and the November elections, healthcare legislation may be high on drama, low on substance.

That sound you hear from Washington? It's the hum of talk about healthcare, and that's about all you can expect for the rest of the year-and no action. While Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, left, has vowed to continue fighting for malpractice liability reform, "It's a tough lift this year," says AHIP's Karen Ignagni.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗

Surviving the heat. At Senate, House hearings, lawmakers ask tough questions of high-profile execs regarding tax-exemption status, charity.

After hospital executives trooped to Capitol Hill hearings last week to defend their billing and collection practices for the uninsured, the threat of immediate action to regulate pricing and charity care seemed to pass. The AHA's David Bernd, left, argued that not-for-profits' mission is much wider than just indigent care.

American Hospital Association↗