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CytRx receives nontaxable grant under Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program

CytRx Corporation a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology, today announced that it has been awarded a nontaxable grant of approximately $735,000 related to its INNO-206, tamibarotene and bafetinib programs under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 3590, signed into law in March 2010.

3 Nov 2010

Inviragen receives two grants to develop dengue and chikungunya vaccines

Inviragen, a biotechnology company developing vaccines to protect against infectious diseases worldwide, announced today that it has received two grants totaling $488,958 through the United States government's Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program.

3 Nov 2010

Pain Therapeutics awarded $2,000,000 U.S. government research grant

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded over $2,000,000 in research grants by the U.S. government. These grants are planned to support the Company's on-going biomedical research for nervous system disorders and oncology. Pain Therapeutics expects to receive funding from these research grants now through the end of 2011.

2 Nov 2010

IRS awards RXi Pharmaceuticals four Therapeutic Discovery Project grants

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a recognized leader in RNAi-based therapeutic discovery and development, today announced that it was awarded four Therapeutic Discovery Project (TDP) grants, totaling $977,917, by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

2 Nov 2010

House win would give GOP the ways, means to roll back health law

A GOP takeover of the House would give Republicans the ability to attack the new law in new ways. If Rep. Joe Barton becomes chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee next year, the Texas Republican vows to make life miserable for Democratic defenders of the health care overhaul law.

2 Nov 2010

HHS awards CTI $977,917 in grants under Therapeutic Discovery Tax Credit program

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded $977,917 in grants under the Therapeutic Discovery Tax Credit program that was enacted under the U.S. government's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The program targets projects that show potential to produce new therapies, address unmet medical needs, reduce the long-term growth of health care costs and advance the goal of curing cancer.

2 Nov 2010

X-BODY receives research grant for therapeutic project against metastatic tumor stem cells

X-BODY BioSciences, a developer of human monoclonal antibody therapeutics, today announced it has been awarded a research grant under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 for its human monoclonal antibody therapeutic project targeting metastatic tumor stem cells.

2 Nov 2010

Health law, elections trigger questions about Medicare payment issues

While most people are focused on the midterm elections Tuesday, the American Medical Association is gearing up for the lame-duck congressional session scheduled to start Nov. 15.

2 Nov 2010

AHRQ: Hospital admissions for adverse drug reactions have doubled

News outlets report on the hospital industry, including admission rates, mergers and quality improvement programs.

1 Nov 2010

HHS announces 'Early Innovators' grants for states to implement IT for health insurance exchanges

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced competitive funding opportunities for states to design and implement the information technology (IT) infrastructure needed to operate health insurance exchanges. The exchanges represent new competitive insurance marketplaces that will help Americans and small businesses purchase affordable private health insurance starting in 2014 and a strong IT infrastructure will be critical to their success.

30 Oct 2010

Third summit on health care fraud prevention commences on 5th November

On Friday, November 5, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder will kick-off the third in a series of day-long summits bringing together a wide-array of federal, state, and local partners, beneficiaries, providers, and other interested parties to discuss innovative ways to eliminate fraud within the U.S. health care system.

30 Oct 2010

BioMedix receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification for TRAKnet Practice Management Software

BioMedix announced today that TRAKnet Practice Management Software 2.0 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on October 28th, 2010 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable Eligible Provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

30 Oct 2010

HHS approves hundreds more local Gov'ts, businesses, unions for early retiree health program

The federal Department of Health and Human Services is still accepting applications for the $5 billion program to help cover the cost of retiree health care, the National Journal reports. The agency says 700 more employers have joined the program, raising the total to 3,600.

30 Oct 2010

Practice Fusion receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification for EHR system

Practice Fusion, the fastest growing Electronic Health Record (EHR) community in the country, announced today that it is ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 compliant and is certified as an EHR Module in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

29 Oct 2010

Hospital group and physicians looking at ACOs; Harvard to open primary care education center

In an Oct. 27 letter to the CMS, the Federal Trade Commission and HHS inspector general's office, the Federation of American Hospitals offered comments on accountable care organizations.

29 Oct 2010

More details of the health law revealed as implementation unfolds

The law imposes stringent restrictions on physician-owned hospitals, which critics say cherry pick the lucrative specialty patients community hospitals depend on to stay afloat, Kaiser Health News/USA Today report.

29 Oct 2010

Health law only small part of insurance rate increases

The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports on a 16.3 percent premium hike this year by Regence BlueShield, Washington state's largest health insurer, which was the "the forth year in a row of double-digit increases." After the increase, "company reserves grew and executive salaries mostly increased, a seattlepi.com review of state documents has found.

29 Oct 2010

MRI awarded $31M NIH contract to provide chemistry support for National Toxicology Program

Midwest Research Institute (MRI), one of the nation's leading independent research organizations, with more than 65-years of experience in scientific research, has been awarded a $31 million contract from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Under the 5-year contract, MRI scientists will provide chemical procurement, handling, and analytical chemistry services requested by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) for toxicology studies in progress throughout the U.S.

28 Oct 2010

SAMHSA awards funds to assist new Project LAUNCH for children's health issues

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced it is awarding up to $1.9 million over three years for the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention a technical assistance center. The funds will be used by the center to assist new Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health) grantees to establish programs to address children's health issues.

28 Oct 2010

1000 Genomes Project publishes comprehensive map of genetic variations in Nature journal

Small genetic differences between individuals help explain why some people have a higher risk than others for developing illnesses such as diabetes or cancer. Today in the journal Nature, the 1000 Genomes Project, an international public-private consortium, published the most comprehensive map of these genetic differences, called variations, estimated to contain approximately 95 percent of the genetic variation of any person on Earth.

28 Oct 2010

Health and Human Services News and Research

CytRx receives nontaxable grant under Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program

Inviragen receives two grants to develop dengue and chikungunya vaccines

Pain Therapeutics awarded $2,000,000 U.S. government research grant

IRS awards RXi Pharmaceuticals four Therapeutic Discovery Project grants

House win would give GOP the ways, means to roll back health law

HHS awards CTI $977,917 in grants under Therapeutic Discovery Tax Credit program

X-BODY receives research grant for therapeutic project against metastatic tumor stem cells

Health law, elections trigger questions about Medicare payment issues

AHRQ: Hospital admissions for adverse drug reactions have doubled

HHS announces 'Early Innovators' grants for states to implement IT for health insurance exchanges

Third summit on health care fraud prevention commences on 5th November

BioMedix receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification for TRAKnet Practice Management Software

HHS approves hundreds more local Gov'ts, businesses, unions for early retiree health program

Practice Fusion receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification for EHR system

Hospital group and physicians looking at ACOs; Harvard to open primary care education center

More details of the health law revealed as implementation unfolds

Health law only small part of insurance rate increases

MRI awarded $31M NIH contract to provide chemistry support for National Toxicology Program

SAMHSA awards funds to assist new Project LAUNCH for children's health issues

1000 Genomes Project publishes comprehensive map of genetic variations in Nature journal

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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