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Texas Rep. Brady ready to brawl for ways & means top spot

Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, announced he will seek the chairmanship of this powerful House panel. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., was expected to have a smooth path to that position.

27 Sep 2014

Innovative program aims to tackle health barriers for underprivileged children

Many children in inner-city schools who have long faced economic hardships also struggle with chronic health conditions that further impair their ability to learn and break free from a cycle of poverty. To address this, the H&M Conscious Foundation announced today that it is investing $1.3 million to support an innovative school-based program in New York designed to tackle health barriers that get in the way of learning for underprivileged children.

27 Sep 2014

Heart Hospital of Austin becomes first facility in Texas to implant CardioMEMS HF System

On Sept. 24, 2014 Heart Hospital of Austin became the first facility in Texas to implant a new miniaturized, wireless monitoring sensor to manage heart failure (HF). The CardioMEMS HF System is the first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitoring device that has been proven to significantly reduce hospital admissions when used by physicians to manage heart failure.

27 Sep 2014

Medicaid expansion concept gains momentum in some initially reluctant states

Reuters reports that this development has to do with financial pragmatism -- especially in GOP-led states that were at the forefront of opposition to the health law. The Associated Press provides a status check on Indiana's expansion request.

27 Sep 2014

Many gay, bisexual men complacent about HIV testing

Gay and bisexual men say HIV is the No. 1 health issue facing their community, but just 30 percent say they were tested for the virus within the last year as recommended. Another 30 percent say they have never been tested, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

26 Sep 2014

Chicago retirees ask for health care cost-sharing reprieve

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to save the city $108.7 million per year by making retired city workers pay up to 79 percent more for coverage. Elsewhere, Louisiana's employee health program faces dwindling funds amid a bid by Gov. Bobby Jindal to make big changes.

26 Sep 2014

Colorado projects 30 percent enrollment attrition

Meanwhile, a new judge is assigned to hear Oregon's lawsuit against Oracle after the first one withdraws from the case.

26 Sep 2014

Universal Health Services acquires Cygnet Health Care, added as component of S&P 500 Index

Universal Health Services, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the stock of Cygnet Health Care Limited ("Cygnet") for a purchase price of approximately $335 million.

26 Sep 2014

Four more hospital systems quit ACO program

Three years after the Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services selected 32 groups to participate in the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model program, they are down to 19 players.

26 Sep 2014

Abbott acquires CFR Pharmaceuticals; declares results of tender offer for CFR's ordinary shares

Abbott has acquired control of CFR Pharmaceuticals, more than doubling its Latin American branded generics pharmaceutical presence and further expanding the company's presence in fast-growing markets.

26 Sep 2014

Underinsured Obamacare enrollees flood community health centers

Some low-income consumers who bought bronze plans with low premiums but high deductibles are discovering they still can't afford health care and are turning to the community health centers which can not turn anyone away.

26 Sep 2014

Allegheny Health Network, Highmark Health commemorate opening of Health + Wellness Pavilion in Wexford

Officials and employees of Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network today joined community leaders and public officials to celebrate the planned October 1 grand opening of the Network's new Health + Wellness Pavilion in Wexford.

26 Sep 2014

GSA and NAM select reporters for Journalists in Aging Fellows Program

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) have selected 19 reporters for the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, now in its fifth year.

26 Sep 2014

EGPAF to join prestigious consortium of HIV research organizations

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation today announced that it will join the Population Council and a prestigious consortium of leading HIV research organizations as part of a five-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The Supporting Operational AIDS Research project aims to conduct operational HIV and AIDS research, promote utilization and dissemination of data, and build the capacity of local organizations to conduct operational research.

26 Sep 2014

International organizations join forces to develop inhaled form of oxytocin for postpartum hemorrhage

An international group of public and private organizations is collaborating to accelerate development of an innovative heat-stable and low-cost inhaled form of oxytocin to manage postpartum hemorrhage in resource-poor settings.

26 Sep 2014

State highlights: N.C. lawmakers still talking about Medicaid revamp; changes to La. health plan for state workers stir controversy

Legislators who couldn't agree this year on how to overhaul North Carolina's Medicaid program plan to spend more time talking about the issue before the General Assembly reconvenes early next year. A legislative oversight panel subcommittee charged with examining Medicaid reform and reorganization scheduled its first meeting Wednesday. Another oversight panel also examining Medicaid governance held its first meeting this month. The House and Senate approved differing versions of legislation to change how Medicaid pays for medical expenses by shifting risk from the state to either medical provider networks or private managed-care companies (9/24).

26 Sep 2014

CDC forecast: Ebola epidemic could infect more than 1.4 million people by January end

The Ebola epidemic could claim hundreds of thousands of lives and infect more than 1.4 million people by the end of January, according to a statistical forecast released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

26 Sep 2014

White House 'reassessing' 2015 enrollment goals; major coverage gains made among Latinos

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell said Wednesday that the health law's insurance programs have reduced the nation's overall uninsured population by 26 percent.

26 Sep 2014

Study finds that only half of U.S. adults screened for diabetes in last three years

A new cross-sectional study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that only half of adults in the U.S. were screened for diabetes within the last three years, less than what is recommended by the American Diabetes Association.

26 Sep 2014

UC San Diego Health System physicians named "Top Docs"

More than 100 physicians from UC San Diego Health System were named "Top Docs" in the annual San Diego Magazine "Physicians of Exceptional Excellence" annual survey. These physicians represent 40 diverse specialties, from internal medicine and oncology to obstetrics, cardiovascular and surgical care.

26 Sep 2014

Health Care News and Research

Texas Rep. Brady ready to brawl for ways & means top spot

Innovative program aims to tackle health barriers for underprivileged children

Heart Hospital of Austin becomes first facility in Texas to implant CardioMEMS HF System

Medicaid expansion concept gains momentum in some initially reluctant states

Many gay, bisexual men complacent about HIV testing

Chicago retirees ask for health care cost-sharing reprieve

Colorado projects 30 percent enrollment attrition

Universal Health Services acquires Cygnet Health Care, added as component of S&P 500 Index

Four more hospital systems quit ACO program

Abbott acquires CFR Pharmaceuticals; declares results of tender offer for CFR's ordinary shares

Underinsured Obamacare enrollees flood community health centers

Allegheny Health Network, Highmark Health commemorate opening of Health + Wellness Pavilion in Wexford

GSA and NAM select reporters for Journalists in Aging Fellows Program

EGPAF to join prestigious consortium of HIV research organizations

International organizations join forces to develop inhaled form of oxytocin for postpartum hemorrhage

State highlights: N.C. lawmakers still talking about Medicaid revamp; changes to La. health plan for state workers stir controversy

CDC forecast: Ebola epidemic could infect more than 1.4 million people by January end

White House 'reassessing' 2015 enrollment goals; major coverage gains made among Latinos

Study finds that only half of U.S. adults screened for diabetes in last three years

UC San Diego Health System physicians named "Top Docs"

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