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AAPA welcomes NGA’s report that highlights role of PAs in the U.S. healthcare

The American Academy of Physician Assistants welcomes a new report from the National Governors Association (NGA) that highlights the important—and rapidly growing—role of physician assistants (PAs) in the U.S. healthcare workforce.

27 Sep 2014

State highlights: Calif. gov. vetoes bill limiting Medi-Cal estate recovery, signs birth control, inmate bills

In a blow to tens of thousands of low-income Californians newly enrolled in Medi-Cal under a provision in the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have limited the state's seizure of assets from their estates after they die -- a legal wrinkle that most only discovered after they had signed up for the health care plan for the poor (Seipel, 9/25).

27 Sep 2014

Viewpoints: 'Feud' over health care compact; humane end-of-life care

Never has an issue of The Best Times, Johnson County's monthly magazine for seniors, been so eagerly awaited. I know I've been on the edge of my seat. At first the draw was to read the article that had gotten some Kansas legislators so worked up that 11 of them stormed en masse into a meeting to berate the volunteer members of the Johnson County Commission on Aging for writing it.

27 Sep 2014

Bioregional approach can help improve human and environmental health

In a paper published this week online in Global Society, researchers with University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Urban Studies and Planning Program, also at UC San Diego, present a bioregional guide that merges place-based (territorial) city planning and ecosystem management along the United States-Mexico border as way to improve human and environmental health.

27 Sep 2014

Fingerprint-based recognition method could increase immunization coverage, save lives of infants

Each year 2.5 million children die worldwide because they do not receive life-saving vaccinations at the appropriate time.

27 Sep 2014

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

Health Care News and Research

AAPA welcomes NGA’s report that highlights role of PAs in the U.S. healthcare

State highlights: Calif. gov. vetoes bill limiting Medi-Cal estate recovery, signs birth control, inmate bills

Viewpoints: 'Feud' over health care compact; humane end-of-life care

Bioregional approach can help improve human and environmental health

Fingerprint-based recognition method could increase immunization coverage, save lives of infants

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

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