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State highlights: Mental health funding in Kansas; EHR problems claim CEO's job; 'litany of woes' at IHS

A selection of health policy stories from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, and Wyoming.

29 May 2014

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles on an inspector general's report on care at VA hospitals and growing pressure from some House Republicans to vote on an alternative to the Affordable Care Act.

29 May 2014

Despite new IRS rule, employers can still send workers to the online marketplaces

Nothing stops companies from canceling their health plans, as long as they pay the relevant taxes and penalties, KHN reports.

29 May 2014

Atlantis Healthcare publishes innovative psychology-based model to improve adherence

Health psychology experts from Atlantis Healthcare, a global company specializing in patient adherence solutions, have published a review supporting an innovative psychology-based model for understanding treatment non-adherence and designing behavior change interventions to improve adherence.

29 May 2014

Insurers, employers trimming costs, consumers paying more

News outlets cover how companies are puzzling through the increasing costs of health care. Insurers are changing how they pay for cancer care, aiming to blunt soaring costs and push oncologists to adhere to standardized treatment guidelines.

29 May 2014

ALOXI injection receives FDA approval for prevention of nausea, vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy

Eisai Inc. and Helsinn Group today announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of ALOXI (palonosetron HCl) injection for the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, in children aged 1 month to less than 17 years.

29 May 2014

Michelle Obama wades into political debate to stop backtracking on school lunch reforms

Michelle Obama turned uncharacteristically political on Tuesday, pushing back against a measure pending in the Republican-controlled House that would let some schools opt out of federal dietary standards for school lunches.

29 May 2014

Patients with diabetes mellitus have worse long-term outcomes following CABG surgery

Patients with diabetes mellitus have worse long-term outcomes and higher associated costs following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery than patients without diabetes, according to a study in the June 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

29 May 2014

Study shows high BP drugs may raise likelihood of age-related macular degeneration

There may be a connection between taking vasodilators and developing early-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among Americans who are age 65 and older, according to a study published online in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

29 May 2014

With an eye toward November, some Democrats using health law against GOP

Dems are taking a "more assertive stance" as Republicans are attempting to nuance their attacks as they move past primaries and into the mid-term election.

29 May 2014

Ohio informs state veterans on Medicaid about the option of VA care

Some states have saved money by shifting veterans to the federally funded VA health system.

29 May 2014

Family planning linked to better child and maternal health, says study

Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended, and unplanned pregnancies are associated with poorer health and lower rates of educational and economic achievement for women and their children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

29 May 2014

Researchers design commercial test to rule out presence of genetic biomarkers of prostate cancer

A multicenter team of researchers report that a commercial test designed to rule out the presence of genetic biomarkers of prostate cancer may be accurate enough to exclude the need for repeat prostate biopsies in many — if not most — men.

29 May 2014

UK opens criminal inquiry into Glaxosmithkline business practices

The British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline said late Tuesday that the Serious Fraud Office of Britain had opened a formal criminal investigation into its "commercial practices." Neither GlaxoSmithKline nor the fraud office provided further details about what practices were being investigated. .

29 May 2014

Researchers receive $1.5M grant to lower rates of cervical cancer among incarcerated women

Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center will use a $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to examine ways to lower the rates of cervical cancer among incarcerated women.

29 May 2014

Study finds older black trauma patients more likely to survive injuries than whites

In a finding that runs counter to most health disparities research, Johns Hopkins researchers say that while younger black trauma patients are significantly more likely than whites to die from their injuries, black trauma patients over the age of 65 are 20 percent less likely to do so.

29 May 2014

Shooting spree renews mental health, firearms debates

Friday's shootings spur California lawmakers to look at "gun violence restraining orders," to enable a subject's family or friends to petition a judge to grant orders prohibiting someone from keeping or purchasing a gun.

29 May 2014

Hagel orders review of military health system after 2 deaths

The order follows the dismissal of the commander of one of the military's busiest hospitals for active-duty personnel in Fort Bragg, N.C., after two young men died unexpectedly and amid furor over the care provided to veterans in the system run by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

29 May 2014

Feds probe how states set Medicaid managed care rates

In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning its first major update of Medicaid managed care regulations in more than 15 years, reports Modern Healthcare.

29 May 2014

Researchers working in Palestine and Jordan to help better provision of eye care

An Aston University academic is working in Palestine and Jordan to help better the provision of eye care in the two countries as part of a €565,000 worldwide two-year project.

29 May 2014

Health Care News and Research

State highlights: Mental health funding in Kansas; EHR problems claim CEO's job; 'litany of woes' at IHS

First Edition: May 29, 2014

Despite new IRS rule, employers can still send workers to the online marketplaces

Atlantis Healthcare publishes innovative psychology-based model to improve adherence

Insurers, employers trimming costs, consumers paying more

ALOXI injection receives FDA approval for prevention of nausea, vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy

Michelle Obama wades into political debate to stop backtracking on school lunch reforms

Patients with diabetes mellitus have worse long-term outcomes following CABG surgery

Study shows high BP drugs may raise likelihood of age-related macular degeneration

With an eye toward November, some Democrats using health law against GOP

Ohio informs state veterans on Medicaid about the option of VA care

Family planning linked to better child and maternal health, says study

Researchers design commercial test to rule out presence of genetic biomarkers of prostate cancer

UK opens criminal inquiry into Glaxosmithkline business practices

Researchers receive $1.5M grant to lower rates of cervical cancer among incarcerated women

Study finds older black trauma patients more likely to survive injuries than whites

Shooting spree renews mental health, firearms debates

Hagel orders review of military health system after 2 deaths

Feds probe how states set Medicaid managed care rates

Researchers working in Palestine and Jordan to help better provision of eye care

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