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Humana reports EPS of $2.35 in Q1 2014; confirms EPS guidance for FY14

Humana Inc. today reported diluted earnings per common share (EPS) for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (1Q14) of $2.35, compared to diluted earnings per common share (EPS) of $2.95 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (1Q13).

7 May 2014

Regression occurs more often in black and Hispanic children compared to whites

Some children with autism appear to be developing normally when they are very young. They babble or even talk, make eye contact with their parents, and crawl and walk on schedule. Then suddenly, these skills seem to vanish.

7 May 2014

State highlights: N.D. kids' program eligibility; Conn. nursing home transparency; La. hospital privatization

A selection of health policy stories from North Dakota, Connecticut, Louisiana, Colorado, New York, Kansas and Missouri.

7 May 2014

First Edition: May 7, 2014

Today's headlines include a story noting that insurers say about 80 percent of new enrollees have paid their first premiums for new insurance coverage under the health law.

7 May 2014

Study: Access to EHR in acute care situations may influence care given to patient

Unlike medical records kept in paper charts, electronic health records (EHR) provide numerous access points to clinicians to review a patient's medical history.

7 May 2014

Cost issues -- who will pay the tab for uncompensated care under the health law?

News outlets take a look at Health Affairs studies that examine issues related to uncompensated care in the health law's changing environment as well as whether illegal immigration leads to health care overuse.

7 May 2014

Virginia Senate Democrats want GOP counterparts to offer Medicaid expansion alternatives

The state's Democratic legislators called on GOP lawmakers to present an alternative proposal -- one that was promised, they say, months ago to close the so-called coverage gap.

7 May 2014

TGen/George Mason create strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer, life-threatening illnesses

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and George Mason University today announced the creation of a strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

7 May 2014

Viewpoints: Obamacare a 'Hispanic success story'; another day in court for health law challengers

It makes obvious sense to attribute the surge to the Affordable Care Act, which kicked into full gear in the January-March period measured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis figures.

7 May 2014

Socioeconomic standing within community can help predict risk of cardiovascular disease

How a person defines their own socioeconomic standing (SES) within their community can help predict their risk of cardiovascular disease, but only among Whites, not Blacks, finds a recent study in Ethnicity and Disease.

7 May 2014

Surgical site infection guidelines provide real-world strategies to reduce number of infections

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common and costly healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in the United States.

7 May 2014

Massachusetts' deaths fall after coverage expansion

Fewer people died in Massachusetts after the state required virtually all residents to have health insurance, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health.

7 May 2014

Health law plays central role in key Senate races

News outlets examine how the overhaul is being used in campaign ads in North Carolina, where a primary election is being held today, as well as in Iowa. Meanwhile, in Tennessee, the political spin has raised some eyebrows.

7 May 2014

New expert guidance encourages healthcare institutions to implement prevention efforts infectious diarrhea

With rates of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) now rivaling drug-resistant Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as the most common bacteria to cause healthcare-associated infections, new expert guidance encourages healthcare institutions to implement and prioritize prevention efforts for this infectious diarrhea.

7 May 2014

More court hearings for health law legal challenges

This week, the Pacific Legal Foundation will make oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Its challenge claims the health law imposes new taxes unconstitutionally.

7 May 2014

Novel bioinformatics approach suggests antimicrobial drug may help in treating advanced kidney cancer

Developing and testing a new anti-cancer drug can cost billions of dollars and take many years of research.

6 May 2014

GHX partners with PTC to help medical-surgical manufacturers

GHX today announced it has partnered with PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) to offer a solution to help medical-surgical manufacturers meet both commercial and regulatory compliance needs, including the submission requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new Unique Device Identification (UDI) rule.

6 May 2014

Health Care News and Research

Humana reports EPS of $2.35 in Q1 2014; confirms EPS guidance for FY14

Regression occurs more often in black and Hispanic children compared to whites

State highlights: N.D. kids' program eligibility; Conn. nursing home transparency; La. hospital privatization

First Edition: May 7, 2014

Study: Access to EHR in acute care situations may influence care given to patient

Cost issues -- who will pay the tab for uncompensated care under the health law?

Virginia Senate Democrats want GOP counterparts to offer Medicaid expansion alternatives

TGen/George Mason create strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer, life-threatening illnesses

Viewpoints: Obamacare a 'Hispanic success story'; another day in court for health law challengers

Socioeconomic standing within community can help predict risk of cardiovascular disease

Surgical site infection guidelines provide real-world strategies to reduce number of infections

Massachusetts' deaths fall after coverage expansion

Health law plays central role in key Senate races

New expert guidance encourages healthcare institutions to implement prevention efforts infectious diarrhea

More court hearings for health law legal challenges

Novel bioinformatics approach suggests antimicrobial drug may help in treating advanced kidney cancer

GHX partners with PTC to help medical-surgical manufacturers

Triple-S Management reports consolidated revenues of $584.8 million for first quarter 2014

Johns Hopkins researchers awarded NIH contract to launch new center to track influenza viruses

New United Nations data show sharp decline in maternal deaths

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