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Looking forward: How to judge the rollout; challenges to come

Following the official end of the enrollment season, some outlets turn their attention to the upcoming issues surrounding the law.

2 Apr 2014

Expensive hepatitis drug draws huge sales

The demand for Gilead Sciences' Sovaldi, which costs $1,000 a pill, indicates how hard it is for insurers to curb the use of life-saving medicines. Meanwhile Humana names a former Goldman Sachs executive as finance chief.

2 Apr 2014

More help urged to aid military caregivers

More than 1.1 million spouses, parents and friends are caring for the injured and disabled who have served in the U.S. military since Sept. 11, 2001, often doing so without a formal support network and putting their own well-being at risk, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

2 Apr 2014

Michigan Rep. Dave Camp won't seek re-election

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich, announced on Monday that he will retire in 2014, ending a 12-term congressional career. Camp was a powerful voice in federal health, welfare , trade policy and tax reform.

2 Apr 2014

Scientists discover how MRP-14 gene generates dangerous clots that could trigger heart attack

Right now, options are limited for preventing heart attacks. However, the day may come when treatments target the heart attack gene, myeloid related protein-14 (MRP-14, also known as S100A9) and defang its ability to produce heart attack-inducing blood clots, a process referred to as thrombosis.

2 Apr 2014

Enrollment dramas ripple through the states

As the health overhaul's first open enrollment period drew to a close, states experienced triumphs as well as tribulations -- whether they were running their own websites or using the federal exchange.

2 Apr 2014

Dust settles as the health law's open enrollment period comes to a close

Though March 31 is increasingly viewed as a somewhat soft deadline, it's come and gone amidst last-day technical troubles. In its wake, lots of analysis and speculation about where the ultimate tally -- now estimated to have topped 7 million -- may fall, as well as how many of those new enrollees were previously uninsured and how many will pay their premiums.

2 Apr 2014

Study examines complications in adult tonsillectomies and impact on health care expenditures

A study released today of 36,210 adult tonsillectomy patients finds that 20 percent will have a complication, offering valuable new insights to a decades long discussion. The study, featured in the April 2014 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, examines the prevalence of complications in adult tonsillectomies and the impact on health care expenditures.

2 Apr 2014

Catasys' fourth quarter 2013 revenues up 161%

Catasys, Inc., provider of proprietary health management services to health insurers and employers, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013.

1 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 1, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including an array of stories as the health law's enrollment period comes to a close

1 Apr 2014

Rite Aid announces acquisition of Health Dialog Services

Rite Aid Corporation announced today it has acquired Boston-based Health Dialog Services Corporation, a leading provider of health coaching, shared decision making and healthcare analytics from Bupa, a London-based international healthcare services group. Through the acquisition, Health Dialog will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Rite Aid. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.

1 Apr 2014

Excessive occupancy levels in hospitals increases risk of mortality of critically ill patients

Once a hospital reaches a certain occupancy level, the quality of care it provides deteriorates, increasing the risk of mortality of critically ill patients. What is worrying is that this safety 'tipping point' is reached at occupancy levels that are below 100%.

1 Apr 2014

Magellan Health Services enters into agreement to acquire CDMI

Magellan Health Services, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CDMI, LLC, a privately-held company that provides a range of clinical consulting programs and negotiates and administers drug rebates for managed care organizations (MCO) and other customers.

1 Apr 2014

Providing health insurance coverage to uninsured people does not result in reduced readmission rates

Boston-In a first of its kind retrospective study, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have found that providing health insurance coverage to previously uninsured people does not result in reducing 30-day readmission rates.

1 Apr 2014

Brainlab, Mobius Imaging announce CE Mark approval for Airo Mobile Intraoperative CT

Brainlab, a global leader in medical technology and Mobius Imaging, developer of advanced imaging technologies, announced today CE Mark approval for Airo Mobile Intraoperative CT. The CE Mark allows Brainlab to begin installation of the systems sold in the European Union.

1 Apr 2014

Teva granted certiorari petition related to Mylan's ANDA for Copaxone

Mylan Inc. announced that today the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in Mylan's patent litigation against Teva relating to Mylan's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for glatiramer acetate (Copaxone).

1 Apr 2014

Leading experts discuss the economic burden of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis on patient and society

A panel of leading experts representing different sectors of the health care community met to discuss the significant and underestimated burden psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis have on patients, the health care system and economy, and the impact medical innovation has on reducing these burdens.

1 Apr 2014

New studies mark key advances in understanding role of spiritual interventions in healthcare

Four new studies mark important advances in understanding the role of spiritual care in treating people facing serious illness.

1 Apr 2014

State roundup: W.Va. Governor Tomblin vetoes abortion ban; New York curbs medical bills with surprises; California bill aims to raise malpractice cap

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed a bill late Friday that would have banned abortions of fetuses after 20 weeks gestation. The governor called the bill unconstitutional and a "detriment" to women's health.

1 Apr 2014

Marketplace website goes offline briefly this morning

The site was down for maintenance after federal officials said that it had 2 million visits over the weekend.

1 Apr 2014

Health Care News and Research

Looking forward: How to judge the rollout; challenges to come

Expensive hepatitis drug draws huge sales

More help urged to aid military caregivers

Michigan Rep. Dave Camp won't seek re-election

Scientists discover how MRP-14 gene generates dangerous clots that could trigger heart attack

Enrollment dramas ripple through the states

Dust settles as the health law's open enrollment period comes to a close

Study examines complications in adult tonsillectomies and impact on health care expenditures

Catasys' fourth quarter 2013 revenues up 161%

First Edition: April 1, 2014

Rite Aid announces acquisition of Health Dialog Services

Excessive occupancy levels in hospitals increases risk of mortality of critically ill patients

Magellan Health Services enters into agreement to acquire CDMI

Providing health insurance coverage to uninsured people does not result in reduced readmission rates

Brainlab, Mobius Imaging announce CE Mark approval for Airo Mobile Intraoperative CT

Teva granted certiorari petition related to Mylan's ANDA for Copaxone

Leading experts discuss the economic burden of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis on patient and society

New studies mark key advances in understanding role of spiritual interventions in healthcare

State roundup: W.Va. Governor Tomblin vetoes abortion ban; New York curbs medical bills with surprises; California bill aims to raise malpractice cap

Marketplace website goes offline briefly this morning

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