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Health reform gives people with history of jail time access to continuous health care

Under the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 4 million people who have spent time in jail will have better access to health coverage for conditions that might-if left untreated-result in higher health care costs and an increased risk of recidivism.

4 Mar 2014

RAND study ignores data pointing to success of PCMH care model, say physicians

Pennsylvania's physicians say a new study by researchers at the RAND Corporation in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ignores the wealth of recent data pointing to the success of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care model that gives patients more control of their health care.

4 Mar 2014

NAFC honors Dr. Alan J. Wein with Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion award

The National Association For Continence presented Alan J. Wein, MD, FACS, PhD(hon) with its Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion award at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, & Urogenital Reconstruction's 2014 Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL on February 28, 2014.

4 Mar 2014

New federal standards increase consumption of fruits and vegetables

New federal standards launched in 2012 that require schools to offer healthier meals have led to increased fruit and vegetable consumption, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers.

4 Mar 2014

Medical student receives award for finding out drugs to treat peripheral vascular disease

Working at a Saint Louis University laboratory, second-year medical student Weston Gordon performed several studies investigating two novel drug therapies that may be useful in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

4 Mar 2014

Upper-bracket homeowners who make profits on home sale begin feeling effect of health law tax

The controversial tax became effective Jan. 1, 2013. It kicks in for couples who make more than $500,000 in profit on a primary residence sale and single people who make more than $250,000. In other health law implementation news, media outlets report on issues that might impact small businesses, physicians and married couples.

4 Mar 2014

Research discovery advances efforts to replace damaged heart muscle

In a study that began in a pair of infant siblings with a rare heart defect, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a key molecular switch that regulates heart cell division and normally turns the process off around the time of birth. Their research, they report, could advance efforts to turn the process back on and regenerate heart tissue damaged by heart attacks or disease.

4 Mar 2014

Protamine antidote can be effective in reversing low-molecular-weight heparin

Low-molecular-weight heparin is commonly used in surgeries to prevent dangerous blood clots. But when patients experience the other extreme - uncontrolled bleeding - in response to low-molecular-weight heparin, there is no antidote.

4 Mar 2014

Majority of women experience reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence

Enough women experience reproductive coercion - male behavior to control contraception and pregnancy outcomes - that a research team now recommends health care providers address the subjects with their patients and tailor family planning discussions and recommendations accordingly.

4 Mar 2014

Noninvasive imaging with MRI of carotid artery plaque accurately predicts future cardiovascular events

Noninvasive imaging of carotid artery plaque with MRI can accurately predict future cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks in people without a history of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

4 Mar 2014

Highlights: Fla. restaurant's health law surcharge; Fla. faces ER Medicaid fines; early-elective deliveries drop

A selection of health policy stories from Florida, California, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

4 Mar 2014

New partnership creates easy trip to San Diego Zoo through new television channel

Thanks to a new partnership, families spending time at the Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls can easily take a trip to the San Diego Zoo through a new television channel.

4 Mar 2014

Republicans aim at Senate seats using health law stances

The GOP is showing signs it intends to go even farther to use the health law to win or retain Senate seats this election cycle.

4 Mar 2014

Study examines effects of pay-for-performance-reimbursing health care in China's Ningxia Province

Pay-for-performance-reimbursing health care providers based on the results they achieved with their patients as a way to improve quality and efficiency-has become a major component of health reforms in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other affluent countries. Although the approach has also become popular in the developing world, there has been little evaluation of its impact.

4 Mar 2014

Research suggests that MBSR program can reduce employee stress and burnout

Within the health care industry and beyond, daily exposure to stress can lead to negative consequences for employees both on and off the job - from apathy and burnout to physical illness or mental impairments.

4 Mar 2014

Study: Self-administration of flu vaccines with microneedle patches may one day be feasible

The annual ritual of visiting a doctor's office or health clinic to receive a flu shot may soon be outdated, thanks to the findings of a new study published in the journal Vaccine.

4 Mar 2014

Shoppers confront more glitches, frustrations from state health exchanges

Whether it is long waits for marketplace helplines or news that some people in California will have to redo their applications, problems persist. News outlets offer more examples and updates with reports from Maryland, Oregon, Washington, Georgia and Colorado.

4 Mar 2014

Viewpoints: Frightening seniors; regulating e-cigarettes; waiting for black lung drugs

The Obama administration's proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage plans - the private insurance plans that cover almost 30 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries - are fair and reasonable. As it happens, they are also mandated by law. Yet Republicans, sensing a campaign issue, are telling older and disabled Americans that the administration is "raiding Medicare Advantage to pay for Obamacare." The health insurance industry, for its part, is warning that enrollees will suffer higher premiums, lower benefits and fewer choices among doctors if the cuts go into force (3/1).

4 Mar 2014

Study finds significant reduction in hospital admissions with Medicare Part D prescription coverage

A new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that Medicare Part D prescription coverage significantly reduced hospital admissions and program expenditures totaling $1.5 billion annually.

4 Mar 2014

Study shows older moderate drinkers who binge drink may have greater mortality

Numerous studies have highlighted the purported association between moderate drinking and reduced mortality. However, these analyses have focused overwhelmingly on average consumption, a measure that masks diverse, underlying drinking patterns such as weekend heavy episodic or binge drinking.

4 Mar 2014

Health Care News and Research

Health reform gives people with history of jail time access to continuous health care

RAND study ignores data pointing to success of PCMH care model, say physicians

NAFC honors Dr. Alan J. Wein with Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion award

New federal standards increase consumption of fruits and vegetables

Medical student receives award for finding out drugs to treat peripheral vascular disease

Upper-bracket homeowners who make profits on home sale begin feeling effect of health law tax

Research discovery advances efforts to replace damaged heart muscle

Protamine antidote can be effective in reversing low-molecular-weight heparin

Majority of women experience reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence

Noninvasive imaging with MRI of carotid artery plaque accurately predicts future cardiovascular events

Highlights: Fla. restaurant's health law surcharge; Fla. faces ER Medicaid fines; early-elective deliveries drop

New partnership creates easy trip to San Diego Zoo through new television channel

Republicans aim at Senate seats using health law stances

Study examines effects of pay-for-performance-reimbursing health care in China's Ningxia Province

Research suggests that MBSR program can reduce employee stress and burnout

Study: Self-administration of flu vaccines with microneedle patches may one day be feasible

Shoppers confront more glitches, frustrations from state health exchanges

Viewpoints: Frightening seniors; regulating e-cigarettes; waiting for black lung drugs

Study finds significant reduction in hospital admissions with Medicare Part D prescription coverage

Study shows older moderate drinkers who binge drink may have greater mortality

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