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As workers' insurance costs rise, bosses (sometimes wrongly) blame Obamacare

A new study shows how employers are cost-shifting. And Democratic politicians are pointing fingers for Obamacare's website woes.

10 Jan 2014

Chamber Of Commerce details its updated strategy to deal with health law trouble spots

The Chamber's President and CEO Thomas Donohue vowed first and foremost to fight against the overhaul's employer mandate, but noted that in other cases the organization will work to fix flaws rather than repeal the measure.

10 Jan 2014

AOM associated with significant increases in direct costs incurred by consumers, health care system

Acute otitis media, or ear infection, is the most common ailment among kids of preschool age and younger in the U.S., primarily because these children have immature middle-ear drainage systems, higher exposure to respiratory illnesses and undeveloped immune systems.

10 Jan 2014

Minority patients and those of lower socioeconomic status are more likely to have advanced thyroid cancer

UCLA researchers have found that minority patients and those of lower socioeconomic status are far more likely to have advanced thyroid cancer when they are diagnosed with the disease than white patients and those in higher economic brackets.

10 Jan 2014

As House readies first 2014 vote on health law, Sen. Cruz renews his attack on the overhaul

The House Republican leadership seems intent this year on keeping the pressure on the health law, Politico reports. Meanwhile, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Cruz says Republicans must use "every leverage point available" to get rid of the law.

10 Jan 2014

Teens with a history of concussions more likely to suffer from depression

Teens with a history of concussions are more than three times as likely to suffer from depression as teens who have never had a concussion, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

10 Jan 2014

Researchers reveal newest weapon to visualize shape and motion of RNA

Qi Zhang sees himself as a warrior. In his lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he wages war on genetic diseases such as cancer and heart disease on a battlefield measured with single atoms.

10 Jan 2014

Undergraduate students develop innovative, non-X-ray device that evaluates spinal movement

Those have undergone extensive back surgery and need repeated X-rays to monitor their progress may soon have access to a new technology that skips the X-rays and repeated radiation exposure, opting instead for an innovative, noninvasive, non-X-ray device that evaluates spinal movement.

10 Jan 2014

Bipartisan commission: States should lead efforts to cut health costs

State leaders have significant power to curb rising health care costs and they should lead the effort, advises a commission co-chaired by two former governors. Meanwhile, a Massachusetts state report concludes that more than a third of health-care spending in that state each year may be wasteful.

10 Jan 2014

Aetna is helping to reverse abuse of prescription painkillers

Abuse of prescription painkillers, known as opioids, is a widespread and growing problem in the United States. The epidemic adds billions of dollars to health care, work place and criminal justice costs each year.

10 Jan 2014

Longer reads: Hospice drains Medicare; false Obamacare 'horror stories;' growing up without vaccines

Hospice patients are expected to die: The treatment focuses on providing comfort to the terminally ill, not finding a cure. To enroll a patient, two doctors certify a life expectancy of six months or less. But over the past decade, the number of "hospice survivors" in the United States has risen dramatically, in part because hospice companies earn more by recruiting patients who aren't actually dying, a Washington Post investigation has found. Healthier patients are more profitable because they require fewer visits and stay enrolled longer (Peter Whoriskey and Dan Keating, 12/26).

9 Jan 2014

More insurers extend premium payment deadlines

The relaxed timetables reflect efforts by the insurance industry, as well as the Obama administration, to "coax" people towards "cementing" their 2014 coverage, reports Bloomberg News. In addition, a Commonwealth survey finds more people are shopping on the new health insurance marketplaces. News outlets also report developments from Minnesota, California, Oregon, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Michigan.

9 Jan 2014

Mylan announces launch of Mycophenolic Acid Delayed-release Tablets

Mylan Inc. today announced that its U.S.-based subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched Mycophenolic Acid Delayed-release Tablets, 180 mg and 360 mg. This product is the generic version of Novartis' Myfortic Delayed-release Tablets.

9 Jan 2014

Zyomyx's MyT4 point-of-care CD4 diagnostic test receives CE mark approval

Mylan, Inc. today announced that Zyomyx's MyT4 point-of-care CD4 diagnostic test has received the CE Certificate of Conformity in the European Union, an important step toward launching this innovative test and expanding access to affordable, accessible and reliable diagnostics for people living with HIV globally.

9 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 9, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how the politics of the health law continue to play out on Capitol Hill.

9 Jan 2014

Federal report finds electronic health records push lacks key safeguards

Although the federal government is spending more than $22 billion to encourage hospitals and doctors to adopt electronic health records, it has failed to put safeguards in place to prevent the technology from being used for inflating costs and overbilling, according to a new report by a federal oversight agency (Abelson and Creswell, 1/8).

9 Jan 2014

Health Care News and Research

As workers' insurance costs rise, bosses (sometimes wrongly) blame Obamacare

Chamber Of Commerce details its updated strategy to deal with health law trouble spots

AOM associated with significant increases in direct costs incurred by consumers, health care system

Minority patients and those of lower socioeconomic status are more likely to have advanced thyroid cancer

As House readies first 2014 vote on health law, Sen. Cruz renews his attack on the overhaul

Teens with a history of concussions more likely to suffer from depression

Researchers reveal newest weapon to visualize shape and motion of RNA

Undergraduate students develop innovative, non-X-ray device that evaluates spinal movement

Bipartisan commission: States should lead efforts to cut health costs

Aetna is helping to reverse abuse of prescription painkillers

Longer reads: Hospice drains Medicare; false Obamacare 'horror stories;' growing up without vaccines

More insurers extend premium payment deadlines

Mylan announces launch of Mycophenolic Acid Delayed-release Tablets

Zyomyx's MyT4 point-of-care CD4 diagnostic test receives CE mark approval

First Edition: January 9, 2014

Federal report finds electronic health records push lacks key safeguards

UCSB psychology professor finds that weight-stigmatizing messages may have the opposite effect

New research unit at JGU examines extreme experiences in human life using biomedical explanations

IQWiG publishes new clinical practice guidelines for treating people with COPD

Physician Associates Orlando Health awarded recognition by NCQA as Level-3 Patient Centered Medical Home

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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