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Medicaid enrollment progresses under health overhaul

Gov. Scott Walker says he wants to delay his plan to move more than 70,000 people off Medicaid because the health law online marketplaces are not working well enough yet.

16 Nov 2013

ESBC joins with Athena Breast Health Network to advance personalized breast cancer risk assessment

Edith Sanford Breast Cancer (ESBC), part of the Sanford Health system based in Sioux Falls, SD, today announced it is partnering with the Athena Breast Health Network, a University of California program, to advance the use of a personalized breast cancer risk assessment.

16 Nov 2013

Consumers beware: Cheaper insurance policies mean higher deductibles

Bloomberg News reports that consumers buying cheap insurance in the new health insurance marketplaces may face sticker shock if they get sick next year because of deductibles that can top $6,000 a person.

16 Nov 2013

Health law fumbles threaten Obama's agenda

Media analyses argue the health law's rollout problems are endangering the rest of President Barack Obama's second-term agenda as his credibility and job approval ratings suffer. Others see his blunt admission of blame as an effort to improve his public standing and counter a revolt within his own party.

16 Nov 2013

New automated system improves autism screening rates

An automated system developed by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University to help pediatricians focus on the specific health needs of each patient in the short time allotted for preventive care improves autism screening rates by identifying at-risk children at the 24-month visit.

16 Nov 2013

California shuts down 10 sites imitating state insurance marketplace

The California attorney general said her office shuttered 10 websites that had mimicked the state's official health insurance exchange "in order to lure consumers away from plans that provide the benefits of the Affordable Care Act."

16 Nov 2013

Study: Collaborative approaches can be effective in fighting high blood pressure

Uncontrolled high blood pressure rates continue to grow despite the availability of proven treatments, but collaborative approaches can be effective in fighting this deadly disease, according to a science advisory from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

16 Nov 2013

Extracts made from herbs may improve learning and memory, study finds

Enhanced extracts made from special antioxidants in spearmint and rosemary improve learning and memory, a study in an animal model at Saint Louis University found.

15 Nov 2013

Study highlights major challenge faced by older adults with severe mental illnesses

Although older adults with serious mental illness didn't have more recorded physical illness and had fewer outpatient visits to primary care physicians, they made more medical emergency department visits and had considerably longer medical hospitalizations than older adults without mental illness according to a study conducted by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research.

15 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 15, 2013

Today's headlines include range of stories examining the policy, marketplace and political dynamics in play as a result of President Barack Obama's move to stop the cancellation of insurance plans.

15 Nov 2013

Smoking cessation apps provide counseling on how to quit

Many of the 11 million smokers in the U.S. have downloaded smartphone apps created to help them quit smoking. But since most of these apps don't include practices proven to help smokers quit, they may not be getting the help they need, reports a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

15 Nov 2013

Study recommends cut point for clinical experience in pediatric ICUs

Nursing leaders from 38 children's hospitals, led by Patricia Hickey, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, vice president of critical care and cardiovascular services at Boston Children's Hospital, demonstrated that nursing education and experience significantly impact outcomes for patients who underwent cardiac surgery. The researchers recommend that there be no more than 20 percent of nurses with less than two years of clinical experience in pediatric ICUs to decrease mortality rates. Nurse education preparation at the baccalaureate level or higher also improved mortality rates in these hospitals.

15 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Despite website woes, administration should be given more time; health law credibility 'going up in smoke'

The enrollment numbers are in, and as expected, they are well short of projections. Around 106,000 enrolled in new plans during October - with approximately 27,000 coming from states where the federal government is running the exchange (with its extensive problems), and another 79,000 coming through the state exchanges. Republicans are gleefully pointing to the numbers as proof Obamacare needs to be scrapped entirely. That confirms two things we've long known to be true: the website is a disaster, and short term enrollment figures are a serious political problem for the White House and Democrats (Greg Sargent, 11/13).

15 Nov 2013

Two health care providers argue about making flu vaccination mandatory for health care workers

Should flu vaccines be mandatory for health care workers? That's the question raised this week in the British Medical Journal to two health care providers, including Penn Medicine's Amy J. Behrman, MD, in a "Head to Head" piece that argues both sides of the debate.

15 Nov 2013

Private or government-subsidized insurance plans determine weight loss after bariatric surgery

Researchers found the biggest determinant of weight loss after bariatric surgery was not how long a patient was on a medically supervised diet program before surgery, but whether or not the patient had private or government-subsidized insurance.

15 Nov 2013

State highlights: In Ohio, enrollment in expanded Medicaid will begin next month

In other Medicaid news, federal prosecutors are looking into a recent settlement between the District of Columbia and a former Medicaid contractor.

15 Nov 2013

Victory Media names Penn Medicine as 2014 Military Friendly Employer

This Veteran's Day, Penn Medicine was named a 2014 Military Friendly Employer by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse magazines. Companies competed for the elite Military Friendly Employer title via a data-driven survey of over 5,000 companies with resulting survey data independently tested by Ernst & Young LLP.

15 Nov 2013

Health Care News and Research

Medicaid enrollment progresses under health overhaul

ESBC joins with Athena Breast Health Network to advance personalized breast cancer risk assessment

Consumers beware: Cheaper insurance policies mean higher deductibles

Health law fumbles threaten Obama's agenda

New automated system improves autism screening rates

California shuts down 10 sites imitating state insurance marketplace

Study: Collaborative approaches can be effective in fighting high blood pressure

Extracts made from herbs may improve learning and memory, study finds

Study highlights major challenge faced by older adults with severe mental illnesses

First Edition: November 15, 2013

Smoking cessation apps provide counseling on how to quit

Study recommends cut point for clinical experience in pediatric ICUs

Viewpoints: Despite website woes, administration should be given more time; health law credibility 'going up in smoke'

Two health care providers argue about making flu vaccination mandatory for health care workers

Private or government-subsidized insurance plans determine weight loss after bariatric surgery

State highlights: In Ohio, enrollment in expanded Medicaid will begin next month

Victory Media names Penn Medicine as 2014 Military Friendly Employer

Why California could delay Anthem's cancellations; young people's coverage costs

AUXILIO reports financial results for third quarter 2013

Obama to offer fix for insurance plan cancellations, news outlets report

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Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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