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Health Project announces Dell as winner of 2013 C. Everett Koop National Health Award

Adults spend a majority of their waking hours on the job and with health care spending growing at an unsustainable rate, forward-thinking employers are leveraging the workplace as a setting for improving the health of the U.S. population and reducing avoidable costs.

4 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 4, 2013

Todays headlines include reports about how the Balitmore Ravens will be part of the effort to raise public awareness about Maryland's health exchange.

4 Sep 2013

National Sleep Foundation releases 2013 International Bedroom Poll

The National Sleep Foundation released its first international poll today, the 2013 International Bedroom Poll, comparing sleep times, attitudes, habits and bedtime routines of those in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan between the ages of 25 and 55 years old.

4 Sep 2013

Money & Medicine: Pay differential for women docs grows, big employers see health costs jump, Rx coupons are no bargain

News outlets covered various studies about health costs and doctor earnings. Female physicians in the U.S. continue to earn less than their male counterparts, with the pay gap widening during the past two decades to more than $50,000 annually in 2010, researchers said.

4 Sep 2013

State highlights: Calif. bill to expand nurse role in health care dies; Ohio senior housing developer turns eye to primary care; examining Miss. trauma care costs

A selection of health policy stories from California, Ohio, Mississippi and Washington. An effort to ease a shortage of primary-care doctors in some California communities by letting nurse practitioners operate more independently has flat-lined in the Legislature after a fierce lobbying battle. A bill by Sen.

4 Sep 2013

Medicare news: When nursing home benefits run out; reforming doc pay fix more costly than repeal

News outlets examine what options nursing home patients have when their Medicare benefits run out and the latest challenge to reforming how doctors are paid by the program -- the price tag.

4 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Shortages of drugs persist; number of Medicare doctors is growing; Obamacare undermines health savings accounts

As was the case during the last debt-ceiling debacle, in 2011, playing politics with the nation's creditworthiness is irresponsible and unnecessary. Leave aside the ObamaCare obsession, because Republicans have zero chance of persuading the president to kill one of his defining achievements.

4 Sep 2013

Researchers evaluate association between body weight and health-related quality of life

Scientists from the Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM) and from the Institute of Epidemiology II (EPI II) discovered that weight gain leads to deterioration in physical health.

4 Sep 2013

Rural poor likely to feel the pinch of state decisions not to expand Medicaid

Economist says half of the rural poor who would be aided by expansion live in states that have opted not to take that step.

4 Sep 2013

N.C. transitional care program shows promise in reducing hospital readmissions

A statewide transitional care program in North Carolina may hold hope for reducing hospital readmissions in the U.S., a new study finds. In the meantime, readmissions' financial stakes become clear for one Minnesota hospital.

4 Sep 2013

Study: Nearly 12% of Chinese adults have diabetes and about 50% at risk of developing the disease

A study based on a nationally representative sample of adults in China in 2010 indicates that nearly 12 percent of Chinese adults had diabetes and the prevalence of prediabetes was about 50 percent, according to a study in the September 4 issue of JAMA.

4 Sep 2013

Medicaid pays for nearly 50% of 3.8 million births in US

Medicaid paid for nearly half of the 3.8 million births in the United States in 2010—an amount that has been rising over time, according to a report out today.

4 Sep 2013

Health law could be boon for safety net providers -- and crooks

News outlets report on how the law might affect clinics serving the poor, concerns about scams and details about how the individual mandate will work.

4 Sep 2013

Proteins in blood predict women at risk of pre-eclampsia during first pregnancy

Researchers from The University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust have identified proteins in the blood that could be used to predict whether a woman in her first pregnancy is at increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia.

From The University of Manchester 4 Sep 2013

Health law spurs concerns from administration allies, as well as enemies

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, continues his battle to undo the health law, while a House Democrat from the deep South angers both sides of the political aisle. In other news, labor unions are frustrated the administration hasn't responded to their Obamacare concerns, while Republicans in tough re-election fights are wary of accepting big premium support to buy insurance in the exchanges.

4 Sep 2013

Obese people with high insulin levels likely to experience better blood vessel function following weight loss

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that among obese people who had lost considerable weight, those with high insulin levels--a marker of insulin resistance in the body--were the most likely to experience better blood vessel function following the weight loss. These findings appear online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

4 Sep 2013

Policies, operations taking shape for online insurance marketplaces

Three states plan to open call centers today to aid consumers in finding their way around new health exchanges, slated to start business on Oct. 1. Meanwhile, in Alaska, federal officials and local organizations are working to try to get a marketplace up and running before this deadline, and California's marketplace offers more details about premium rates for coverage that will be available.

4 Sep 2013

Poor black residents receive worse care in US nursing homes, study finds

If you're poor and aging in America, the golden years may not be pretty, especially if you are black.

4 Sep 2013

Health industry stakeholders promote exchanges, launch consumer advertising

USA Today reports that a coalition of providers and insurers are actively promoting the online insurance marketplaces in states that have opted against running their own health exchange. Meanwhile, The New York Times examines how some insurance companies are advertising the new insurance system.

4 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 3, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about interest in and action surrounding state health exchange call centers.

3 Sep 2013

Health Care News and Research

Health Project announces Dell as winner of 2013 C. Everett Koop National Health Award

First Edition: September 4, 2013

National Sleep Foundation releases 2013 International Bedroom Poll

Money & Medicine: Pay differential for women docs grows, big employers see health costs jump, Rx coupons are no bargain

State highlights: Calif. bill to expand nurse role in health care dies; Ohio senior housing developer turns eye to primary care; examining Miss. trauma care costs

Medicare news: When nursing home benefits run out; reforming doc pay fix more costly than repeal

Viewpoints: Shortages of drugs persist; number of Medicare doctors is growing; Obamacare undermines health savings accounts

Researchers evaluate association between body weight and health-related quality of life

Rural poor likely to feel the pinch of state decisions not to expand Medicaid

N.C. transitional care program shows promise in reducing hospital readmissions

Study: Nearly 12% of Chinese adults have diabetes and about 50% at risk of developing the disease

Medicaid pays for nearly 50% of 3.8 million births in US

Health law could be boon for safety net providers -- and crooks

Proteins in blood predict women at risk of pre-eclampsia during first pregnancy

Health law spurs concerns from administration allies, as well as enemies

Obese people with high insulin levels likely to experience better blood vessel function following weight loss

Policies, operations taking shape for online insurance marketplaces

Poor black residents receive worse care in US nursing homes, study finds

Health industry stakeholders promote exchanges, launch consumer advertising

First Edition: September 3, 2013

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