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U.S. divide on abortion widens along regional lines

Opposition to abortion has grown in parts of the South, while those in the Northeast and West Coast continue to be strong supporters of abortion rights, a study says.

1 Aug 2013

Parsing public opinion about Obamacare -- and GOP repeal efforts

The Washington Post's Fact Checker finds a recent Obamacare poll by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented data "in a highly misleading way," while a memo by President Barack Obama's pollster asserts that GOP efforts to repeal the health law have support of only about half of GOP voters.

1 Aug 2013

N.Y. appellate court upholds decision blocking NYC's big soda ban

The panel said the city board of health acted outside its authority in imposing the ban, which would have prevented restaurants, theaters and food carts from selling sodas and other sugary drinks in excess of 16 ounces. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he planned to appeal the ruling.

1 Aug 2013

Bariatric procedures can lead to rapid, safe and permanent weight loss in obese patients

A recent article from CBS News reports on a U.S. government study that found the amount of time a person has been obese can play a significant role in how high their risk of heart disease may be.

1 Aug 2013

Data hub will be key to health law operation but also raises privacy concerns

Bloomberg news service examines the complications involved in building the hub that will connect databases of seven federal agencies.

1 Aug 2013

CBO: Administration's employer mandate delay estimated to cost $12 billion

The amount represents lost tax revenue and additional costs. The Congressional Budget Office also noted that about one million fewer people will get insurance from their employers in 2014 than they would have if the mandate had been implemented.

1 Aug 2013

Rheonix, Life Technologies sign joint development agreement for molecular testing platform

Rheonix, Inc., a developer of fully automated molecular testing solutions, and Life Technologies Corp., a global leader in the life sciences tools and diagnostic markets, have entered into a joint development agreement to introduce a molecular testing platform for their Applied Markets business.

1 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: GOP's shutdown vow; Peter Orszag defends rationale behind Medicare payment board

A dozen Republicans in the Senate have said they'd rather shut down the government than provide funding for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the 2010 healthcare reform law better known as Obamacare. Meanwhile, more than 60 Republicans in the House have called on their leadership to cut off all federal support for the law in the coming fiscal year. And they complain when President Obama doesn't hold up his end of the bargain? (7/30).

1 Aug 2013

Push to defund health law triggering fault lines among Republicans

The effort is gaining momentum among tea-party supporters and their Capitol Hill advocates, but some moderate GOP senators are taking a very different view.

1 Aug 2013

FDA recalls Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips due to faulty readings

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with Nova Diabetes Care to recall 21 lots of glucose test strips marketed under the brand names Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips and Nova Max Plus Glucose Meter Kits. Nova Diabetes Care announced a recall on July 26, 2013.

1 Aug 2013

Ohio lawmaker introduces Medicaid expansion bill; Mich. readies legislative moves on expansion

In Michigan, a committee vote on the expansion could come today. Elsewhere, New Hampshire and Wisconsin are considering expansion of coverage to childless adults, among others.

1 Aug 2013

Experts address ethical issues raised by FDA's approval of Truvada for HIV prevention

The Food and Drug Administration's approval last year of the drug Truvada for prevention of HIV infection was a milestone in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but experts are cautioning that it is only the beginning of new ethical concerns for health care professionals, policy makers, researchers and those taking Truvada to prevent HIV infection.

1 Aug 2013

Aetna's profits rise after managed care plan purchase

The insurer's second quarter earnings increased 17 percent as it reaped enrollment and revenue gains from its acquisition of the managed health care company Coventry Health Care Inc.

1 Aug 2013

Huge hospital merger in the works

If approved, Community Health Systems will buy Health Management Associates, resulting in a chain of 206 for-profit hospitals.

1 Aug 2013

Health law supporters and opponents focus on moms

A surge of advertising and grassroots organizing targets mothers because women usually make the health-care decisions for families and use more health care than men, Bloomberg reports.

1 Aug 2013

First Edition: July 31, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that Medicare premiums will remain stable in 2014 and coverage of a new Congressional Budget Office estimate regarding the cost of delaying the health law's employer mandate.

31 Jul 2013

SASB releases first set of provisional standards for industries in Health Care sector

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides sustainability accounting standards for use by publicly listed corporations in the U.S., today released its first set of provisional standards for industries in the Health Care sector.

31 Jul 2013

Vote to defund health law on to-do list for the dwindling time before Congress' August break

The vote, which will mark the House of Representatives' 40th effort to undo all or part of the health law, is scheduled for Friday afternoon. This time around, the effort is causing friction within the Republican caucus. Meanwhile, budget issues are gaining attention in the Senate.

31 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: How much power should the AMA have to set Medicare prices?; GOP's 'disastrous' march to defund health law

S.G.R. More than 99 percent of Americans have no idea what these three letters stand for. And yet they are extremely valuable: worth about $140 billion. This week, a House committee will finally take up the issue. The S.G.R., or the Sustainable Growth Rate formula, was enacted as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to restrain the inevitable increase in Medicare's annual spending on physician services. ... Nice idea in theory. Never worked out in practice (Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Topher Spiro, 7/29).

31 Jul 2013

N.C. Governor signs law tightening abortion clinic regulations

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday signed into law a measure directing state officials to regulate abortion clinics based on the same standards as those for outpatient surgical centers, a change that critics say will force most to close (7/29).

31 Jul 2013

Health Care News and Research

U.S. divide on abortion widens along regional lines

Parsing public opinion about Obamacare -- and GOP repeal efforts

N.Y. appellate court upholds decision blocking NYC's big soda ban

Bariatric procedures can lead to rapid, safe and permanent weight loss in obese patients

Data hub will be key to health law operation but also raises privacy concerns

CBO: Administration's employer mandate delay estimated to cost $12 billion

Rheonix, Life Technologies sign joint development agreement for molecular testing platform

Viewpoints: GOP's shutdown vow; Peter Orszag defends rationale behind Medicare payment board

Push to defund health law triggering fault lines among Republicans

FDA recalls Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips due to faulty readings

Ohio lawmaker introduces Medicaid expansion bill; Mich. readies legislative moves on expansion

Experts address ethical issues raised by FDA's approval of Truvada for HIV prevention

Aetna's profits rise after managed care plan purchase

Huge hospital merger in the works

Health law supporters and opponents focus on moms

First Edition: July 31, 2013

SASB releases first set of provisional standards for industries in Health Care sector

Vote to defund health law on to-do list for the dwindling time before Congress' August break

Viewpoints: How much power should the AMA have to set Medicare prices?; GOP's 'disastrous' march to defund health law

N.C. Governor signs law tightening abortion clinic regulations

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