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GWU to hold forum to discuss public health issues that affect Latino immigrant communities

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services will hold a forum on May 22 to discuss public health issues that disproportionately affect Latino immigrant communities.

16 May 2013

Medicaid: Doctors wait for pay raise; Lawsuit alleges Conn. application backlog breaks federal law

Medicaid doctors continue to wait for their pay raise -- five months after they were supposed to get it. In Connecticut, some allege a backlog of applications for the program breaks federal law, and are suing to stop it.

16 May 2013

Deficit projections likely to reduce 'grand bargain' pressure

The Congressional Budget Office reports the deficit is shrinking at a faster-than-expected rate this year. Medicare and Medicaid outlays are smaller than anticipated, and health care cost increases appear to have slowed. The numbers are expected to lessen the momentum to cut spending on Medicare and other entitlement programs.

16 May 2013

Steven W. Kairys recognized as Pediatrician of the Year

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital proudly announces that Steven W. Kairys, MD, MPH, FAAP was recently honored by The American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter at its Third Annual New Jersey Children's Ball as "Pediatrician of the Year" for his outstanding clinical care and continued dedication to improving the health and wellness of children, across New Jersey and nationally.

16 May 2013

American Association for Respiratory Care names Jefferson a Quality Respiratory Care Institution

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was recently bestowed the title of "Quality Respiratory Care Institution" for 2013 by the American Association for Respiratory Care.

16 May 2013

Are the health law's coverage requirements scaling back some restaurants' expansion plans?

Some restaurant operators are scaling back expansion plans because of uncertainty about the expense of insuring employees under the new federal health-care law.

16 May 2013

Research sheds new light on occupation-specific rehabilitation

After cardiac surgery, should a farmer and an attorney take the same physical test to be found fit for work? They do now. But new research from Jenny Adams, PhD, at Baylor Health Care System's Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, could change that.

16 May 2013

Miss. Dems continue work to keep Medicaid expansion plans alive; GOP lawmakers offer proposals to compete with Ariz. gov.'s expansion vision

Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature say they're working on proposals to keep Medicaid alive and funded in the budget year that starts July 1. They say they're doing this in case Republican Gov. Phil Bryant calls a special session before the end of June. However, Bryant said last week he believes he can run Medicaid without legislative authorization - even with no budget in place (5/15).

16 May 2013

Vermont lawmakers OK doc-assisted suicide

The state will become the first to use a legislative vote to legalize physician-assisted suicide after the governor, who has expressed his support for the measure, signs the bill.

16 May 2013

Study finds broader set of concerns for improving quality of life

The majority of cancer doctors, patients, and members of the general public support cutting health care costs by refusing to pay for drugs that don't improve survival or quality of life, according to results of a new study that will be presented by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania during the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago in early June (Abstract #6518).

16 May 2013

Roundup: Democratic opponents arise over Calif. governor's health care budget cuts; Veto of medical charity tax break scrutinized in Ga.

But Brown vowed to continue to resist pressure from fellow Democrats and interest groups to restore some money to adult dental care and to doctors who treat the poor. … Sacramento will oversee the expansion this year of Medi-Cal, California's health care program for the poor, to more than 1 million Californians who do not have health insurance now.

16 May 2013

Viewpoints: Controversy taints IRS efforts on health law; Another chance to 'gut' the overhaul in the courts; Salt wrongly accused

Even as the politicized tax enforcement scandal expands, the Internal Revenue Service continues to expand its political powers thanks to the Affordable Care Act. A larger government always creates more openings for abuse, as Americans will learn when the IRS starts auditing their health care in addition to their 1040 next year (5/14).

16 May 2013

Health Care News and Research

GWU to hold forum to discuss public health issues that affect Latino immigrant communities

Medicaid: Doctors wait for pay raise; Lawsuit alleges Conn. application backlog breaks federal law

Deficit projections likely to reduce 'grand bargain' pressure

Steven W. Kairys recognized as Pediatrician of the Year

American Association for Respiratory Care names Jefferson a Quality Respiratory Care Institution

Are the health law's coverage requirements scaling back some restaurants' expansion plans?

Research sheds new light on occupation-specific rehabilitation

Miss. Dems continue work to keep Medicaid expansion plans alive; GOP lawmakers offer proposals to compete with Ariz. gov.'s expansion vision

Vermont lawmakers OK doc-assisted suicide

Study finds broader set of concerns for improving quality of life

Roundup: Democratic opponents arise over Calif. governor's health care budget cuts; Veto of medical charity tax break scrutinized in Ga.

Viewpoints: Controversy taints IRS efforts on health law; Another chance to 'gut' the overhaul in the courts; Salt wrongly accused

The challenge of increasing long-term care costs

Hospitals: Calif. bidding war intensifies; Va. system eyes children's facility

California health exchange awards $37 million to educate residents about health law

89 arrested in $223 million Medicare fraud schemes

Angelina Jolie's choice underscores screening and treatment costs

Industry's highest resolution HD+ imaging technology for flexible endoscopy launched by PENTAX Medical

'Navigators' to play pivotal role helping consumers sign up for health insurance

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