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State-level debate about Medicaid expansion heats up

ov. Jay Nixon led a three-front charge Tuesday to expand Missouri's Medicaid program, meeting privately with reluctant state senators, rallying publicly with hundreds of disability advocates and chatting with the nation's top health care official about whether particular Medicaid proposals could win federal approval.

11 Apr 2013

Nev. jury orders HMO to pay $500M in punitive damages after hepatitis C outbreak

A Nevada jury has awarded three plaintiffs $500 million in punitive damages after finding negligence.

11 Apr 2013

Orthopaedic surgeons should recommend weight loss to patients prior to joint replacement

The obesity epidemic in America and its impact on musculoskeletal health, as well as related treatment outcomes and costs, was discussed during the AAOS Now forum, "Obesity, Orthopaedics and Outcomes," at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at McCormick Place in Chicago.

11 Apr 2013

Roundup: Minn. Democrats push pay hike for nursing home workers; Colo. official warns of possible exchange delays due to IT

A selection of health policy stories from Minnesota, Colorado, New York, Delaware, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Massachusetts and California.

11 Apr 2013

Obama's $3.7 trillion spending plan would squeeze $370B from Medicare

Despite the White House's effort to find middle ground, news outlets report that its proposal to raise $580B by limiting tax benefits for top earners is angering some Republicans, while cuts to entitlement programs are angering some Democrats.

11 Apr 2013

Analysis: 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans receive prescription for high-risk medication

More than 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful "high risk medication" in 2009, according to a newly published analysis by Brown University public health researchers.

11 Apr 2013

HHS announces $54M for 'navigators' to help consumers use new insurance marketplaces

The $54 million to hire and train people to help the uninsured sign up for coverage will be distributed to groups in 33 states based on their number of uninsured. Texas and Florida, for instance, with almost nine million uninsured, will get $14 million.

11 Apr 2013

Doctors can now access ACP's evidence-based recommendations at their fingertips

Internal medicine physicians and other clinicians can now access the evidence-based clinical recommendations from the American College of Physicians through the ACP Clinical Guidelines mobile app.

11 Apr 2013

Kansas joins other states as lawmakers approve bold new abortion restrictions

Analysis follows Kansas lawmakers' decision to place bold new restrictions on abortion, including defining life as beginning at conception. Gov. Sam Brownback is expected to sign the bill. Also, Alaska lawmakers also pass their own bill further restricting abortion.

11 Apr 2013

Improvement in application of health information technology needed for better patient care

The break neck pace of genomic discoveries has ushered in a new problem in the delivery of personalized medicine: comprehensive and consistent data reporting that will improve health information technologies for better patient care.

11 Apr 2013

House panel plans review of federal employee health plan

The Hill reports that a House Oversight subcommittee will likely debate possible changes to federal employee health benefits -- just two months after a pay freeze was put in place.

11 Apr 2013

Three steps to create patient-centered care at lower costs

Americans want and deserve excellent health care — whether they are visiting a primary care physician for a checkup, having surgery or need more complex care — but many wonder how they and the nation will afford it.

11 Apr 2013

Controlling ER, hospitals admissions a challenge for Medicare

A new study finds that Medicare isn't properly counting people who are released from hospitals and then come back to emergency rooms, while Reuters points out pay-for-performance incentives are aimed at keeping people out of ERs.

11 Apr 2013

Consumer groups warn that patients could face large out-of-pocket costs

The Obama administration has opted to delay for some plans a health law provision that caps consumers' out-of-pocket exposure.

11 Apr 2013

Interaction global health briefing provides recommendations to congress, administration

"If the United States does not follow through on global health commitments, there could be a reversal or stagnation of recent gains in reducing maternal deaths and incidences of tuberculosis, malaria, HIV and other diseases in developing countries, warns a report published [Monday]," titled "Global Health: Investing in Our Future," an InterAction press release states.

10 Apr 2013

Examining global partnerships on World Health Day

Noting Sunday "was World Health Day, and marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization," Andrea Durkin, senior director of global government affairs and policy for Abbott, writes in the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition blog.

10 Apr 2013

RWJF awards grant to UCLA pediatrician to study dietary behaviors that lead to childhood obesity

Dr. Alma Guerrero, assistant professor of pediatrics at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), to research racial and ethnic disparities in dietary behaviors that lead to obesity among California children and examine the family and neighborhood factors associated with these dietary behaviors.

10 Apr 2013

Percutaneous coronary intervention may be a lifesaving procedure for patients with acute coronary event

The decision to perform an invasive procedure to open clogged arteries in the heart instead of first trying medication and lifestyle changes may not reduce a patient's risk of death or of a major cardiac event. Unnecessary procedures to treat chronic, stable heart disease contribute to rising health care costs.

10 Apr 2013

Study reveals high blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries

High blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries, a new study has found. These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries with a higher income.

10 Apr 2013

Five Japanese drug makers form PPP to accelerate development of drugs, vaccines for infectious diseases

"Five Japanese pharmaceutical giants are teaming up with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Japan's government to develop new medicines, vaccines, and diagnostics for infectious diseases in developing countries," GENNews reports (4/8).

10 Apr 2013

Health Care News and Research

State-level debate about Medicaid expansion heats up

Nev. jury orders HMO to pay $500M in punitive damages after hepatitis C outbreak

Orthopaedic surgeons should recommend weight loss to patients prior to joint replacement

Roundup: Minn. Democrats push pay hike for nursing home workers; Colo. official warns of possible exchange delays due to IT

Obama's $3.7 trillion spending plan would squeeze $370B from Medicare

Analysis: 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans receive prescription for high-risk medication

HHS announces $54M for 'navigators' to help consumers use new insurance marketplaces

Doctors can now access ACP's evidence-based recommendations at their fingertips

Kansas joins other states as lawmakers approve bold new abortion restrictions

Improvement in application of health information technology needed for better patient care

House panel plans review of federal employee health plan

Three steps to create patient-centered care at lower costs

Controlling ER, hospitals admissions a challenge for Medicare

Consumer groups warn that patients could face large out-of-pocket costs

Interaction global health briefing provides recommendations to congress, administration

Examining global partnerships on World Health Day

RWJF awards grant to UCLA pediatrician to study dietary behaviors that lead to childhood obesity

Percutaneous coronary intervention may be a lifesaving procedure for patients with acute coronary event

Study reveals high blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries

Five Japanese drug makers form PPP to accelerate development of drugs, vaccines for infectious diseases

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