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Medicaid: Minn. program prepares for influx of boomers; Other news

Changes to Medicaid programs make news in Minnesota, where officials are preparing for an influx of baby boomers into the system. In Kansas, Medicaid changes there are attracting public comment, and in Oregon a group asks for more time to institute a collaborative care program.

21 Jun 2012

VOA News, PlusNews examine tuberculosis in South Africa

Several articles published on Tuesday examine tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa. "According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the country has the highest rate of new TB cases annually," VOA News writes, adding, "Thousands of people in South Africa continue to be infected by a disease that's been virtually eradicated in the developed world."

21 Jun 2012

Mass. calls for bids to manage 111,000-person 'dual eligibles' program

Massachusetts is seeking a new manager to run the commonwealth's health care program for people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

21 Jun 2012

HHS reports 3.1 million young adults gained coverage under health law

The law's provision requiring that insurers allow many adults under the age of 26 to stay on their parents' plans is popular.

21 Jun 2012

Saving Mothers, Giving Life initiative aims to reduce maternal mortality

In this post in PSI's "Healthy Lives" blog, Deputy Editor Tom Murphy discusses the Saving Mothers, Giving Life initiative, which "supports the aggressive reduction of maternal mortality in countries with the highest mortality rates."

21 Jun 2012

Minn. AG seeks to expand complaint against hospital collection company

In court papers, Minn. Attorney General Lori Swanson alleges a dozen new instances in which patients were "hustled with bedside collection visits" and led to believe "they had to pay before receiving care."

21 Jun 2012

What's at stake in the much-anticipated high court health law decision?

News outlets report on how the ruling will impact seniors, women and states, among other stakeholders. Reports also examine what might happen if the individual mandate is overturned but other elements of the law are left intact.

21 Jun 2012

Viewpoints: Health law can be intensely personal; Insurers' promises miss the mark

Whenever I read or hear objections to "Obamacare," I think about my friend's son. The son had cancer when he was a teenager. Thankfully, his dad had health insurance -- through his job. A job that he lost. He has a new job now, but like so many new jobs, it doesn't pay as much -- and it doesn't come with benefits. Fortunately, his son seems to have beaten the cancer. And the family now has health insurance from the mom's job. So the son, thanks to "Obamacare," can be insured through his parents.

21 Jun 2012

Was Castro government part of multimillion dollar Medicare money-laundering scam?

Just two days after alleging that a South Florida man ran a "vast cash-to-Cuba operation," federal prosecutors said they have no proof that the Castro regime is behind a multimillion-dollar Medicare money-laundering scam.

21 Jun 2012

New research suggests local strains of cholera may have contributed to Haiti's epidemic

NPR's "Shots" blog reports on efforts to determine the source of Haiti's cholera epidemic, writing, "Most researchers currently believe that United Nations peacekeeping soldiers introduced cholera to Haiti in October of 2010," but researchers from the University of Maryland report they "have found two very different cholera strains in some of the first Haitians to be struck by the disease."

21 Jun 2012

VOA News examines South African policy promoting exclusive breastfeeding for mothers with HIV

VOA News examines the South African government's decision in September 2011 to stop providing a free six-month supply of infant formula to mothers with HIV and have "its health facilities ... encourage the women to exclusively breastfeed for at least the first six months of their babies' lives."

21 Jun 2012

Guardian publishes 'shortlists' of International Development Journalism competition entries

The Guardian has published "shortlists" of the amateur and professional entries for its International Development Journalism competition. Topics of the amateur entries include the advancement of women's rights in fragile states, education as a tool for change in the developing world, and the dangers of childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa.

21 Jun 2012

Children exposed to HIV before birth may be more likely to experience hearing loss

Children exposed to HIV in the womb may be more likely to experience hearing loss by age 16 than are their unexposed peers, according to scientists in a National Institutes of Health research network.

21 Jun 2012

Capsules: Obama administration finds 3.1 million young adults gained coverage under law; LGBT community still has hurdles in health care equality

Now on Kaiser Health News' blog, Christian Torres reports on the latest numbers regarding young adults' health insurance coverage: "More than 3 million young adults have gained insurance coverage under the health law, according to the latest government estimate. Obama administration officials touted the benefit Tuesday as an example of how the law is making a difference."

21 Jun 2012

Guardian's 'Development Talk Point' series asks readers to weigh in on family planning, development

In this post in the Guardian's "Development Talk Point" series, contributors Claire Provost and Jaz Cummins ask readers to weigh in on the issue of family planning and development, asking, "How has such a taboo topic become a global priority? What's driving world leaders' growing interest in women's bodies? And what's at stake in these debates?"

21 Jun 2012

Celebrating the true birthday of PEPFAR

"Ten years ago today President Bush stepped into the Rose Garden to announce a $500 million program to stop the transmission of HIV passed from mothers to children during birth," an announcement that "led the way to PEPFAR," which Bush announced in his 2003 State of the Union address, John Donnelly, correspondent for GlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog, writes in this commentary in the blog.

21 Jun 2012

Researchers discover distinct differences in how muscle affects two layers of bone in men, women

Researchers have long been aware that the progressive loss of muscle mass and bone density is a natural part of aging. But little work has investigated how muscle tissue affects the inner and outer layers of bone microstructure.

21 Jun 2012

Mayo Clinic receives $60 million from CMMI to improve health care delivery

Mayo Clinic and its collaborators have been awarded nearly $60 million from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to improve health care delivery.

21 Jun 2012

Family planning summit offers opportunity to integrate reproductive services with HIV, other health initiatives

Noting that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.K. government will co-host an international family planning summit in London in July, Gavin Yamey of the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco; Craig Cohen, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive services at the University of California; and Elizabeth Bukusi, chief research officer and deputy director of research and training at the Kenya Medical Research Institute, write in a BMJ commentary, "More than 120 million women worldwide aged 15-49 years have an unmet need for family planning, which is due a renaissance after years of neglect."

21 Jun 2012

MountainView Hospital first in Nevada to use Xenex’s room disinfection device

In an ongoing effort to improve patient safety, MountainView Hospital today announced it is the first hospital in Nevada to use Xenex Healthcare Services' innovative germ-zapping room disinfection technology to keep patients even safer from infections.

21 Jun 2012

Health Care News and Research

Medicaid: Minn. program prepares for influx of boomers; Other news

VOA News, PlusNews examine tuberculosis in South Africa

Mass. calls for bids to manage 111,000-person 'dual eligibles' program

HHS reports 3.1 million young adults gained coverage under health law

Saving Mothers, Giving Life initiative aims to reduce maternal mortality

Minn. AG seeks to expand complaint against hospital collection company

What's at stake in the much-anticipated high court health law decision?

Viewpoints: Health law can be intensely personal; Insurers' promises miss the mark

Was Castro government part of multimillion dollar Medicare money-laundering scam?

New research suggests local strains of cholera may have contributed to Haiti's epidemic

VOA News examines South African policy promoting exclusive breastfeeding for mothers with HIV

Guardian publishes 'shortlists' of International Development Journalism competition entries

Children exposed to HIV before birth may be more likely to experience hearing loss

Capsules: Obama administration finds 3.1 million young adults gained coverage under law; LGBT community still has hurdles in health care equality

Guardian's 'Development Talk Point' series asks readers to weigh in on family planning, development

Celebrating the true birthday of PEPFAR

Researchers discover distinct differences in how muscle affects two layers of bone in men, women

Mayo Clinic receives $60 million from CMMI to improve health care delivery

Family planning summit offers opportunity to integrate reproductive services with HIV, other health initiatives

MountainView Hospital first in Nevada to use Xenex’s room disinfection device

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