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States brace for SCOTUS ruling: Calif. exchange marches on, Texas considers its next steps

In California, the state health insurance exchange is starting its work no matter the outcome of the Supreme Court decision while Texas officials consider their post-decision steps.

20 Jun 2012

Al Jazeera examines Cuba's national health care system; IPS looks at HIV/AIDS in the country

In a feature story, Al Jazeera examines Cuba's national health care system, which "works -- or is supposed to work -- by emphasizing primary and preventative health care." However, after subsidies from the former Soviet Union "ended and Cuba's economy went into a tailspin, nothing was the same again," according to the news agency, which notes the system experiences drug shortages, patients have long wait times, and some hospitals are dirty or malfunctioning.

20 Jun 2012

Study reveals critical aspect of how frontopolar cortex contributes to decision making

Researchers at the University of Iowa, together with colleagues from the California Institute of Technology and New York University, have discovered how a part of the brain helps predict future events from past experiences. The work sheds light on the function of the front-most part of the frontal lobe, known as the frontopolar cortex, an area of the cortex uniquely well developed in humans in comparison with apes and other primates.

20 Jun 2012

Emergence of drug resistance to ARVs has potential to 'curb, and even reverse' gains against HIV

Noting that the "roll-out of antiretroviral treatment for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa has been accompanied by rising rates of drug resistance," Raph Hamers, a global health research fellow at the Academic Medical Centre of the University of Amsterdam, and colleagues "call for improved patient management and the integration of population-based drug resistance surveillance into national treatment programs" in this BMJ analysis.

20 Jun 2012

State roundup: Retiree health costs soaring; Calif.'s duplicate surgical payments; Georgia's AIDS drug waiting list shrinks

Recession-plagued states diverted scarce money away from pensions to pay for more immediate concerns, leaving a $757 billion hole in the retirement funds covering millions of public employees, according to a study released Monday. … States also faced a $627 billion shortfall in health care services for retirees. Essentially, for every $1 they'll eventually have to pay out in health care, states had set aside only 5 cents.

20 Jun 2012

Report: 3.1M young adults gain insurance due to new health care law

A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that 3.1 million young adults have gained health insurance because of the health care law. Without the health care law - the Affordable Care Act - these 3.1 million young adults would not have health insurance.

20 Jun 2012

Christiana Care receives $10 million CMMI grant to design new model

Christiana Care Health System has been awarded a $10 million grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to design a new care model that will harness pioneer information technology to transcend the gaps that currently exist within health care to provide more coordinated care and greater value for patients.

20 Jun 2012

AUXILIO, Sharp HealthCare sign $10 million MPS contract

AUXILIO, Inc., the health care industry's leader in Managed Print Services (MPS), announced a contract valued at approximately $10 million over five years with Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, CA.

20 Jun 2012

CAE Healthcare, Elsevier to launch new electronic nursing education solution

Elsevier a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and CAE Healthcare, a leading provider of medical simulation and health care learning solutions, today announced a new electronic nursing education solution to be made available in July.

20 Jun 2012

Viewpoints: For Fla. small business owner, loss of health law would be 'real blow;' Effort to silence Mich. legislators backfires

Running a small business with four employees, I've got a lot hanging in the balance as the Supreme Court deliberates on the healthcare law. The legal challenge to the law was launched here in Florida with a small business lobby group as a plaintiff in the case. But if you're thinking that means small business people like me want to see the law rolled back, think again. The simple fact is, the healthcare law is saving our business serious money and saving our healthcare benefits.

20 Jun 2012

Home BP monitoring ‘could help guide dosing, titration’

Researchers report that home blood pressure monitoring provides a reliable indicator of blood pressure control in elderly patients.

19 Jun 2012

States grappling with Medicaid uncertainty, costs, decisions

Some states are preparing for the health law's 2014 Medicaid expansion.

19 Jun 2012

Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY13 labor, health, human services spending bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed the FY 2013 Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill by 16-14, The Hill's "On the Money" blog reports.

19 Jun 2012

Many doctors report working even when ill

An unwavering work ethic is a hallmark of many health professionals. But a new survey finds that when a doctor is sick, staunch dedication can have unintended consequences.

19 Jun 2012

G20 moving toward long-term solutions to food security, Financial Times reports

Discussing the meeting of G20 leaders taking place this week in Los Cabos, Mexico, the Financial Times states, "Food security, long only a concern for aid advocates and farming ministers, is now hotly debated among G20 leaders."

19 Jun 2012

Mass. nursing homes miss out on federal grant to curb inappropriate sedative use

Nursing Homes In Massachusetts will not get a federal grant to help them drive down use of antipsychotic drugs. In Kansas, officials launched a campaign to encourage reporting of elder abuse.

19 Jun 2012

New, comprehensive approach to treating underserved South Florida patients living with HIV/AIDS

Ushering in a new, comprehensive approach to treating underserved South Florida patients living with HIV/AIDS, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has announced a partnership with Magic Johnson Enterprises and Clear Health Alliance, a Medicaid specialty plan offered by Simply Healthcare Plans, a minority owned and operated managed care plan.

19 Jun 2012

Health Care News and Research

States brace for SCOTUS ruling: Calif. exchange marches on, Texas considers its next steps

Al Jazeera examines Cuba's national health care system; IPS looks at HIV/AIDS in the country

Study reveals critical aspect of how frontopolar cortex contributes to decision making

Emergence of drug resistance to ARVs has potential to 'curb, and even reverse' gains against HIV

State roundup: Retiree health costs soaring; Calif.'s duplicate surgical payments; Georgia's AIDS drug waiting list shrinks

Report: 3.1M young adults gain insurance due to new health care law

Christiana Care receives $10 million CMMI grant to design new model

AUXILIO, Sharp HealthCare sign $10 million MPS contract

CAE Healthcare, Elsevier to launch new electronic nursing education solution

Viewpoints: For Fla. small business owner, loss of health law would be 'real blow;' Effort to silence Mich. legislators backfires

Home BP monitoring ‘could help guide dosing, titration’

States grappling with Medicaid uncertainty, costs, decisions

Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY13 labor, health, human services spending bill

Many doctors report working even when ill

G20 moving toward long-term solutions to food security, Financial Times reports

Mass. nursing homes miss out on federal grant to curb inappropriate sedative use

New, comprehensive approach to treating underserved South Florida patients living with HIV/AIDS

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Medpac urges changes in Medicare beneficiaries' co-pays, but would cap other costs

In Calif. and Mass., reforms proceeding even as court causes uncertainty

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