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House Speaker Boehner enrolls in Obamacare after initial errors

The Washington Post examines if Sen. Mary Landrieu actually cast the "deciding vote" for the health law as a conservative group is saying she did in an advertising campaign against her. In the meantime, House Speaker John Boehner enrolled Thursday for health coverage through the District of Columbia's online insurance marketplace -- after initially receiving errors.

23 Nov 2013

Financial analysts say in addition to political turmoil, website problems could send stocks into turmoil

Wall Street health care analysts warned Thursday that a failure to successfully launch HealthCare.gov by Nov. 30 could send Democrats fleeing from Obamacare and industry stocks into turmoil. "If the website is not functioning on Nov. 30, then I think you see a stampede of Democratic legislators in risky elections next year," said Carl McDonald, a senior analyst at Citi Investment Research, at a conference organized by the Center for Studying Health System Change (Cheney, 11/21).

23 Nov 2013

Consumers shopping on health insurance exchange experience 'sticker shock'

USA Today reports prices may be higher than expected for some middle-class consumers who are not eligible for the health law's subsidies. Meanwhile, Politico highlights how one group -- older Capitol Hill staffers -- is reacting to this marketplace experience.

23 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 22, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that the Obama administration will push back 2015 Obamacare enrollment by a month, starting Nov. 15, 2014, instead of Oct. 15, 2014.

22 Nov 2013

Health law's supporters and opponents working hard to woe young adults

Enrolling young people in the marketplaces is vital to making those exchanges work and some critics are trying to keep those health people off the exchanges.

20 Nov 2013

Contraception coverage, abortion loom as issues for high court and advocacy groups

Advocacy groups are wondering about a future boomerang affect of the "nuclear option," which could keep Senate Republicans from filibustering judicial nominations.

20 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 19, 2013

Today's headlines include news that Obama administration officials were warned about the possibility of website difficulties months ago by an outside consulting firm.

19 Nov 2013

WNBA, Africare, NBA and ExxonMobil launch "Power Forward" to develop health, leadership in Nigeria

The National Basketball Association, Women's National Basketball Association, Africare and ExxonMobil today announced the launch of "Power Forward," a youth engagement initiative that will use basketball to develop health, leadership and life skills in Nigeria.

19 Nov 2013

Genetic mutations in parasite cause over 100 million cases of malaria annually in Africa

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have discovered recent genetic mutations in a parasite that causes over 100 million cases of malaria annually-changes that may render tens of millions of Africans who had been considered resistant, susceptible to infection.

16 Nov 2013

Consumers beware: Cheaper insurance policies mean higher deductibles

Bloomberg News reports that consumers buying cheap insurance in the new health insurance marketplaces may face sticker shock if they get sick next year because of deductibles that can top $6,000 a person.

16 Nov 2013

Health law fumbles threaten Obama's agenda

Media analyses argue the health law's rollout problems are endangering the rest of President Barack Obama's second-term agenda as his credibility and job approval ratings suffer. Others see his blunt admission of blame as an effort to improve his public standing and counter a revolt within his own party.

16 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 15, 2013

Today's headlines include range of stories examining the policy, marketplace and political dynamics in play as a result of President Barack Obama's move to stop the cancellation of insurance plans.

15 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Despite website woes, administration should be given more time; health law credibility 'going up in smoke'

The enrollment numbers are in, and as expected, they are well short of projections. Around 106,000 enrolled in new plans during October - with approximately 27,000 coming from states where the federal government is running the exchange (with its extensive problems), and another 79,000 coming through the state exchanges. Republicans are gleefully pointing to the numbers as proof Obamacare needs to be scrapped entirely. That confirms two things we've long known to be true: the website is a disaster, and short term enrollment figures are a serious political problem for the White House and Democrats (Greg Sargent, 11/13).

15 Nov 2013

Svelte completes enrollment in drug-eluting coronary stent Integrated Delivery System study

Svelte Medical Systems today announced enrollment of the final patient in the DIRECT II (Direct Implantation of Rapamycin-Eluting stents with bioabsorbable drug Carrier Technology) clinical study. DIRECT II is a prospective, randomized study comparing the safety and efficacy of the Svelte drug-eluting coronary stent Integrated Delivery System (IDS) to the Medtronic Resolute Integrity drug-eluting stent in 159 patients at 19 investigative sites.

From Medtronic 14 Nov 2013

Healthcare.gov troubles continue to claim headlines

The Washington Post offers a not-so-rosy progress report on repairs to the federal online health insurance marketplace. Other news outlets examine what went wrong in terms of the project management and what might be gleaned from the soon-to-be released enrollment numbers.

14 Nov 2013

SCHOTT announces the rebranding of its glass syringes

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13 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 13, 2013

Today's headlines include not-so-positive predictions about whether healthcare.gov will be fully functional by the end of November.

13 Nov 2013

Welch Allyn, Cerner to deliver connected solution for patient data management

Welch Allyn, a leading medical diagnostic device company that specializes in helping clinicians improve patient outcomes, and Cerner Corporation, a company dedicated to contributing to the systemic change of health and care delivery, have collaborated to deliver a connected solution that can help clinicians overcome common issues like inaccuracy, poor data management and inefficient workflow.

13 Nov 2013

Professor receives NOK 75M grant to develop idea for next generation personalized cancer therapy

Extensive statistical analyses of the mutation distribution in several thousand cancerous tumours make it possible to find cures for types of cancer that cannot be treated today.

13 Nov 2013

People with canceled policies could dampen financial risks of online marketplaces

People who had their insurance policies canceled could improve the financial risks for the health law's online marketplace risk pool, a fact often ignored by those hammering the law.

11 Nov 2013

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House Speaker Boehner enrolls in Obamacare after initial errors

Financial analysts say in addition to political turmoil, website problems could send stocks into turmoil

Consumers shopping on health insurance exchange experience 'sticker shock'

First Edition: November 22, 2013

Health law's supporters and opponents working hard to woe young adults

Contraception coverage, abortion loom as issues for high court and advocacy groups

First Edition: November 19, 2013

WNBA, Africare, NBA and ExxonMobil launch "Power Forward" to develop health, leadership in Nigeria

Genetic mutations in parasite cause over 100 million cases of malaria annually in Africa

Consumers beware: Cheaper insurance policies mean higher deductibles

Health law fumbles threaten Obama's agenda

First Edition: November 15, 2013

Viewpoints: Despite website woes, administration should be given more time; health law credibility 'going up in smoke'

Svelte completes enrollment in drug-eluting coronary stent Integrated Delivery System study

Healthcare.gov troubles continue to claim headlines

SCHOTT announces the rebranding of its glass syringes

First Edition: November 13, 2013

Welch Allyn, Cerner to deliver connected solution for patient data management

Professor receives NOK 75M grant to develop idea for next generation personalized cancer therapy

People with canceled policies could dampen financial risks of online marketplaces

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