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Docs often say colleagues prescribe unnecessary care

Elsewhere, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services sets a new date for doctors to adopt a new coding practice and Medicare may follow advice against giving smokers annual CT scans.

5 May 2014

Peach State Health Plan wins 2014 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management

Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today that its Georgia subsidiary, Peach State Health Plan, received the 2014 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

5 May 2014

CVS Caremark net revenues increase 6.3% to $32.7 billion in Q1 2014

CVS Caremark Corporation today announced operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

2 May 2014

First Edition: May 2, 2014

Today's headlines include coverage of the latest round of health insurance enrollment data released by the Obama administration.

2 May 2014

Home visits by nurse practitioner following cardiac surgery can reduce patient's risk of hospital readmission, death

Home visits by a cardiac surgery nurse practitioner (NP) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can dramatically reduce a patient's risk of hospital readmission and death 30 days after surgery, according to a study in the May 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

2 May 2014

GOP report finds two-thirds of enrollees have paid premiums

The Obama administration questioned the accuracy of the numbers, saying they do not reflect reports from insurance companies themselves, most of which have indicated that 80 to 90 percent of enrollees have paid up.

2 May 2014

Viewpoints: Health overhaul doesn't necessarily help the sick; single payer doesn't mean cheaper

Now that it's clear that Obamacare is here to stay, its supporters should focus on making the program better. Fixes are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of responsiveness and of good management. And the Affordable Care Act does have its flaws. Here's a big one: It favors screening over diagnosis.

2 May 2014

Select Medical Holdings' net operating revenues increase 1.7% to $762.6 million in Q1 2014

Select Medical Holdings Corporation today announced results for its quarter ended March 31, 2014 and the declaration of a cash dividend.

2 May 2014

Medicare proposes that hospitals provide more transparency on prices

In a proposed rule, federal officials lay out new regulations for hospitals that include offering a standard list of prices, the new federal payment rates, observation care and readmissions.

2 May 2014

Hill panel presses Medicare after IG reports fraud cost of $50 billion last year

Lawmakers from both parties lash out at official who has just taken over the agency in charge of cutting down waste.

2 May 2014

Some Medicare beneficiaries have trouble getting extended nursing and therapy services

Under a 2012 court settlement, the Department of Health and Human Services agreed to relax rules that said seniors could get these services only if they continued to improve. But many providers are still unaware of the new regulations.

30 Apr 2014

TransCare Partners to extend use of Transitional Care Model to reduce hospital re-admissions

The University of Pennsylvania Upstart Program announces TransCare Partners LLC to broaden the use of the Transitional Care Model developed at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. The Model, developed over 20 years by Dr Mary Naylor, has been clinically proven to reduce hospital re- admissions by up to 30% while producing substantial savings for hospitals and Medicare.

30 Apr 2014

Teva announces positive results from pivotal Phase III study of hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release tablets

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced positive results from a pivotal Phase III study of hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release tablets designed with Teva's proprietary technology providing potential abuse-deterrent properties (CEP-33237).

30 Apr 2014

LCA-Vision's revenues decrease $25.5M to 9.8% in first quarter 2014

LCA-Vision Inc., a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus® brand, today announced financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

30 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 30, 2014

Today's headlines include a new round of articles exploring recent polls and politics related to the public's view of the health law.

30 Apr 2014

Study finds disparities in diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of AF between black and white patients

Atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition where the heartbeat speeds up or becomes irregular, is not usually life-threatening but can lead to complications such as stroke and heart failure. Even though minorities historically have more risk factors for AF, they represent a smaller number of those diagnosed.

30 Apr 2014

New health system scorecard reveals wide health gaps among states

States made little progress in improving health care access, quality, and outcomes and lowering costs in the five years preceding implementation of the major coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act (2007-2012), according to the Commonwealth Fund's third state health system scorecard. The majority of states declined or failed to improve on two-thirds of the 34 scorecard indicators that could be tracked over time.

30 Apr 2014

Viewpoints: New poll points out inconsistencies among health law's opponents; protecting vets; Calif. restaurant nutrition info missing

The case against the Affordable Care Act rests on the premise that the free market can better provide health insurance to the nation's 54 million uninsured than a government program can. But what does it mean if many of the same people who oppose Obamacare also object to the cost of covering more people through the market? A telephone survey by Bankrate.com asked 3,496 people how they would react if a business tacked on an extra 25 cents to every bill to help cover the cost of health insurance for its employees. Among Democrats, 70 percent said they would approve.

30 Apr 2014

State highlights: Mixed reaction to new telehealth guideline; Calif. mental health grants; Conn. nurse practitioners

The Federation of State Medical Boards approved a model telehealth policy this weekend that's made some providers of these services happy and others, well, not so much, because of its emphasis on using video rather than audio technology for a first patient visit (Conn, 4/28).

30 Apr 2014

Missouri Gov. makes last-ditch Medicaid expansion effort

Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, proposed using the federal money to pay a portion of the private insurance costs for businesses with fewer than 150 employees, but the idea was quickly shot down by Republican legislators officials.

30 Apr 2014

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Docs often say colleagues prescribe unnecessary care

Peach State Health Plan wins 2014 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management

CVS Caremark net revenues increase 6.3% to $32.7 billion in Q1 2014

First Edition: May 2, 2014

Home visits by nurse practitioner following cardiac surgery can reduce patient's risk of hospital readmission, death

GOP report finds two-thirds of enrollees have paid premiums

Viewpoints: Health overhaul doesn't necessarily help the sick; single payer doesn't mean cheaper

Select Medical Holdings' net operating revenues increase 1.7% to $762.6 million in Q1 2014

Medicare proposes that hospitals provide more transparency on prices

Hill panel presses Medicare after IG reports fraud cost of $50 billion last year

Some Medicare beneficiaries have trouble getting extended nursing and therapy services

TransCare Partners to extend use of Transitional Care Model to reduce hospital re-admissions

Teva announces positive results from pivotal Phase III study of hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release tablets

LCA-Vision's revenues decrease $25.5M to 9.8% in first quarter 2014

First Edition: April 30, 2014

Study finds disparities in diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of AF between black and white patients

New health system scorecard reveals wide health gaps among states

Viewpoints: New poll points out inconsistencies among health law's opponents; protecting vets; Calif. restaurant nutrition info missing

State highlights: Mixed reaction to new telehealth guideline; Calif. mental health grants; Conn. nurse practitioners

Missouri Gov. makes last-ditch Medicaid expansion effort

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