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Study finds that Medicare patients with dementia more likely to be readmitted within 30 days

A review of more than 25,000 admissions of Medicare beneficiaries to Rhode Island hospitals has found that patients with a documented diagnosis of dementia are nearly 20 percent more likely to be readmitted within 30 days than those without dementia.

30 Apr 2014

Panel: Medicare's 'quality' metrics penalize hospitals serving poor areas

Federal pay-for-performance programs should take into account patients' income, race and other factors when deciding how to reward or penalize hospitals, the panel's recommendations say.

30 Apr 2014

Biden swings at Ryan budget, House GOP hits back

Vice President Joe Biden warned that the plan drafted by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would hurt Medicare and Medicaid, while a Republican spokesman criticized Biden for his support of a blueprint that leaves the health law in place.

30 Apr 2014

HCA Holdings Q1 2014 revenues up 4.6%

HCA Holdings, Inc. today announced financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

29 Apr 2014

DJOFL first quarter 2014 net sales increase 1.3% to $282.7 million

DJO Global, Inc., a leading global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, today announced financial results for its public reporting subsidiary, DJO Finance LLC, for the first quarter ended March 29, 2014.

29 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 29, 2014

Today's headlines include a report that the Obama administration is looking for new talent to run healthcare.gov.

29 Apr 2014

Teva's DuoResp Spiromax receives EC marketing authorization for treatment of asthma, COPD

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for DuoResp Spiromax for the treatment of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) where the use of a combination of an inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonist is appropriate.

29 Apr 2014

Experts examine Medicare billing data limits

The recent release of Medicare billing records for doctors across the United States brought hope that consumers would get what they need to comparison-shop for health care. Although that did not turn out to be true, you do have other places to look.

29 Apr 2014

Loyola offers new type of implantable defibrillator that prevents sudden cardiac death

Loyola University Medical Center has begun offering patients a new type of implantable defibrillator that prevents sudden cardiac death with an electric shock to the heart.

29 Apr 2014

Actavis' subsidiary files lawsuit against FDA over Celebrex decision

Actavis plc today announced that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., has filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration challenging the Agency's decision regarding its entitlement to shared 180-day marketing exclusivity for its generic version of Celebrex (celecoxib) 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg and 400 mg capsules.

29 Apr 2014

Truven Health Analytics announces acquisition of Fortel Analytics' healthcare fraud technology

Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of healthcare analytics and data solutions and services, today announced the acquisition of Fortel Analytics' healthcare fraud technology. The acquisition gives Truven Health exclusive access to a breakthrough suite of predictive solutions, analysis methods and analytic technology designed to quickly identify suspicious patterns in healthcare insurance claims data before claims are ever paid.

28 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 28, 2014

Today's headlines include a number of stories examining the impact of the health law in various states.

28 Apr 2014

Viewpoints: 'Pinocchios' for the Koch brothers; Obamacare 'miracle'; the law's effect on hiring

The health care ads being run by Americans for Prosperity - one of the many frantically waving arms of the Koch brothers - are a gift to fact checkers everywhere. Because they deliberately twist the truth to persuade people to "stop supporting Obamacare," they have become a machine for producing "Pinocchios," the mendacity rating system used by Glenn Kessler at The Washington Post (David Firestone, 4/24).

26 Apr 2014

Cover Oregon poised to join federal exchange

With encouragement from the Obama administration, an Oregon panel recommended Thursday that the state pull the plug on its glitch-ridden website and switch to the federal insurance marketplace. The final decision is expected to be made Friday by its exchange board. Oregon built what is widely regarded as the worst-functioning state exchange in the nation.

26 Apr 2014

Drug companies that are high Medicare earners spend big on lobbying activities

The 10 drug companies that make the most money from doctors using their products on Medicare patients spent more than $236 million to lobby Congress and the executive branch between 2009 and 2013, according to lobbying records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics and new federal data.

26 Apr 2014

HHS calls health care providers to expand use of medications to treat opioid addiction, reduce overdose deaths

A national response to the epidemic of prescription opioid overdose deaths was outlined yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine by leaders of agencies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

26 Apr 2014

Research roundup: Structural concerns in ACOs; public's view of mandated contraception coverage

The Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) programs reward participating health care provider groups that achieve slower spending growth and high quality of care.

26 Apr 2014

Consumers in high-risk pools can sign up for plans until June 30

The federal program that provided coverage for people with chronic health problems, which often prevented them from being able to buy private insurance, is shutting at the end of the month, but participants can buy coverage through the exchanges until the end of June.

26 Apr 2014

Aetna wary about exchange expansion as earnings climb

The insurer, which is participating in health insurance exchanges in 16 states and the District of Columbia, reported strong growth in the first quarter tied to its acquisition of Coventry Health Care Inc. The company said it expected to seek premium increases for next year's exchange plans ranging from "low single digits to over double digits."

26 Apr 2014

Highlights: New abortion restrictions in Mississippi; political ad calls Maryland exchange a 'failure'

Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill on Wednesday to ban abortion starting at the midpoint of a full-term pregnancy. Supporters say the measure will protect women's health; opponents say it is unconstitutional (4/24).

25 Apr 2014

Medicare News and Research

Study finds that Medicare patients with dementia more likely to be readmitted within 30 days

Panel: Medicare's 'quality' metrics penalize hospitals serving poor areas

Biden swings at Ryan budget, House GOP hits back

HCA Holdings Q1 2014 revenues up 4.6%

DJOFL first quarter 2014 net sales increase 1.3% to $282.7 million

First Edition: April 29, 2014

Teva's DuoResp Spiromax receives EC marketing authorization for treatment of asthma, COPD

Experts examine Medicare billing data limits

Loyola offers new type of implantable defibrillator that prevents sudden cardiac death

Actavis' subsidiary files lawsuit against FDA over Celebrex decision

Truven Health Analytics announces acquisition of Fortel Analytics' healthcare fraud technology

First Edition: April 28, 2014

Viewpoints: 'Pinocchios' for the Koch brothers; Obamacare 'miracle'; the law's effect on hiring

Cover Oregon poised to join federal exchange

Drug companies that are high Medicare earners spend big on lobbying activities

HHS calls health care providers to expand use of medications to treat opioid addiction, reduce overdose deaths

Research roundup: Structural concerns in ACOs; public's view of mandated contraception coverage

Consumers in high-risk pools can sign up for plans until June 30

Aetna wary about exchange expansion as earnings climb

Highlights: New abortion restrictions in Mississippi; political ad calls Maryland exchange a 'failure'

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