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Viewpoints: Insurance and death rates; Massachusetts 'exit plan'; Obamacare premiums

Alert (or at least health-care-obsessed) readers have no doubt been following the coverage of a new study on mortality in Massachusetts in the years following Romneycare's coverage expansion.

9 May 2014

Women who received collaborative care for depression show favorable outcomes

Women who received collaborative care for depression at an obstetrics and gynecology clinic showed fewer symptoms after treatment than women receiving usual depression care in the same setting, recent University of Washington research found.

9 May 2014

Insurers to House panel: Payment rates above 80% for plans purchased on health exchanges

Officials from the major insurance companies were not following themes of gloom and doom and instead told the Energy and Commerce Committee that the overhaul has not triggered a government takeover of their industry, and that their stock prices are doing well.

9 May 2014

Psychologists and physicians help address barriers to improved primary health care

Primary care teams that include both psychologists and physicians would help address known barriers to improved primary health care, including missed diagnoses, a lack of attention to behavioral factors and limited patient access to needed care, according to health care experts writing in a special issue of American Psychologist, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association.

9 May 2014

'Face of campaign' initially unable to get coverage

It took a reporter's intervention to obtain coverage for a Chicago resident who had touted the law's benefits at a news conference last year but who had been mired in computer and other problems. Other reports look at how free preventive services may reduce health disparities and whether insurers can charge higher premiums to those who smoke e-cigarettes.

9 May 2014

First Edition: May 8, 2014

Today's headlines include reports from a Capitol Hill hearing featuring health insurers' testimony about their experiences with new enrollment under the health law.

8 May 2014

MAXIMUS revenue increases 35% to $439.0 million in second quarter fiscal 2014

MAXIMUS, a leading provider of government services worldwide, today reported financial results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014.

8 May 2014

State highlights: SEIU, hospital strike deal in Calif.; N.Y. Medicaid audit; dental therapists

A selection of health policy stories from California, New York, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana and North Carolina.

8 May 2014

Viewpoints: Evidence for Obamacare saving lives; a continuing role for Minnesotacare

People asking the ultimate question about the Affordable Care Act--will it actually save lives?--now have an answer, and it's yes.

8 May 2014

Regular doctor visits may reduce melanoma mortality, says study

The risk of dying from the most dangerous type of skin cancer is significantly reduced with regular doctor visits, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

8 May 2014

Department of Pediatrics at BMC/BUSM honored with APA 2014 Health Care Delivery Award

The Department of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been honored with the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) 2014 Health Care Delivery Award.

8 May 2014

DC OKs health insurance tax to pay for exchange

The 1 percent tax will be imposed on all health-related insurance products sold in the nation's capital. Meanwhile, four more companies apply to sell insurance on the Washington state exchange and The Oregonian examines the reasons that state opted to participate in the federal insurance marketplace.

8 May 2014

MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics open in central Georgia

The first MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics in central Georgia have opened inside two CVS/pharmacy stores in Macon and one in Warner Robbins.

7 May 2014

Insurers say most Obamacare enrollees pay first premium

But they say the eight million enrollment figure includes many duplicate signups, The New York Times reports. News outlets also report on a health law provision that extends Medicaid coverage for former foster children until they turn 26.

7 May 2014

OhioHealth selects DataMotion to provide Direct Secure Messaging services

After a thorough evaluation of technology vendors, OhioHealth, a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare system serving a 40-county area, has selected DataMotion, an innovative health information service provider (HISP), as its provider of Direct Secure Messaging services for its community of 28,000 physicians and associates.

7 May 2014

Health Insurance News and Research

Viewpoints: Insurance and death rates; Massachusetts 'exit plan'; Obamacare premiums

Women who received collaborative care for depression show favorable outcomes

Insurers to House panel: Payment rates above 80% for plans purchased on health exchanges

Psychologists and physicians help address barriers to improved primary health care

'Face of campaign' initially unable to get coverage

First Edition: May 8, 2014

MAXIMUS revenue increases 35% to $439.0 million in second quarter fiscal 2014

State highlights: SEIU, hospital strike deal in Calif.; N.Y. Medicaid audit; dental therapists

Viewpoints: Evidence for Obamacare saving lives; a continuing role for Minnesotacare

Regular doctor visits may reduce melanoma mortality, says study

Department of Pediatrics at BMC/BUSM honored with APA 2014 Health Care Delivery Award

DC OKs health insurance tax to pay for exchange

MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics open in central Georgia

Insurers say most Obamacare enrollees pay first premium

OhioHealth selects DataMotion to provide Direct Secure Messaging services

Humana reports EPS of $2.35 in Q1 2014; confirms EPS guidance for FY14

State highlights: N.D. kids' program eligibility; Conn. nursing home transparency; La. hospital privatization

First Edition: May 7, 2014

Cost issues -- who will pay the tab for uncompensated care under the health law?

Massachusetts' deaths fall after coverage expansion

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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