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Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff named one of ASCO's 50 Oncology Luminaries

In association with its 50th anniversary, the American Society of Clinical Oncology has named Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff one of ASCO's 50 Oncology Luminaries, celebrating 50 doctors who over the past half-century have significantly advanced cancer care.

9 Mar 2014

Maryland's health exchange continues to be hot button political issue

News outlets report on developments regarding health exchanges in Maryland, Delaware and Oregon.

9 Mar 2014

First Edition: March 7, 2014

Today's headlines include stories about new studies that attempt to measure the health law's headway in signing up uninsured Americans for health coverage.

7 Mar 2014

Viewpoints: Revamping health law regs -- again; Arkansas decision on Medicaid reverberates nationwide

The Obama administration wrote a new chapter Wednesday in the "if you like your health plan, you can keep it" chronicles, decreeing that plans it once derided as "junk" or "substandard" can remain in effect until October 2017 -- long after the next presidential election. The point, administration officials say, is to help those in the market for individual or small-group plans make a smoother transition into Obamacare (Jon Healey, 3/5).

7 Mar 2014

Feds to probe troubled state exchanges

The Government Accountability Office, an investigative arm of Congress, will look at what went wrong with several state exchanges, including Oregon's, which failed to deliver despite large infusions of federal money.

6 Mar 2014

First Edition: March 6, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about health law rule changes announced yesterday by the Obama administration.

6 Mar 2014

$600M for health law implementation in President's proposed budget

In the meantime, the budget also proposes $5.5 billion for "risk corridors" in 2015 to pay insurers who find themselves with a higher number of sicker and older people they must insure. Some call that program a bailout.

6 Mar 2014

White House to announce 2nd renewal for old health plans

Americans who kept health plans that didn't comply with the health law's coverage requirements will be able to renew those policies again, sources tell media outlets. The Obama administration is expected to announce the extension today.

6 Mar 2014

CBO projects lower health law cost; Oregon lawmakers seek marketplace probe

The cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office takes into account lower-than-projected enrollment this year. Meanwhile, Oregon's Democratic senators ask the Government Accountability Office to examine federal funding of that state's website a day after House Republicans make a similar request.

6 Mar 2014

Low-dose oral interferon may reduce risk of HCV relapse in patients with mild liver fibrosis

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to serious diseases such as cirrhosis and cancer of the liver, so viral clearance and prevention of relapse are important treatment goals.

6 Mar 2014

Universal American reports net loss of $101.8 million for fourth quarter 2013

Universal American Corp. today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013.

5 Mar 2014

First Edition: March 5, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about President Barack Obama's 2015 budget as well as the latest state-level Medicaid expansion developments.

5 Mar 2014

Oregon's troubled health exchange, Oracle begin 'transition' agreement; Maryland's marketplace wrestled with what to do next

Updates on state-based exchanges in Minnesota and Washington as well as news from Wyoming regarding the Medicaid expansion.

5 Mar 2014

Overweight Group Health patients with hypertension benefit from 'pocket dietitian'

A rich chocolate cake is tempting you, but where is a dietitian when you need one? The e-Care for Heart Wellness study sought to solve this problem. In the study, Group Health patients who were overweight and had hypertension were more likely to have lost 10 pounds in six months if they had secure online access to a dietitian than if they received only information and usual care. The American Journal of Preventive Medicine published the e-Care study.

4 Mar 2014

GTx provides clinical updates, reports financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2013

GTx, Inc. today provided a Company update and reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013.

4 Mar 2014

Ambit to provide overview of quizartinib drug candidate at Barclays Global Healthcare Conference

Ambit Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of drugs targeting unmet needs in oncology, autoimmune and inflammatory disease, today announced the Company's participation at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference to be held at the Loews Miami Hotel in Miami Beach, FL, March 10-13, 2014.

4 Mar 2014

Monell Center announces advocacy program to identify biological causes of smell loss

On Anosmia Awareness Day, the Monell Center announces "A Sense of Hope: The Monell Anosmia Project," a three-year $1.5M fundraising campaign to support a research and advocacy program focused on anosmia, the loss of the sense of smell.

4 Mar 2014

NAFC honors Dr. Alan J. Wein with Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion award

The National Association For Continence presented Alan J. Wein, MD, FACS, PhD(hon) with its Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion award at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, & Urogenital Reconstruction's 2014 Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL on February 28, 2014.

4 Mar 2014

Shoppers confront more glitches, frustrations from state health exchanges

Whether it is long waits for marketplace helplines or news that some people in California will have to redo their applications, problems persist. News outlets offer more examples and updates with reports from Maryland, Oregon, Washington, Georgia and Colorado.

4 Mar 2014

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2013

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

4 Mar 2014

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Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff named one of ASCO's 50 Oncology Luminaries

Maryland's health exchange continues to be hot button political issue

First Edition: March 7, 2014

Viewpoints: Revamping health law regs -- again; Arkansas decision on Medicaid reverberates nationwide

Feds to probe troubled state exchanges

First Edition: March 6, 2014

$600M for health law implementation in President's proposed budget

White House to announce 2nd renewal for old health plans

CBO projects lower health law cost; Oregon lawmakers seek marketplace probe

Low-dose oral interferon may reduce risk of HCV relapse in patients with mild liver fibrosis

Universal American reports net loss of $101.8 million for fourth quarter 2013

First Edition: March 5, 2014

Oregon's troubled health exchange, Oracle begin 'transition' agreement; Maryland's marketplace wrestled with what to do next

Overweight Group Health patients with hypertension benefit from 'pocket dietitian'

GTx provides clinical updates, reports financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2013

Ambit to provide overview of quizartinib drug candidate at Barclays Global Healthcare Conference

Monell Center announces advocacy program to identify biological causes of smell loss

NAFC honors Dr. Alan J. Wein with Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion award

Shoppers confront more glitches, frustrations from state health exchanges

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2013

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