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Implementation issues: Optimism, winners, losers and what about those paper applications?

News outlets examine a range of health law issues, including a look at some of the consumers who approach the overhaul with a sense of relief and optimism. Meanwhile, while insurance agents are feeling left out, public relations firms see the law as a boon.

10 Dec 2013

State insurance exchanges wrestle with rollout issues

In Iowa, an insurer uses sarcasm to woo consumers to buy policies away from the federal website. In Minnesota, insurers list problems which may keep consumers who think they've enrolled in a plan from being covered on Jan.1. Developments in Oregon and Colorado are also scrutinized.

10 Dec 2013

Lawmakers seeing same online insurance exchange successes, failures as all Americans

Members of Congress are a microcosm of what's happening for people trying to sign up for health coverage in the health law's online insurance exchanges across the nation -- some are getting through, some are seeing glitches still and some are avoiding it altogether.

10 Dec 2013

Deductibles, other health plan costs may surprise consumers

News outlets report that, as more details become available, some people may find that their health insurance in 2014 will cost more than they hoped.

10 Dec 2013

Former Obama Aide Phil Schiliro returns to help oversee Obamacare

Schiliro is the president's former congressional liaison.

10 Dec 2013

Maryland's online insurance marketplace plagued by technical issues, discord

The director of the state exchange resigned Friday. Meanwhile, the web portal continues to be marked by operational difficulties that are undermining enrollment efforts.

9 Dec 2013

CRAB CTC enrolls first patient into inaugural cancer clinical trial

Cancer Research And Biostatistics today announced enrollment of the first patient into the inaugural clinical trial sponsored by its Clinical Trials Consortium. The CRAB CTC mission is to ensure rapid clinical testing of new and innovative cancer treatments, and is focusing on lung cancer as its first target. By engaging frontline treating oncologists to push the boundaries of patient care, the aim is to improve the standard of care and extend overall survival.

9 Dec 2013

GOP uses weekly address to reignite Obamacare debate ahead of election season

In the GOP's weekly address, Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., said the health law amounts to the Obama administration telling Americans what's best for them and that it is also an example of the "war on women." Elsewhere, the health law is figuring prominently in early election politics.

9 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 9, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about new sticker-shock concerns over costs for coverage purchased through the health law's new online insurance marketplaces.

9 Dec 2013

Malaria cases in the U.S. rising due to international travel, inadequate use of prevention methods

The number of malaria cases in the United States is rising, a trend that can be linked to the increasing amount of international travel and inadequate use of prevention methods.

9 Dec 2013

Viewpoints: Health law is here to stay; problems for Obamacare go beyond website; future 'doc shock'

For almost two months, the debacle of healthcare.gov allowed conservatives to live the life they always wanted. Health reform was a dismal failure; Obama would go down in history as a laughingstock; government can't do anything; viva Ayn Rand! ... while things are far from completely fixed, the crisis is clearly over. Obamacare will have millions of beneficiaries by the time open enrollment ends; it will add many more in the 2015 cycle. Health reform is pretty much irreversible at this point (Paul Krugman, 12/5).

9 Dec 2013

Ky. Gov. says state is 'gold standard' in implementing health law

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear touted his state's progress on implementing the health law in appearances on Capitol Hill Thursday during which he also urged his state's Republicans -- including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell -- to come see how the exchange is working.

9 Dec 2013

Capitol Hill workers have extra month to get health insurance

Washington D.C.'s insurance exchange has been having problems.

9 Dec 2013

UCSF awarded $9.45M federal grant to transform, revolutionize treatment of prostate cancer

UC San Francisco has been awarded a major federal grant to "transform and revolutionize" the treatment of prostate cancer, the second most common form of cancer among American men.

9 Dec 2013

Scientists target protein-detection approach to systematically measure human repertoire of proteins

An international team of scientists led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center cancer proteomics expert Amanda Paulovich, M.D., has demonstrated the feasibility of large-scale, standardized protein measurements, which are necessary for validation of disease biomarkers and drug targets.

9 Dec 2013

Obamacare error rate means many may not be signed up for coverage

The administration said that 25 percent of people who signed up in October and November and 10 percent of Dec. enrollees could have errors in their forms.

9 Dec 2013

Study explains important link between ED and development of coronary artery disease

Erectile dysfunction is caused by the inability of the artery that supplies blood to the penis to expand and contract properly. The study of this mechanism has led to a new understanding of the important link between ED and the development of coronary artery disease, and to new strategies for prevention and treatment, as described in Journal of Men's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

7 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 6, 2103

Today's headlines include news about how both the federal and state-based health insurance websites are doing.

6 Dec 2013

NPS MedicineWise publishes set of FAQs on statins and heart disease

With the statins group of cholesterol-lowering medicines continuing to make headlines this week, independent organisation NPS MedicineWise has reviewed the latest clinical evidence and published a set of Frequently Asked Questions on its website addressing people’s key concerns.

6 Dec 2013

Viewpoints: Coping with physician shortage; 'righteous' hobby lobby cause; enrolling millennials

In just over a decade the United States will need 130,000 more doctors than medical schools are producing. So says the Association of American Medical Colleges, which warns of a doctor shortage that will drive up wait times, shorten office visits and make it harder for Americans to access the care they need (Scott Gottlieb and Ezekiel J. Emanuel, 12/4).

6 Dec 2013

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Implementation issues: Optimism, winners, losers and what about those paper applications?

State insurance exchanges wrestle with rollout issues

Lawmakers seeing same online insurance exchange successes, failures as all Americans

Deductibles, other health plan costs may surprise consumers

Former Obama Aide Phil Schiliro returns to help oversee Obamacare

Maryland's online insurance marketplace plagued by technical issues, discord

CRAB CTC enrolls first patient into inaugural cancer clinical trial

GOP uses weekly address to reignite Obamacare debate ahead of election season

First Edition: December 9, 2013

Malaria cases in the U.S. rising due to international travel, inadequate use of prevention methods

Viewpoints: Health law is here to stay; problems for Obamacare go beyond website; future 'doc shock'

Ky. Gov. says state is 'gold standard' in implementing health law

Capitol Hill workers have extra month to get health insurance

UCSF awarded $9.45M federal grant to transform, revolutionize treatment of prostate cancer

Scientists target protein-detection approach to systematically measure human repertoire of proteins

Obamacare error rate means many may not be signed up for coverage

Study explains important link between ED and development of coronary artery disease

First Edition: December 6, 2103

NPS MedicineWise publishes set of FAQs on statins and heart disease

Viewpoints: Coping with physician shortage; 'righteous' hobby lobby cause; enrolling millennials

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