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Daschle warns opponents can still damage health law and stirs controversy on public option

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has written a book about the struggle to overhaul the health system. But while promoting this book, some of Daschle's comments about White House strategy on the public option have stirred a controversy.

7 Oct 2010

Cincinnati Children's Hospital receives $12 million grant to create IBD registry

Building on the success of previous efforts among researchers and caregivers to improve the care of chronically ill children, a $12-million grant to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center will allow creation of a registry system unlike any before it, providing information in real time on thousands of cases around the country – and eventually the world.

7 Oct 2010

Feds agree to waive minimum health insurance requirement for 30 companies while 3 GOP congressmen begin probe of health law costs

The federal government has issued a waiver for 30 companies so that they do not have to abide by a provision of the new federal health law that would have required the companies to provide a minimum of $750,000 in health insurance coverage for covered employees, Bloomberg reports.

7 Oct 2010

3.5 million Calif. residents eligible for tax credits in future exchange; N.Y. prescription drug aid for seniors cut back; Idaho trims dental providers in Medicaid

An estimated 3.5 million Californians would be eligible for federal tax credits to slash the cost of their health coverage when they begin buying policies through a new statewide insurance marketplace in 2014, a study released Tuesday found.

7 Oct 2010

NIH grants $3.7 million to develop more accurate algorithms for tracking fetal development

Fetal growth is used as a marker of health and well-being in unborn babies as well as children. But, the tools that are currently available to differentiate between a small, healthy fetus and a fetus that is small due to pathologic causes have significant limitations. What if they were improved. Would it save the health care system resources spent monitoring women who might need medical intervention because their fetuses might just be small and healthy. Would it help some women avoid the anxiety such intervention brings.

7 Oct 2010

DIS to generate $436 million in 2010 to improve patient care

Canada's investments in drug information systems (DIS) will generate $436 million in cost savings and efficiencies in 2010, announced Richard Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway). The findings are outlined in an independent study commissioned by Infoway, released today.

7 Oct 2010

Today's Opeds: Mini-meds, Ariz.'s anti-health mandate and are premium refunds a bad thing?

With each new disruption come loud claims some from insurance executives that the health overhaul is damaging American health care. But when you dig a little deeper, you often discover the same lesson that the McDonald's case provides the real problem was the status quo.

7 Oct 2010

European infertility patients are limited in choice for medically assisted reproduction treatment

In a number of European countries, infertility patients are limited in their choice for medically assisted reproduction treatment, experts criticized today at the European Health Forum Gastein. Many patients seek treatment outside their home countries.

6 Oct 2010

U.S. Army re-awards Patient Appointing Services bridge contracts to Health Net Federal Services

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. today announced it was re-awarded three Patient Appointing Services bridge contracts, continuing its Patient Appointing Services work in Fort Irwin and Puget Sound through March 31, 2011, and in Great Lakes through January 31, 2011, by the United States Army's Center for Health Care Contracting, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Each contract includes an option to extend services for an additional six months.

6 Oct 2010

Insuring your health: New laws expand mental health coverage

Two federal laws that provide better insurance coverage for more people with mental health and substance abuse conditions are just beginning to take effect, and advocates say the changes describe the changes as a huge win for consumers that will greatly improve treatment.

6 Oct 2010

Group Health gets $2 million to study value-based insurance

The effectiveness of Total Health, a unique benefits program for Group Health Cooperative employees, is the subject of a four-year study that the federal Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently funded. It's part of a trend to integrate care, insurance, and wellness programs and base them on research findings. The goal is to help people stay healthier and control health care costs.

6 Oct 2010

ESHRE workshop highlights problems related to MAR treatment in Europe

European patients are in many countries, in fact, limited in their individual choice of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) treatment, experts from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) stressed today at the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG).

6 Oct 2010

Team-based health care adds tremendous value to patient experience

A patient-centered, team-based model of health care delivery can increase care coordination and improve patient-provider communication, two key elements that boost patient satisfaction according to a new opinion poll released today by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

6 Oct 2010

Survey of active, retired military officials highlights attitudes about foreign aid

Almost 90 percent of active and retired military officers say diplomacy and development initiatives can play a helpful role in reaching U.S. national security goals and that relying on only a strong military presence is not enough, according to a recent poll from the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC).

6 Oct 2010

WHO Eastern Mediterranean meeting opens in Cairo

The 57th WHO Eastern Mediterranean regional meeting opened Sunday in Cairo, Egypt, the Emirates News Agency reports.

6 Oct 2010

MRF explores ways to accelerate medical research with online gaming technology

The Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF), a non-profit medical research foundation known for its pioneering Accelerated Research Collaboration (ARC) model, is taking a lesson from online game developers to explore creative ways to accelerate the pace of medical research and shorten the time to market for new medicines.

6 Oct 2010

NBF's Brilliance in Bipolar Initiative receives Congressman Kennedy's endorsement

Congressman Patrick Kennedy, a long-time advocate for people living with mental illness, and Marc Kullman, co-founder of the National Bipolar Foundation, joined efforts to help reduce the stigma associated with bipolar disorder. The Brilliance in Bipolar Initiative is a national and collaborative effort to draw attention to and develop a better understanding of bipolar disorder.

6 Oct 2010

Health Care News and Research

Daschle warns opponents can still damage health law and stirs controversy on public option

Cincinnati Children's Hospital receives $12 million grant to create IBD registry

Feds agree to waive minimum health insurance requirement for 30 companies while 3 GOP congressmen begin probe of health law costs

3.5 million Calif. residents eligible for tax credits in future exchange; N.Y. prescription drug aid for seniors cut back; Idaho trims dental providers in Medicaid

NIH grants $3.7 million to develop more accurate algorithms for tracking fetal development

DIS to generate $436 million in 2010 to improve patient care

Today's Opeds: Mini-meds, Ariz.'s anti-health mandate and are premium refunds a bad thing?

European infertility patients are limited in choice for medically assisted reproduction treatment

U.S. Army re-awards Patient Appointing Services bridge contracts to Health Net Federal Services

Insuring your health: New laws expand mental health coverage

Group Health gets $2 million to study value-based insurance

ESHRE workshop highlights problems related to MAR treatment in Europe

Team-based health care adds tremendous value to patient experience

Survey of active, retired military officials highlights attitudes about foreign aid

WHO Eastern Mediterranean meeting opens in Cairo

MRF explores ways to accelerate medical research with online gaming technology

NBF's Brilliance in Bipolar Initiative receives Congressman Kennedy's endorsement

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