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Persistent, growing disparities underscore the need for national reform

The cost and quality of health care, as well as access to care and health outcomes, continue to vary widely among states, according to the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System's second state scorecard report released today.

9 Oct 2009

One-third of long-term care executives believe the new QIS process to improve quality of care

As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services roll out the new nursing home Quality Indicator Survey process to states around the country, a new poll reveals more than one-third of long-term care executives believe the new QIS process will improve their quality of care. But they're uncertain how long it will take to make an impact.

9 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 9, 2009 - Finance Committee still dominates news

News outlets analyzed the current political climate as the Senate Finance Committee prepares for a Tuesday vote on health overhaul legislation.

9 Oct 2009

Senate Finance Committee puts forward health care reform framework

“Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has put forward a bold framework for health care reform that builds on what works and improves what doesn’t. It’s a good start.

9 Oct 2009

Majority of public still says the government is responsible for basic health care: WPO poll

A new poll by WorldPublicOpinion.org (WPO) finds that over the last year, as the health care debate has intensified, a bipartisan consensus that the government is responsible for ensuring access to health care has fractured.

9 Oct 2009

National Health Care Compliance Training Week to educate healthcare organizations

Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS) announced today that it will celebrate National Health Care Compliance Training Week, October 26th through November 1st, by providing free unlimited access to the HCCS Infection Control multimedia online training course and a special Expert Webinar on preventing Identity Theft in healthcare organizations.

9 Oct 2009

Ford Motor Company , United Auto Workers collaborate to support March of Dimes

The leaders of Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers are not only joining forces to help revitalize America's auto industry - they're also coming together to support the March of Dimes and raise $100 million to give babies a healthy start in life.

9 Oct 2009

AST urges Senate Finance Committee to adopt a health care provision for transplant drug extension

As the Senate Finance Committee prepares to vote on the amended health care reform package, members of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) arrived on Capitol Hill armed with a letter encouraging the Senate to adopt a health care provision that will extend Medicare's coverage of post-transplant drugs, which are critical to maintaining the health of the transplant patient. Immunosuppressive drugs are currently covered for a period of 36 months.

9 Oct 2009

Speaker Pelosi issues statement on veterans' bills

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this afternoon after House passage of two key veterans' bills: the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act and Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act.

9 Oct 2009

HealthHelp to provide radiation oncology management on national scale

With cancer’s incidence and treatment costs rising, HealthHelp has become the first company to provide radiation oncology management on a national scale. Approximately 4 million Humana patients in 46 states will benefit from this innovative new program.

9 Oct 2009

U.S. Chamber urges Congress to include medical liability reform in health care legislation

The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) this week launched a new national public awareness campaign calling on Congress to take notice of the majority of voters who support the inclusion of medical liability reform in health care legislation.

9 Oct 2009

CBO: Finance bill price tag estimated at $829 billion over 10 years; will reduce deficit by $81 billion

Kaiser Health News staff writer Mary Agnes Carey details the Congressional Budget Office's new cost estimate of the Senate Finance bill.

9 Oct 2009

Physician shortage affects older Americans' access to basic care

As members of Congress debate what form a national health care plan should take, older Americans continue to suffer the consequences of a physician shortage that makes accessing basic care a struggle. Barriers to care could be greatly eased, however, by legislation that lifts restrictions preventing physician assistants (PAs) from treating Medicare patients.

9 Oct 2009

Generic medicines and mail-service pharmacies are viable options for reducing health care costs

Many consumers looking for ways to reduce their health care costs are taking potentially dangerous steps such as foregoing prescription drug medications altogether or skipping necessary refills, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports.

9 Oct 2009

Senate Finance Committee could vote within days, still looking for White House guidance

The Senate Finance Committee could vote within days on the proposed health care reform bill, but members are still seeking to influence how the measure will be merged with version approved by the Senate Health Committee.

9 Oct 2009

AHF criticizes Pfizer for its current pricing of Selzentry AIDS drug

Responding to today’s news that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Antiviral Advisory Committee has approved Pfizer Inc.'s AIDS therapy, Selzentry (maraviroc), for use in therapy-naïve patients, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) strongly criticized Pfizer for its current pricing of the drug at an Average Wholesale Price (AWP) of $13,767 per-patient per-year—which, if this price remains when use is expanded, would make it the most expensive first-line AIDS drug on the market.

9 Oct 2009

Study suggests better health care improves cognitive development for kids

Wider access to health-care may pay off in better cognitive skills for kids, The Wall Street Journal reports.

9 Oct 2009

'Tens of thousands' of pregnant Indian women die from 'preventable causes,' report says

Despite a government guarantee of free maternal health care, tens of thousands of pregnant women in India die from mostly "preventable causes," according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, released on Wednesday, the BBC reports.

9 Oct 2009

Study detects hazardous chemicals in health care professionals

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), American Nurses Association (ANA) and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) released "Hazardous Chemicals In Health Care," the first investigation of chemicals found in bodies of health care professionals.

9 Oct 2009

Clarian Cardiovascular offers transradial cardiac catheterization

Clarian Cardiovascular has established the Midwest’s only Transradial Center of Excellence in an effort to offer patients a catheterization procedure that significantly reduces recovery time and improves patient outcomes – transradial cardiac catheterization.

9 Oct 2009

Health Care News and Research

Persistent, growing disparities underscore the need for national reform

One-third of long-term care executives believe the new QIS process to improve quality of care

First Edition: October 9, 2009 - Finance Committee still dominates news

Senate Finance Committee puts forward health care reform framework

Majority of public still says the government is responsible for basic health care: WPO poll

National Health Care Compliance Training Week to educate healthcare organizations

Ford Motor Company , United Auto Workers collaborate to support March of Dimes

AST urges Senate Finance Committee to adopt a health care provision for transplant drug extension

Speaker Pelosi issues statement on veterans' bills

HealthHelp to provide radiation oncology management on national scale

U.S. Chamber urges Congress to include medical liability reform in health care legislation

CBO: Finance bill price tag estimated at $829 billion over 10 years; will reduce deficit by $81 billion

Physician shortage affects older Americans' access to basic care

Generic medicines and mail-service pharmacies are viable options for reducing health care costs

Senate Finance Committee could vote within days, still looking for White House guidance

AHF criticizes Pfizer for its current pricing of Selzentry AIDS drug

Study suggests better health care improves cognitive development for kids

'Tens of thousands' of pregnant Indian women die from 'preventable causes,' report says

Study detects hazardous chemicals in health care professionals

Clarian Cardiovascular offers transradial cardiac catheterization

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