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Lawmakers seek details of Obama's closed-door meetings with health industry groups

"In a rare display of bipartisanship,… Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he'd help Dr. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) seek information on the names of representatives from the pharmaceutical, device, hospital, doctor, and insurance sectors, who met with White House officials regarding healthcare reform," Medpage Today/ABC News reports.

2 Feb 2010

Health and Human Services would get boost under Obama's 2011 budget plan

News outlets report on how Health and Human Services fares under Obama's 2011 budget request.

1 Feb 2010

New mental health coverage rules promise to end some discrimination

Reuters: Employer-provided group health plans must offer the same level of coverage for mental illness and drug abuse treatment as for other ailments, according to federal regulations issued on Friday.

31 Jan 2010

Humedica to participate in 7th Annual Healthcare Conference

Humedica, a next-generation clinical informatics company, today announced that it will be presenting at Harvard Business School’s 7th Annual Healthcare Conference: “Policy Reform: An Inflection Point for Healthcare Management?” on Saturday, January 30, 2010.

30 Jan 2010

New rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans for treatment of mental disorders issued

The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury today jointly issued new rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans who need treatment for mental health or substance use disorders.

30 Jan 2010

Single payer bill passes Calif. Senate; Other states consider smaller health care changes

California's state Senate Thursday voted for a bill creating a single-payer health system Thursday.

30 Jan 2010

Surgeon General's report lays out recommendations to address childhood obesity

"As many as one in three children are overweight or obese, according to a new report" released yesterday by U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.

30 Jan 2010

National summit on coordinated effort to fight health care fraud

Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today joined private sector leaders, law enforcement personnel and health care experts for a landmark National Summit on Health Care Fraud. The summit is the first national gathering on health care fraud between law enforcement and the private and public sectors and is part of the Obama Administration's coordinated effort to fight health care fraud.

29 Jan 2010

Experimental vaccine protects mice and monkeys against chikungunya virus

An experimental vaccine developed using non-infectious virus-like particles (VLP) has protected macaques and mice against chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen that has infected millions of people in Africa and Asia and causes debilitating pain, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found.

29 Jan 2010

ECRI Institute publishes Health Devices guidance article for hospitals

Electronic health records (EHRs) are the future of medical record keeping. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) includes incentive payments for hospitals that adopt an EHR, but the timetable for implementation is especially tight.

29 Jan 2010

Patients with hearing, vision and speech disabilities to be provided with auxiliary aids and services

Patients with hearing, vision, and speech disabilities, who receive care at University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics, will be screened and provided with auxiliary aids and services as required by federal law under a Resolution Agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

29 Jan 2010

Jeffrey Modell Foundation urges government to implement SCID screening for all newborns

Vicki and Fred Modell, co-founders of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation, today called upon governors, state public health officials, and legislators, in all states, to implement screening of newborns with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID).

28 Jan 2010

National summit to focus on new ways of eliminating health care fraud

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder will convene a “National Summit on Health Care Fraud” on Thursday January 28, bringing together leaders from the public and private sectors to identify and discuss innovative ways to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse in the U.S. health care system.

28 Jan 2010

Transplant tourism: Ethical issues

A recent case study by doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York examined the ethical issues posed by transplant tourism, an offshoot of medical tourism, which focuses solely on transplantation surgery. Many American transplant professionals frown on the practice of transplant tourism where patients travel to countries such as China, India, and the Philippines for their transplantation.

28 Jan 2010

Software tool helps medical service providers respond to serious incidents and disasters affecting children

A statistical study by a specialist group at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California indicates that the victims of the January 12 quake include an extraordinarily high number of children- more than 110,000, nearly half of the estimated total.

28 Jan 2010

Medicare false claims: Los Angeles DME company owner pleads guilty

The owner and operator of a Los Angeles durable medical equipment (DME) company pleaded guilty today to submitting nearly $1 million in false claims to Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney George S. Cardona for the Central District of California.

28 Jan 2010

Home health care fraud: Detroit-area physical therapist pleads guilty

Detroit-area resident Jessica Vigil pleaded guilty today for her role in a Detroit-area home health care fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade; Special Agent in Charge Andrew G. Arena of the FBI's Detroit Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Lamont Pugh III of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General's (HHS-OIG) Chicago Region.

27 Jan 2010

MAXIMUS recognized as 'Certified Center of Excellence' by BenchmarkPortal

MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS), a leading provider of government services, announced today that its New York Medicaid CHOICE project call center has once again been recognized as a “Certified Center of Excellence” by BenchmarkPortal in collaboration with the Center for Customer-Driven Quality (CCDQ) at Purdue Research Park.

27 Jan 2010

Montana DPHHS approves Rethink Autism to provide services as part of Children's Autism Waiver

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has approved the use of Rethink Autism (http://www.rethinkautism.com), a web-based autism treatment platform, to provide services as part of the State's Children's Autism Waiver.

27 Jan 2010

ALEC congratulates Pennsylvania legislators for filing House Bills to protect the right of individuals

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) -- the nation's largest nonpartisan individual membership association of state legislators -- congratulates Pennsylvania State Representatives Matthew Baker and Curt Schroder for filing House Bills 2053 and 2179, which protect the right of individuals to make their own health care choices.

27 Jan 2010

Health and Human Services News and Research

Lawmakers seek details of Obama's closed-door meetings with health industry groups

Health and Human Services would get boost under Obama's 2011 budget plan

New mental health coverage rules promise to end some discrimination

Humedica to participate in 7th Annual Healthcare Conference

New rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans for treatment of mental disorders issued

Single payer bill passes Calif. Senate; Other states consider smaller health care changes

Surgeon General's report lays out recommendations to address childhood obesity

National summit on coordinated effort to fight health care fraud

Experimental vaccine protects mice and monkeys against chikungunya virus

ECRI Institute publishes Health Devices guidance article for hospitals

Patients with hearing, vision and speech disabilities to be provided with auxiliary aids and services

Jeffrey Modell Foundation urges government to implement SCID screening for all newborns

National summit to focus on new ways of eliminating health care fraud

Transplant tourism: Ethical issues

Software tool helps medical service providers respond to serious incidents and disasters affecting children

Medicare false claims: Los Angeles DME company owner pleads guilty

Home health care fraud: Detroit-area physical therapist pleads guilty

MAXIMUS recognized as 'Certified Center of Excellence' by BenchmarkPortal

Montana DPHHS approves Rethink Autism to provide services as part of Children's Autism Waiver

ALEC congratulates Pennsylvania legislators for filing House Bills to protect the right of individuals

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