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Judge upholds health law's insurance coverage requirement

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., became the third federal judge to uphold the constitutionality of the health overhaul's individual mandate. The decision was issued Tuesday evening.

24 Feb 2011

California researchers receive InHealth grant to evaluate device-intensive procedures

The Institute for Health Technology Studies has awarded a $263,000 grant to a research team at the University of California, Berkeley, to identify and analyze the strategies that hospital systems employ to evaluate and purchase implantable medical devices for cardiac, spinal, and orthopedic procedures.

23 Feb 2011

FDA clears Entellus Medical's new FinESS Endoscope

Entellus Medical, a Minnesota-based medical technology company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the company's new FinESS Endoscope.

23 Feb 2011

Study finds racial disparities among adolescents in receiving treatment for depression

Adolescence can herald the onset of major depression and the associated short- and long-term consequences including developmental and social impairment. Research that focuses on access to treatment for adolescents with depression can shine a bright light on the persistent disparities based on race and ethnicity.

23 Feb 2011

Medicaid central to White House-State budget tensions

As governors arrive in Washington, D.C., for the weekend meeting of the National Governors Association, the White House is bracing for more Medicaid budget crunching and coverage issues.

23 Feb 2011

States, think tanks focus on ways to save Medicaid money, find efficiency

Media outlets report on various Medicaid developments in states across the country.

23 Feb 2011

After Florida health law decision, Alaska refuses to apply for exchange grants

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said he can't apply for federal grants needed to implement the health care law because of Florida federal court Judge Roger Vinson's ruling that the legislation is unconstitutional. The Republican had until today to apply for grants to develop a state health insurance exchange for individuals and small businesses to comparison-shop for affordable insurance plans.

23 Feb 2011

Viewpoints: Planned Parenthood funding; Governors and Medicaid; lessons from Wisconsin

In 14 states, taxpayers pick up 100 percent of the premium tab for retirees, who often collect benefits for a decade or more before going on Medicare. This is not only unfair to taxpayers, for whom free health care is usually a remote dream. It also encourages overconsumption of medical goods and services, thus raising the cost for everyone.

23 Feb 2011

Some GOP lawmakers like their government health insurance

Seventeen new Republican lawmakers, almost one-fifth of the large House GOP freshman class, have rejected federal medical coverage for themselves and their families to highlight their opposition to President Barack Obama's showcase health insurance law.

23 Feb 2011

Women with melanoma seem to experience more health-related quality of life issues than men

Women seem to experience more health-related quality of life issues than men for up to 10 years following a diagnosis of the skin cancer melanoma, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

22 Feb 2011

Desperate governors, state Legislatures seek ways to cut Medicaid costs

News outlets across the country are reporting that states are planning to trim Medicaid rolls and benefits. Some are especially focusing on nursing home costs.

22 Feb 2011

Wisconsin workers say they agree to pay more for health benefits

In Wisconsin, public workers are continuing their protests about Gov. Scott Walker's proposal, supported by Republican legislators, to strip collective bargaining rights from the union, news outlets are reporting.

22 Feb 2011

HP announces new telehealth solutions to improve quality, efficiency of healthcare

HP today announced new product solutions and applications that help advance telehealth adoption and accessibility for healthcare organizations and patients nationwide, promoting improved quality and efficiency of healthcare.

21 Feb 2011

NSBRI awards four scientists with postdoctoral fellowships for space-related biomedical research

Four young scientists are now conducting research to help protect astronaut health. The researchers are recipients of postdoctoral fellowships awarded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.

19 Feb 2011

Kaiser Permanente receives No. 1 customer loyalty ranking in health insurance sector

Kaiser Permanente received the highest customer loyalty ranking in the health insurance sector, based on the Satmetrix 2011 Net Promoter® industry rankings. A new addition to this year's benchmarks, Kaiser Permanente received a Net Promoter Score, or NPS® of 28 percent, more than 30 points higher than the industry average of negative 5 percent.

19 Feb 2011

Opeds: Leavitt on HHS secretary's power; entitlements and fed budget; health threat of Wisc. 'showdown'

If I may, as a former HHS secretary, offer a suggestion to the current secretary, it would be this: Use these expanded discretionary powers to grant states and the private sector more flexibility and more autonomy.

19 Feb 2011

Justice Department asks judge for more clarity on health law decision

Administration officials went back to a federal judge in Florida Thursday to ask him to clarify an earlier ruling against the new health law.

19 Feb 2011

MFA finds health insurance companies across the U.S. alter vendor management policies

Mark Farrah Associates, a leading provider of market data and intelligence solutions, found health insurance companies across the U.S. are altering their vendor management policies.

19 Feb 2011

HHS approves Medicaid expansion for Minnesota

Gov. Mark Dayton's plan to expand the state's Medicaid rolls by 95,000 people has been approved by federal authorities, his office said Thursday. The move, which begins March 1, will provide health insurance to 12,000 low-income adults who previously were uninsured, and broader coverage at lower cost to another 83,000 who received care under two state-funded programs, MinnesotaCare and General Assistance Medical Care (2/17).

19 Feb 2011

Ways and Means Committee passes 1099 repeal

The House Ways and Means Committee passes a bill to get rid of a health law provision requiring business to report some purchases.

19 Feb 2011

Health Insurance News and Research

Judge upholds health law's insurance coverage requirement

California researchers receive InHealth grant to evaluate device-intensive procedures

FDA clears Entellus Medical's new FinESS Endoscope

Study finds racial disparities among adolescents in receiving treatment for depression

Medicaid central to White House-State budget tensions

States, think tanks focus on ways to save Medicaid money, find efficiency

After Florida health law decision, Alaska refuses to apply for exchange grants

Viewpoints: Planned Parenthood funding; Governors and Medicaid; lessons from Wisconsin

Some GOP lawmakers like their government health insurance

Women with melanoma seem to experience more health-related quality of life issues than men

Desperate governors, state Legislatures seek ways to cut Medicaid costs

Wisconsin workers say they agree to pay more for health benefits

HP announces new telehealth solutions to improve quality, efficiency of healthcare

NSBRI awards four scientists with postdoctoral fellowships for space-related biomedical research

Kaiser Permanente receives No. 1 customer loyalty ranking in health insurance sector

Opeds: Leavitt on HHS secretary's power; entitlements and fed budget; health threat of Wisc. 'showdown'

Justice Department asks judge for more clarity on health law decision

MFA finds health insurance companies across the U.S. alter vendor management policies

HHS approves Medicaid expansion for Minnesota

Ways and Means Committee passes 1099 repeal

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