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Experts to discuss employee health care benefits in BNA Tax & Accounting webinar

When President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, he ushered in dramatic health care reforms unparalleled since the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. On April 8, two of the nation's foremost employee benefits and health care law experts from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Bruce Fried and Martin Moderson, will present a BNA Tax & Accounting webinar, Health Care Reform – Preparing Employers and Health Plans, directed to professionals who advise employers large and small on employee health care benefits or work with ERISA or non-ERISA health plans.

31 Mar 2010

Pelosi releases statement on signing of Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act into law

Health insurance reform represents remarkable progress for the American people. Today, with President Obama's signature, health care becomes more affordable for the middle class, we begin closing the prescription drug donut hole, and we demand accountability from the insurance industry.

31 Mar 2010

gloStream launches gloDNA 100% Stimulus Guarantee

gloStream, maker of gloEMR and gloPM – the only electronic medical record software and practice management applications with Microsoft® Office built right in – today announced the gloDNA 100% Stimulus Guarantee.

31 Mar 2010

Optometrists and dietitians are important part of health care team

For people with diabetes, proper nutrition can have a far-reaching effect on their health and wellness. They also have a higher risk of developing vision problems. March is National Nutrition Month and Save Your Vision Month, and the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and American Optometric Association (AOA) would like to remind people that optometrists and registered dietitians are an important part of the health care team.

31 Mar 2010

Does your insurance policy covers emergency expenses abroad?

You're on the sunny shores of Aruba enjoying your dream vacation. Suddenly, you have excruciating pain in your abdomen. You're rushed to the local hospital where they run tests and diagnose you with appendicitis.

31 Mar 2010

Patients who take decisions about their health care more likely to get better faster

Research shows that patients who take part in decisions about their own health care are more likely to get better faster. As a patient, you can make your hospital stay a better experience by being an active, involved and informed member of your health care team.

31 Mar 2010

AARP Idaho unveils list of winners and losers of 2010 legislative session

With the 2010 Idaho legislative session drawing to a close, the dust has settled on several key pieces of legislation that deliver good news and bad news for people across the state. Today, AARP Idaho unveiled its list of "2010 Legislative Session Winners and Losers," highlighting bills that either help or hurt Idahoans.

31 Mar 2010

Likeley CMS pick Berwick has big ideas on fixing U.S. health care delivery

Dr. Donald Berwick is reportedly the president's choice to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

31 Mar 2010

Gore launches new consumer website to serve as patient resource on AAA

W. L. Gore & Associates announced the launch of a new consumer website, http://www.ultimatesaaave.com, which will serve as an enhanced patient resource on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.

31 Mar 2010

CMS delays Medicare doctor pay cut until after congressional recess

"Doctors slated to have their Medicare reimbursements cut 21 percent on April 1 got a reprieve from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is delaying lowered payments until after Congress reconvenes," Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports.

31 Mar 2010

CVS Caremark awarded Specialty Pharmacy accreditation from URAC

CVS Caremark announced today that it has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry.

31 Mar 2010

Cambridge Heart's fourth-quarter total revenue down 20%

Cambridge Heart, Inc., today reported results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. Full financial statements and corresponding commentary can be found in the Company's Form 10-K, which is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010.

31 Mar 2010

Women, diabetics, dementia patients most likely to fall in 'doughnut hole'; Reform seeks to close coverage gap

Among elderly Americans, women and those with diabetes and dementia are most likely to find themselves in the Medicare Part D drug plan 'doughnut hole,' the coverage gap that occurs after a beneficiary has reached the annual coverage limit but hasn't spent enough on drugs to qualify for catastrophic coverage.

31 Mar 2010

MedeAnalytics' white paper focuses on potential reductions of annual updates to the IPPS

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, today released a white paper on one of the HITECH Act's measures designed to motivate hospitals to become meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs): potential negative adjustments to Medicare's market basket updates to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS).

30 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 30, 2010

Today's news pages are full of stories detailing more particulars of the new health care bill to be signed into law today by President Obama. Meanwhile, the headlines also indicate that for Democrats, politically capitalizing on the new measure will be no easy task.

30 Mar 2010

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals submits Acetadote sNDA for non-acetaminophen acute liver failure

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. has submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the use of Acetadote® (acetylcysteine) Injection in patients with non-acetaminophen acute liver failure. Acetadote was launched by Cumberland in 2004 as the first U.S.-approved injectable drug to treat acetaminophen overdose.

30 Mar 2010

National Donate Life Month: Facts surrounding dire need for organ donations

With Thursday, April 1, 2010, marking the start of "National Donate Life Month," Health Net, Inc. is working to increase awareness regarding the urgent need for organ donations - particularly among minority populations - and also to dispute some of the misperceptions surrounding organ donation.

30 Mar 2010

WPS Health Insurance secures spot on 2010 World's Most Ethical Companies list

WPS Health Insurance, Wisconsin's leading not-for-profit health insurer, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for 2010. Out of a record number of nominations for the award, WPS Health Insurance (Wisconsin Physicians Service) secured a hard-earned spot on the list by going the extra mile, implementing upright business practices and initiatives that are instrumental to the company's success, benefit the community, and raise the bar for ethical standards within the industry.

30 Mar 2010

New home health provisions proposed in Health Care Reform Bill to benefit older patients

New home health provisions proposed in the Health Care Reform Bill (H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) will support the testing and implementation of in-home health care services for chronically ill elderly residents of Greater Philadelphia.

30 Mar 2010

AAPS sues to overturn Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). AAPS sued Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (AAPS v. Sebelius et al.).

30 Mar 2010

Medicare News and Research

Experts to discuss employee health care benefits in BNA Tax & Accounting webinar

Pelosi releases statement on signing of Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act into law

gloStream launches gloDNA 100% Stimulus Guarantee

Optometrists and dietitians are important part of health care team

Does your insurance policy covers emergency expenses abroad?

Patients who take decisions about their health care more likely to get better faster

AARP Idaho unveils list of winners and losers of 2010 legislative session

Likeley CMS pick Berwick has big ideas on fixing U.S. health care delivery

Gore launches new consumer website to serve as patient resource on AAA

CMS delays Medicare doctor pay cut until after congressional recess

CVS Caremark awarded Specialty Pharmacy accreditation from URAC

Cambridge Heart's fourth-quarter total revenue down 20%

Women, diabetics, dementia patients most likely to fall in 'doughnut hole'; Reform seeks to close coverage gap

MedeAnalytics' white paper focuses on potential reductions of annual updates to the IPPS

First Edition: March 30, 2010

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals submits Acetadote sNDA for non-acetaminophen acute liver failure

National Donate Life Month: Facts surrounding dire need for organ donations

WPS Health Insurance secures spot on 2010 World's Most Ethical Companies list

New home health provisions proposed in Health Care Reform Bill to benefit older patients

AAPS sues to overturn Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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