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Health reform fact check: Republicans have used reconciliation, Obama bill will bring down health costs

Several news organization have "fact checks" on the reconciliation procedure and health reform provisions.

6 Mar 2010

Legislation requires hospitals to disclose prices in Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "The frustration of finding out what hospitals and doctors charge for common services -- from routine office visits to diagnostic tests and surgical procedures -- could soon get a lot easier in Wisconsin. The state Senate and Assembly have passed legislation that will require hospitals to disclose average prices for the 75 most common inpatient services and 75 most common outpatient services based on their contracts with commercial health plans.

6 Mar 2010

Hewitt Associates acquires retiree medical insurance company

Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, today announced it has acquired Senior Educators Ltd., a trusted, Web-based retiree medical insurance exchange that provides unbiased assistance to Medicare recipients seeking high-quality, affordable supplemental insurance products.

6 Mar 2010

Obama seeks to mollify Democrats on health overhaul plan, costs

President Barack Obama intensified his push for health care reform by lobbying small groups of Democratic lawmakers Thursday.

5 Mar 2010

Bristol-Myers Squibb to review key accomplishments at meeting with investment community

During a meeting with the investment community today, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company will provide a comprehensive business overview, highlight positive pipeline developments and provide 2013 minimum non-GAAP earnings per share guidance.

5 Mar 2010

UC researchers find CT scan screening of non-smoking women is cost-effective

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that it is cost-effective to do CT scan screening of non-smoking women, ages 25-54, who come to the emergency room for the first time with a collapsed lung in order to diagnose and treat those with lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM.

5 Mar 2010

Dialysis patients gather to encourage state lawmakers to support Medigap legislation

More than 50 dialysis patients, family members and kidney care advocates from across South Carolina gathered at the state Capitol today with the National Kidney Foundation Serving the Carolinas, South Carolina Region (NKF) and Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) to encourage state lawmakers to support Medigap legislation (S. 1128, sponsored by Senators Harvey Peeler (R-Cherokee) and Phillip Shoopman (R-Greenville), and H. 4552, sponsored by Representatives Joan Brady (R-Richland), Bill Sandifer (R-Seneca) and Kristopher Crawford (R-Florence)).

5 Mar 2010

Healthland introduces new Healthland Analytics solution for hospitals

Healthland, America's market leader of healthcare information solutions for small community and critical access hospitals, announces its new Healthland Analytics solution. Developed in partnership with Performance Management Institute (PMI), Healthland Analytics extracts relevant data from the Healthland Financial System solutions and other sources and presents it in easy-to-grasp, actionable snapshots of financial, operational and clinical performance.

5 Mar 2010

Free CRC screening programs for uninsured

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer death among men and women nationwide, yet only half of people who need CRC screening receive it. The American Gastroenterological Association Institute is working to educate patients about the importance of screening and to encourage everyone age 50 and older to get screened for CRC.

5 Mar 2010

U.S. Vascular Access Holdings acquires National Vascular Care

Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s largest provider of dialysis services and products, today announced that its subsidiary, U.S. Vascular Access Holdings, LLC has completed the acquisition of National Vascular Care Inc.

4 Mar 2010

AMA enters health IT partnerships

The American Medical Association has made deals with computer retailer Dell, and Ingenix, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, to "help physicians adopt and implement electronic health records", the Chicago Tribune reports.

4 Mar 2010

Watson Pharmaceuticals to acquire U.S. rights to Columbia's bioadhesive progesterone gel products

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced an agreement to expand their Women's Health brand product portfolio with the acquisition of the exclusive U.S. rights to Columbia Laboratories, Inc.'s bioadhesive progesterone gel products currently marketed under the trade names CRINONE® and PROCHIEVE® for the indications of infertility and secondary amenorrhea.

4 Mar 2010

Sesame Workshop and AmeriChoice to develop bilingual education outreach program

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, and AmeriChoice, the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company that provides health benefits for state and public programs, are partnering to develop a bilingual education outreach program aimed at helping low-income families make food choices that are affordable, nutritional and set the foundation for lifelong healthy habits.

4 Mar 2010

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy to help patients obtain financial assistance to purchase life-saving drugs

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation's largest privately held specialty pharmacy company, is on a mission to help patients obtain the financial assistance they need to purchase life-saving drugs for such illnesses as cancer, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, as well as drugs for Multiple Sclerosis, kidney disease and other chronic conditions.

4 Mar 2010

CML Healthcare Income Fund reports increase revenue for 2009 fiscal year

CML HealthCare Income Fund today reported its financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2009.

4 Mar 2010

SXC Health Solutions and HealthSpring sign PBM contract

SXC Health Solutions Corp., a leading provider of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) products and services, today announced that its informedRx PBM unit has been awarded a contract with HealthSpring Inc.

4 Mar 2010

Long-term sustainability of Medicare and Medicaid: Successful innovation needed

Despite the loss of the Democrats' supermajority necessary to pass comprehensive national healthcare reform, new federal legislation is needed to promote greater efficiency in the medical delivery system.

4 Mar 2010

Move from paper to EMR: Time to start making the switch is now

The prospect of the U.S. healthcare system moving from paper to electronic medical records (EMR) has given rise to a host of thorny questions on matters of privacy, security, logistics and more. But according to EMR attorneys at the national law firm of LeClairRyan, the time to start making the switch is now–in part because the federal government will soon finalize important new guidelines on what healthcare providers need to do in order to "go digital."

4 Mar 2010

Urinary catheterization of men and women: NAFC releases new consumer educational resource

The National Association For Continence (NAFC) has released a new consumer educational resource, focusing on catheterization procedures and care in the United States. The Urinary Catheterization of Men and Women pamphlet is the newest addition to NAFC's library of educational materials available to consumers seeking knowledge of management and treatment options for medical problems related to incontinence. It is also helpful as an educational supplement to nurses giving instructions to patients regarding their self-care.

4 Mar 2010

DNC Chairman echoes President's call for Congress to take swift action to finish health insurance reforms

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine today echoed the President's call for Congress to take swift action to finish the job and deliver hard-working Americans the health insurance reforms they so desperately need.

4 Mar 2010

Medicare News and Research

Health reform fact check: Republicans have used reconciliation, Obama bill will bring down health costs

Legislation requires hospitals to disclose prices in Wisconsin

Hewitt Associates acquires retiree medical insurance company

Obama seeks to mollify Democrats on health overhaul plan, costs

Bristol-Myers Squibb to review key accomplishments at meeting with investment community

UC researchers find CT scan screening of non-smoking women is cost-effective

Dialysis patients gather to encourage state lawmakers to support Medigap legislation

Healthland introduces new Healthland Analytics solution for hospitals

Free CRC screening programs for uninsured

U.S. Vascular Access Holdings acquires National Vascular Care

AMA enters health IT partnerships

Watson Pharmaceuticals to acquire U.S. rights to Columbia's bioadhesive progesterone gel products

Sesame Workshop and AmeriChoice to develop bilingual education outreach program

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy to help patients obtain financial assistance to purchase life-saving drugs

CML Healthcare Income Fund reports increase revenue for 2009 fiscal year

SXC Health Solutions and HealthSpring sign PBM contract

Long-term sustainability of Medicare and Medicaid: Successful innovation needed

Move from paper to EMR: Time to start making the switch is now

Urinary catheterization of men and women: NAFC releases new consumer educational resource

DNC Chairman echoes President's call for Congress to take swift action to finish health insurance reforms

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