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AFL-CIO to push even harder for health reform, may bend on 'Cadillac tax'

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is "willing to consider a tax on high-value health insurance plans — something labor has vehemently opposed — if middle-class workers aren't hurt, The Associated Press reports. The flexibility is notable because "[l]abor leaders worry that workers would be affected even though lawmakers aimed the proposed tax at insurance plans offering the richest benefits" (Werner, 10/26).

27 Oct 2009

Child birth to be broadcast live

MomsLikeMe.com, a leading local-moms site, announces that an entire pregnancy is being captured on TwinCities.MomsLikeMe.com. A locally driven online social network for moms, MomsLikeMe.com, is thrilled that Lynsee and Anders will share the experience of having their first child -- including the baby's birth in November -- with the community.

27 Oct 2009

Teleflex's revenues decreases to $461.5 million in third quarter 2009

Teleflex Incorporated today announced financial results for the Third Quarter ended September 27, 2009.

27 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 27, 2009

Based on today's headlines, it's fair to say that -- at least for the Senate -- it's all about Majority Leader Harry Reid's announcement regarding the public option.

27 Oct 2009

CCPM coalition members urge Congress to fix or drop the current biogenerics provision

The Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market (CCPM), its allied organizations, representing several hundred million Americans, join experts from the medical and research communities, economists and thought leaders appealing to Congress to fix the excessive 12-year market exclusivity and ever-greening provisions for biologics or drop it altogether.

27 Oct 2009

Senate health bill could come this week, 'compromise' public option now seems likely

Senate Democrats will need to move quickly if they want to pass some version of health overhaul legislation by the end of the year.

27 Oct 2009

Romer sees health care reform as critical to ease deficit

Top White House advisor Christina Romer said that health reform would help to ease the deficit at a speech today. Reuters reports: "While some critics say Democrats' efforts to regulate the insurance sector should wait until the deficit is under control, they should instead see it 'as the most significant act we could take to tackle the deficit,' Romer said in speech to the Center for American Progress, a Washington-based think-tank" (Heavey, 10/26).

27 Oct 2009

Carroll Hospital Center implements Lawson core applications

Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Maryland, recently completed an organization wide deployment of multiple enterprise software applications from Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN). The healthcare provider implemented Lawson Enterprise Financial Management and Asset Management suites as well as Lawson Business Intelligence.

26 Oct 2009

Future physician workforce may be younger but fewer in number than previously projected

Compared with a source of data often used regarding physician workforce supply and projected changes, data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggests that the future physician workforce may be younger but fewer in number than previously projected, according to a study in the October 21 issue of JAMA.

26 Oct 2009

New report analyzes similarities, differences, potential impacts and costs of current health reform bills

A new Commonwealth Fund report analyzes the similarities, differences, potential impacts, and costs of current bills passed by the five committees of jurisdiction in the United States Congress: Finance Committee and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees in the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce committees.

24 Oct 2009

Bioethicist honored with March of Dimes Distinguished Lectureship in Perinatal Bioethics award

A bioethicist who specializes in moral dilemmas families face when making medical decisions for critically-ill newborns was honored with the first-ever March of Dimes Distinguished Lectureship in Perinatal Bioethics.

24 Oct 2009

Senate leaders close to including a version of public option in health bill

The New York Times: "In pushing to include a government-run health insurance plan in the health care bill, the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, is taking a calculated gamble that the 60 members of his caucus could support the plan if it included a way for states to opt out."

24 Oct 2009

Torchmark raises quarterly dividend to $.15 per share on all common stock

Torchmark Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has raised the quarterly dividend to $.15 per share on all of the outstanding common stock of the Company held of record as of the close of business of the Company's transfer agent on January 6, 2010. The dividend will be paid on February 1, 2010.

24 Oct 2009

Japanese Ministry approves marketing of AMS800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter in Japan

American Medical Systems®, a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for both male and female pelvic health, today announced that it has received clearance from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market and distribute its AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) in Japan, effective September 7, 2009.

23 Oct 2009

Health care lobbyists spend big to win big, consumer groups fight industry deals

Health care lobbyists are on track to set new spending records this year, with some individual companies nearly doubling their investment compared to previous periods, USA Today reports. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America spent almost as much by September as it did in the entire year in 2008. America's Health Insurance Plans has spent $1 million more so far this year than over the same period last year (Schouten, 10/21).

23 Oct 2009

Crossover vote or lost cause? Maine Sen. Collins reform vote examined

Sen. Susan Collins, Maine's junior senator, has a lot of people asking her which way she's leaning on supporting health care reform. And she's remaining mum.

23 Oct 2009

House leaders commit to permanent reform in the Medicare physician payment formula

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and the chairs of the three committees leading the health reform effort, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rep. Charles B. Rangel, Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, and Rep. George Miller, Chair of the Committee on Education and Labor, reaffirmed their commitment today to permanent reform of the Medicare physician payment formula (the "sustainable growth rate" or SGR formula).

22 Oct 2009

Independent panel to rein in health costs gaining support

"As Congress grapples with how to rein in the high cost of healthcare in America, the option of outsourcing hard decisions to a new, independent commission is gaining momentum," the Christian Science Monitor reports.

22 Oct 2009

Lake Health opens TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township

Lake Health, formerly Lake Hospital System, today is celebrating the grand opening of its $155 million TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township. A state-of-the-art digital hospital, TriPoint Medical Center is redefining the health care experience for patients, families and the community.

22 Oct 2009

Health Impact Project to promote the use of health impact assessments

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) today announced the launch of the Health Impact Project, a national initiative designed to promote the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a decision-making tool for policymakers.

21 Oct 2009

Labor News and Research

AFL-CIO to push even harder for health reform, may bend on 'Cadillac tax'

Child birth to be broadcast live

Teleflex's revenues decreases to $461.5 million in third quarter 2009

First Edition: October 27, 2009

CCPM coalition members urge Congress to fix or drop the current biogenerics provision

Senate health bill could come this week, 'compromise' public option now seems likely

Romer sees health care reform as critical to ease deficit

Carroll Hospital Center implements Lawson core applications

Future physician workforce may be younger but fewer in number than previously projected

New report analyzes similarities, differences, potential impacts and costs of current health reform bills

Bioethicist honored with March of Dimes Distinguished Lectureship in Perinatal Bioethics award

Senate leaders close to including a version of public option in health bill

Torchmark raises quarterly dividend to $.15 per share on all common stock

Japanese Ministry approves marketing of AMS800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter in Japan

Health care lobbyists spend big to win big, consumer groups fight industry deals

Crossover vote or lost cause? Maine Sen. Collins reform vote examined

House leaders commit to permanent reform in the Medicare physician payment formula

Independent panel to rein in health costs gaining support

Lake Health opens TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township

Health Impact Project to promote the use of health impact assessments

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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