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Viewpoints: Crediting the health law for modest premium increases; Hollywood misses the mark on sick teens

The rate of growth on premiums for employer-based health coverage in the first five months of this year was one of the lowest in 16 years. Despite longstanding concerns that employer-sponsored coverage might become too costly to sustain, that market seems to have stabilized for now .... Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, federal tax credit subsidies - available for people earning up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level ($95,400 for a family of four) - are helping to make these policies affordable and cushioning the impact of premium increases in some cities (9/14).

16 Sep 2014

State Highlights: Calif. prop 45 ad truth check; Medi-Cal autism coverage

Proposition 45 would give California's elected insurance commissioner the authority to reject excessive health insurance rate hikes, a power the commissioner already wields for auto and homeowners insurance rates. The campaign against it -- for which the insurance industry has so far put up $37.3 million -- is now airing a 60-second radio ad narrated by a nurse named Candy Campbell.

16 Sep 2014

Study: Subsidy quirk means young people pay more for bronze plans

How the government calculates insurance subsidies makes the cheapest bronze plans more costly for young people relative to those aged 54 to 64, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. Meanwhile, Oregon budgets $2 million for a lawsuit fight with Oracle over its health insurance marketplace.

16 Sep 2014

Medicaid: 25 ways states game the system

The Department of Health and Human Services has identified the key problems the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services need to address to ensure that states pay their fair share of the state-federal low income insurance program.

16 Sep 2014

GOP Senate may not be able to repeal health law, but it could cripple key provisions

News outlets examine what the future could hold for the health law especially as the Senate increasingly appears to be within GOP reach.

16 Sep 2014

Health clinics getting new $295 million for primary care through health law

The money will go to expanding primary care services, as well as helping health centers stay open longer and provide expanded services not always available at the clinics across the United States.

16 Sep 2014

Gilead to boost price of new hepatitis c drug

Gilead Sciences says its next generation drug to combat hepatitis C, slated to launch next month, will be more expensive than $1,000-a-pill Sovaldi, in part because the new treatment will be shorter and simpler. Gilead also struck a deal with Indian generic drugmakers to sell lower-cost versions of Sovaldi in poor countries.

From Baxter International Inc. 16 Sep 2014

Obamacare boosts bottom lines of Washington hospitals

Hospitals attribute the 30 percent reduction in uncompensated care to the expansion of Medicaid and private coverage under the federal health law.

15 Sep 2014

USM Studios to air series dedicated to business health solutions

America's employers, small and large, are taking better care of their employees with managed healthcare partnerships. Many organizations offer wellness options for workers including health screenings for various diseases, fitness programs to help people get in shape, and on-call health and wellness coaches.

15 Sep 2014

Appeals court considers Texas abortion clinic law

The law, which was ruled unconstitutional last month, would allow Texas to close more than half the state's abortion facilities.

15 Sep 2014

WellStar establishes new health park in East Cobb

WellStar East Cobb Health Park opened its doors September 15, serving as a comprehensive, one-stop shop for outpatient medical needs.

15 Sep 2014

Advocates to refine health enrollment message

When sign-ups begin in November, advocates and those giving enrollment assistance will use lessons from last fall to help attract new customers and help those re-enrolling. Also, several news outlets look at the challenges for consumers.

15 Sep 2014

FDA approves use of 2.4 GHz wireless protocol with Cochlear Nucleus 6 Sound Processor

Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity with the Cochlear™ Nucleus® 6 Sound Processor.

15 Sep 2014

Medicone Medical Response selected as one of fastest growing companies in the US

MedicOne Medical Response, a leading provider emergency and non-emergency ambulance transport services, has been selected by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in America.

15 Sep 2014

Instrumentation Laboratory announces launch of HemosIL Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Assay in Europe

Instrumentation Laboratory today announced the commercialization in Europe of their HemosIL Direct Thrombin Inhibitor (DTI) Assay. When used in conjunction with HemosIL Dabigatran Calibrators and Controls, this test offers an automated solution for the measurement of dabigatran, a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC).

15 Sep 2014

3D Systems launches new Simbionix ultrasound training module

3D Systems announced today the addition of a new Simbionix ultrasound training module for the practice of transvaginal ultrasound exams (GYN TVS) at the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology exhibition in Barcelona, Spain.

15 Sep 2014

Scientists measure responses to rewards during nicotine withdrawal across species

Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable death worldwide and is associated with approximately 440,000 deaths in the United States each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population continues to smoke cigarettes.

15 Sep 2014

State highlights: States want home care worker wage changes delayed; Ga. delays nursing home rate hike

State officials that argued against providing overtime and minimum wage protections to the nation's 2 million home care workers are asking the Department of Labor to push back a Jan. 1 start date for the policy to take effect. State Medicaid officials concerned that their costs will rise are asking for a delay and tweaks to the policy, even though the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized the rule a year ago.

15 Sep 2014

Viewpoints: Ebola takes us to 'uncharted waters'; the failure of workplace 'wellness' programs

There have been more than 4,300 cases and 2,300 deaths over the past six months. Last week, the World Health Organization warned that, by early October, there may be thousands of new cases per week in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria. What is not getting said publicly, despite briefings and discussions in the inner circles of the world's public health agencies, is that we are in totally uncharted waters and that Mother Nature is the only force in charge of the crisis at this time (Michael T. Osterholm, 9/11).

15 Sep 2014

Report: State decisions determine how residents fare under Obamacare

The report by a Yale University economist found it difficult to generalize about the health law's impact because it varies greatly state by state.

15 Sep 2014

Healthcare News

Viewpoints: Crediting the health law for modest premium increases; Hollywood misses the mark on sick teens

State Highlights: Calif. prop 45 ad truth check; Medi-Cal autism coverage

Study: Subsidy quirk means young people pay more for bronze plans

Medicaid: 25 ways states game the system

GOP Senate may not be able to repeal health law, but it could cripple key provisions

Health clinics getting new $295 million for primary care through health law

Gilead to boost price of new hepatitis c drug

Obamacare boosts bottom lines of Washington hospitals

USM Studios to air series dedicated to business health solutions

Appeals court considers Texas abortion clinic law

WellStar establishes new health park in East Cobb

Advocates to refine health enrollment message

FDA approves use of 2.4 GHz wireless protocol with Cochlear Nucleus 6 Sound Processor

Medicone Medical Response selected as one of fastest growing companies in the US

Instrumentation Laboratory announces launch of HemosIL Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Assay in Europe

3D Systems launches new Simbionix ultrasound training module

Scientists measure responses to rewards during nicotine withdrawal across species

State highlights: States want home care worker wage changes delayed; Ga. delays nursing home rate hike

Viewpoints: Ebola takes us to 'uncharted waters'; the failure of workplace 'wellness' programs

Report: State decisions determine how residents fare under Obamacare

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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