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GOP strategists prepare to pounce on Medicare advantage payment changes

The new payment rates for private Medicare Advantage plans -- expected to be announced Friday -- are likely to become political fodder in the midterm elections, reports Politico. Meanwhile, congressional Republicans come out against proposed changes in the Medicare prescription drug program which they say would increase seniors' costs.

24 Feb 2014

Political tactician applies skills to selling health insurance

The Washington Post profiles a White House staffer who went from being a field lieutenant in President Barack Obama's re-election campaign to helping oversee the effort to persuade people to sign up for insurance under the health law.

24 Feb 2014

Medicaid patients have longer lengths of stay for treatment of heart failure, shows study

Heart failure accounts for 6.5 million hospital days a year, and a new study reported in the Journal for Healthcare Quality showed that Medicaid patients and those with comorbid illnesses have longer lengths of stay for treatment of heart failure.

24 Feb 2014

Prevently.com: New portal aims to help people live healthier lifestyle

Prevently.com is a new health and wellness portal that aims to help people live a healthier lifestyle. The website provides users with health information reviewed by physicians, virtual video coaching with dietitians, a personal health record that integrates with wearable fitness devices such as FitBit, social networking tools, and an ecommerce portal that allows users to purchase health products and food reviewed by physicians.

24 Feb 2014

Public sector reduces part-time shifts to avoid health law

Despite the administration's delays of the employer mandate, cities, counties and public schools have limited part-timers' work hours so they don't have to offer health insurance, reports The New York Times. Other media outlets report on targeted enrollment pitches to taxicab drivers, restaurant workers and artists, and on the GOP's probe of an Accenture contract for work on healthcare.gov.

24 Feb 2014

Social/behavioral intervention strategies may help drug users avoid injection-related HCV, HIV infections

Despite a number of social/behavioral intervention and educational programs, the spread of hepatitis C (HCV) in people who inject drugs (PWIDs) remains a chronic problem.

24 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: Docs on drugmakers' payrolls; no comparison shopping in health care

Doctors have long gotten small favors from drug makers: pads with logos, a deli tray sent to the office, tickets to sporting events and free drug samples.

23 Feb 2014

Uofl Department of Pediatrics to receive 2013 Paul Weber Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching

The University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics has been selected to receive the university's 2013 Paul Weber Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching.

23 Feb 2014

Longer looks: Doctor training for ADHD, Obamacare and epilepsy, clues in a drop of blood

Jerry, 9 years old, dissolved into his Game Boy while his father described his attentional difficulties to the family pediatrician.

21 Feb 2014

Informed consent is not required for certain health research, say bioethics experts

Under the right conditions, full informed consent is not ethically required for some types of health research, according to leading bioethics experts.

21 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 21, 2014

Today's headlines include reports checking the status of different state health exchanges as well as efforts to expand Medicaid.

21 Feb 2014

California health insurance sign-ups continue to soar -- Latino enrollment viewed as critical

Covered California has almost reached its enrollment goal for March 31, according to numbers released Wednesday. Still, the state plans to spend millions on Spanish-language advertising in the weeks remaining before the open enrollment period ends next month.

21 Feb 2014

This winter, protect your family from radon gas

This time of year might feel too late for making New Year's resolutions, or too early for spring cleaning, but it's just the right time for taking an important step to protect the health your family: testing your home for radon, the second-leading cause of lung cancer.

21 Feb 2014

GW founder publishes commentary on the history of spirituality and health

While spirituality played a significant role in health care for centuries, technological advances in the 20th century overshadowed this more human side of medicine.

21 Feb 2014

Highlights: Ky. malpractice bill; Texas punishes doc under abortion law; DOJ enters whistleblower case

A selection of health policy stories from Kentucky, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, California, Colorado and Florida.

21 Feb 2014

Anaphylaxis Campaign provides updated information on Idiopathic anaphylaxis

Most people have heard of severe allergies, or anaphylaxis, to food, insect stings, drugs and other common substances, but sometimes no cause at all can be found for a person’s reaction – a condition called Idiopathic anaphylaxis.

21 Feb 2014

Wiley partners with Bergey's Trust to publish Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announced a new partnership with Bergey's Manual Trust, which will see Wiley publish Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB) from 2014.

21 Feb 2014

Motivation to do preventative exercise may reduce risk of fall in older adults

Every year, a third of people over 65 living in the UK will experience a fall.

21 Feb 2014

ACAAI experts suggest allergy sufferers to start taking medication before spring begins

With cold temperatures, snow and ice continuing to strike many regions around the country, it's hard to believe the spring allergy season is lurking right around the corner. But even in this winter mess, some of the 50 million Americans with allergies should start preparing for the spring sneezing season now before it gets too late.

21 Feb 2014

MDA supports Minnesota Department of Human Services on dental access and reimbursement

The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) supports the findings of a long-awaited report from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) on dental access and reimbursement.

21 Feb 2014

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GOP strategists prepare to pounce on Medicare advantage payment changes

Political tactician applies skills to selling health insurance

Medicaid patients have longer lengths of stay for treatment of heart failure, shows study

Prevently.com: New portal aims to help people live healthier lifestyle

Public sector reduces part-time shifts to avoid health law

Social/behavioral intervention strategies may help drug users avoid injection-related HCV, HIV infections

Viewpoints: Docs on drugmakers' payrolls; no comparison shopping in health care

Uofl Department of Pediatrics to receive 2013 Paul Weber Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching

Longer looks: Doctor training for ADHD, Obamacare and epilepsy, clues in a drop of blood

Informed consent is not required for certain health research, say bioethics experts

First Edition: February 21, 2014

California health insurance sign-ups continue to soar -- Latino enrollment viewed as critical

This winter, protect your family from radon gas

GW founder publishes commentary on the history of spirituality and health

Highlights: Ky. malpractice bill; Texas punishes doc under abortion law; DOJ enters whistleblower case

Anaphylaxis Campaign provides updated information on Idiopathic anaphylaxis

Wiley partners with Bergey's Trust to publish Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria

Motivation to do preventative exercise may reduce risk of fall in older adults

ACAAI experts suggest allergy sufferers to start taking medication before spring begins

MDA supports Minnesota Department of Human Services on dental access and reimbursement

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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