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CBO findings on how the health law will impact the workforce become partisan flashpoint

During a House Budget Committee hearing, and also across the Capitol, and on social media and the airwaves, Democrats and Republicans sparred over the Congressional Budget Office report released this week.

7 Feb 2014

CBO report reax leads to fact-checking, heavy dose of political debate

Despite the political storm it has generated, the latest report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects the law will give several million people an opportunity to work less or not at all because they won't be stuck in jobs simply to keep their job-based insurance.

7 Feb 2014

Maryland, Minnesota and Oregon attempt to boot up exchanges

Meanwhile, PBS NewsHour looks at why enrollment lags among Latinos, the ethnic group with the highest uninsured rate, despite tens of millions being spent on outreach in states like California.

7 Feb 2014

SSOM to receive Moral Courage award from Faith in Public Life in recognition to accept qualified DACA

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM) will receive the Moral Courage award from Faith in Public Life, a non-profit organization devoted to lifting up the voices of progressive faith leaders.

7 Feb 2014

Experts release stroke-prevention guidelines for women

While stroke occurrences have been on a consistent decline in the United States since the early 1900s, more women are still dying from them than are men. To aid in curbing these deaths, first-of-their-kind stroke-prevention guidelines for women have been released with the help of one University of Alabama at Birmingham expert.

7 Feb 2014

Study: More than half of the nation's uninsured people live in just 116 counties

The study, conducted for the Associated Press, suggests that, even as the clock ticks down on the insurance sign-up period, outreach to this target population may not be so difficult.

7 Feb 2014

CVS' tobacco move brings praise, analysis as marketing move

Some are praising CVS' decision not to sell tobacco products while others say it's a marketing ploy meant to position the drugstore keenly in the middle of consumer health care.

7 Feb 2014

Research: Clinicians often fail to follow evidence-based polices to prevent infections

While most hospitals have polices in place to prevent health care-associated infections, clinicians often fail to follow evidence-based guidelines established to prevent these infections, according to new research from Columbia University School of Nursing published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

7 Feb 2014

Insurers say limited doctor choice key to plan affordability under health law

Insurers are saying that offering more narrow networks of which doctors patients can see or hospitals they can go to is vital to keeping costs down in plans offered under the health law. In the meantime, some insurers are offering supplemental plans to fill in these gaps.

7 Feb 2014

Humana posts loss but says new members are younger than expected

Insurer Humana said it lost money in the fourth quarter of last year over increased expenses and a drop in membership. At the same time, it says its health law enrollees are younger than expected.

7 Feb 2014

Report: Fewer than 2 million new Medicaid enrollees are result of health law

The study by consulting firm Avalere Health concludes that less than a third of the 6.3 million who have signed up for Medicaid have done so because of the health law's expansion of eligibility. Developments in Virginia and Florida are also covered.

7 Feb 2014

NextGen Healthcare to display patient-centered solutions at HIMSS14 conference

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems, services and interoperability solutions, today announced it will showcase its comprehensive suite of products and services to improve care, increase efficiencies, enhance patient safety and maximize outcomes during the HIMSS14 Annual Conference and Exhibition February 23 - 27 in Orlando, Fla., at booth #6265 in Hall E.

6 Feb 2014

Deerwalk receives NCQA certification for 2014 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set

Deerwalk, Inc., a healthcare analytics and custom software development company, announced today that it has achieved full certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for 2014 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS).

6 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 6, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how the day-after debate about the Congressional Budget Office's updated health law projections played out on Capitol Hill.

6 Feb 2014

State highlights: Colo. County may sue over no change to insurance ratings; Oregon Medicaid patients visit ER less; Iowa Universities face subsidies lawsuit

Enraged that Colorado officials are refusing to change health insurance rating systems for this year or next, Garfield County's attorney and commissioners are considering suing the state.

6 Feb 2014

Sound Physicians agrees to provide hospitalist services to Whidbey General Hospital

Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist group based in Tacoma, Wash., has agreed to provide hospitalist services to Whidbey General Hospital beginning Feb. 5, 2014.

6 Feb 2014

Calsoft Labs to unveil Connected Healthcare Framework at 2014 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition

Focused on improving the quality of care, efficiency & productivity of the healthcare systems by leveraging technology, Calsoft Labs, a leading Healthcare Solutions provider, will showcase its Connected Healthcare Framework in the upcoming 2014 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 23-27, Booth #7388, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.

6 Feb 2014

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CBO findings on how the health law will impact the workforce become partisan flashpoint

CBO report reax leads to fact-checking, heavy dose of political debate

Maryland, Minnesota and Oregon attempt to boot up exchanges

SSOM to receive Moral Courage award from Faith in Public Life in recognition to accept qualified DACA

Experts release stroke-prevention guidelines for women

Study: More than half of the nation's uninsured people live in just 116 counties

CVS' tobacco move brings praise, analysis as marketing move

Research: Clinicians often fail to follow evidence-based polices to prevent infections

Insurers say limited doctor choice key to plan affordability under health law

Humana posts loss but says new members are younger than expected

Report: Fewer than 2 million new Medicaid enrollees are result of health law

NextGen Healthcare to display patient-centered solutions at HIMSS14 conference

Deerwalk receives NCQA certification for 2014 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set

First Edition: February 6, 2014

State highlights: Colo. County may sue over no change to insurance ratings; Oregon Medicaid patients visit ER less; Iowa Universities face subsidies lawsuit

Sound Physicians agrees to provide hospitalist services to Whidbey General Hospital

Calsoft Labs to unveil Connected Healthcare Framework at 2014 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition

RxWiki launches digital medication resource

Tips to maintain heart-healthy lifestyle for kids and adolescents

Research focuses on health effects from wood burning

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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