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Confusion for people who enrolled in Medicaid on healthcare.gov

Some people who applied early in the open enrollment period may not actually be signed up for the program and may be flummoxed by federal robocalls encouraging them to apply again directly to state agencies. Also, news outlets offer updates from Missouri, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

6 Jan 2014

Justice dept. defends birth control rule

The administration responded to a lawsuit by a group of nuns challenging how the health law exempts them from the rule.

6 Jan 2014

New clinical report provides guidance on overuse injuries and burnout in young athletes

As an emphasis on competitive success in youth sports has led to intense training, frequent competition and early single sport specialization, overuse injuries and burnout have become common.

6 Jan 2014

Insurers express concerns about health law fixes

Some insurers are pushing for a nationwide, as opposed to state-by-state, approach to policy fixes to the Affordable Care Act. Many also report that enrollment data errors remain a problem, despite assurances by the Obama administration.

5 Jan 2014

Medicaid expansion boosted emergency room visits in Oregon, study finds

A new study of a 2008 expansion of Oregon's Medicaid program showed those with new coverage used emergency rooms 40 percent more often than other adults, throwing some water on the long-held argument that expanding Medicaid coverage lowers ER usage and boosts primary care visits.

5 Jan 2014

Columbia University's College of Dental Medicine selected for 2014 William J. Gies Award

The ADEAGies Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Dental Education Association, has selected Columbia University's College of Dental Medicine for a 2014 William J. Gies Award, for outstanding achievement by an academic dental institution in support of dental education. The award recognizes CDM's Community DentCare program, which provides low- or no-cost dental care to children, adults, and seniors in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.

5 Jan 2014

House plans vote on setting security requirements for health insurance exchanges

In what will likely be the GOP's first effort in 2014 to undercut the health law, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said Thursday he plans to bring up the measure next week.

5 Jan 2014

Fremont-based Memorial Hospital becomes member of ProMedica system

Fremont-based Memorial Hospital has officially become a member of the ProMedica system.

5 Jan 2014

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System to open new Mile Square Health Center

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System will open the doors to a new Mile Square Health Center Jan. 6.

5 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 3, 2014

Today's headlines include coverage of a new study examining how Oregon's ER usage increased after expanding Medicaid.

3 Jan 2014

Study explores safety and efficacy of scoop and run approach in Philadelphia

A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found no significant difference in adjusted overall survival rates between gunshot and stabbing (so-called penetrating trauma injuries) victims in Philadelphia whether they were transported to the emergency department by the police department or the emergency medical services division of the fire department.

3 Jan 2014

Women In Government announces launch of Pulmonary Hypertension Legislative Toolkit

Women In Government today announced the launch of its Pulmonary Hypertension Legislative Toolkit, designed to provide information and resources regarding Pulmonary Hypertension for women state legislators.

3 Jan 2014

Survey: American people's list of key issues needs government attention

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has released the results of a major new survey that reveals the American people's list of issues they believe should be the focus of government attention in 2014. The same survey also explores the complex blend of personal, political, and ideological factors that lie behind such a list.

3 Jan 2014

MobileHelp launches MobileHelp Connect online portal

Empowering its customers with new ways to manage their health and stay connected to their loved ones, MobileHelp, a leader in Mobile Personal Emergency Response System (M-PERS) solutions, announced today the launch of its MobileHelp Connect online portal, accessible to subscribers, their family or other authorized caregivers through the company's website.

3 Jan 2014

Viewpoints: Michael Moore finds health law affordability 'a cruel joke'; can more marketing help sell insurance?

Now that the individual mandate is officially here, let me begin with an admission: Obamacare is awful. That is the dirty little secret many liberals have avoided saying out loud for fear of aiding the president's enemies, at a time when the ideal of universal health care needed all the support it could get. ... For many people, the "affordable" part of the Affordable Care Act risks being a cruel joke. ... And yet -- I would be remiss if I didn't say this -- Obamacare is a godsend (Michael Moore, 12/31/13).

3 Jan 2014

State roundup: 'Hope' for Texas' mental health system; rural farmers staying out of health exchanges; Oregon's medical error law

A selection of health policy news from Oregon, Texas, Maryland, California, Georgia and Wisconsin.

3 Jan 2014

Healthcare News

Confusion for people who enrolled in Medicaid on healthcare.gov

Justice dept. defends birth control rule

New clinical report provides guidance on overuse injuries and burnout in young athletes

Insurers express concerns about health law fixes

Medicaid expansion boosted emergency room visits in Oregon, study finds

Columbia University's College of Dental Medicine selected for 2014 William J. Gies Award

House plans vote on setting security requirements for health insurance exchanges

Fremont-based Memorial Hospital becomes member of ProMedica system

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System to open new Mile Square Health Center

First Edition: January 3, 2014

Study explores safety and efficacy of scoop and run approach in Philadelphia

Women In Government announces launch of Pulmonary Hypertension Legislative Toolkit

Survey: American people's list of key issues needs government attention

MobileHelp launches MobileHelp Connect online portal

Viewpoints: Michael Moore finds health law affordability 'a cruel joke'; can more marketing help sell insurance?

State roundup: 'Hope' for Texas' mental health system; rural farmers staying out of health exchanges; Oregon's medical error law

Chief Financial Officer of Modernizing Medicine selected as finalist for South Florida CFO Awards

Second Obama administration official resigns after troubled healthcare.gov rollout

Unilever, Feeding America join forces to help people facing hunger nationwide

Five Star Quality Care transfers operations of two rehabilitation hospitals to Reliant-affiliated entities

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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