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Sen. Barrasso warns of health insurance marketplace cost 'sticker shock'

The former orthopedic surgeon from Wyoming also warned that the law is too expensive and used the weekly GOP address Saturday to push for its repeal.

10 Sep 2013

Medicaid expansion continues to make political and policy waves in the Carolinas, Pennsylvania

While South Carolina works on its own "plan b" to pursue instead of the health law's Medicaid expansion, a North Carolina hospital plans to close its doors. Its parent company blames the state's decision against the expansion.

10 Sep 2013

Seniors can ignore new health insurance marketplaces

Officials are reminding those on Medicare that they don't need to sign up for health insurance coverage in Obamacare's marketplaces starting Oct. 1. In the meantime, a new study says Rochester, N.Y., has the lowest Medicare spending, and the notion of investing a portion of the money in your Health Savings Account gains steam.

10 Sep 2013

Controversial navigators are central in health law's outreach efforts

State officials opposed to federal overhaul target nonprofit groups that the federal government is counting on to help consumers.

10 Sep 2013

Hepatitis C services in the UK: an interview with Louise Campbell, senior liver nurse at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Within the UK there are several centres whose nurse specialists work to a best practice model, delivering care and achieving outcomes which are extremely high in areas of patient retention, adherence to medication and completion of the treatment regimen. With this they achieve cure rates which are some of the highest in the World.

9 Sep 2013

Study: More MSLs build, maintain relationships with KOLs on reimbursement committees

Medical science liaisons are increasingly forming relationships with key opinion leaders who serve on reimbursement committees, according to a study by Cutting Edge Information.

7 Sep 2013

New pilot program for parents whose children are struggling with drug and alcohol problems

The Partnership at Drugfree.org, the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to finding evidence-based solutions to adolescent substance use disorders, has announced a new, pioneering pilot program specifically for parents whose children are struggling with drug and alcohol problems.

7 Sep 2013

TCSPP to offer online M.P.H program from 2014

With more than 17 programs in psychology and behavioral and health sciences already established, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP)—one of the leading nonprofit institutions of its kind-- is offering for the first time in its history a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Program beginning spring 2014 online and fall 2014 in Los Angeles.

7 Sep 2013

Sam's Club Pharmacy to host free health screenings for diabetes

To promote early detection and an overall healthy lifestyle that can help prevent the onset of diabetes, Sam's Club Pharmacy will host free health screenings Saturday, Sept. 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

7 Sep 2013

EMS named to Inc. 5000 list for seventh year in a row

Inc. magazine has once again included EMS in their list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America. EMS ranked #44 in the education industry and #82 in the Philadelphia Metro Area. In addition, EMS was included on the Inc. 5000 Honor Roll, a distinction reserved for companies that have made the list five or more years in a row.

7 Sep 2013

Simple changes in family's lifestyle helps 12-year-old to fight diabetes

Simple changes in a family's lifestyle can stop chronic illnesses in children before they start. For 12-year-old Austin Stanfill, a makeover of his family's diet allowed him to prevent a type-2 diabetes diagnosis.

7 Sep 2013

Nurses at Northside Medical Center to conduct informational picketing to speak out for patient safety

Nurses at Northside Medical Center will conduct informational picketing in front of the hospital on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., including some who will wear gags to demonstrate their concerns that management proposals in current contract talks could limit their ability to speak out for patient safety and quality care.

7 Sep 2013

Our Lady of the Lake Trauma Center certified as Level II Trauma Center

The Our Lady of the Lake Trauma Center has earned official designation from the American College of Surgeons and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals as a Level II Trauma Center. This verification makes the Lake's trauma center the only such center in the greater Baton Rouge region.

7 Sep 2013

National Diaper Need Awareness Week highlights that 30% of low-income families cannot afford baby diapers

Diaper Need Awareness Week (Sept. 8 though 14) calls attention to a disturbing statistic: Nearly 30 percent of low-income families cannot afford enough diapers to keep their babies clean, dry and healthy.

7 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Administration is 'fighting back' on Obamacare; Democrats' 'nervous breakdown' about GOP inquiry on navigators

In Washington, Republican members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have sent intimidating letters to many of the groups hired as navigators, demanding all their paperwork and suggesting that the groups intend to exploit the work for fund-raising or political purposes.

7 Sep 2013

McNeil Recalls 200,000 bottles of Concentrated MOTRIN Infants Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz

McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. ("McNeil") is voluntarily recalling at the retail level three lots, approximately 200,000 bottles, of Concentrated MOTRIN® Infants' Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz bottles distributed in the United States.

7 Sep 2013

Amendments to oral cancer bill would increase co-pay for oral cancer treatment, says NPAF

Citing the hardships certain to be faced by a population of California cancer patients on strained incomes, the National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF), a national non-profit organization providing the patient voice for legislative reform at the state and federal levels, pulled its support for AB 219 following amendments passed in the California state senate yesterday that would prohibitively increase the co-pay for oral cancer treatment.

7 Sep 2013

HHS readies $12M ad campaign to promote health law in 13 states

The advertisements, which will begin airing Sept. 30, will encourage consumers in a group of predominately red states to sign up for insurance available through the health law's new online marketplaces.

7 Sep 2013

LDM expands professional and patient communication network with Kmart

LDM Group, LLC, (LDM) a leading targeted healthcare communications company, announced today that it is expanding its professional and patient communication network with the addition Kmart, an Illinois based retail chain with over 870 pharmacies nationwide.

7 Sep 2013

HHV cleared of all lawsuit charges, continues to help veterans and their families

Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV), the charitable organization that for more than 42 years has helped in the recovery of wounded, sick or disabled American veterans, announced today that the lawsuit brought by the California attorney general had been settled and that HHV will continue helping veterans reclaim their lives.

7 Sep 2013

Healthcare News

Sen. Barrasso warns of health insurance marketplace cost 'sticker shock'

Medicaid expansion continues to make political and policy waves in the Carolinas, Pennsylvania

Seniors can ignore new health insurance marketplaces

Controversial navigators are central in health law's outreach efforts

Hepatitis C services in the UK: an interview with Louise Campbell, senior liver nurse at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Study: More MSLs build, maintain relationships with KOLs on reimbursement committees

New pilot program for parents whose children are struggling with drug and alcohol problems

TCSPP to offer online M.P.H program from 2014

Sam's Club Pharmacy to host free health screenings for diabetes

EMS named to Inc. 5000 list for seventh year in a row

Simple changes in family's lifestyle helps 12-year-old to fight diabetes

Nurses at Northside Medical Center to conduct informational picketing to speak out for patient safety

Our Lady of the Lake Trauma Center certified as Level II Trauma Center

National Diaper Need Awareness Week highlights that 30% of low-income families cannot afford baby diapers

Viewpoints: Administration is 'fighting back' on Obamacare; Democrats' 'nervous breakdown' about GOP inquiry on navigators

McNeil Recalls 200,000 bottles of Concentrated MOTRIN Infants Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz

Amendments to oral cancer bill would increase co-pay for oral cancer treatment, says NPAF

HHS readies $12M ad campaign to promote health law in 13 states

LDM expands professional and patient communication network with Kmart

HHV cleared of all lawsuit charges, continues to help veterans and their families

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