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GOP push to defund health law spurs Capitol Hill debate

During the weekend talk shows, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, acknowledged that he does not have the votes to be successful and that he will need the help of significant grassroots pressure to win the battle.

27 Aug 2013

Medicaid expansion still unsettled in some states

State legislators in Michigan could vote as early as Tuesday on a bill to expand the health insurance program for the poor. In Wyoming, lawmakers consider an alternative approach developed by Arkansas. And in Arizona, a group trying to block the expansion faces a deadline to put the matter on the ballot.

27 Aug 2013

People who leave hospital against doctors' orders are more likely to be readmitted or die

People who leave hospital against their doctors' orders are more likely to be readmitted to hospital or die, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

27 Aug 2013

Lobbying efforts to alter Obamacare take on urgency

Reuters reports how businesses, unions and advocacy groups continue to seek changes in the law, but lobbyists face uphill battles. Kaiser Health News reports on how bare-bones health plans are expected to survive the law, albeit in modified form, and also looks at the government's efforts to inform seniors they shouldn't seek coverage from new online insurance marketplaces.

27 Aug 2013

Teleflex to showcase anesthesia and pain management products at ESRA Congress

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, will showcase its regional anesthesia and pain management products featuring improved practices during the ESRA Congress in Glasgow, UK, on September 4-7, 2013.

26 Aug 2013

First Edition: August 26, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the ongoing battles between those who support the implementation of the health law, and those who oppose it.

26 Aug 2013

Immune Pharmaceuticals announces completion of merger with EpiCept Corporation

Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today the completion of the merger of Immune Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and EpiCept Corporation.

26 Aug 2013

Health professionals need to be alert for fabricated illness in child, says researcher

While it's rare for a parent to fabricate an illness in their child, a McMaster University researcher says physicians and other health professionals need to be on the alert for this form of child abuse.

26 Aug 2013

USPSTF recommends clinicians provide interventions to prevent tobacco use in children

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care clinicians provide interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent initiation of tobacco use in school-aged children and adolescents.

26 Aug 2013

Teens listening to music while driving commit greater errors and miscalculations

Teens listening to their preferred music while driving commit a greater number of errors and miscalculations, according to a new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers that will be published in the October issue of Accident Analysis and Prevention.

26 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Health law guarantees and UPS; 'delay coalition' offers GOP new playbook; Mayor Bloomberg urges Obama not to 'cave' on tobacco

It's not entirely clear why United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) is blaming the Affordable Care Act for its decision to drop 15,000 of its workers' spouses from the company's health-insurance plan. ... It's possible, of course, that UPS is using the health-care law as a smokescreen for cutting costs it wanted to cut anyway. And at one point its internal memo takes an abnormal interest in other people's business.

26 Aug 2013

Mayo Clinic opens its own stem cell laboratory in summer 2014

Mayo Clinic in Arizona, with one of the most active bone marrow transplant programs in United States, will open its own stem cell laboratory in summer 2014. The laboratory will be initially dedicated to storing and processing stem cells used for bone marrow transplants at Mayo Clinic Hospital and Phoenix Children's Hospital.

26 Aug 2013

Utah's Medicaid expansion decision on hold

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday he will not make a decision until next year about whether to expand Medicaid to cover more of the state's uninsured. ... "I assure you, I am not going to be rushed in this," Herbert said at his monthly news conference at KUED.

26 Aug 2013

State laws could upend elements of the health law enrollment effort

Twelve states have passed measures that could undermine funding for "navigators." Also, news outlets report on the latest on health exchanges from California, Wisconsin and Florida.

26 Aug 2013

Research roundup: Moving kids onto Medicaid; competitive markets

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

26 Aug 2013

State highlights: Colo. effort to reduce hospital readmissions pays off

A 2-year-old initiative between the Colorado Hospital Association and UnitedHealthcare to reduce costly unnecessary readmissions is reporting major gains on a lingering problem. The readmission rate for "same cause" patients -- those coming back for the same malady as their initial visit -- dropped to just over 5 percent from 9.8 percent the year before, at 19 Colorado hospitals, according to a release by the collaboration (Booth, 8/21).

26 Aug 2013

Republicans continue to pound Obamacare, threaten budget vote

News outlets covered the ongoing "defunding" controversy. Sen. Ted Cruz [R-Texas] said on Sunday he doesn't have the votes yet to pass a budget resolution to defund Obamacare. "We do not have the votes right now," the Texas Republican said on CNN's "State of the Union,"

26 Aug 2013