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State insurance exchanges go for flashy (or not) branding

New York named its health exchange, complete with new logo and ad. In Idaho, the GOP governor, a vocal opponent of the health law, lauds his state's insurance marketplace. Meanwhile, Florida officials express concerns about the federal exchange's "navigator" concept.

22 Aug 2013

Majority of Alzheimer's researchers support disclosure of results to study participants

A leading group of Alzheimer's researchers contends that, as biomarkers to detect signals of the disease improve at providing clinically meaningful information, researchers will need guidance on how to constructively disclose test results and track how disclosure impacts both patients and the data collected in research studies.

22 Aug 2013

Are they talking? Mixed messages on whether Texas is seeking health law funds

News outlets try to pin down whether Texas officials are in discussions with the Obama administration to gain access to an estimated $100 million in health law funds. Meanwhile, a South Dakota panel lays out the pros and cons of expanding Medicaid in that state.

22 Aug 2013

Heritage Action kicks off its 'defunding' tour

Heritage Action's push, which is being called the "last, best chance" to block the health law, features a bleak assessment of Republican Party's willingness to fight the measure.

22 Aug 2013

State highlights: Judge nullifies 2011 Brooklyn hospital deal

A selection of health policy stories from New York, California, Alaska, Georgia and Texas.

22 Aug 2013

Survey: Premium costs increase slightly but wages don't keep pace

A Kaiser Family Foundation survey concluded that, for the second year in a row, employer-provided insurance costs went up only moderately in 2012. But employee wages still didn't keep pace.

22 Aug 2013

HIV prevention program at UCLA may reduce unprotected sex among bisexual black men

A culturally tailored HIV prevention program developed and tested by investigators at UCLA and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has been shown to significantly reduce unprotected sex among bisexual black men.

22 Aug 2013

Sinai Hospital's chief of Surgery chosen to receive 2013 Innovator of the Year award

Mark R. Katlic, M.D., chief of Surgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, has been selected to receive a 2013 Innovator of the Year award from The Daily Record. He was recognized for his pioneering work as the director of the groundbreaking Sinai Center for Geriatric Surgery.

22 Aug 2013

Jersey Shore receives accreditation from BSCN for providing high quality care

Jersey Shore University Medical Center's bariatric surgery program has been accredited as a Level 2 facility under the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The accreditation demonstrates the hospital's commitment to providing the highest quality care for bariatric surgery patients.

21 Aug 2013

Study: Participants who used community health workers showed improvement in diabetes control

The prevalence of diabetes among Hispanic Americans is growing and their likelihood of being hospitalized for uncontrolled diabetes is two times greater than that of non-Hispanic Whites. Rather than a new drug, the prescription for controlling diabetes may be a person.

21 Aug 2013

Constructing adult hospitals similar to children's may improve patient quality of life, health outcomes

An opinion piece in this week's JAMA from Penn Medicine fourth-year medical student Mark Attiah suggests that if adult hospitals were modeled more closely after Constructing adult hospitals similar to children's may improve patient quality of life, health outcomes—from the paint color to practice patterns—they may improve patient quality of life, satisfaction and even health outcomes.

21 Aug 2013

Virginia's Medicaid panel meets, but covers little new ground

During a Monday planning meeting, a Virginia Medicaid policymaking panel examined what other states are doing in terms of expanding the program. Hundreds of conservative activists who oppose this health law provision rallied at the state capitol.

21 Aug 2013

WIC Lactation Foundation recognized for its excellence in breastfeeding initiatives

he Lactation Foundation, a WIC (Women, Infants and Children Program) breastfeeding resource and training center, has been recognized for excellence in care by the International Lactation Consultant Association and the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners© (IBLCE).

21 Aug 2013

Survivorship care plan fills knowledge gaps, arms patients with information to take charge of their care

In 2005, the Institute of Medicine, surveying the outlook for the growing number of American cancer survivors, first described the idea of a survivorship care plan: a roadmap for the group of patients, today numbering nearly 12 million, who are beginning new lives as cancer survivors.

21 Aug 2013

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State insurance exchanges go for flashy (or not) branding

Majority of Alzheimer's researchers support disclosure of results to study participants

Are they talking? Mixed messages on whether Texas is seeking health law funds

Heritage Action kicks off its 'defunding' tour

State highlights: Judge nullifies 2011 Brooklyn hospital deal

Survey: Premium costs increase slightly but wages don't keep pace

HIV prevention program at UCLA may reduce unprotected sex among bisexual black men

Sinai Hospital's chief of Surgery chosen to receive 2013 Innovator of the Year award

Jersey Shore receives accreditation from BSCN for providing high quality care

Study: Participants who used community health workers showed improvement in diabetes control

Constructing adult hospitals similar to children's may improve patient quality of life, health outcomes

Virginia's Medicaid panel meets, but covers little new ground

WIC Lactation Foundation recognized for its excellence in breastfeeding initiatives

Survivorship care plan fills knowledge gaps, arms patients with information to take charge of their care

Viewpoints: Republican patient takes GOP health message to task; the deadlines the administration has missed

Telemedicine boosts ER care for kids in rural areas

State highlights: Mental health contract raised costs in La., audit says

Selling the idea of health insurance to 'young invincibles'

Sebelius urges Texas leaders to pitch plan to cover poor

Redistricting - not just for politics - now being considered for liver transplant waiting list system

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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