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AAPS files lawsuit to halt unlawful revisions to ObamaCare

The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) has filed a lawsuit today in federal court to halt the unlawful revisions to ObamaCare (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act).

30 Oct 2013

House panel grills CMS chief Tavenner about health law website, insurance cancellations

Tavenner, who oversees the agency responsible for developing Healthcare.gov, apologized for the many problems consumers are encountering as Republicans expand their concerns.

30 Oct 2013

USGBC-NCC officially launches Building Health Initiative at Super Heroes Awards Gala

Adobe, CalPERS, Genentech, Google, Kaiser Permanente, salesforce.com, University of California, San Francisco and 20 other corporations and institutions are committed as founding partners in a fast-growing movement to elevate green building as a public health benefit and accelerate the development of transparency standards in building materials.

30 Oct 2013

ACA insurance coverage expansions could lead to increased emergency department reimbursements

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) found that outpatient emergency department encounters could reimburse considerably more after implementation of the insurance coverage expansions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

30 Oct 2013

CME Medical helps healthcare professionals to gain confidence in end of life and palliative care

CME Medical, is helping healthcare professionals to gain confidence in caring for patients at the end of their lives. Managing end of life care is a challenge for all health staff, as it often involves dealing with complex and emotional communication with patients and relatives and managing patient symptoms. But now highly sophisticated mannequins – which can talk and simulate signs and symptoms of advanced illness – are being used in a pioneering and unique training programme in Birmingham.

30 Oct 2013

Findings point to simple way to potentially improve patient care

A new study suggests that changing the lighting patterns in hospital rooms so that they’re more aligned with normal sleep-wake cycles could help patients feel better with less fatigue and pain.

30 Oct 2013

TB Alliance, Svizera Europe partner to create, enable access to new medicines for childhood TB

In an effort to develop and deliver treatments for children with tuberculosis—answering a critical need in public health today—TB Alliance, a not-for-profit organization with the mission to develop better, faster-acting, and affordable drugs for TB, has entered into a collaboration with Svizera Europe, one of the leading global supply and distribution companies for TB treatments.

30 Oct 2013

Study to assess benefits of plasma administration while being flown to hospitals

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will participate in a national trial to see if outcomes for critically injured patients with uncontrolled bleeding can be improved by administering plasma to these patients while in flight to the hospital.

30 Oct 2013

CMS head Tavenner set to testify Tuesday about healthcare.gov on Capitol Hill

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday will question Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner over healthcare.gov's troubled rollout, taking the stage in a debate that could bolster their political fortunes on the health law.

30 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 31, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how health law complications are quickly moving beyond problems with the healthcare.gov website to include other issues.

30 Oct 2013

State highlights: Ala., Catholic media group file new lawsuit; L.A. free clinic events still draws thousands; autism coverage in Calif.

The state of Alabama and a Roman Catholic broadcasting network based near Birmingham are again suing over the nation's new health care law. Attorney General Luther Strange and Eternal Word Television Network filed suit Monday in federal court.

30 Oct 2013

Healthcare.gov's technical problems persist even as some hiccups are fixed

For instance, the troubled healthcare.gov was recovering Monday from an outage caused by one of the companies supporting the site.

30 Oct 2013

USCB acquires ReMed Recovery Care Centers

US Community Behavioral, LLC ("USCB"), a leading multi-state provider of community-based residential and behavioral services, announced it has acquired ReMed Recovery Care Centers, LLC, a highly regarded provider of brain injury rehabilitation services based in Pennsylvania.

30 Oct 2013

ATS and ACCP release five recommendations for tests, procedures in pulmonary medicine

A list released today identified five commonly performed tests and procedures in pulmonary medicine that may not always be necessary. The list, part of the ABIM Foundation's Choosing Wisely® campaign, was produced by a collaborative task force assembled by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP).

30 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: Policy cancellations raising ire; One woman's story on more affordable insurance; Daschle: Democrats want deal on entitlements

The insurers have assumed that everyone would be required to have coverage by March 31. If the enrollment period is extended for a significant period, the sickest people are most likely to sign up early and the healthiest will likely hang back, driving up the costs ... there is no need for despair. In the long run, the technical problems can and will be fixed and most Americans will be better off.

30 Oct 2013

UTHealth offers free training for home-based child care providers in Texas

In the state of Texas, 59 percent of our child care operations are located in home-based environments, yet state and local quality improvement programs often overlook this important group. The Children's Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), in partnership with Gov. Rick Perry's Texas Early Learning Council, has taken a step forward in addressing the quality of these operations by offering free training for up to 300 home-based child care providers in the state.

30 Oct 2013

Top official apologizes for bumpy rollout of HealthCare.gov

Testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner apologized for the website's difficulties and faced tough questioning from members of the panel.

30 Oct 2013

In health enrollments, Medicaid outpacing private plans; Ohio gov.'s stance on expansion puts him at odds with GOP strategy

The New York Times examines how Gov. John Kasich, once a Republican leader in Washington, has defied the party orthodoxy on Medicaid. And Politico looks at the large number of Medicaid enrollments.

30 Oct 2013

Bruegger's Bagels organizes coffee campaign to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

Bruegger's Bagels kicks off its annual fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals today with a coffee campaign that benefits children's hospitals across the U.S.

30 Oct 2013

Federal judge blocks parts of Texas abortion law

A federal judge in Texas Monday partially blocked an abortion law there that would have required abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals in order to perform the procedure -- a move that abortion rights advocates say would have shuttered nearly all the state's abortion clinics.

30 Oct 2013

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AAPS files lawsuit to halt unlawful revisions to ObamaCare

House panel grills CMS chief Tavenner about health law website, insurance cancellations

USGBC-NCC officially launches Building Health Initiative at Super Heroes Awards Gala

ACA insurance coverage expansions could lead to increased emergency department reimbursements

CME Medical helps healthcare professionals to gain confidence in end of life and palliative care

Findings point to simple way to potentially improve patient care

TB Alliance, Svizera Europe partner to create, enable access to new medicines for childhood TB

Study to assess benefits of plasma administration while being flown to hospitals

CMS head Tavenner set to testify Tuesday about healthcare.gov on Capitol Hill

First Edition: October 31, 2013

State highlights: Ala., Catholic media group file new lawsuit; L.A. free clinic events still draws thousands; autism coverage in Calif.

Healthcare.gov's technical problems persist even as some hiccups are fixed

USCB acquires ReMed Recovery Care Centers

ATS and ACCP release five recommendations for tests, procedures in pulmonary medicine

Viewpoints: Policy cancellations raising ire; One woman's story on more affordable insurance; Daschle: Democrats want deal on entitlements

UTHealth offers free training for home-based child care providers in Texas

Top official apologizes for bumpy rollout of HealthCare.gov

In health enrollments, Medicaid outpacing private plans; Ohio gov.'s stance on expansion puts him at odds with GOP strategy

Bruegger's Bagels organizes coffee campaign to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

Federal judge blocks parts of Texas abortion law

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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