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Analysts predict continued Medicare cost growth slowdown

As Medicare and Social Security's trustees prepare to release their annual report Friday, USA Today reports that the rate of increase in overall Medicare spending could continue to slow because of the 2010 health law. The Associated Press reports that a slowed upward curve only delays a day of reckoning for the popular programs, however.

1 Jun 2013

Health care questions: Do medical homes improve outcomes? Is high tech worth the cost?

Joseph Ashwal, MD, knew a good deal when he saw one. … The program -- the Total Care and Cost Improvement Program -- has been a game-changer for Ashwal and his practice, Frederick Primary Care Associates, yielding more than a 20 percent increase in payments from CareFirst last summer for the group's success during 2011 in lowering spending by keeping patients out of the hospital and emergency departments.

1 Jun 2013

Next battles over Obamacare predicted to be ugliest yet

CNN reports that the White House and Republicans are preparing for an "epic battle" over the selling of Obamacare tied to the opening of online insurance marketplaces Oct. 1. Other news outlets describe how GOP lawmakers are increasingly calling for an independent probe of HHS Secretary Sebelius.

1 Jun 2013

Experts to kick off Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium in Chicago

In athletics, the Big Ten universities compete against each other, but now many will join together against a common foe: cancer.

1 Jun 2013

Research: Intervention by nurses increases likelihood of patient giving up smoking by 28%

Research from the World Health Organisation suggests that intervention by nurses increases the likelihood of a patient giving up smoking by 28%

1 Jun 2013

Health care workers urge state officials to halt pending Medi-Cal payment cuts

Citing devastating impacts on California's most vulnerable patients, local hospital leaders joined with physicians and health care workers in Alameda County today to urge state officials to halt pending Medi-Cal payment cuts.

1 Jun 2013

Medicaid expansion: Maine looks at another plan; Advocates lobby N.H., Missouri lawmakers

States wrestle with the issue of expanding their Medicaid programs under the federal health law.

1 Jun 2013

Gulf Coast Spine Care offers effective treatment options for sciatica

Finding relief from sciatica is imperative, and Gulf Coast Spine Care offers proven, effective treatment options for these individuals. Recently, the medical center has started offering additional treatment options for the benefit of its patients who suffer from this condition, and these treatments have provided patients with considerable improvement to their quality of life.

1 Jun 2013

Administration says online insurance marketplaces will have robust competition

The new health care law is injecting more competition into health insurance markets nationwide, drawing additional insurance companies into states long dominated by a few carriers, Obama administration officials said Thursday. Such competition offers the prospect of more choices for millions of consumers who will be shopping for insurance this fall. Companies entering the market could also put downward pressure on prices, partly offsetting factors that tend to increase premiums (Pear, 5/30).

1 Jun 2013

First Edition: May 31, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports from the administration about the number of insurers that will be offering policies on the new online marketplaces.

31 May 2013

University of Strathclyde uses new imaging technique to track nanomedicines' effects on patients

A pioneering imaging technique to track the effects of next-generation nanomedicines on patients has been harnessed by a University of Strathclyde academic.

31 May 2013

Mayo Clinic experts provide some insight about radiation dose from CT imaging

Many misconceptions exist about the risks associated with radiation doses and CT scans. Experts at Mayo Clinic want patients to have the right information about radiation dose, including when to have procedures with radiation, such as a CT scan, versus when to have magnetic resonance imaging or other non-radiation tests.

31 May 2013

Health researchers say people who walk or bike to work likely to influence co-workers, partners

People who walk or bike to work are likely to influence their co-workers and partners to do the same, according to health researchers. "Social influences are important, specifically interpersonal influences, such as spouses and co-workers," said Melissa Bopp, assistant professor of kinesiology, Penn State.

31 May 2013

University of Huddersfield professors publish latest edition of Practical Psychiatry of Old Age

Professor John Wattis and Professor Steven Curran, of the University of Huddersfield, have published the latest edition of this key text on psychiatric conditions in old age.

31 May 2013

State highlights: Calif. counties stand to lose $2.5B as state shifts Medicaid costs; Odd bedfellows push for hospital payment equity in Mass.

California counties may lose as much as $2.5 billion in state funding over the next three years for indigent health care as the state assumes responsibility under the federal Affordable Care Act, Gov. Jerry Brown said. The most populous U.S. state plans to cut $300 million this year from counties as its [Medicaid] program expands, Brown told local officials yesterday in Sacramento. The governor projected that figure will grow to $900 million next year and $1.3 billion in the year beginning in July 2015 (Nash, 5/29).

31 May 2013

Viewpoints: Obamacare is already working; George W. Bush on 'personal responsibility'; Medicaid expansion and the mentally ill

The Affordable Care Act has been under siege since before it even had a name. Some on the right saw it as government overreach. Some on the left considered it better for insurance companies than for consumers. As many of the law's provisions take effect over the next year, we're hearing from both sides all over again. This time the theme is that the law is too complex. ... Read the discussion (5/29).

31 May 2013

Women leaders open conference, urge 'strong bones for strong women' to reduce osteoporosis

More than 140 delegates from 45 countries have joined the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the Finnish Osteoporosis Association for the 14th IOF Worldwide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies.

31 May 2013

HSS to bring complex cervical spine surgery experts together to discuss unusual conditions

Hospital for Special Surgery will bring together some of the world's experts in complex cervical spine surgery to address the challenges and successful outcomes for patients with unusual conditions.

31 May 2013

Longer reads: How to choose a hospital; Empowered patients cost more; The 'war on sleep'

Hospital marketing has reached a frenzy. It is nearly impossible to drive around metropolitan areas in the U.S. without being barraged by billboards trumpeting hospitals' cutting-edge technology, luxurious facilities, or the lives of patients they have saved.

31 May 2013

Study examines physical activity versus structured exercise people experience during the day

Indiana University researchers found that a simple program that uses pedometers to monitor how much people move throughout the day was effective at increasing physical activity, decreasing sitting time, a particular problem for office workers, and helping participants drop some pounds.

31 May 2013

Healthcare News

Analysts predict continued Medicare cost growth slowdown

Health care questions: Do medical homes improve outcomes? Is high tech worth the cost?

Next battles over Obamacare predicted to be ugliest yet

Experts to kick off Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium in Chicago

Research: Intervention by nurses increases likelihood of patient giving up smoking by 28%

Health care workers urge state officials to halt pending Medi-Cal payment cuts

Medicaid expansion: Maine looks at another plan; Advocates lobby N.H., Missouri lawmakers

Gulf Coast Spine Care offers effective treatment options for sciatica

Administration says online insurance marketplaces will have robust competition

First Edition: May 31, 2013

University of Strathclyde uses new imaging technique to track nanomedicines' effects on patients

Mayo Clinic experts provide some insight about radiation dose from CT imaging

Health researchers say people who walk or bike to work likely to influence co-workers, partners

University of Huddersfield professors publish latest edition of Practical Psychiatry of Old Age

State highlights: Calif. counties stand to lose $2.5B as state shifts Medicaid costs; Odd bedfellows push for hospital payment equity in Mass.

Viewpoints: Obamacare is already working; George W. Bush on 'personal responsibility'; Medicaid expansion and the mentally ill

Women leaders open conference, urge 'strong bones for strong women' to reduce osteoporosis

HSS to bring complex cervical spine surgery experts together to discuss unusual conditions

Longer reads: How to choose a hospital; Empowered patients cost more; The 'war on sleep'

Study examines physical activity versus structured exercise people experience during the day

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