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Small businesses continue to mull health law's implications

NPR reports that some say the health law is having a chilling effect on hiring by small businesses. In Virginia, the Governor's Small Business Summit is focusing on what might happen once the overhaul is in full force.

7 Jun 2013

Wis., Pa., Ariz. lawmakers seek further abortion regulation

Add lawmakers in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Arizona to the long list of states seeking to further restrict and regulate the availability of abortions.

7 Jun 2013

Medicaid fraud settlement becomes part of Virginia gubernatorial campaign

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says he is taking on the IRS over a Medicaid fraud settlement payment from which the state is owed $125 million.

7 Jun 2013

Longer looks: Obamacare explained; the dark side of medical school; tatoos removed

Whether you love it, hate it or are just plain confused, the ACA is the law of the land. The thousand-page law covers a lot of ground and figuring out what part of it has to do with you can be a challenge.

7 Jun 2013

Feds step up Medicare anti-fraud efforts

The government has revoked the ability of 14,663 providers and suppliers to bill Medicare over the past two years.

7 Jun 2013

Health law provisions spur business partnerships, new opportunities

The New York Times reports that the Betty Ford Center and the Hazeldon Foundation are pursuing an alliance while Kaiser Health News reports on how hospitals are sometimes caught in the middle of competing incentives.

7 Jun 2013

Delphi Display Systems to provide turnkey digital signage solution for MedMedia Healthcare Network

Delphi Display Systems, Inc., today announced that it has been selected to provide a turnkey digital signage solution for MedMedia Healthcare Network to be installed in the waiting rooms of doctors' offices and medical clinics located in Southern California.

7 Jun 2013

Healthcare staff should challenge their own assumptions to provide non-discriminatory care to autistic people

Healthcare staff need to challenge their own assumptions about what is 'normal' if they are to provide non-discriminatory care to autistic people, according to authors writing in the journal Learning Disability Practice.

7 Jun 2013

Democrats' efforts to revamp Senate filibuster rules tempered by fears on abortion votes

Some supporters of abortion rights fear that any current changes could be used sometime in the future to restrict the option for women. Meanwhile, an appeal court rules that some morning-after pills should be available over the counter immediately.

7 Jun 2013

VA extends enterprise license with Decision Simulation to support SimLEARN initiative

Decision Simulation LLC, the leading provider of web-based simulation platforms, announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs has extended its enterprise license with Decision Simulation to support their SimLEARN (Simulation, Learning, Education and Research Network) initiative.

6 Jun 2013

Reports highlight impacts of proposed entitlement changes, reduced health care spending

The Washington Post highlights a new report that finds elderly Americans are "economically vulnerable" to even modest changes in Medicare and other entitlement programs. Meanwhile, Modern Healthcare notes another report analyzing "the great debate" over health spending.

6 Jun 2013

BioFire Diagnostics' FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel receives CE IVD Mark

BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. announced today that it obtained the CE IVD Mark under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices for its FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel.

6 Jun 2013

GOP eyes Medicare 'doc fix' bill for summer, Obamacare replacement

House Republicans move forward on replacing Medicare's payment system for doctors with an eye on moving the measure this summer. In the meantime, a Republican readies an Obamacare replacement bill.

6 Jun 2013

Wis. GOP-controlled budget committee sides with Gov. Walker in rejecting Medicaid expansion

News outlets also offer related coverage from New Hampshire, Arizona and Missouri. The Associated Press: Committee Rejects Expansion Of BadgerCare The Republican-controlled budget committee on Tuesday sided with Gov. Scott Walker in voting to reject a federally funded expansion of Wisconsin's BadgerCare Medicaid program even though accepting the money would lead to more people receiving insurance at a cheaper cost to the state. Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee said they agreed with Walker that there was no certainty the federal government would follow through with its commitment to pay for the expanded coverage in future years (Bauer, 6/4).

6 Jun 2013

Employing more specialist nurses is linked to measurable benefits to patients

Patients battling cancer have a better experience of care at hospitals that employ more cancer specialist nurses.

6 Jun 2013

Physiotherapist interaction with patient plays a significant role in pain reduction

How many times have you been to a physiotherapist where you've had more time in the waiting room than face-time with the physio? Well, according to University of Alberta physical therapy PhD grad Jorge Fuentes, how a physiotherapist interacts with a patient verbally, through eye contact, body language and listening skills is almost as important as the treatment itself.

6 Jun 2013

Employers sometimes consider costs of hiring smokers

NPR: That Employee Who Smokes Costs The Boss $5,800 A Year Smoking is expensive, and not just for the person buying the cigs. Employers are taking hard looks at the cost of employing smokers as they try to cut health insurance costs, with some refusing to hire people who say they smoke.

6 Jun 2013

Beacon Health Partners, Empire BlueCross BlueShield sign Patient Centered Primary Care agreement

Beacon Health Partners, an independent physician network and Accountable Care Organization consisting of almost 300 healthcare practitioners, announced that it has signed a Patient Centered Primary Care agreement with Empire BlueCross BlueShield.

6 Jun 2013

Henry Schein Cares expands access to quality oral health care for underserved and at-risk populations

Henry Schein Cares, the global corporate social responsibility program of Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, medical and animal health practitioners, is once again helping expand access to quality oral health care for underserved and at-risk populations through the Calendar of Caring Community Wellness Program.

6 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 6, 2013

Today's headlines include a report about a new poll showing public uneasiness is increasing in regard to the health law. At the same time, the White House is stepping up its efforts encourage people to enroll in the health coverage the will be available as a result of the overhaul.

6 Jun 2013

Healthcare News

Small businesses continue to mull health law's implications

Wis., Pa., Ariz. lawmakers seek further abortion regulation

Medicaid fraud settlement becomes part of Virginia gubernatorial campaign

Longer looks: Obamacare explained; the dark side of medical school; tatoos removed

Feds step up Medicare anti-fraud efforts

Health law provisions spur business partnerships, new opportunities

Delphi Display Systems to provide turnkey digital signage solution for MedMedia Healthcare Network

Healthcare staff should challenge their own assumptions to provide non-discriminatory care to autistic people

Democrats' efforts to revamp Senate filibuster rules tempered by fears on abortion votes

VA extends enterprise license with Decision Simulation to support SimLEARN initiative

Reports highlight impacts of proposed entitlement changes, reduced health care spending

BioFire Diagnostics' FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel receives CE IVD Mark

GOP eyes Medicare 'doc fix' bill for summer, Obamacare replacement

Wis. GOP-controlled budget committee sides with Gov. Walker in rejecting Medicaid expansion

Employing more specialist nurses is linked to measurable benefits to patients

Physiotherapist interaction with patient plays a significant role in pain reduction

Employers sometimes consider costs of hiring smokers

Beacon Health Partners, Empire BlueCross BlueShield sign Patient Centered Primary Care agreement

Henry Schein Cares expands access to quality oral health care for underserved and at-risk populations

First Edition: June 6, 2013

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