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N.C. governor proposes managed care move for state's Medicaid program

North Carolina Gov. Pay McCrory is proposing to privatize Medicaid to save money in the $13 billion program while stakeholders in Texas, Florida and California also consider changes to their Medicaid plans.

5 Apr 2013

Medicare misperceptions create tougher task for lawmakers

The New York Times reports that public misunderstandings about the specifics of entitlement benefits make trimming Medicare spending more difficult. Meanwhile, Politico reports on an idea that might bridge the partisan divide that plagues these efforts.

5 Apr 2013

Kaiser Permanente Southern California awards grant to UC Riverside medical school

The School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside has been awarded a grant of $3 million over a two-year period from health care provider Kaiser Permanente Southern California to increase the size and reach of the school's existing "pipeline programs" - a continuum of student enrichment and academic support programs - and thus broaden and diversify the pool of students applying to medical school.

5 Apr 2013

Feds issue rules for 'navigators' who will help consumers buy health insurance

As the Obama administration published rules for "navigators," who will be hired in every state to help consumers shop in new insurance marketplaces, news outlets examine how states are setting up those marketplaces and the impact on consumers.

5 Apr 2013

Dementia's price tag can exceed $50,000 a year, study finds

The study, published in the April 3 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, found this medical condition costs the nation as much as $215 billion a year.

5 Apr 2013

Burden of care for many immigrants untouched by health law's Medicaid expansion

Also in the news, media outlets offer news and analysis regarding Medicaid expansion plans and debates in Florida, Pennsylvania and Missouri.

5 Apr 2013

Research network of anaesthetists set to create buzz at GAT annual scientific meeting

A research network established by a network of training anaesthetists in the South West of England, and which in just nine months has become one of the most successful of its kind in the UK, is set to create a buzz at the national Group of Anaesthetists in Training annual scientific meeting in Oxford.

5 Apr 2013

Ala. lawmakers approve controversial new abortion clinic regulations

The measure, which still must be signed by the governor, would make abortion clinics use doctors with admitting privileges at local hospitals, a move opponents say could force the state's five clinics to close.

5 Apr 2013

Diaverum acquires four clinics in Hamburg, Germany

Diaverum, one of the world's leading, product-independent renal care providers, has announced the major acquisition of the four clinics that make up the Alte Teichweg centre in Hamburg, Germany.

4 Apr 2013

Walgreens' Take Care Clinics expand access to health care services

Access to health care services is an ongoing challenge to the U.S. health care system. With a physician shortage, aging population, a growing prevalence of chronic diseases and up to 30 million people projected to gain insurance coverage in 2014 through the Affordable Care Act, the issue will become even more critical - and may further impact both patients and the health care system at large.

4 Apr 2013

Catamaran receives Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation from URAC for BriovaRx

Catamaran Corp., a leading provider of pharmacy benefit management services and technology today announced that its specialty brand, BriovaRx, has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation from URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the healthcare industry.

4 Apr 2013

Vermont's health care can serve as roadmap for other states

Vermont's aggressive health care reform initiatives can serve as a roadmap for other states, according to a Master of Public Health candidate at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

4 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 4, 2013

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby, working in collaboration with USA Today, reports: "It's not just sore throats and flu shots anymore. Walgreens today became the first retail store chain to expand its health care services to include diagnosing and treating patients for chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes and high cholesterol. The move is the retail industry's boldest push yet into an area long controlled by physicians, and comes amid continuing concerns about health care costs and a potential shortage of primary care doctors" (Appleby, 4/4).

4 Apr 2013

Brendan Brazier introduces new sport nutrition edition to Thrive Forward online program

Brendan Brazier, performance nutrition expert and author of Thrive book series, announced today the launch of a free, new sport nutrition edition to the Thrive Forward online educational program.

4 Apr 2013

Anthem Life Insurance supports Warfighter Sports program for fourth consecutive year

For the fourth year in a row, Anthem Life Insurance Company supports Disabled Sports USA's Warfighter Sports program to help severely injured service men and women rebuild their lives through sports with a ski event in the Tahoe ski area in Olympic Valley, California, from April 4 through April 6.

4 Apr 2013

Integrated advanced cardiovascular imaging modalities can change cardiac care

Focusing on problem solving clinical approach, places the emphasis firmly on identifying the best test to answer each specific question in the most efficient way.

4 Apr 2013

ACE Group introduces new insurance for life science companies in Continental Europe

ACE Group today announced the launch of a new insurance proposition covering global life science risks for companies in Continental Europe as part of its strategy to further build its casualty offering for businesses in the region.

4 Apr 2013

To meet TB treatment goals, latent TB cases must be diagnosed

"If everyone in the world were tested for latent infection with tuberculosis (a status that predisposes people to develop active disease) today, at least one billion people would be positive," Ray Chambers, U.N. special envoy for health financing, writes in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog.

4 Apr 2013

PharmaSeek implements Allegro CTMS to manage multiple clinical trials

Forte Research Systems, Inc., developer of specialized clinical research management software, announced that PharmaSeek, an Investigative Site Network, has implemented its Allegro Clinical Trial Management System to support their rapidly growing operations and help manage multiple trials running simultaneously.

4 Apr 2013

GWCI receives support from Susan G. Komen for the Cure to care for D.C.-area breast cancer survivors

The GW Cancer Institute is in its second year of funding from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help increase the quality of survivorship care for D.C.-area breast cancer survivors.

4 Apr 2013