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Arkansas report finds little additional federal costs would result from state's 'private option' for Medicaid expansion

The report, issued by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, found that the plan would add less than 15 percent to federal health care costs in the state.

20 Mar 2013

Physician experts support clinician-led innovation to improve, advance health services delivery

Physician experts in health system issues propose a timely alternative process for harnessing and supporting physician-led innovations to rapidly address front-line health care delivery problems and improve health.

20 Mar 2013

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis to start in April

Attend the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis Rome, Italy from April 17-20, 2013 and earn up to 19 European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education credits.

20 Mar 2013

New Alzheimer's data highlight the disease's deadly toll

According to figures released by the Alzheimer's Association, deaths from Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia rose 68 percent between 2000 and 2010.

20 Mar 2013

New study reveals management practices improve health care outcomes in hospitals

Researchers have long surmised that management techniques successful in manufacturing and technology sectors may improve health care quality. However, there has been very little evidence about how these practices are disseminated in hospitals and whether they are associated with better performance.

20 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Protect the FDA's regulatory efforts; Generic drug 'shenanigans;' Does Ryan not understand the 2012 election?

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Mutual Pharmaceutical v. Bartlett, a case about the ability of consumers to bring lawsuits against the makers of generic drugs.

20 Mar 2013

University of Pittsburgh researchers receive NIH grant to develop wearable artificial lung

Each year, nearly 350,000 Americans die of some form of lung disease, with another 150,000 patients needing short- and long-term care. Unfortunately, current breathing-support technologies are cumbersome, often requiring patients to be bedridden and sedated.

20 Mar 2013

Minnesota legislature approves health exchange bill, sends it to governor

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has vowed to sign the measure. In Michigan, though, Gov. Rick Snyder warned that time is running out and state lawmakers have until the week's end to approve a partnership exchange.

20 Mar 2013

AcuFocus submits final module of PMA for KAMRA corneal inlay to FDA

AcuFocus has submitted the final module of their premarket approval application for the KAMRA corneal inlay to the US Food and Drug Administration.

20 Mar 2013

Federal judge strikes Mo. law exempting some from health law's birth control mandate

A federal judge has ruled that a Missouri law exempting moral objectors from the health law's mandate on birth control coverage cannot stand.

20 Mar 2013

Do workplace wellness programs really save money?

Your bosses want you to eat your broccoli, hit the treadmill and pledge you'll never puff on a cigarette. But a new study raises doubts that workplace wellness programs save the company money.

20 Mar 2013

Report: Nurses, midwives can play major role in improving health outcomes

Nurses and midwives can play a critical role in lessening people's risk of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, according to a groundbreaking new report issued by the World Health Organization and co-authored by a UCLA nursing professor.

20 Mar 2013

Passage likely for government-wide spending bill

Even as the bipartisan measure, which would fund the federal government through the current fiscal year, progresses through Congress, the larger deficit debate continues as the parties move forward with starkly different fiscal blueprints.

20 Mar 2013

Undocumented immigrants should be included in health care system, concludes new report

With comprehensive immigration reform a priority for President Obama and gaining bipartisan and public support, there is a need and an opportunity to consider how the millions of undocumented immigrants should be integrated into our health care system, concludes a new report from The Hastings Center.

20 Mar 2013

Spending on prescription drugs dropped slightly in 2012

The decrease was miniscule, but it was the first time since 1957 that the research firm IMS Health had recorded a dip in United States drug expenditures, reports The New York Times. In related news, more effective use of medications could lead to Medicare savings, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

20 Mar 2013

Federal government may need to enforce health law in some states

Politico reports that insurance officials in at least four states won't implement insurance market changes that are part of the law, leaving that task to federal officials. Meanwhile, the Obama administration offers new rules and statistics related to implementation.

20 Mar 2013

Weill Cornell Medical College researchers call for clearer definition of population health

Accountable Care Organizations, a key feature of the Affordable Care Act, aim to control health care costs, enhance quality in health care and improve population health. But what does "improving population health" really mean? This is the question asked in a new viewpoint article by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers published in the March 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

20 Mar 2013

Roundup: Calif. gets poor grade on health price transparency; Inmates sue Calif. counties over prison care; Ore. lawmakers want torts to apply to insurers

A selection of health policy stories from California, Oregon, Michigan, Kansas, Massachusetts and New Jersey.

20 Mar 2013

1 in 5 students have undetected eye-muscle coordination problems

Did you know that your students' performance on their school's standardized test might not be an accurate representation of what they know?

19 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 19, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of a new report about the troubling reach of Alzheimer's disease.

19 Mar 2013

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Arkansas report finds little additional federal costs would result from state's 'private option' for Medicaid expansion

Physician experts support clinician-led innovation to improve, advance health services delivery

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis to start in April

New Alzheimer's data highlight the disease's deadly toll

New study reveals management practices improve health care outcomes in hospitals

Viewpoints: Protect the FDA's regulatory efforts; Generic drug 'shenanigans;' Does Ryan not understand the 2012 election?

University of Pittsburgh researchers receive NIH grant to develop wearable artificial lung

Minnesota legislature approves health exchange bill, sends it to governor

AcuFocus submits final module of PMA for KAMRA corneal inlay to FDA

Federal judge strikes Mo. law exempting some from health law's birth control mandate

Do workplace wellness programs really save money?

Report: Nurses, midwives can play major role in improving health outcomes

Passage likely for government-wide spending bill

Undocumented immigrants should be included in health care system, concludes new report

Spending on prescription drugs dropped slightly in 2012

Federal government may need to enforce health law in some states

Weill Cornell Medical College researchers call for clearer definition of population health

Roundup: Calif. gets poor grade on health price transparency; Inmates sue Calif. counties over prison care; Ore. lawmakers want torts to apply to insurers

1 in 5 students have undetected eye-muscle coordination problems

First Edition: March 19, 2013

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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