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Medical debt collection company settles suit with Minnesota

Chicago-based Accretive Health agrees to pay $2.5 million and end operations in the state for at least two years to settle charges that it violated federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care even if people cannot afford to pay.

1 Aug 2012

IPS examines efforts to reduce maternal mortality ratio in Laos

Inter Press Service examines efforts Laos is taking to improve its maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 470 deaths per 100,000 live births, especially among rural populations that do not have access to health care services.

1 Aug 2012

APA Convention to highlight new research in personality and social psychology

From how relationships affect our health to the psychology of an awkward party moment to why we often choose ignorance over information - a guide to some talks with new research in personality and social psychology at the APA Convention in Orlando, Aug. 2-5, 2012.

1 Aug 2012

IRIN examines HIV prevention efforts among IDUs in Thailand

IRIN reports on HIV prevention efforts aimed at injecting drug users (IDUs) in Thailand, noting HIV prevalence among Thai IDUs is "among the highest in the Southeast Asia region, according to the Global AIDS Response progress report by" UNAIDS.

1 Aug 2012

In response to increasing Medicare costs Humana reduces 2012 forecast

Humana Inc., the second-biggest provider of Medicare benefits, cut its 2012 profit forecast as enrollees in the U.S. health insurance program visited the doctor in higher numbers than the company expected.

1 Aug 2012

Study: 5 percent of Americans responsible for half of health care spending

A new issue brief from the National Institute of Health Care Management adds grist to the mill of those who rebelled against the universal insurance mandate. The study showed that in 2009 half the population – fully 150 million people – spent an average of just $236 per person on health care.

1 Aug 2012

Cost of future post office retirees' health benefits driving possible default

The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet and Congress deadlocks on ways to stem the red ink.

1 Aug 2012

U of I professor develops new algorithm for dietitians

If you've consulted with a nutrition educator about how best to lose weight or manage your diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, you may not have learned as much as you could have, said a University of Illinois professor of nutrition extension.

1 Aug 2012

Keeping orphans in communities 'won't end AIDS' but 'will help AIDS orphans'

"The International AIDS Conference [AIDS 2012] was full of talk of hope and best practices, but no one was giving details on how to reach an 'AIDS-free generation,'" GlobalPost correspondent John Donnelly writes in this post in the "Global Pulse" blog.

1 Aug 2012

Devex assesses HIV/AIDS funding, initiatives of 5 leading donor countries in 2011

Highlighting a recently released UNAIDS and Kaiser Family Foundation report (.pdf) on the financing of the global response to HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries in 2011, Devex assesses the HIV/AIDS initiatives and funding levels of the five leading donor governments for that year.

1 Aug 2012

First Edition: August 1, 2012

WBUR's Martha Bebinger, working in partnership with Kaiser Health News and NPR, reports: "The Massachusetts Legislature Tuesday passed the next phase of its ongoing attempt to reform the health care system: sweeping cost control legislation. Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, hailed the lawmakers' work saying, 'This is more than a good bill, a great bill.'"

1 Aug 2012

Cervical cancer screening product from DySIS Medical recommended by NICE

DySIS Medical Ltd, the medical devices company in female health, announces that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (‘NICE’) has today published positive diagnostics guidance recommending its DySIS cervical cancer screening product to be considered in procurement plans.

1 Aug 2012

How the Republicans might reshape Medicaid if they win the White House and Congress

The Los Angeles Times reports on how the GOP is readying a push to scale back the health insurance program for the poor if it takes control of the White House and Congress next year. Meanwhile, the insurance industry is paying $1.1 billion in rebates to consumers under the health care law, and eying congressional efforts to overhaul the tax code next year as its best chance to roll back a new health insurance tax.

1 Aug 2012

Poll: 2 out of 3 voters favor Medicaid expansion 'in general'; 1 in 5 expect to pay penalty

A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds views generally reflect partisan affiliations, and, overall, the the public remains split in its view of the 2010 health law. A slim majority (54 percent) says they are tired of hearing lawmakers fight over the law and would like the debate to move on to other topics.

1 Aug 2012

Intraluminal protection device outperforms two negative-pressure IV connectors in MECH research

An IV connector known as an intraluminal protection device (IPD) significantly outperformed two widely used negative-pressure IV connectors in research performed at Methodist Extended Care Hospital (MECH).

1 Aug 2012

HIV would 'remain a threat' even if world achieved 'AIDS-free generation' by any definition

Lawrence Altman, former senior medical correspondent for the New York Times, writes in an opinion analysis in the newspaper that while there was much discussion about "ending the AIDS epidemic" and an "AIDS-free generation" at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) last week in Washington, D.C., "[o]ne obstacle is a failure to clearly define the epidemic or what it means to have an AIDS-free generation."

1 Aug 2012

Tales of two doctors, at FDA and federal health services, who saw themselves as whistleblowers

The New York Times reports on how the Food and Drug Administration created an elaborate surveillance operation in response to the complaints of a particularly "caustic" agency scientist. In a separate story, the paper examines how the federal health service reassigned a psychologist who told his superiors that a North Dakota Indian tribe was ignoring an "epidemic" of child abuse.

1 Aug 2012

MDxHealth’s Irvine, California and CLIA laboratory receive CAP accreditation

MDxHealth SA, a leading molecular diagnostic company that develops and commercializes epigenetic tests to support cancer treatment, today announced that the company's Irvine, California, CLIA laboratory has received College of American Pathology (CAP) accreditation.

1 Aug 2012

Guardian's Boseley says USAID's Shah concerned about Europe's commitment to global health issues

In her "Global Health Blog," Guardian health editor Sarah Boseley notes that she spoke with USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah during last week's XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012).

1 Aug 2012

Viewpoints: States may not be up to the challenge of setting up exchanges; Post office's 'default day'

On the ever-lengthening fiasco list, the "exchange" problem is one of the worst. Congress told states to build these bureaucracies that will dispense health insurance subsidies and regulate coverage, but by and large the states aren't doing so. ... The exchanges do not merely subsidize but must verify who is eligible by income and residency, police compliance with the individual mandate and report scofflaws to the Internal Revenue Service; regulate insurers and enforce price controls; and penalize businesses that don't insure their employees.

1 Aug 2012

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Medical debt collection company settles suit with Minnesota

IPS examines efforts to reduce maternal mortality ratio in Laos

APA Convention to highlight new research in personality and social psychology

IRIN examines HIV prevention efforts among IDUs in Thailand

In response to increasing Medicare costs Humana reduces 2012 forecast

Study: 5 percent of Americans responsible for half of health care spending

Cost of future post office retirees' health benefits driving possible default

U of I professor develops new algorithm for dietitians

Keeping orphans in communities 'won't end AIDS' but 'will help AIDS orphans'

Devex assesses HIV/AIDS funding, initiatives of 5 leading donor countries in 2011

First Edition: August 1, 2012

Cervical cancer screening product from DySIS Medical recommended by NICE

How the Republicans might reshape Medicaid if they win the White House and Congress

Poll: 2 out of 3 voters favor Medicaid expansion 'in general'; 1 in 5 expect to pay penalty

Intraluminal protection device outperforms two negative-pressure IV connectors in MECH research

HIV would 'remain a threat' even if world achieved 'AIDS-free generation' by any definition

Tales of two doctors, at FDA and federal health services, who saw themselves as whistleblowers

MDxHealth’s Irvine, California and CLIA laboratory receive CAP accreditation

Guardian's Boseley says USAID's Shah concerned about Europe's commitment to global health issues

Viewpoints: States may not be up to the challenge of setting up exchanges; Post office's 'default day'

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