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Research roundup: Slowdown in medical imaging; Hospitals' efforts mixed on reducing readmissions

Recent research showed a slowdown in the use of medical imaging for people enrolled in Medicare. This article follows up and finds that annual imaging growth slowed down from an average of 14 percent between 2000 and 2005 to 2.6 percent between 2006 and 2009. An analysis of commercial insurance claims shows a similar trend outside of Medicare. Based on

28 Jul 2012

AIDS 2012 speakers warn vulnerable populations will miss out on HIV prevention advances

"Excitement about turning the tide in the fight against HIV is being tempered by researchers who worry some of the most vulnerable populations will miss out on medical advances," delegates of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) heard at Thursday's plenary session, VOA News reports.

28 Jul 2012

Recent release: AIDS 2012 panel discussion highlighted link between HIV/AIDS, NTDs

"On Wednesday, July 25, the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases [NTDs] co-chaired a panel at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), addressing the link between NTDs and HIV/AIDS," the network's "End the Neglect" blog reports.

28 Jul 2012

Recent release: AIDS 2012 session examines possible PEPFAR, Global Fund collaboration

The Center for Global Development's "Global Health Policy" blog reports on a session at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) examining "how PEPFAR and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria could collaborate more strategically to maximize impact."

28 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: 'The best thing George W. Bush did as president;' Finding less harmful health cuts; Navigating the future of Medicaid

This is a moment for all Americans to be proud of the best thing George W. Bush did as president: launching an initiative to combat AIDS in Africa that has saved millions of lives. All week, more than 20,000 delegates from around the world have been attending the 19th International AIDS Conference here in Washington. They look like any other group of conventioneers, laden with satchels and garlanded with name tags. But some of these men and women would be dead if not for Bush's foresight and compassion.

28 Jul 2012

Recent release: U.S. remains committed to helping Somalia a year after famine declaration

Nancy Lindborg, assistant administrator for the USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, reflects on the one-year anniversary of the declaration of famine in Somalia in this post in the State Department's DipNote blog, stating, "Because of lessons learned during the last Somalia famine in the early 1990s, we were able to mount a smart and effective response."

28 Jul 2012

Roundup: Mass. lawmakers struggle to reach agreement on cost controls; $100M grant for Calif. stem cell research; N.C. to move mentally ill from elderly homes

The House and Senate are under the gun to reach an agreement on how to lower health care costs while improving care. A conference committee aims to have a bill out on Sunday. Their deadline is Monday evening. In the meantime, several major issues are still unresolved, including what to do about hospitals that use their market clout to demand high prices that are not based on higher quality. Attorney General Martha Coakley, the state's top insurers and several consumer groups argue that price is a critical issue.

28 Jul 2012

Minnesota expanding health coverage to 16,000 kids

Minnesota, after getting federal approval of a 2009 law, will expand health care coverage to more than 16,000 lower-income kids without a waiting period or premiums.

27 Jul 2012

Letter to the editor: The role for pre-exposure prophylaxis in the fight against AIDS

This letter to Kaiser Health News responds to KHN's interview with Michael Weinstein, the president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

27 Jul 2012

NPR examines whether goal of treating all HIV-positive people with ARVs is feasible

Noting new guidelines released at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington, D.C., this week "call for everybody with HIV to be started on antiretroviral drugs [ARVs] as soon as they test positive for the virus," NPR's "Shots" blog examines "whether the goal is achievable, and who would pay for this enormous expansion in treatment."

27 Jul 2012

Lawmakers call for bipartisan support for AIDS funding at AIDS 2012 panel discussion

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) on Wednesday at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., joined former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) for a panel discussion on bipartisanship "focusing on sustaining the engagement of the U.S. Congress in order to demonstrate and encourage continued U.S. leadership in the fight against global AIDS," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports.

27 Jul 2012

Families abandon women who suffered spinal injuries in Pakistan earthquake

Women who suffered spinal injuries in the 2005 Pakistan earthquake continued to endure hardships years later, including abandonment by spouses and families, according to new research from the University of Alberta.

27 Jul 2012

Obama campaign's health care message tailored to minority populations

Politico reports on the White House's focused outreach to minority groups that have very high rates of uninsurance. In a National Urban League appearance, President Barack Obama offered a defense of the health law and other policies.

27 Jul 2012

Mo. gov. expects health law questions to be settled by lawmakers in 2013

States are implementing the health law: In Missouri, the governor says legislators will likely wait until the 2013 legislative session to settle their decisions on the health law's Medicaid expansion and exchanges, Texans get insurance rebates and Georgia works to define "basic" health coverage.

27 Jul 2012

Medicaid expansion could save lives, study finds

A Harvard study published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that low-income residents of three states that expanded Medicaid generally lived longer, were healthier and had better access to health care than residents of neighboring states that did not expand the program.

27 Jul 2012

Washington Post examines circumcision as HIV prevention strategy

"Although circumcision's effect on protection against HIV is clear -- three studies have shown a 60 percent reduction in risk to men -- as a public health strategy, it is fraught with caveats," the Washington Post reports.

27 Jul 2012

Laura Bush discusses foreign aid, work on AIDS, cervical cancer in ABC interview

ABC News' "OTUS" blog features an interview with former first lady Laura Bush, who discusses the importance of foreign aid and how she and her husband, former President George W. Bush, "will be building off the success of [PEPFAR] and continuing to work to fight AIDS in Africa and worldwide," including "help[ing] women in developing countries screen for cervical cancer".

27 Jul 2012

NPR interviews First Lady of Haiti about country's progress against HIV

As delegates from around the world convene for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), NPR correspondent Michel Martin "speaks to Haiti's First Lady Sophia Martelly about the Caribbean island's progress against the epidemic and challenges that persist" in this interview from NPR's "Tell Me More."

27 Jul 2012

Obama administration and insurers to unveil new plan to crack down on health care fraud

President Obama and health insurance executives plan to announce a new joint effort on Thursday to crack down on health care fraud by sharing and comparing claims data, administration officials say (Pear, 7/25).

27 Jul 2012

SAMHSA awards $22M in new funding to expand SBIRT services

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing more than $22 million in new funding to expand implementing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) services for adults in primary care and community health settings. SBIRT is an innovative approach to delivering early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders and for persons at risk for developing these disorders.

27 Jul 2012

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Research roundup: Slowdown in medical imaging; Hospitals' efforts mixed on reducing readmissions

AIDS 2012 speakers warn vulnerable populations will miss out on HIV prevention advances

Recent release: AIDS 2012 panel discussion highlighted link between HIV/AIDS, NTDs

Recent release: AIDS 2012 session examines possible PEPFAR, Global Fund collaboration

Viewpoints: 'The best thing George W. Bush did as president;' Finding less harmful health cuts; Navigating the future of Medicaid

Recent release: U.S. remains committed to helping Somalia a year after famine declaration

Roundup: Mass. lawmakers struggle to reach agreement on cost controls; $100M grant for Calif. stem cell research; N.C. to move mentally ill from elderly homes

Minnesota expanding health coverage to 16,000 kids

Letter to the editor: The role for pre-exposure prophylaxis in the fight against AIDS

NPR examines whether goal of treating all HIV-positive people with ARVs is feasible

Lawmakers call for bipartisan support for AIDS funding at AIDS 2012 panel discussion

Families abandon women who suffered spinal injuries in Pakistan earthquake

Obama campaign's health care message tailored to minority populations

Mo. gov. expects health law questions to be settled by lawmakers in 2013

Medicaid expansion could save lives, study finds

Washington Post examines circumcision as HIV prevention strategy

Laura Bush discusses foreign aid, work on AIDS, cervical cancer in ABC interview

NPR interviews First Lady of Haiti about country's progress against HIV

Obama administration and insurers to unveil new plan to crack down on health care fraud

SAMHSA awards $22M in new funding to expand SBIRT services

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