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Study reinforces CT colonography as a viable option for Medicare-aged patients

A new study of 1,400 Medicare-aged patients reinforces CT colonography as a screening tool for colon cancer, adding to the continued debate over Medicare coverage of the procedure.

2 Jul 2012

Study tracks changes in spending, prices, and use of health care services by children

Spending on health care for children grew faster than spending for adults between 2007 and 2010 due to increasing prices for all categories of goods and services, finds a new report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI).

2 Jul 2012

Safety tips for the 4th of July

Just weeks into summer 2012, the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center has already seen a number of burn injuries in children related to popular summer activities.

2 Jul 2012

CMMI awards Altarum Institute $8.4 million to curb unnecessary medical imaging

Altarum Institute has received an award of $8.4 million from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to curb unnecessary medical imaging in Southeast Michigan.

2 Jul 2012

Rutgers explains significance of Supreme Court upholding the health care law

The Supreme Court upheld the core of President Obama's health care overhaul, ruling that the government can require all Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty.

2 Jul 2012

AACN selects six Indianapolis hospitals for rollout of Clinical Scene Investigator Academy

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has selected six Indianapolis hospitals as the initial participants to launch its hospital-based nurse leadership and innovation training program.

2 Jul 2012

AMGA accepts Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today delivered its initial comments regarding the much anticipated decision from the Supreme Court of the United States on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA).

2 Jul 2012

Boehner says GOP 'resolved' to overturn health law; Pelosi calls effort 'unrealistic'

[House Speaker John Boehner] said the Supreme Court ruling, which defined the mandate as a tax, strengthened his "resolve" to get rid of the law. "All it really does is strengthen my resolve and resolve of Republicans here in Washington to repeal this awful law," Boehner said.

2 Jul 2012

Running down the varied state reaction to the health law decision

State leaders reacted to the Supreme Court health law decision in varied ways: Some hailed the decision as a victory for everyday Americans while others warned the decision will harm citizens. Still others, however, including Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, saw a mixed bag.

30 Jun 2012

London Summit on Family Planning poised to provide 'staggering' results

The "groundbreaking" London Summit on Family Planning, scheduled for July 11, "aims to provide an additional 120 million women ... lifesaving contraceptives, information, and services by 2020," Gary Darmstadt, who heads the Family Health Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

30 Jun 2012

House Foreign Relations Authorization Act only includes state department operations

"[T]he House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) [on Wednesday] approved the FY 2013 Foreign Relations Authorization Act [.pdf] that it hopes will be the first authorizing bill to pass Congress in a decade," Casey Dunning of the Center for Global Development (CGD) writes in this post in the center's "Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance" blog.

30 Jun 2012

Most health care firms expect to benefit from health law

The court's decision to uphold the law is expected to help nearly every corner of the health care industry, The Associated Press reports. But other outlets also note that insurers are concerned about new rules.

30 Jun 2012

Melinda Gates discusses access to contraceptives on 'The Colbert Report'

"As a young woman, I felt confident in my future because I knew I had the power to plan my family," Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in this post in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

30 Jun 2012

Medicaid piece of high court decision creates questions for states

The element of the ruling that allows states to "opt out" of the health law's Medicaid expansion without losing current program funding immediately changed state-level implementation dynamics.

30 Jun 2012

What does ruling mean for election politics? Dems, GOP seek to energize bases

Supporters of President Obama and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney are using the Supreme Court health law ruling as motivation ahead of November's presidential election.

30 Jun 2012

New study lessens concerns about dengue vaccine production costs

"Research funded by the Dengue Vaccine Initiative (DVI) involving an economic analysis of producing a tetravalent dengue vaccine shows that the cost could be as low as $0.20 per dose with an annual production level of 60 million doses packaged in 10-dose vials," a Sabin Vaccine Institute press release reports.

30 Jun 2012

Inclusion of water, sanitation in Rio+20 discussions 'refreshing'

In this post in the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases' "End the Neglect" blog, Helen Hamilton, policy adviser for neglected tropical diseases at Sightsavers, reflects on the Rio+20 conference, "which took place last week in Brazil to discuss how the world can develop more sustainably."

30 Jun 2012

Ruling on health care roils the markets

Hospital stocks surged but insurance stocks fell.

30 Jun 2012

House Foreign Affairs Committee approves FY13 Foreign Relations Authorization Act

"The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a $16.2 billion State Department authorization bill after reaching bipartisan consensus," The Hill's "Global Affairs" blog reports, adding, "The bill passed by voice vote in under a minute, in stark contrast with last year's record 30-hour markup where Democrats and Republicans battled on everything from funding for abortion providers to aid to Pakistan".

30 Jun 2012

How the High Court's decision contributes to Obama's legacy

News outlets report on how the health law, and the Supreme Court's review of it, will be important parts of President Barack Obama's place in history.

30 Jun 2012