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Unlikely coalition launches effort to aid enrollment of people without insurance

Enroll America, which is a group of health care organizations and companies, is making a health coverage push to boost the new health law.

16 Sep 2011

Medicare Advantage premiums to go down next year: HHS

On average, Medicare Advantage premiums will be 4 percent lower in 2012 than in 2011, and plans project enrollment to increase by 10 percent, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today.

16 Sep 2011

'Super committee' moves behind closed doors; public confidence in Washington at stake

The leaders of a bipartisan congressional committee charged with finding at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade say Americans' confidence in Washington hinges on their success. … If the committee deadlocks or fails, $1.2 trillion still would be cut automatically from future deficits, divided between defense and domestic spending, including Medicare. Hensarling likened that threat to "a hammer in the closet".

16 Sep 2011

New report finds improvements in hospital performance

Meanwhile, Reuters reports on the quality of weekend care at stroke centers and nursing homes are trying to reduce their use of powerful antipsychotic drugs for patients with dementia.

16 Sep 2011

U.S. HIV/AIDS policy and funding should be guided by science, policy statement recommends

The IDSA Center for Global Health Policy and the HIV Medicine Association recently released a policy statement responding to the results of the HPTN 052 study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at NIH, which found that people with HIV who received immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART) were more than 96 percent less likely to sexually transmit the infection to their uninfected partners.

16 Sep 2011

Obama deficit-reduction plan details emerging

As President Barack Obama prepares to present to Congress his detailed plan to rein in the nation's debt, changes to Social Security appear unlikely, but the outlook for Medicare is less certain.

16 Sep 2011

Viewpoints: NY Times on uninsured; Wilensky's 'sobering reflection'; caring for aging parents

Nearly one million more Americans went without health insurance in 2010 than in 2009. ... The only consolation was that government insurance programs were able to mitigate some of the damage. ... The new health care reforms will expand Medicaid coverage for the poor and provide subsidies to help middle-income people buy private health insurance.

16 Sep 2011

$Bachmann, Perry embroiled in HPV fracas$

Bachmann, Perry embroiled in HPV fracas

Since Monday night's GOP primary debate, the two presidential hopefuls continue to be the targets of discussion and coverage regarding both the style and substance of the HPV vaccine issue.

16 Sep 2011

TCT to showcase major scientific research breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation has announced the late breaking trials and first report investigations that will be presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2011 scientific symposium. Presented in partnership with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), TCT 2011 is the world's leading educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine and will take place November 7-11, 2011 in San Francisco.

16 Sep 2011

In Md., hospital stay costs rise; VA hospital in Calif. revamps to meet needs of female vets

The cost of a hospital stay in Maryland is on the rise, but not as much as that nationally, according to a report released Wednesday by the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission. The average cost to stay in a Maryland hospital was $10,983 in fiscal year 2010, compared to $10,767 the previous year, according to the report. The 2 percent increase was lower than that nationally, where the cost of a hospital stay increased 3 percent.

16 Sep 2011

GSA's two forthcoming publications focus on pain relief and medication for seniors

To highlight Pain Awareness Month in September, The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) - the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging - is announcing two forthcoming publications focused on pain relief and medication for seniors.

16 Sep 2011

State roundup: Mich. Gov. releases health plan

The job of implementing a key Obama administration health reform - a statewide marketplace where consumers and businesses can buy affordable health insurance - would be turned over to a non-profit company under proposed legislation announced today by Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

16 Sep 2011

St. Jude Medical to again participate in Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Session

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, is pleased to again participate in the Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Session (APHRS), which is being held this year in conjunction with the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society (JHRS) and the Japanese Society of Electrocardiology (JSE) in Fukuoka, Japan.

16 Sep 2011

Longer looks: Fighting antibiotic resistance; a health care arms race video; the HVP debate

We won't stop the rising tide of infections until we develop a new business model to fight them. We are not quite on the brink of some dystopian Victorian future. But every year, the prognosis for infectious-disease patients gets a bit grimmer. … And more-powerful drugs tend to cost more than the old drugs. … Even in the rich world, death from infection still looms; MRSA alone kills thousands every year. And firms are not developing antibiotics as fast as they used to.

16 Sep 2011

Global child mortality rate is shrinking, but not enough to reach MDG, UNICEF/WHO report says

"The annual number of children who die before they reach age five is shrinking, falling to 7.6 million global deaths in 2010 from more than 12 million in 1990, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday" in their annual report on child mortality, Reuters reports. "Overall, 12,000 fewer children under age five die each day than a decade ago," according to the report, the news agency notes.

16 Sep 2011

Symposium to raise awareness on post-infectious neurological syndromes

This symposium will provide information to educate physicians, psychiatrists and other medical and mental health-care professionals about the possibility of neurological repercussions to post-infectious syndromes.

16 Sep 2011

Practice Research Award winner describes research to support pharmacist prescribing services

"Doctors who have worked with, and patients receiving care provided by, pharmacist prescribers are highly supportive and value their prescribing roles but research indicates that the service is not being optimised due to a lack of strategic direction and policies to support its place in patient care" said Professor Derek Stewart in his keynote lecture as the winner of the Pharmacy Practice Research Trust (PPRT) 2011 Practice Research Award at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Conference in London.

16 Sep 2011

Number of breast, cervical cancer cases rose significantly over past 30 years, global study says

"The number of cases and deaths from breast and cervical cancer is rising in most countries across the world, especially in poorer nations where more women are dying at younger ages, according to a global study of the diseases" by researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, Reuters reports.

16 Sep 2011

Cancer information on wiki similar in accuracy as peer-reviewed site

It is a commonly held that information on Wikipedia should not be trusted, since it is written and edited by non-experts without professional oversight. But researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found differently, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in the Journal of Oncology Practice.

16 Sep 2011

Women urged to use clinics for birthing, family planning counseling in refugee camps along Somalia-Kenya border

IRIN examines how community health workers and international aid organizations, such as Medecins Sans Frontieres and the International Rescue Committee, are working to provide safe and adequate health facilities in refugee camps on the Kenya-Somalia border where women can give birth.

16 Sep 2011

Healthcare News

Unlikely coalition launches effort to aid enrollment of people without insurance

Medicare Advantage premiums to go down next year: HHS

'Super committee' moves behind closed doors; public confidence in Washington at stake

New report finds improvements in hospital performance

U.S. HIV/AIDS policy and funding should be guided by science, policy statement recommends

Obama deficit-reduction plan details emerging

Viewpoints: NY Times on uninsured; Wilensky's 'sobering reflection'; caring for aging parents

Bachmann, Perry embroiled in HPV fracas

TCT to showcase major scientific research breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine

In Md., hospital stay costs rise; VA hospital in Calif. revamps to meet needs of female vets

GSA's two forthcoming publications focus on pain relief and medication for seniors

State roundup: Mich. Gov. releases health plan

St. Jude Medical to again participate in Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Session

Longer looks: Fighting antibiotic resistance; a health care arms race video; the HVP debate

Global child mortality rate is shrinking, but not enough to reach MDG, UNICEF/WHO report says

Symposium to raise awareness on post-infectious neurological syndromes

Practice Research Award winner describes research to support pharmacist prescribing services

Number of breast, cervical cancer cases rose significantly over past 30 years, global study says

Cancer information on wiki similar in accuracy as peer-reviewed site

Women urged to use clinics for birthing, family planning counseling in refugee camps along Somalia-Kenya border

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