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Consumers: How will health reform affect insurance premiums?

Las Vegas Sun: "Like many other Las Vegas Valley residents, Yvette Williams is hoping the new national health insurance law will choke down the siphoning of money from her family's budget." The family spends $12,000 a year on health care. "Because the new national health insurance law is supposed to give consumers more ways to get insurance, it's expected to force industry giants to offer more comprehensive plans at lower prices" (Kanigher, 4/19).

20 Apr 2010

White House officially names Berwick as pick to head CMS

"President Barack Obama has nominated Harvard medical professor Donald Berwick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid. Obama had signaled his plans in March and made them official Monday." The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate (4/19).

20 Apr 2010

Today's OpEds: Heritage disputes Obama's claims on health law; Florida nursing home reforms in danger

Think tank analysts usually brim with pride when the president of the United States goes around claiming that his policies are based on their work. But when President Obama tries to sell his health-care law as a moderate approach that borrows ideas developed by the Heritage Foundation, we get incensed (Robert Moffit, 4/19).

19 Apr 2010

Generex Biotechnology announces plan to obtain cost reimbursement coverage for Generex Oal-lyn

Generex Biotechnology Corporation, the leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, today announced that it has established an action plan for obtaining cost reimbursement coverage for Generex Oal-lyn™, including the development of an insurance product that covers the costs of Generex Oral-lyn™ and any additional and/or comparable diabetes products.

19 Apr 2010

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy receives health insurance coverage

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) today announced its support of recent policy changes by Aetna Inc. and United Healthcare. The national health insurance giants will now cover laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a newer method of bariatric surgery that is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for morbid obesity.

19 Apr 2010

Affinion Security Center enhances BreachShield service

Affinion Security Center, a leading provider of identity theft protection services, today announced enhancements to its BreachShield(SM) service, aimed at preventing, detecting and resolving Identity Theft resulting from data breaches for companies at risk and the consumers who trust those organizations. The new enhancements are designed for all types of organizations that experience a breach and include benefits that help customers at risk for medical identity theft.

19 Apr 2010

The AFA and IntegraMed partner to provide innovative fertility education programs

Patients dealing with infertility face many uncertainties, but now there is one place to find a comprehensive guide to almost every aspect of infertility treatment.

19 Apr 2010

Michigan medical equipment suppliers unhappy about Medicare competitive bidding

Crain's Detroit Business: A regulatory change by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services "could put a crimp on hospital-based medical home product subsidiaries and hundreds of other Michigan-based vendors," an industry that has been growing.

19 Apr 2010

Alere director to analyze value of worksite health programs at 28th SALGBA conference

The importance of measuring productivity, short-term disability, workers' comp and job satisfaction when analyzing the value of worksite health programs will be the key focal points of a presentation by David Wolf, MBA, director of product management for Alere, at the 28th annual State and Local Government Benefits Association (SALGBA).

19 Apr 2010

2010 Driven to Quit Challenge: 11 tobacco-free Ontarians declared winners

Eleven newly tobacco-free Ontarians will be declared winners of the 2010 Driven to Quit Challenge next week. More than 28,800 showed their drive and pledged to quit their tobacco use for their chance to win a new Ford Escape hybrid, one of two $5,000 vacation getaways and $15,000 in MasterCard gift cards. Winners and their support buddies will be on site with guest speakers and their prizes, including the new hybrid vehicle.

19 Apr 2010

Valedictory Symposium to celebrate Professor David Taylor's contribution to Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Medical experts from across the UK are gathering at the University of Leicester on Friday 23rd April in a Valedictory Symposium to celebrate the work of Professor David Taylor.

19 Apr 2010

Weeklong, 60-mile breast cancer fundraising walk in Spain

For A Cause, has been organizing breast cancer fundraising walks since 2001. This Mother's Day, the unofficial start to the breast cancer walking season, tens of thousands of women will take to the streets to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer organizations.

19 Apr 2010

Study finds impact of free prescriptions on dispensing rates minimal

The overall impact of free prescriptions on dispensing rates in Wales has been minimal according to research conducted by academics at the University of Glamorgan in collaboration with colleagues at Cardiff and Bangor Universities.

19 Apr 2010

Héma-Québec to highlight vital role played by volunteers in maintaining collective blood supply

For this National Volunteer Week, with the theme "Volunteer for life", Héma-Québec would like to highlight the vital role played by community partners in maintaining the collective blood supply at a sufficient level.

19 Apr 2010

First Edition: April 19, 2010

Today's headlines continue to explore and analyze the implementation and impact of the health reform law.

19 Apr 2010

Sentry Air Systems announces equipment compliance with OSHA's hexavalent chromium regulation

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is enforcing strict regulations regarding worker exposure to hexavalent chromium in several industries. Hexavalent chromium, a volatized and oxidized form of chromium, has been identified as a carcinogen. OSHA has subsequently established stringent regulations for workers who are potentially exposed to it in the general, construction, shipyard, and marine terminal industries.

19 Apr 2010

Healthyroads announces new partnership status with NAQC

Healthyroads, the wellness subsidiary of American Specialty Health Incorporated, announced its new partnership status with the North American Quitline Consortium and its approval to serve as an authorized quitline vendor in the state of Michigan.

19 Apr 2010

San Diego Healing Arts Cooperative Medical Marijuana dispensary reaches record number of patients

International Merchant Advisors, Inc. announced today that the Healing Arts Cooperative Medical Marijuana dispensary located in San Diego, California has reached a record number of patients served at approximately 1300 and growing daily. IMAI's subsidiary, Organic Science, Inc., acts as the manager of the facility on behalf of its non profit owners. Healing Arts is fulfilling the needs of medical marijuana patients in San Diego, and continues to grow on a daily basis.

19 Apr 2010

Ontario hospital representatives meet to set prices for hospital clinical services

200 representatives from 65 Ontario hospital corporations represented by CUPE meet in Thunder Bay from Monday through Wednesday. On their agenda is the plan announced in the Throne Speech to set prices for hospital clinical services and tender those services to the lowest bidder.

19 Apr 2010

First authoritative book on yawning

Yawning is a stereotyped phylogenetically ancient phenomenon that occurs in almost all vertebrates. As an emotional behavior and an expressive movement, yawning has many consequences; nevertheless, it has so far been poorly addressed in medical research and practice.

19 Apr 2010

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Consumers: How will health reform affect insurance premiums?

White House officially names Berwick as pick to head CMS

Today's OpEds: Heritage disputes Obama's claims on health law; Florida nursing home reforms in danger

Generex Biotechnology announces plan to obtain cost reimbursement coverage for Generex Oal-lyn

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy receives health insurance coverage

Affinion Security Center enhances BreachShield service

The AFA and IntegraMed partner to provide innovative fertility education programs

Michigan medical equipment suppliers unhappy about Medicare competitive bidding

Alere director to analyze value of worksite health programs at 28th SALGBA conference

2010 Driven to Quit Challenge: 11 tobacco-free Ontarians declared winners

Valedictory Symposium to celebrate Professor David Taylor's contribution to Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Weeklong, 60-mile breast cancer fundraising walk in Spain

Study finds impact of free prescriptions on dispensing rates minimal

Héma-Québec to highlight vital role played by volunteers in maintaining collective blood supply

First Edition: April 19, 2010

Sentry Air Systems announces equipment compliance with OSHA's hexavalent chromium regulation

Healthyroads announces new partnership status with NAQC

San Diego Healing Arts Cooperative Medical Marijuana dispensary reaches record number of patients

Ontario hospital representatives meet to set prices for hospital clinical services

First authoritative book on yawning

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