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Companies overseeing prescription benefits poised for growth

Pharmacy benefit management companies, the third-party administrators for prescription drug programs, have seen a boom in business. NPR reports they are "now poised for even more growth, as baby boomers age and Congress prepares to insure more Americans. ..."

20 Jan 2010

Aetna announces new fitness and nutrition program for employers nationwide

Aetna today announced a new team-based fitness and nutrition program for employers nationwide that uses online social networking to encourage people of all health and fitness levels to work together with their colleagues to achieve their optimal health.

20 Jan 2010

Budget woes prompt health cuts in some states

The Salt Lake Tribune: "Utah's Medicaid program isn't providing enough oversight of its managed care plans, a problem that is costing the state as much as $19 million, according to a Legislative audit released Tuesday" (Rosetta, 1/19).

20 Jan 2010

Amedisys and Humana sign national agreement to provide better home healthcare services

Amedisys Inc., one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it has signed a national agreement with Humana Inc. to provide home health services to Humana’s Medicare Advantage members effective Jan. 1, 2010.

20 Jan 2010

New Life Agency announces creation of nation's first IVF insurance program

New Life Agency, Inc. today announced that it has joined forces with New Jersey-based The Diamond Institute IVF Center and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy to create the nation's first IVF insurance program. The Assisted Reproduction Care (ARC) Insurance Program(SM) offers patients suffering from infertility feasible financial solutions for the ever-rising costs of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments, procedures and fertility medications.

20 Jan 2010

GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute announce launch of new CT Imaging Centre of Excellence

GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute will unveil a new CT Imaging Centre of Excellence to train current professionals and students on advanced leading-edge imaging equipment. This CT Imaging Centre of Excellence will allow healthcare providers to increase their knowledge in using CT scanning to provide faster and more accurate diagnoses of disease in patients.

20 Jan 2010

LPHC to acquire Santos Administraçāo e Participações regional healthcare system in Brazil

LONDON PACIFIC & PARTNERS, INC., the international advisory and investment firm, today announced that LP Healthcare Group, LLC (“LPHC”), a joint venture between London Pacific and Incite Financial, LLC, has signed an agreement to acquire Santos Administraçāo e Participações S.A. (“Santos”) — a regional healthcare system including a 125,000-member health maintenance organization (HMO) , three hospitals with a total of 290-beds, three full-service primary care centers and other related interests in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The three hospitals include a 250-bed comprehensive regional hospital and two local hospitals.

20 Jan 2010

First Edition: January 20, 2010

The G.O.P. claims the Massachusetts Senate seat and sends Dems scrambling to salvage their health overhaul effort.

20 Jan 2010

Online scientific survey of job tasks for healthcare interpreters

Beginning Tuesday, January 19, healthcare interpreters have the opportunity to add their voice, professional skills and abilities to an online scientific survey of job tasks that will form the basis for developing new national certification credentials for healthcare interpreters.

20 Jan 2010

Modern healthcare in Tri-Cities offers bright economic future and improved quality of life

Reliable, modern healthcare is Tri-Cities, Tennessee's "ace in the hole" when it comes to future economic development and improved quality of life.

20 Jan 2010

Speaker and House Majority Leader hold press availability following Democratic leadership meeting

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn held a press availability this afternoon in the Capitol following a Democratic leadership meeting.

20 Jan 2010

OAC calls for health insurance coverage of USPTF recommended childhood obesity treatments

In light of the recent recommendation of the United States Preventative Task Force (USPTF), the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is calling for all employers and insurers to add health insurance coverage of the recommended childhood obesity treatments.

20 Jan 2010

Mitigating fraud in healthcare payments

TSYS Healthcare announced today that Mark O’Leary, senior vice president of business development, will speak about fraud at the Symposium on Payment Solutions for Healthcare Providers and Payers, which will take place January 21-22 in Las Vegas. O’Leary will be joined by Ralph Bernstein, senior vice president of U.S. Bank Healthcare Payment Solutions, who will provide his perspective on mitigating risk in healthcare payments from a banking point of view.

20 Jan 2010

Johns Hopkins neurologist asks leaders to question 'futile and expensive' care in terminally ill patients

Acknowledging that the idea of rationing health care, particularly at the end of life, may incite too much vitriol to get much rational consideration, a Johns Hopkins emeritus professor of neurology called for the start of a discussion anyway, with an opinion piece featured in this month's issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics.

20 Jan 2010

Researchers measure medical students' attitudes and beliefs about CAM

In the largest national survey of its kind, researchers from UCLA and UC San Diego measured medical students' attitudes and beliefs about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and found that three-quarters of them felt conventional Western medicine would benefit by integrating more CAM therapies and ideas.

20 Jan 2010

Officers face off; join American Red Cross for ‘Battle of the Badges’ blood drive

Close to 100 different Southern California law enforcement agencies will go head-to-head in the spirit of friendly competition to see which agency can donate the most blood through the American Red Cross in the 4th Annual Battle of the Badges blood drives.

20 Jan 2010

Operation Rescue Insurrecta Nex comments on electing a Republican to 'Ted Kennedy's seat'

Citizens from several states and DC to gather on Tuesday morning at the corner of the Russell Senate office building to taunt Senators and Senate Staff: "Oh the sweet irony of the 'Ted Kennedy seat' sending health care to the grave!"

20 Jan 2010

Hospital for Special Surgery helps Haiti victims

A team of anesthesiologists, nurses and orthopedic trauma surgeons from Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan headed for Haiti on Friday and have been performing surgery and tending to those impacted by the earthquake ever since.

20 Jan 2010

Patients Medical offers prevention tips for patients during heart health month

Patients Medical, a leading integrative medical center in New York, offers prevention tips for patients during heart health month. William Lee, MD, PhD, FACC, a Metabolic Cardiologist and Director of Cardiology at Patients Medical, has a unique approach to medicine which incorporates both traditional and alternative practices to provide patients complete care. He believes good health starts with good heart health.

20 Jan 2010

Three hospitals selected as recipients of the 2009 DVTeamCare Hospital Award

The North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF), in coordination with Eisai Inc., announced today that three hospitals have been selected as recipients of the 2009 DVTeamCare Hospital Award. This new award was established by Eisai to recognize hospitals that have made a significant commitment to preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and its potentially fatal complications, including pulmonary embolism (PE).

20 Jan 2010

Healthcare News

Companies overseeing prescription benefits poised for growth

Aetna announces new fitness and nutrition program for employers nationwide

Budget woes prompt health cuts in some states

Amedisys and Humana sign national agreement to provide better home healthcare services

New Life Agency announces creation of nation's first IVF insurance program

GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute announce launch of new CT Imaging Centre of Excellence

LPHC to acquire Santos Administraçāo e Participações regional healthcare system in Brazil

First Edition: January 20, 2010

Online scientific survey of job tasks for healthcare interpreters

Modern healthcare in Tri-Cities offers bright economic future and improved quality of life

Speaker and House Majority Leader hold press availability following Democratic leadership meeting

OAC calls for health insurance coverage of USPTF recommended childhood obesity treatments

Mitigating fraud in healthcare payments

Johns Hopkins neurologist asks leaders to question 'futile and expensive' care in terminally ill patients

Researchers measure medical students' attitudes and beliefs about CAM

Officers face off; join American Red Cross for ‘Battle of the Badges’ blood drive

Operation Rescue Insurrecta Nex comments on electing a Republican to 'Ted Kennedy's seat'

Hospital for Special Surgery helps Haiti victims

Patients Medical offers prevention tips for patients during heart health month

Three hospitals selected as recipients of the 2009 DVTeamCare Hospital Award

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