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$1 billion drug benefits contract to CVS Caremark: TRS urged to examine further before voting

Controversy has erupted around the Board of the Teacher Retirement System’s plan to vote on a $1 billion drug benefits contract on Thursday. CVS Caremark, a pharmacy benefits manager that also owns the country’s largest drugstore chain, currently contracts with TRS to provide drug benefits for retirees.

10 Dec 2009

Pneumatic tube systems still going strong

One of the most important working parts of Stanford Hospital is practically invisible ― and its invention dates back more than 200 years.

10 Dec 2009

Gap between Medicaid and quality care spells trouble for America's elderly and disabled citizens

A new Eljay LLC analysis of the nation's Medicaid financing system projecting states will cumulatively underfund the actual cost of providing quality long term care by nearly $4.7 billion for 2009, and finds seniors in the states of New York, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, California and Wisconsin will bear the brunt of the underfunding burden at a time when these states and many others are already suffering from rising pressure on state Medicaid budgets.

10 Dec 2009

eHealth data identifies average premiums for non-group family health insurance plans in 46 states

eHealth, Inc., the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, today released data from approximately 84,000 individually purchased, non-group, major medical family health insurance policies that were active in February of 2009.

10 Dec 2009

CMHA calls to extend Employment Insurance benefits and Pharmacare program for mentally-ill patients

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), National supports several of the recommendations of "In From The Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness", Report of the Subcommittee on Cities of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology tabled yesterday in Ottawa.

10 Dec 2009

RushCard introduces free prescription drug discount program

While lawmakers debate over proposals to make healthcare more affordable, RushCard is doing its part to lessen the burden for its cardholders by introducing a free prescription drug discount program.

10 Dec 2009

Medicare will be broke in eight years, says CCAGW

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today expressed disdain at last evening’s theatrical announcement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that five Democratic moderates and five Democratic liberals in the Senate had come to some sort of behind-closed-doors breakthrough moment on the $898 billion Senate healthcare bill.

10 Dec 2009

Three innovative HHS ideas to protect and improve people’s health

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today three innovative HHS ideas that have been developed as a result of a more open and accessible federal decision making process in collaboration between the public, private sector and the federal government.

10 Dec 2009

New healthcare reform bill can undermine physician-owned hospitals, says PHA

Both the U.S. House passed health care reform bill and the new bill under consideration in the U.S. Senate spell economic trouble for nearly all of the state and local economies where hospitals owned by physicians are located.

10 Dec 2009

Tobacco prevention and cessation programs: States cut funding by more than 15%

The states are collecting record amounts of revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but have cut funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by more than 15 percent in the past year, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.

10 Dec 2009

New survey shows doctors are more likely to report side effects through EHR system

Pfizer announced today results of a survey the company recently sponsored that shows physicians are more likely to report side effects through an electronic health records (EHR) system, as compared to traditional paper methods. Nearly 60 percent of physicians who responded to the survey also agreed that adverse event reporting through an EHR system would improve patient care.

10 Dec 2009

U.S. bishops: Senate vote to table Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment, a serious blow to genuine health care reform

"The Senate vote to table the Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment is a grave mistake and a serious blow to genuine health care reform," said Cardinal Francis George, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

10 Dec 2009

NRF welcomes Sen. Landrieu’s health care amendment

The National Retail Federation today welcomed an amendment to Senate health care reform legislation offered by Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., that would remove onerous penalties on employers who require workers to wait more than 30 days to become eligible for health insurance coverage.

10 Dec 2009

Texas ranks 4th in terms of aggregate Medicaid underfunding, according to Medicaid analysis

A new Eljay, LLC analysis of the nation's Medicaid program released by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) projects that Medicaid underfunds the actual cost of providing quality long term care in 2009 by $271.1 million in Texas, and that Texas seniors rank 4th in the nation in cumulative underfunding of this care.

10 Dec 2009

Knowledge gaps exist among physicians in diagnosis and management of food allergy

With an estimated four to six percent of children in the U.S. suffering from food allergies, a new study shows that pediatricians and family physicians aren't always confident they have the ability to diagnose or treat food allergies.

10 Dec 2009

Tips to help patients become more active and involved in their health care

A visit to the doctor is a time to talk and learn, and patients play a critical role in their health care, just like doctors, nurses and other caregivers, according to The Joint Commission's "Tips for Your Doctor's Visit" Speak Up™ educational campaign.

10 Dec 2009

Courtney Gamston wins the inaugural 2009 Facts & Comparisons Enhancement Scholarship

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Courtney Gamston of Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy is the winner of the inaugural 2009 Facts & Comparisons® Enhancement Scholarship.

10 Dec 2009

Ubiquitous health monitoring system can cut hospital visits and save lives

A ubiquitous health monitoring system that automatically alerted the patient's family or physician to problematic changes in the person's vital signs could cut hospital visits and save lives, according to Japanese researchers writing in the International Journal of Web and Grid Services.

10 Dec 2009

AHA approves RAConciliation as RACTrac compatible product

RAConciliation, the RAC Tracking and Denials Management system, exclusively available through RACauditor.com in partnership with H.I.M. ON CALL, has been approved by the American Hospital Association (AHA) as a RACTrac compatible product.

10 Dec 2009

UT Southwestern Medical Center program receives HHMI grant

A UT Southwestern Medical Center program designed to teach medical basics and clinical research to graduate students has received $700,000 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).

10 Dec 2009

Healthcare News

$1 billion drug benefits contract to CVS Caremark: TRS urged to examine further before voting

Pneumatic tube systems still going strong

Gap between Medicaid and quality care spells trouble for America's elderly and disabled citizens

eHealth data identifies average premiums for non-group family health insurance plans in 46 states

CMHA calls to extend Employment Insurance benefits and Pharmacare program for mentally-ill patients

RushCard introduces free prescription drug discount program

Medicare will be broke in eight years, says CCAGW

Three innovative HHS ideas to protect and improve people’s health

New healthcare reform bill can undermine physician-owned hospitals, says PHA

Tobacco prevention and cessation programs: States cut funding by more than 15%

New survey shows doctors are more likely to report side effects through EHR system

U.S. bishops: Senate vote to table Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment, a serious blow to genuine health care reform

NRF welcomes Sen. Landrieu’s health care amendment

Texas ranks 4th in terms of aggregate Medicaid underfunding, according to Medicaid analysis

Knowledge gaps exist among physicians in diagnosis and management of food allergy

Tips to help patients become more active and involved in their health care

Courtney Gamston wins the inaugural 2009 Facts & Comparisons Enhancement Scholarship

Ubiquitous health monitoring system can cut hospital visits and save lives

AHA approves RAConciliation as RACTrac compatible product

UT Southwestern Medical Center program receives HHMI grant

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