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Questions surround future of some troubled state exchanges

State insurance exchanges in Maryland, Oregon and Colorado are under the microscope and drawing criticism. Meanwhile, Republican state lawmakers in Tennessee and Texas propose legislation to undermine the health law in those states. And a cybersecurity official at the Department of Health and Human Services tells congressional investigators that testing of healthcare.gov, the federal online exchange, was inadequate.

16 Jan 2014

Insurers again extend payment deadlines for customers who signed up for Jan. 1 coverage on exchanges

News outlets in California offer examples of companies that are giving new customers more time to pay their first month's premiums while in Connecticut, one insurer is beginning to get a handle on the crush of enrollment.

16 Jan 2014

Facing Medicare funding cuts, Virginia hospitals push for Medicaid expansion

Expanding the program for low-income residents would help bring new revenue to the hospitals. Meanwhile, supporters of Medicaid expansion offer a new proposal in Nebraska and a young man in Utah diagnosed with cancer faces treatment problems because he lost his Medicaid coverage.

16 Jan 2014

Research: Some warning labels can make products like cigarettes more appealing

Many products, like cigarettes and medications, are stamped with warning labels alerting consumers to their risks. Common sense suggests these warnings will encourage safer choices.

16 Jan 2014

Heritage announces availability of Prochlorperazine Edisylate Injection

Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the immediate availability of Prochlorperazine Edisylate Injection in the 5mg/mL strength.

16 Jan 2014

RegionalCare Hospital Partners deploys AirStrip solutions at hospitals across the country

RegionalCare Hospital Partners, a privately-owned system of regionally-focused community hospitals, has chosen AirStrip - the leading provider of mobile healthcare applications that drive clinical transformation - to be its standard for clinical mobility solutions at their hospitals across the country.

16 Jan 2014

RoundTable Healthcare Partners sells Aqua Pharmaceuticals Holdings for $402.6M to Almirall

RoundTable Healthcare Partners, an operating-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, announced today that it has completed the sale of Aqua Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. to Almirall S.A. for up to $402.6 million in cash

16 Jan 2014

Crozer-Keystone Health System wins 2013 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service

In honor of its broad-based efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of its community, Crozer-Keystone Health System in Delaware County, Pa. is the recipient of the 2013 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, one of the most esteemed community service honors in healthcare.

From Baxter International Inc. 16 Jan 2014

Parental leave policies tend to reduce physical and mental stress levels in women

Government policies that allow both parents to take time off after a child is born provide positive benefits for the physical and mental health of women, according to a literature review that looked at the influence of public policies on women's overall health.

16 Jan 2014

Argon gets FDA clearance to market OptionELITE IVC filter over-the-wire delivery technique

Argon Medical Devices, Inc. announced today that the company has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing the OptionELITE retrievable inferior vena cava filter with a new over-the-wire delivery technique.

16 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 16, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that a federal judge on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge related to the health law's insurance subsidies.

16 Jan 2014

Health law's prevention funds diverted to other programs in $1T spending bill

New details emerge about the cut to the health law's Prevention and Public Health Fund in the $1 trillion spending bill, but a jobless benefits extension in Congress stalls. In the meantime, a mental health plan pushed by President Obama will get spending bill funds.

16 Jan 2014

People who suffer from brain injuries, strokes often have problems paying attention, concentrating

The brain appears to synchronize the activity of different brain regions to make it possible for a person to pay attention or concentrate on a task, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned.

16 Jan 2014

Viewpoints: House GOP moves away from health law repeal demands; defeating polio; health website insults Hispanics

Assuming hard-right members of the House don't manage to block it, a $1 trillion appropriations bill is about to be approved by both chambers for the rest of the 2014 fiscal year, through the end of September.

16 Jan 2014

Study examines charges for uncomplicated deliveries

Women giving birth in California can face a huge cost difference in their hospital bills, according to a new UC San Francisco study.

16 Jan 2014

GLNT study to evaluate abnormal muscle tone caused by neurological disorders

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today that it is launching a study to determine the feasibility of a clinician-worn glove to objectively evaluate abnormal muscle tone, such as stiff joints or muscle tightness, due to neurological disorders.

16 Jan 2014

Bill seeks team-based approach to caring for Medicare patients with chronic illness

Sen. Ron Wyden plans to unveil a bill to encourage team-based care in the program for older and disabled Americans. In the meantime, Medicare readies to deliver payment data for individual doctors on a "case-by-case" basis.

16 Jan 2014

Psychiatry professor wins Presidential Early Career Award for research on post-traumatic stress disorder

Katherine Iverson, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine, has been named as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

16 Jan 2014

State officials seek ways to undermine Obamacare

Lawmakers in some states continue to look for ways to stop implementation of the health law, making proposals to ban state employees from carrying out the law, forbidding state officials from taking federal money to implement it, and suspending the state licenses of insurers who take federal subsidies meant to defray the premiums of poor and middle-class consumers.

15 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 15, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that people who get their health insurance through high-risk insurance pools will have an extra two months before this program ends.

15 Jan 2014

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Questions surround future of some troubled state exchanges

Insurers again extend payment deadlines for customers who signed up for Jan. 1 coverage on exchanges

Facing Medicare funding cuts, Virginia hospitals push for Medicaid expansion

Research: Some warning labels can make products like cigarettes more appealing

Heritage announces availability of Prochlorperazine Edisylate Injection

RegionalCare Hospital Partners deploys AirStrip solutions at hospitals across the country

RoundTable Healthcare Partners sells Aqua Pharmaceuticals Holdings for $402.6M to Almirall

Crozer-Keystone Health System wins 2013 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service

Parental leave policies tend to reduce physical and mental stress levels in women

Argon gets FDA clearance to market OptionELITE IVC filter over-the-wire delivery technique

First Edition: January 16, 2013

Health law's prevention funds diverted to other programs in $1T spending bill

People who suffer from brain injuries, strokes often have problems paying attention, concentrating

Viewpoints: House GOP moves away from health law repeal demands; defeating polio; health website insults Hispanics

Study examines charges for uncomplicated deliveries

GLNT study to evaluate abnormal muscle tone caused by neurological disorders

Bill seeks team-based approach to caring for Medicare patients with chronic illness

Psychiatry professor wins Presidential Early Career Award for research on post-traumatic stress disorder

State officials seek ways to undermine Obamacare

First Edition: January 15, 2014

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