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Mayo CEO's expansion comments draw Minn. lawmaker criticism; Other state marketplace news

Comments from the Mayo Clinic's CEO that the organization's proposed expansion in Minnesota could happen elsewhere are drawing criticism from Minnesota lawmakers.

12 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: GOP leaders reject Obama's budget compromise; President's entitlements proposal is 'modest;' Mental illness in prison

Curbing the rise of Social Security benefits and raising Medicare premiums for higher-income people were two of the highest priorities for Republican leaders just a few months ago. Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, said last fall that if Mr. Obama proposed them, he would consider allowing tax revenue to go up.

12 Apr 2013

State highlights: Blue Shield could lose exclusive contract for Calif. workers, retirees; Texas health commission asks for increase in Medicaid premiums

Blue Shield of California may be losing its longtime grip on one of the health care industry's most coveted insurance contracts. Officials at the California Public Employees' Retirement System are recommending breaking up Blue Shield's current statewide HMO contract and replacing it with as many as four health plans for more than 400,000 public workers and their families (Terhune, 4/11).

12 Apr 2013

CCS Medical named winner in national Competitive Bidding Program of CMS

CCS Medical, a leading provider of home delivery medical equipment and supplies, announced today that it has been named a winner in the national Competitive Bidding Program of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

12 Apr 2013

More details: Paying for health exchanges, other parts of the health law's implementation

According to the Obama administration's 2014 budget document, the federal government will spend about $4 billion on federal- and state-run marketplaces for individual and small businesses purchasing insurance coverage.

12 Apr 2013

Research using registry data can contribute to improvement of health and healthcare

Research using registry data can contribute a great deal to the improvement of health and healthcare. Sweden is uniquely positioned in this respect, but the resources remain under-exploited, and there are methodological and financing problems that need resolving.

12 Apr 2013

Obama budget would replace SGR formula, boost Medicaid, mental health

Among the changes included in the president's 2014 budget blueprint are the elimination of the SGR formula to set Medicare physician payment rates, and funding boosts for mental health and food and drug safety. The proposal also delays funding cuts to hospitals that treat the uninsured.

12 Apr 2013

Budget plan would allow federal employees to add same-sex partners to their health plans

The Obama blueprint would create beginning in 2015 a "self plus one" category within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

12 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 11, 2013

Today's headlines include details regarding how Medicare and Medicaid, as well as funding for the health law's implementation, fared in President Barack Obama's budget plan.

11 Apr 2013

Experts to discuss changes to medical ethics paradigms proposed by bioethics colleagues

Experts from across disciplines at Johns Hopkins will hold a symposium on Thursday, April 11, 2013 to discuss changes to medical ethics paradigms as proposed by their own bioethics colleagues in a recent, groundbreaking publication.

11 Apr 2013

Gold nano-bullets to defeat cancer

Cutting edge research into an experimental therapy that deploys nano-particles of gold in the fight against cancer earned an Alberta high school student, 16, top national honours today in the 2013 "Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada" (SBCC).

11 Apr 2013

OncoMed highlights progress of anti-cancer biologics at AACR annual meeting

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing novel therapeutics that target cancer stem cells (CSCs), or tumor-initiating cells, today summarized new data highlighting the progress of OncoMed's pipeline of anti-cancer biologics presented this week in an oral presentation and five posters at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research in Washington, DC.

11 Apr 2013

Conference on Malignant Hyperthermia to be held in Orlando

Learn the basics on how recognize, diagnose, and treat Malignant Hyperthermia by attending at the "MH Let's Save a Life" conference where patients sit side by side with healthcare professionals, students, and families learning about MH from experts affiliated with MHAUS on June 8, 2013 from 10 am - 4 pm at Orlando Regional Medical Center located in Orlando, FL.

11 Apr 2013

Tavenner moves closer to Senate confirmation to head CMS

Marilyn Tavenner, who has been the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services since 2011, received a warm reception from Democrats and Republicans alike during a Tuesday Senate Finance Committee hearing.

11 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: Obama budget doesn't address 'heart of our debt crisis;' Attention deficit crisis; Insurer sings a different song when consumer owes it money

The U.S. has huge budget challenges. And for the first time in years, we will have three budget proposals to carefully consider -- instead of speeches and talking points.

11 Apr 2013

Orthopaedic surgeons should recommend weight loss to patients prior to joint replacement

The obesity epidemic in America and its impact on musculoskeletal health, as well as related treatment outcomes and costs, was discussed during the AAOS Now forum, "Obesity, Orthopaedics and Outcomes," at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at McCormick Place in Chicago.

11 Apr 2013

HHS announces $54M for 'navigators' to help consumers use new insurance marketplaces

The $54 million to hire and train people to help the uninsured sign up for coverage will be distributed to groups in 33 states based on their number of uninsured. Texas and Florida, for instance, with almost nine million uninsured, will get $14 million.

11 Apr 2013

Controlling ER, hospitals admissions a challenge for Medicare

A new study finds that Medicare isn't properly counting people who are released from hospitals and then come back to emergency rooms, while Reuters points out pay-for-performance incentives are aimed at keeping people out of ERs.

11 Apr 2013

Study reveals high blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries

High blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries, a new study has found. These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries with a higher income.

10 Apr 2013

Study shows copper objects in ICUs reduce healthcare-acquired infections by 50%

Placement of copper objects in intensive care unit (ICU) hospital rooms reduced the number of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) in patients by more than half, according to a new study published in the May issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, in a special topic issue focused on the role of the environment in infection prevention.

10 Apr 2013

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Mayo CEO's expansion comments draw Minn. lawmaker criticism; Other state marketplace news

Viewpoints: GOP leaders reject Obama's budget compromise; President's entitlements proposal is 'modest;' Mental illness in prison

State highlights: Blue Shield could lose exclusive contract for Calif. workers, retirees; Texas health commission asks for increase in Medicaid premiums

CCS Medical named winner in national Competitive Bidding Program of CMS

More details: Paying for health exchanges, other parts of the health law's implementation

Research using registry data can contribute to improvement of health and healthcare

Obama budget would replace SGR formula, boost Medicaid, mental health

Budget plan would allow federal employees to add same-sex partners to their health plans

First Edition: April 11, 2013

Experts to discuss changes to medical ethics paradigms proposed by bioethics colleagues

Gold nano-bullets to defeat cancer

OncoMed highlights progress of anti-cancer biologics at AACR annual meeting

Conference on Malignant Hyperthermia to be held in Orlando

Tavenner moves closer to Senate confirmation to head CMS

Viewpoints: Obama budget doesn't address 'heart of our debt crisis;' Attention deficit crisis; Insurer sings a different song when consumer owes it money

Orthopaedic surgeons should recommend weight loss to patients prior to joint replacement

HHS announces $54M for 'navigators' to help consumers use new insurance marketplaces

Controlling ER, hospitals admissions a challenge for Medicare

Study reveals high blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries

Study shows copper objects in ICUs reduce healthcare-acquired infections by 50%

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