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Research roundup: Nurse education and post-surgery mortality; The influence of publicly reported quality-of-care measures

Each week, KHN reporter Alvin Tran compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

16 Mar 2013

Moody's outlines hospital economic concerns in states not expanding Medicaid; Iowa Democrats offer compromise; Idaho lawmakers weigh options

State legislatures around the country consider the implications of Medicaid expansion proposals under the federal health overhaul.

16 Mar 2013

Employers, small businesses bristle over health law cost increases, requirements

The Wall Street Journal reports on the fee that many employers will pay for each person that they insure next year while KHN details a possible "loophole" for small businesses.

16 Mar 2013

Deadline pressures could put more health exchanges in the federal government's hands

Reuters reports that if states that are pursuing their own insurance marketplaces can't keep up with the timeline, it could fall to Washington to run. Meanwhile, the Minnesota House approves legislation to set up its health exchange while advocates in Colorado press to make coverage of children's dental care mandatory in plans sold on that state's exchange.

16 Mar 2013

AMGA Distinguished Corporate Partner Award to be presented to Exact Sciences

The American Medical Group Association announced today that it will present the AMGA Distinguished Corporate Partner Award on March 15 to Exact Sciences at its 2012 Annual Conference, March 14-16 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando.

16 Mar 2013

Survey shows active women are more likely to prefer midwifery care and planned home birth

Women who see themselves as active participants in the delivery of their first child, and prefer a collaborative role with their healthcare provider are more likely to prefer planned home birth and the care of a midwife, according to a new survey conducted by Columbia University School of Nursing's Adriana Arcia, PhD, RN, and published in the journal Midwifery.

15 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 15, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about President Barack Obama's third day of Capitol Hill visits in pursuit of progress on the budget.

15 Mar 2013

Study shows race and geographic area play important roles in patient with chronic kidney disease

Race and geographic area play important roles in determining whether a patient with chronic kidney disease receives optimal care before developing kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

15 Mar 2013

Senate Dems block effort to undo health law

The tea-party-led effort, which was defeated 52-45, attempted to add language to a government spending bill that would repeal the law's funding.

15 Mar 2013

TGen to present latest research about multiple myeloma at free public conference

The Translational Genomics Research Institute will present its latest research about a cancer known as multiple myeloma at a free public conference hosted by the Arizona Myeloma Network.

15 Mar 2013

Subcutaneous administration of Herceptin preferred by HER2-positive breast cancer patients over IV

Results from the PrefHer (Patient Preference for Subcutaneous (SC) versus Intravenous (IV) Herceptin) trial show that 92% of early HER2-positive breast cancer patients favoured quicker SC administration of Herceptin compared to the standard IV infusion.1 Presented at the St. Gallen Breast Cancer Conference in Switzerland.

15 Mar 2013

Experts offer views on controlling health care costs

At two different forums, health care policy experts talk about changes in policy that might slow health spending.

15 Mar 2013

Debate on budget options: Ryan offer is 'cruel'; Obama unwilling to take risks necessary for grand bargain

It's a cruel budget. To finance his largess to the very well-off, Ryan would - through steep Medicaid cuts and the repeal of Obamacare - leave an additional 40 million to 50 million poor or moderate-income Americans without health insurance, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (E.J. Dionne Jr., 3/13).

15 Mar 2013

Researchers develop single molecule test for detecting methylated DNA

Collaborators from Mayo-Illinois Alliance for Technology Based Healthcare have developed a new, single molecule test for detecting methylated DNA. Methylation -- the addition of a methyl group of molecules to a DNA strand -- is one of the ways gene expression is regulated.

15 Mar 2013

Budget plans underscore deep divide on Capitol Hill

News outlets compare and contrast how the two budget blueprints released this week -- one by House Republicans, the other by Senate Democrats -- treat Medicare, Medicaid and other entitlement programs.

15 Mar 2013

As health law nears implementation, concerns raised about premium increases, impact on food industry, use of incentives

Several news outlets explore questions that are raised about how the impact of the law.

15 Mar 2013

Physician gender has no impact on patients’ healthcare costs or mortality

Female doctors' patients do not use health-care services more or die less frequently than patients treated by male doctors, a prospective, observational study by researchers at UC Davis Health System has found.

14 Mar 2013

ST131 infection is more prevalent in LTCF residents and elderly population

Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) continues to proliferate, driven largely by expansion of a strain of E. coli know as sequence type ST131. A new study points to hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCF) as settings in which this antibiotic-resistant strain is increasingly found.

14 Mar 2013

American Heart Association, American Stoke Association to collaborate on national campaign

The American Medical Group Association announced today that the American Heart Association and American Stoke Association will collaborate on Measure Up/Pressure Down, a national campaign to improve high blood pressure prevention, detection and control, spearheaded by the American Medical Group Foundation, AMGA's nonprofit education and research arm.

14 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 14, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that compare and contrast how the two budget blueprints released this week -- one by House Republicans, the other from Senate Democrats -- would treat Medicare, Medicaid and other entitlement programs.

14 Mar 2013

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Research roundup: Nurse education and post-surgery mortality; The influence of publicly reported quality-of-care measures

Moody's outlines hospital economic concerns in states not expanding Medicaid; Iowa Democrats offer compromise; Idaho lawmakers weigh options

Employers, small businesses bristle over health law cost increases, requirements

Deadline pressures could put more health exchanges in the federal government's hands

AMGA Distinguished Corporate Partner Award to be presented to Exact Sciences

Survey shows active women are more likely to prefer midwifery care and planned home birth

First Edition: March 15, 2013

Study shows race and geographic area play important roles in patient with chronic kidney disease

Senate Dems block effort to undo health law

TGen to present latest research about multiple myeloma at free public conference

Subcutaneous administration of Herceptin preferred by HER2-positive breast cancer patients over IV

Experts offer views on controlling health care costs

Debate on budget options: Ryan offer is 'cruel'; Obama unwilling to take risks necessary for grand bargain

Researchers develop single molecule test for detecting methylated DNA

Budget plans underscore deep divide on Capitol Hill

As health law nears implementation, concerns raised about premium increases, impact on food industry, use of incentives

Physician gender has no impact on patients’ healthcare costs or mortality

ST131 infection is more prevalent in LTCF residents and elderly population

American Heart Association, American Stoke Association to collaborate on national campaign

First Edition: March 14, 2013

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