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Longer looks at Supreme Court battle: Interactions of justices are key to decision; Creating 'Zombie Obamacare'

Welcome to the world of the law, Supreme Court edition, where after Tuesday's remarkable hearing the five conservative justices appeared eager, or at least willing, to defend an unworkable status quo that rewards people who choose to blow off health insurance coverage knowing that they will be treated anyway if they show up ill at a hospital.

30 Mar 2012

Perspectives on court's political fallout: A loss could boost Obama; Mandate could be replaced with large tax credits

The heart of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the requirement that every American purchase health insurance or pay a penalty. Justice Anthony Kennedy - widely considered the "swing vote" on cases that divide the Supreme Court evenly along ideological lines - raised concerns on Tuesday that this individual mandate "changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in the very fundamental way."

30 Mar 2012

XRCC2 gene mutations cause increased breast cancer risk

Mutations in a gene called XRCC2 cause increased breast cancer risk, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics. The study looked at families that have a history of the disease but do not have mutations in the currently known breast cancer susceptibility genes.

30 Mar 2012

Perspectives on the court and the health law: Is this judicial activism?; Decision could define Roberts; Health economics 101

The ideological nature of the health care case was obvious on the last day of oral argument. By the time the proceedings were over, much of what the conservative justices said in court seemed like part of a politically driven exercise - especially because the issues addressed on Wednesday were not largely constitutional in nature.

30 Mar 2012

First Edition: March 29, 2012

Today's health policy headlines include reports detailing Wednesday's Supreme Court oral arguments on severability as well as the Medicaid expansion. News coverage also sums up the week's high court activity and looks forward to what might happen next.

29 Mar 2012

Evergreen utilizes spinal navigation system for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedure

Evergreen Hospital, a statewide leader in minimally invasive spine surgery, today announced it had completed the first minimally invasive spinal surgery procedure in the region using a state-of-the-art spine navigation system.

29 Mar 2012

Court wonders which parts of law -- if any -- can stand without the mandate

In exploring the severability question, the justices will ponder whether other parts of the health law can go forward if they void the individual mandate, considered the measure's central element. News outlets examine the "contingency plans" being explored by the law's supporters in case the mandate falls.

29 Mar 2012

Minnesota Department of Health certifies ApeniMED as HDI

ApeniMED, a leader in healthcare interoperability and Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) connectivity, today announced its certification as a Health Data Intermediary (HDI) by the Minnesota Department of Health.

29 Mar 2012

Greenwood launches Syndromic Autism 62-Gene Panel

RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology Company, today announced that Greenwood Genetic Center has commercially launched its Syndromic Autism 62-Gene Panel which was built for use on RainDance's picodroplet-based targeted sequencing platform.

29 Mar 2012

AP examines whether health law debate is muted if Romney is GOP nominee

In other campaign news, James Carville says a loss at the Supreme Court will help Democrats politically.

29 Mar 2012

Skeptical justices ask tough questions about the insurance mandate

In yesterday's oral arguments, the grilling aimed at the Obama administration's lawyer by the court's conservatives raised the prospect that the law's centerpiece could be overturned.

29 Mar 2012

VasoStitch percutaneous access-and-closure system featured at ACC annual meeting

VasoStitch is developing a percutaneous access-and-closure system for the nonsurgical deployment of large-diameter transcatheter therapeutic devices, such as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implants (TAVI) and Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) devices. The VasoStitch system is designed to reduce procedural complexity and eliminate the need for an "open" surgical procedure.

29 Mar 2012

Outside the court: Roaring rallies, rhetoric and reviews

The second day of the momentous Supreme Court hearing on President Obama's health law ended almost exactly at noon. By 12:03, many conservative lawmakers and television commentators who had been in the packed chambers stood on the marble steps outside, saying the health insurance mandate at the heart of the law appeared to be in deep trouble.

29 Mar 2012

Justices explore merits of preserving parts of the health law if mandate is overturned

On the third day of the Supreme Court's consideration of the health law, justices sparred over whether some parts of the measure could proceed even if the court decides to void its insurance mandate.

29 Mar 2012

Depression more prevalent among stroke and transient ischemic attack survivors

Depression is more prevalent among stroke and transient ischemic attack survivors than in the general population, researchers reported in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.

29 Mar 2012

Broad-ranging CVBD prevention key element of animal health planning

As part of its ongoing commitment to the scientific community, Bayer Animal Health today marked their seventh year of support for the CVBD World Forum (CVBD7) in Berlin, Germany; and this year's meeting has again proven to be a landmark in the understanding of CVBDs.

29 Mar 2012

Bipartisan group of lawmakers offers budget plan modeled on Simpson-Bowles

The group of House members has incorporated in a new budget proposal parts of the plan put forward by an Obama-backed deficit reduction commission. The effort is likely to be rejected by the House this week.

29 Mar 2012

Cumulative negative impact of Medicare, Medicaid payment reductions on nursing facilities

Noting that sufficient levels of skilled nursing staff are essential to providing high quality care and reducing unnecessary, costly hospital readmissions, the new Spring 2012 Care Context health policy paper released today by the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care (AQNHC), with analytic support from Avalere Health, examines the cumulative negative impact of Medicare and Medicaid payment reductions on nursing facilities (NFs).

29 Mar 2012

Southfield Capital acquires majority ownership of BioPharm

Southfield Capital, a private investment firm focused on the lower middle-market, announced today that it has acquired majority ownership of BioPharm Communications.

29 Mar 2012

State experiences with insurance mandates offer cautionary tales

In Massachusetts, reforms are proceeding with an individual mandate, while Washington state and New Jersey faced hardships when they overhauled their health insurance markets without one.

29 Mar 2012

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Longer looks at Supreme Court battle: Interactions of justices are key to decision; Creating 'Zombie Obamacare'

Perspectives on court's political fallout: A loss could boost Obama; Mandate could be replaced with large tax credits

XRCC2 gene mutations cause increased breast cancer risk

Perspectives on the court and the health law: Is this judicial activism?; Decision could define Roberts; Health economics 101

First Edition: March 29, 2012

Evergreen utilizes spinal navigation system for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedure

Court wonders which parts of law -- if any -- can stand without the mandate

Minnesota Department of Health certifies ApeniMED as HDI

Greenwood launches Syndromic Autism 62-Gene Panel

AP examines whether health law debate is muted if Romney is GOP nominee

Skeptical justices ask tough questions about the insurance mandate

VasoStitch percutaneous access-and-closure system featured at ACC annual meeting

Outside the court: Roaring rallies, rhetoric and reviews

Justices explore merits of preserving parts of the health law if mandate is overturned

Depression more prevalent among stroke and transient ischemic attack survivors

Broad-ranging CVBD prevention key element of animal health planning

Bipartisan group of lawmakers offers budget plan modeled on Simpson-Bowles

Cumulative negative impact of Medicare, Medicaid payment reductions on nursing facilities

Southfield Capital acquires majority ownership of BioPharm

State experiences with insurance mandates offer cautionary tales

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