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First Edition: May 5, 2011

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jessica Marcy recently spoke with Dan Hawkins, the association's senior vice president, about the future and finances of community health centers and their evolving budgets.

5 May 2011

Theragenics reports consolidated revenue of $20.3 million for first quarter 2011

Theragenics Corporation, a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

5 May 2011

Congressional Republicans advance legislation to repeal Medicaid maintenance-of-effort provisions

The measure's supporters say it would lead to savings for the federal government of nearly $3 billion over the next five years.

5 May 2011

Cantor warns that health law will lead to care rationing

The House Majority Leader expressed this concern while speaking to the College of American Pathologists.

5 May 2011

Study: XMRV retrovirus is not present in chronic fatigue syndrome patients

New findings from University of Utah School of Medicine researchers show that the retrovirus called XMRV is not present in the blood of patients who have chronic fatigue syndrome.

5 May 2011

First INFORMS conference in healthcare operations, decision-making, informatics

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences will host its first conference on healthcare in Montreal this June. INFORMS Healthcare 2011 takes place at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel in Montr-al from June 20-22.

5 May 2011

House GOP votes to defund state exchanges in health law

The legislation, which was approved Tuesday, passed mostly along party lines, though five Democrats voted with the Republicans in favor of cutting funds for state health exchanges. The measure is not likely to fare well in the Senate.

5 May 2011

Leukotriene antagonists can serve as effective alternative to conventional asthma treatment

A rarely prescribed asthma drug is easier to use and just as effective as conventional treatment with inhalers, according to a new study led by the University of East Anglia.

5 May 2011

Roundup: Vt. universal care bill advances; Duluth, Minn., seeking to change retiree health benefits; Texas steps back from plan to close centers for disabled

Dr. James Mongan, a physician with a specialty in politics who for decades helped shape the health care debate in Washington, D.C., and the Commonwealth, and who formerly served as president of Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners HealthCare, died in MGH yesterday.

5 May 2011

ACOs, employer mandate continue to draw attention

The Hill reports that the Internal Revenue Service is seeking public comment on the health law's employer mandate while PBS NewsHour "decodes" accountable care organizations.

5 May 2011

Viewpoints: Basic benefits package budget buster?; Colorado CHIP cuts; pharma's public image

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aims for a delicate balance that even its champions acknowledge as highly challenging: Making medical services affordable for tens of millions of uninsured Americans, and yet restraining the expenditures needed to vastly expand coverage. To grasp why the reform bill risks missing both goals -- and why the measure's margin for error is so perilously narrow -- it's crucial to follow the debate over its central provision, what it calls the "Essential Health Benefits" package.

5 May 2011

Durata receives positive EMA Scientific Advice on dalbavancin clinical development plan

Durata Therapeutics today announced the Company has received positive Scientific Advice from the European Medicines Agency on the pivotal clinical development plan for dalbavancin, Durata's long-acting, intravenous lipoglycopeptide for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections.

4 May 2011

ACO rule draws tough questions, highlights system's shortcomings

CQ HealthBeat reports that federal officials are considering the public criticism and comments they are receiving in response to the proposed rule issued regarding the health law's accountable care organizations. One expert, for instance, tells Politico Pro that data collection challenges could impede the formation of ACOs.

4 May 2011

Dehaier Medical first quarter revenue increases 12% to $2.95 million

Dehaier Medical Systems Ltd., an emerging leader in the development, assembly, marketing and sale of medical devices and homecare medical products in China, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

4 May 2011

House Republicans continue health law defunding push

More bills will move through the House this week designed to strip funding from specific provisions of the health law. The Obama administration has made clear its opposition - even threatened vetoes.

4 May 2011

Coronary artery bypass graft surgeries have declined by 30% between 2001 and 2008

Between 2001 and 2008, the annual rate of coronary artery bypass graft surgeries performed in the United States decreased by more than 30 percent, but rates of percutaneous coronary interventions did not change significantly, according to a study in the May 4 issue of JAMA.

4 May 2011

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

First Edition: May 5, 2011

Theragenics reports consolidated revenue of $20.3 million for first quarter 2011

Congressional Republicans advance legislation to repeal Medicaid maintenance-of-effort provisions

Cantor warns that health law will lead to care rationing

Study: XMRV retrovirus is not present in chronic fatigue syndrome patients

First INFORMS conference in healthcare operations, decision-making, informatics

House GOP votes to defund state exchanges in health law

Leukotriene antagonists can serve as effective alternative to conventional asthma treatment

Roundup: Vt. universal care bill advances; Duluth, Minn., seeking to change retiree health benefits; Texas steps back from plan to close centers for disabled

ACOs, employer mandate continue to draw attention

Viewpoints: Basic benefits package budget buster?; Colorado CHIP cuts; pharma's public image

Durata receives positive EMA Scientific Advice on dalbavancin clinical development plan

ACO rule draws tough questions, highlights system's shortcomings

Dehaier Medical first quarter revenue increases 12% to $2.95 million

House Republicans continue health law defunding push

Coronary artery bypass graft surgeries have declined by 30% between 2001 and 2008

UW School of Pharmacy receives Dohmen donation to enhance students' education

Aleris reaches agreement to acquire Proxima

New online tool can help evaluate and improve emergency communications

Community Health raises its bid for Tenet

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

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