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Relatively few seek relief from the health law's individual insurance mandate

Although people can seek exemptions from this requirement to buy coverage, only about 77,000 have done so, The Washington Post reports. Meanwhile, payment issues are also in the headlines as KHN looks at insurers' efforts to set the 2015 rates for policies on the health law's marketplaces, and the New York Times examines a panel's findings about the law's effects on doctors and hospitals treating many poor patients.

29 Apr 2014

Adherence optimises success of primary care hypertension programme

The value of a structured hypertension-treatment programme in primary care increases with increasing adherence to the programme, say researchers.

28 Apr 2014

Forest Laboratories enters into definitive agreement to acquire Furiex

Forest Laboratories, Inc. nd Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Forest has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Furiex, a drug development collaboration company, for $95 per share, or approximately $1.1 billion in cash, and up to $30 per share (approximately $360 million in aggregate) in a Contingent Value Right (CVR) that may be payable based on the status of eluxadoline, Furiex's lead product, as a controlled drug following approval.

28 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 28, 2014

Today's headlines include a number of stories examining the impact of the health law in various states.

28 Apr 2014

New AAP guidelines highlight gaps related to children’s treatment in urgent care centers

Today the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued an updated policy statement making recommendations and highlighting gaps in knowledge about the treatment of children in urgent care centers.

28 Apr 2014

Methadone safety: New clinical practice guideline from American Pain Society

Improved physician education and patient counseling about methadone safety and ECG monitoring to identify patients at high risk for cardiac problems will lead to safer use of the medication, according to the American Pain Society's Clinical Practice Guideline on Methadone Safety, published this week in The Journal of Pain.

26 Apr 2014

Research roundup: Structural concerns in ACOs; public's view of mandated contraception coverage

The Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) programs reward participating health care provider groups that achieve slower spending growth and high quality of care.

26 Apr 2014

LA BioMed researcher wins Ray E. Helfer Award for contributions to detection, prevention of child abuse

Carol D. Berkowitz, MD, a Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute lead researcher, was recently honored for her distinguished contributions to the detection and prevention of child abuse and neglect by the Ray E. Helfer Society, a national organization of physicians devoted to the problem of maltreated children.

25 Apr 2014

Health clinics can ease financial burden on hospitals and insurance companies

Health clinics that can provide primary care for low-income patients may ease the financial burden on both hospitals and insurance companies while improving patient health, researchers have concluded.

23 Apr 2014

Lifespan receives 2013 "Best Practice" award for improving employees’ health

The New England Employee Benefits Council named Lifespan, Rhode Island's largest health system, as a recipient of the 2013 "Best Practice" award, presented annually to the companies exhibiting novel, innovative, and impactful strategies in employee benefits.

22 Apr 2014

Stool color guide and free mobile app help diagnose liver-ravaging disorder in babies

Fecal color and consistency are well-known markers of digestive health in both children and adults, but paying attention to a newborn's shade of poop can be a decided lifesaver in babies born with the rare, liver-ravaging disorder biliary atresia, commonly heralded by white or clay-colored stool.

22 Apr 2014

Prevalence of celiac disease on the rise among children with irritable bowel syndrome

There appears to be an increased prevalence of celiac disease among children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

22 Apr 2014

Doctors still make good money

An annual survey shows that doctors, on average, still make at least three times the annual median household income. Media outlets also describe other trends, including the return of house calls, often as part of hospital palliative care programs, the use of scribes to help with digital records, rushed doctors' visits and a study finding that free drug samples influence doctors' prescribing practices.

21 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 21, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a GAO report on how the Obama administration raised money from outside groups to promote the health law.

21 Apr 2014

Quirk Healthcare donates over 800 hours of customization work to CDTC

Ben Quirk and Quirk Healthcare donated over 800 hours of customization work to the Children's Diagnostic & Treatment Center's new Electronic Health Records system that launched on Monday, April 7, 2014.

18 Apr 2014

New parents need to pay attention to baby’s poop color, say pediatric gastroenterologists

Fecal color and consistency are well-known markers of digestive health in both children and adults, but paying attention to a newborn’s shade of poop can be a decided lifesaver in babies born with the rare, liver-ravaging disorder biliary atresia, commonly heralded by white or clay-colored stool.

18 Apr 2014

State highlights: Mass. can't ban painkiller, judge rules; Kan. and health care compact bill

A selection of health policy stories from Massachusetts, Kansas, Florida, Michigan, Connecticut, Maryland, Arizona, Hawaii, Missouri and Georgia.

17 Apr 2014

Vulnerable Democrats fight health law stigma

In tight races around the nation, Democrats are hoping that stories about the health law's rocky rollout are behind them, while Republicans try to make the races a referendum on the law.

17 Apr 2014

Introduction of free GP care for children under six increases GP visits in Ireland

A paper published in this month’s Irish Medical Journal highlights an estimated three-quarters of a million extra GP visits per year with the introduction of free GP care for children under six. The study examined 1931 children at six practices selected to be comparable to Ireland’s national population and evaluated the current landscape in service demand and expected impact of the new programme due to be rolled out in June of this year.

17 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 16, 2014

Today's headlines include a report detailing how changes in the Census Bureau's annual survey could mask the health law's impact.

16 Apr 2014

Primary Care News and Research

Latest Primary Care News and Research

Relatively few seek relief from the health law's individual insurance mandate

Adherence optimises success of primary care hypertension programme

Forest Laboratories enters into definitive agreement to acquire Furiex

First Edition: April 28, 2014

New AAP guidelines highlight gaps related to children’s treatment in urgent care centers

Methadone safety: New clinical practice guideline from American Pain Society

Research roundup: Structural concerns in ACOs; public's view of mandated contraception coverage

LA BioMed researcher wins Ray E. Helfer Award for contributions to detection, prevention of child abuse

Health clinics can ease financial burden on hospitals and insurance companies

Lifespan receives 2013 "Best Practice" award for improving employees’ health

Stool color guide and free mobile app help diagnose liver-ravaging disorder in babies

Prevalence of celiac disease on the rise among children with irritable bowel syndrome

Doctors still make good money

First Edition: April 21, 2014

Quirk Healthcare donates over 800 hours of customization work to CDTC

New parents need to pay attention to baby’s poop color, say pediatric gastroenterologists

State highlights: Mass. can't ban painkiller, judge rules; Kan. and health care compact bill

Vulnerable Democrats fight health law stigma

Introduction of free GP care for children under six increases GP visits in Ireland

First Edition: April 16, 2014

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