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Some GOP Lawmakers Target HHS Secretary Sebelius For Fundraising
The members of Congress are questioning Sebelius' efforts to solicit funds for Enroll America, which is trying to help get people signed up for benefits under the federal health law. Reuters: Analysis: Some Republicans See New Scandal In Sebelius Fundraising With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is...
Health Care Innovations In Technology Spotlight
A Silicon Valley conference offers insights regarding what's working and what is coming next for health care innovation. Meanwhile, some startup companies are aiming technology advances at medication adherence. The Washington Post: Health-Care Training And Data Storage Innovations Featured At Silicon Valley Conference This year's HealthBeat conference continues through Tuesday in San Francisco, w...
State Programs, Agreements With Feds Aim At Better Mental Health Care Delivery
States seek to improve how they deliver mental health care: In Georgia, a revamp shows success stories; Connecticut seeks an agreement to better care for children with mental health problems; and in Texas, lawmakers back a diversion program to keep the mentally ill from jail. Georgia Health News: DOJ Pact Shows Results, But Challenges Remain A man who lived for years in a crude shelter in the wood...
State Roundup: Nearly 13,000 Calif. Hospital Workers Set To Strike
A selection of health policy news from California, Louisiana, Vermont, Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas and Pennsylvania. Los Angeles Times: Patient Care Workers Set To Start Walkout At Five UC Hospitals Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. Mor...
Study: Physicians Increasingly Rely On ERs To Determine Whether Patients Need To Be Hospitalized
The New York Times: E.R.'s Account For Half Of Hospital Admissions, Study Says Emergency rooms account for about half of the nation’s hospital admissions and accounted for virtually all of the rise in admissions between 2003 and 2009, according to a study released on Monday. Although emergency rooms are widely considered expensive places for diagnostic care, physicians are increasingly relyi...
Modern Healthcare: Cost Sustainability We have done it. We have decreased the increase in the cost of healthcare. ... Is this decline the desperately needed bend in the healthcare cost curve or just the impact of the depressed economy? ... A slower growth of healthcare cost would mean less burden on the individual family, freeing that family to invest in and live a higher quality of life. ... The...
New Analysis Finds More Seniors Living In Poverty
The estimate, which takes health spending and other factors into account, concluded that 1 in 7 seniors lives in poverty. Projections indicate that number could go up if certain Medicare reforms took effect. Politico: Report: More Seniors Are Living In Poverty An alternative census estimate shows that more of America's seniors than originally thought are living in poverty -- and that means the po...
Ground Battles Continue Over States' Medicaid Expansion
News reports from Texas, Louisiana, Iowa, Florida and Maine highlight states' continuing debates over this health law provision. Kaiser Health News: Texas' Rio Grande Valley Presses for Medicaid Expansion When the sun rises over the Rio Grande Valley, the cries of the urracas – black birds – perched on the tops of palm trees swell to an unavoidable cacophony. That is also the str...
Democrats Push Back Against Claims Of Health Law 'Rate Shock'
House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats countered GOP claims that the health law is driving up insurance premiums by analyzing initial rate filings in five states. The Hill: Dems: Early Data Show Premiums Falling Under Obama Health Law Early filings show that insurers in some states are planning to lower their premiums after President Obama's healthcare law takes effect, Democrats noted on...
Nursing Times Awards 2013 entry deadline extended
The deadline to enter this year’s Nursing Times Awards has been extended to 7 June 2013.
Nursing Times Awards 2013 entry deadline approaches
The deadline to enter this year’s Nursing Times Awards is 24 May 2013.
Claims vitamin B prevents Alzheimer's are unproven
'Should you be taking vitamin B to protect against Alzheimer's?,' asks the Daily Mail. Its question is prompted by new research into whether a daily dose of vitamin B could reduce the loss of brain tissue in people with mild cognitive impairment. Mild cognitive impairment is thought to be a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers were particularly interested in the effec...
Today's headlines include stories examining how the approaching implementation of some health law provisions is highlighting key policy questions. Kaiser Health News: How Will The 'Unbanked' Buy Insurance On The Exchanges? Kaiser Health News staff writer Sarah Varney, working in collaboration with NPR, reports: "When movie stars become unbankable, they’re...
21st May 2013: Operating in the pharmaceutical industry requires superior data management and analytics. Pharmaceutical companies must manage large amounts of information regarding products, customers, prescriber behaviors and clinical trials. This data is the foundation for efforts in research and development, forecasting, and sales and marketing. With increasing regulatory pressure, phar...
Texas' Struggling Rio Grande Valley Presses for Medicaid Expansion
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. --When the sun rises over the Rio Grande Valley, the cries of the urracas – black birds – perched on the tops of palm trees swell to an unavoidable cacophony. That is also the strategy, it could be said, that local officials, health care providers and frustrated Valley residents are trying to use to convince Gov. Rick Perry and state Republican lawmakers to set aside...
Texas' Rio Grande Valley Presses for Medicaid Expansion
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. --When the sun rises over the Rio Grande Valley, the cries of the urracas – black birds – perched on the tops of palm trees swell to an unavoidable cacophony. That is also the strategy, it could be said, that local officials, health care providers and frustrated Valley residents are trying to use to convince Gov. Rick Perry and state Republican lawmakers to set aside...
GP practices to be rated by new inspector, says government
Family doctors are to face a tough new inspection regime under plans announced by Jeremy Hunt.
GPs to be rated by new inspector
Family doctors are to face a tough new inspection regime under plans announced by Jeremy Hunt.
Hospitals 'dangerously full', claims Labour
Hospitals are “dangerously close to full”, Labour has warned after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6% since the coalition government took office.
Warning over hospital capacity
Hospitals are “dangerously close to full”, Labour has warned after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6% since the coalition government took office.
Mediterranean diet may protect cognitive function in older patients
Following a Mediterranean-style diet high in olive oil, nuts and fruits may boost brain power in older people compared with a low-fat regime.
Mediterranean diet may protect cognitive function - report
Following a Mediterranean-style diet high in olive oil, nuts and fruits may boost brain power in older people compared with a low-fat regime.
