Elder Law Weekly

Managed Care - Molina Healthcare of New Mexico Rewards Physicians for Quality Care

Managed Care - Study Validates Medication Therapy Management Principles

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Hill-Rom Announces License Agreement With KCI

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - RehabCare Names CEO for Northland LTAC Hospital

McNeely Pigott & Fox - Proposed Legislation Takes Aim at Soaring Nursing Home Liability Costs in Tennessee

Medicare and Medicaid - A Bright Future for Medicare Beneficiaries in Maine

Medicare and Medicaid - A New Beginning for Medicare Beneficiaries in North Carolina

Medicare and Medicaid - A Safe Bet for Medicare Beneficiaries in the Southeast

Medicare and Medicaid - AAFP Statement - Family Physicians to President Bush: Call for Improved Health Access is Only One Step to Comprehensive Reform

Medicare and Medicaid - ActiveCare Network Supports Patients with Comprehensive, Convenient Vaccination Network

Medicare and Medicaid - AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies Acquires Community Behavioral HealthCare Network of Pennsylvania

Medicare and Medicaid - Bright Options for Medicare Beneficiaries in Louisiana

Medicare and Medicaid - Coalition to Protect Senior Care Gearing Up to Fight Bush Administration Medicare Cuts

Medicare and Medicaid - Expanded Options for Medicare Beneficiaries in Oklahoma

Medicare and Medicaid - Fernandez Appointed to Blue Cross Foundation Board

Medicare and Medicaid - FSSA Announces $1.3 Million Medicaid Transformation Grant

Medicare and Medicaid - Heart of Lancaster and Lancaster Regional Join Highmark Blue Shield Medicare Advantage Network

Medicare and Medicaid - Hospital Quality Improving, Cost, Mortality Rate Trends Declining for Participants in Medicare Pay-for-Performance Project

Medicare and Medicaid - Michigan Dentists Giving Free Dental Care to Low-Income Children During Annual 'Give Kids a Smile' Program Starting February 1

Medicare and Medicaid - MSC Announces the Acquisition of ZoneCare USA, Speedy Re-Employment, and SelectMRI, Further Strengthening Its Leadership Position in Workers' Compensation Cost Containment and Service

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study results reported from R. Navarro et al

Medicare and Medicaid - New Options for Medicare Beneficiaries in Georgia

Medicare and Medicaid - Participants in studies used as basis for Medicare decisions differ from beneficiaries

Medicare and Medicaid - Report summarizes medicare and medicaid study findings from L.R. Mobley and co-researchers

Medicare and Medicaid - Research by P.Y. Ramulu and colleagues in medicare and medicaid provides new insights

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers at Psychiatric Institute publish new data on medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Royal Medical Consultants, Inc. Adds Medicare Set-Aside Services

Medicare and Medicaid - San Diego Clinical Laboratories File Lawsuit Against Federal Government

Medicare and Medicaid - Senate Finance Committee Recommends Ways That Medicare Can Enhance Current Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

Medicare and Medicaid - Sepracor Announces Internal Review of Government Price Reporting Matters

Medicare and Medicaid - Studies from University of Colorado have provided new data on medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Texas Health Care Association Launches New 'Educate '08' Effort to Help Focus Needed Attention on Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid Funding Crisis

Medicare and Medicaid - Three-Quarters of Voters Say Home Based Care is Part of the Medicare Solution

Medicare and Medicaid - UPMC Health Plan Earns Second Consecutive 'Excellent' Rating for its Medicare Product, UPMC for Life

Medicare and Medicaid - WellCare Announces Appointment of Charles Berg as Executive Chairman and Heath Schiesser as President and CEO and Departures of CEO, CFO and General Counsel

Meningioma - Research from O. Sacko and co-authors provides new data about meningioma

Menopause - Researchers from University of New South Wales detail new studies and findings in the area of menopause

Menopause Risk Factors - Findings from INSERM in menopause risk factors reported

Menopause Therapy - Researchers from GlaxoSmithKline report recent findings in menopause therapy

Mental Health Prevention - Research from Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction in the area of mental health prevention published

Nosocomial Infections Prevention - Studies conducted at C. Ebnöther et al on nosocomial infections prevention recently published

Obesity and Diabetes Quality of Care - Reports from Central University add new data to research in obesity and diabetes quality of care

Obesity Prevention - Scientists at Rutgers University, Cook College release new data on obesity prevention

Obesity Prevention - Studies from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center further understanding of obesity prevention

Obstetrics - New obstetrics study findings recently were published by G.M. Mansour and co-researchers

Oncology - 91 Percent of Oncologists Polled Report Adverse Patient Events as Result of CMS National Coverage Decision on ESAs

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - New oral and maxillofacial surgery study findings have been reported by scientists at University of Innsbruck

Osteoporosis Therapy - Research data from INSERM update understanding of osteoporosis therapy

Periodontitis - Reports outline periodontitis research from Hacettepe University, Department of Periodontology

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association - PCMA: 2008 Health Debate Highlights 'Workable Solutions' Like E-Prescribing

Pharmacodynamics - Research from Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH in the area of pharmacodynamics published

Physiology - Reports from Linkoping University advance knowledge in physiology

Pneumonia Therapy - Study findings from University Hospital provide new insights into pneumonia therapy

Regulatory Actions - Medtronic Announces FDA Approval of CGMS(R) iPRO(TM) Continuous Glucose Recorder

Rehabilitation Research - New findings reported from M.K. Ghisla and co-authors describe advances in rehabilitation research

Rehabilitation Research - Report summarizes rehabilitation research study findings from Charite University

Rehabilitation Research - Research conducted at P. Polcaro and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about rehabilitation research

Research and Markets Ltd. - Community Care Facilities for the Elderly Experience Strong Growth in the US According to New Report

Research and Markets Ltd. - New Report a 1130 Page ''Bible'' for Health Plan and Medicare Benefit Interpretations

Samarion Inc. - Samarion(SM) Announces Formation of Outcome Based Study Team for Industry's Only Enterprise Quality Improvement System

Schizophrenia - Reports from R.K. Chadda and co-researchers add new data to research in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Therapy - Research conducted at A. Tzimos and co-authors has provided new information about schizophrenia therapy

Senior Citizens Bureau - Senior Citizens Bureau Empowers Today's Seniors: National Non-profit Serves as Community Resource for Seniors, Their Children, Caregivers and Even Advocates

Sepsis - Scientists at Mayo Clinic, Medical Department detail research in sepsis

Sports Medicine - Study findings from S.A. Anderssen et al broaden understanding of sports medicine

Surgery - Top hospitals have 27 percent lower mortality, annual HealthGrades study finds

UnitedHealthcare - PacifiCare of California is Directly Addressing Findings of Regulatory Exams

UnitedHealthcare - REPEAT/PacifiCare of California is Directly Addressing Findings of Regulatory Exams

Urinary Tract Infections - Reports outline urinary tract infections study results from C. Adrie et al