Health Insurance Law Weekly

Medical Management - New medical management research has been reported by scientists at University of Iowa

Medical Management - Studies from S.L. Schrader and co-researchers in the area of medical management published

Medicare and Medicaid - ALFA Aims to Provide Relief to Seniors

Medicare and Medicaid - Bi-Partisan Members of U.S. House of Representatives Formally Oppose Funding Reductions to Medicare's Home Oxygen Benefit

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Approves Home Sleep Testing for Diagnosis of OSA; AASM Experts Available for Comment

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Selects DocSite to Pilot Test Electronic Reporting of PQRI Data

Medicare and Medicaid - Findings in medicare and medicaid reported from P.E. Johnson and co-researchers

Medicare and Medicaid - Hagens Berman: Eleven Defendants Settle in Average Wholesale Price Litigation

Medicare and Medicaid - Hospital Leaders Urge Legislators Not to Further Destabilize Florida's Healthcare Landscape

Medicare and Medicaid - Increased Investment in Medicaid Needed to Protect Houston Area's Most Vulnerable Seniors, Disabled

Medicare and Medicaid - Miami Jury Convicts Physician and Three Business Owners of Medicare Fraud

Medicare and Medicaid - New AHIP Study in Health Affairs Challenges Previous Assumptions About Medigap's Impact on Medicare Costs

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid research has been reported by scientists at Harvard University, Institute for Health Policy

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study findings recently were published by R. Li and co-researchers

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study results reported from C.H. Vanhoutven et al

Medicare and Medicaid - Phyhealth Submits HMO Applications with Required Federal and State Agencies

Medicare and Medicaid - Pilot Program Involving Prometa Treatment Program and Standard of Care Demonstrates Improved Outcomes in Methamphetamine Dependent, Medicaid Eligible Participants in Arizona

Medicare and Medicaid - Report summarizes medicare and medicaid study findings from University of Washington

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from George Mason University has provided new data on medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research results from C. Borger and colleagues update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from Idaho State University report recent findings in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Stuart Altman, Ph.D. Joins INSPIRIS Board of Directors

Medicare and Medicaid - U.S. House Votes to Block Medicare Recipients From Access to Over 200 of America's Best and Safest Hospitals.

Medicare and Medicaid - Vital Images Comments on CMS Decision to Allow Local Coverage for Cardiac CT Angiography

Mental Health - 1,000 Mental Health Professionals Join National Network to Provide Free Counseling to Returning Veterans and their Families

Mental Health - Colorado State Senator Keller Recognized for Advocacy Work on Mental Health Issues

Mental Health - Hope In Action: Policymakers and Artists Promote Youth and Latino Suicide Prevention

Mental Health - Illinois Congresswoman Schakowsky Recognized for Advocacy Work on Mental Health Issues

Mental Health - Reports outline mental health in children research from Urban Institute

Mental Health - Studies from King's College London, King's College London update current data on mental health

Mental Illness - Research reports from V. Somers and co-authors provide new insights into mental illness

Mental Illness - University of North Carolina publishes research in mental illness

Multiple Sclerosis - Researchers from Harvard University describe findings in multiple sclerosis

National Federation of Independent Business - National Federation of Independent Business Launches Aggressive Campaign to Drive Healthcare Reform: Solutions Start Here

National Nurses Organizing Committee - RNs Denounce Sham Election in Nine Ohio Hospitals, Hospital Chain Seeks to Impose Hand-Picked Union

New Jersey Hospital Association - NJHA: No Hospital Safe from State's $143 Million Cut

nTelagent, Inc. - nTelagent's Self-Pay Management System Decreases Bad Debt by Providing Interactive, Real-Time Scripting for Patient Access Staff

Obesity and Diabetes - Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Designation Given to Montefiore by the American College of Surgeons

Obstetrics - New obstetrics findings from Massachusetts General Hospital described

Osteoporosis - Recent findings in osteoporosis described by S.A. Foster and colleagues

Pediatrics - New child health data show state-to-state differences in quality of care

Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Research from University of Washington, Medical Department in the area of pelvic organ prolapse described

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association - New MedPAC Report: Abbreviated Biogenerics Pathway 'Urgently Needed'

Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety - Cosmetic Injectables No Contest or Party

Pneumonia - Studies from H.F. Guo et al have provided new data on pneumonia

Pressure Ulcer - Longport, Inc. Announces Sale of Scanners to National Long Term Care Group

Psychiatry - Brian R. Sims, MD, Joins Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc. as Senior Director of Mental and Behavioral Health

Psychiatry - Researchers from Mental Health Institute detail new studies and findings in the area of psychiatry

Public Health - Scientists at University of New Mexico release new data on public health

Regulatory Actions - By the End of 2011, the Indonesia Pharmaceuticals Market Is Forecast To Reach Nearly US$3.9bn At Consumer Prices, According To the Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Report Q3 2007

Rehabilitation Research - Humana Military Healthcare Services and Atlanta's Shepherd Center Partner to Complement Care for Wounded U.S. Military Members Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan

Rehabilitation Research - New findings from H.G. Belanger and co-authors describe advances in rehabilitation research

Rehabilitation Research - Research in the area of rehabilitation research reported from University of Texas

Rehabilitation Research - Study data from G. Dejong et al provide new insights into rehabilitation research

Research and Markets - A Balanced Look at the Current State of the American Health Care System and Where Its Headed

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: AT&T to Deliver Country's First Statewide Ehealth Exchange Zone

Research and Markets - The Special Report, '2008 Physician Quality Reporting Guide: Essentials of Data Collection, Work Flow Optimization and Physician Engagement for Practices', Introduces the 2008 PQRI Change

Schizophrenia - Findings in schizophrenia reported from D.R. Strutton and co-researchers

Schizophrenia - Research on schizophrenia described by scientists at Harvard University, Medical Department

Schizophrenia - Researchers at University of California release new data on schizophrenia

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - UHW to Nursing Home Chain: Stop Undermining Workers

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - UHW to SEIU, Nursing Home Chain: Stop Undermining Workers

T-System, Inc. - Quality Measures Impacting Emergency Medicine: T-System Updates To Accommodate 2008 PQRI Measures

The Ohio Association of Health Plans and the American Association of - Health Plan and Preferred Provider Network Communities Issue Joint Statement on Passage of Healthcare Simplification Act

Thyroid Cancer - New thyroid cancer study findings have been reported by scientists at Washington University, Medical Department

Type 2 Diabetes - Avalere Study Shows Medicare Part D Helping People with Type 2 Diabetes; Warns People with Diabetes of Probability of Reaching the 'Donut Hole'

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA's New 'Travel Nurse Program' Hits the Road

Urinary Tract Infections - New findings from Royal Children's Hospital in the area of urinary tract infections described