Health Insurance Law Weekly

LHC Group, Inc. - LHC Group Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire the Assets of Home Care Solutions

Life Sciences - Data on life sciences published by researchers at Fooyin University

Life Sciences - Recent findings in life sciences described by researchers from Mahidol University

LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc. - LifeMasters Expands Disease Management Offerings to Include Innovative Stand-Alone Depression Program as Part of Its Strategic Growth Initiatives

Longs Drug Stores Corporation - Longs Drugs Partners With Google on the Launch of Google Health

Lung Cancer - Lung Cancer Still Lowest in Federal Funding

Managed Care - UPMC for Life is Pennsylvania Sponsor for National Senior Health & Fitness Day

Mark Farrah Associates - Mark Farrah Associates Analyzes Prescription Drug Costs in Broader Context

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Governor Rendell Says Patients Will Be Real Winners With State's Chronic Care Initiative

MAXIMUS - MAXIMUS Awarded $7.2 Million Medicare Task Order

MAXIMUS - MAXIMUS Awarded Renewal on Medicare Appeals Contract

Mayo Clinic Public Affairs - Mayo Clinic Research Shows U.S. Intensive Care Units' Prevention of Pneumonia in Critically-ill Patients Generally Strong; Identifies Area of Improvement

Medicare and Medicaid - ACS Expands State Medicaid Presence with $156 Million Tennessee Contract

Medicare and Medicaid - Former CMS Administrator: "'Blunt Instrument' Policies an Increasingly Bad Fit in Era of Personalized Health Care"

Medicare and Medicaid - Health Plan of Michigan Ranked Number One Among Medicaid Health Plans in Michigan for Access to Medications for African Americans

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid data have been reported by Y.J. Shen and co-authors

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid findings from A.P. Schenck and co-authors described

Medicare and Medicaid - PCMA's New Ad Campaign: E-Prescribing is Ready Now

Mental Health - American Psychiatric Foundation, Lilly Foundation and Give an Hour Join Forces to Provide Mental Health Care to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Mental Health - Data on mental health detailed by researchers at University of New South Wales

Mercy Housing - Industry Leaders Plan National Proposal for Next U.S. President to Increase Quality, Quantity of Nation's Affordable Housing

National Osteoporosis Foundation - National Osteoporosis Foundation Survey Reveals Low Awareness of Bone Health and Risk of Osteoporosis

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. - David M. Boitano Promoted to Senior Vice President

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - New non-small cell lung cancer data have been reported by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - NovaBay NBY Announces Positive Results From Phase IIA Study of AgaNase for Nasal Decolonization of Staph including MRSA

Nucleic Acids Research - Researchers at Yokohama City University publish new data on nucleic acids research

Occupational Health - New occupational health study findings have been reported by scientists at Institute of Occupational Health

Parkinson Disease - Reports by V. Valeikiene and co-researchers describe recent advances in Parkinson disease

Parks Associates - Continua Health Alliance Provides Insight Into Next Generation of Digital Health at CONNECTIONS

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Governor Rendell Says PA Receives First-In-Nation Federal Waiver to Serve Adults With Autism

Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute - PBMI Surveys Industry Stakeholders on Emerging Drug Benefit Trends

Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute - Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute Conducting 13th Annual Drug Benefit Design Survey Online

Phillips & Cohen Llp - Medtronic Unit to Pay $75 Million to Settle Whistleblower Medicare Fraud Case

Progressive Health Supply & Source Corp - PHSS Announces SmartCode and SmartTalk Glucose Monitors

Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. - Prospect Medical Holdings Enters into Credit Agreement Amendments with Lenders and Provides Financial Filings Update

Qualitative Health Research - Researchers at University of Illinois have published new data on qualitative health research

Qualitative Health Research - Scientists at Marquette University discuss research in qualitative health research

Quotit Corporation - Quotit Corporation Receives McAfee's HACKER SAFE Certification

Reproductive Health - New reproductive health in adolescents findings from S.B. Agampodi and co-researchers published

RxAmerica - RxAmerica Partners with Google on Launch of Google Health

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - Homecare Workers Outraged by Proposed Cuts, Wage Reductions

Sepsis - Studies from Medical University of South Carolina in the area of sepsis described

SilverTree Health - SilverTree Health Launches Additional Resources into Its Web-Based, Physician e-Billing Platform

Society of Actuaries - Inflation Ranks as Today's Top Retirement Concern

Splinternet Holdings, Inc. - Splinternet Holdings, Inc., Subcontracts With Argus Technologies, LLC, to Install Technology and Security Solutions at Mid-Western Hospital Alliance

Stanford Graduate School of Business - Putting Dollar Value on Extending Life Poses Ethical Dilemma According to Stanford Business School Research

SunLink Health Systems, Inc. - SunLink Health Systems, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter Results

Surgical Technology - High Growth Potential for Carotid Stent and Thoracic Aortic Stent Graft Markets

Talyst Inc. - Talyst Investors Add $20 Million Funding Commitment to Advance the Company's Leadership in Pharmacy Automation

Telemedicine - Scientists at University of Trieste describe research in telemedicine

The PMA Insurance Group - Christina Preisig joins the PMA Insurance Group as Senior Vice President of Managed Care

The TriZetto Group, Inc. - TriZetto and TelaDoc Team to Help Benefits Administrators Expand Member Access to Physicians

The TriZetto Group, Inc. - TriZetto Mourns the Passing of Board Member Tom Johnson

Transplantation - New transplantation research from Johns Hopkins University, Medical Department described

Tuberculosis - Scientists at Taipei Veterans General Hospital describe research in tuberculosis

TwoMedicine Health & Financial Fitness - TwoMedicine Extends Services Nationwide

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - New Efforts to Help Improve Medical Products for Patient Safety and Quality of Medical Care

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & - National Ad Campaign Highlights Patient Ratings for More Than 1,000 Local U.S. Hospitals

U.S. Department of Justice - Medtronic Spine, Formerly Kyphon Inc., to Pay U.S. $75 Million to Resolve Allegations of Defrauding Medicare

Unisys - Unisys Wins $179 Million Contract to Provide Medicaid Services for State of Maine

University Hospitals of Cleveland - Study: Patients 75 years and older with brain tumors may benefit from more aggressive treatment

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - More patients with drug-coated cardiac stents survive, avoid costly follow-up procedures

Urology - Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine target urology

Verispan - Verispan Joins with Solara to Offer Managed Care Sales and Marketing Resource Allocation Tools

Weitz & Luxenberg - Weitz & Luxenberg Calls for Contrition, Less Legal Ploys, When Doctors Err

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - WellCare Realigns Its Workforce

Wells Fargo & Company - Wells Fargo Health Savings Accounts Grow to Quarter-Billion Dollars