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Health Insurance Law Weekly


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 31st, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Health Insurance Law Weekly | Other Publications

Methadone - New methadone study results from University of Washington described

Pandemics - New pandemics data have been reported by J.G. Hodge and co-authors

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Downgrades Issuer Credit Rating of South Dakota State Medical Holding Co., Inc.

A.M. Best Co. - BestWeek: Florida Lawmakers Shift Thinking, Pass Bills to Face the Risk

A.M. Best Company - Peanut Contamination Concerns Prompt Revisions to A.M. Best’s Risk Assessment Reports

Access to Medical Imaging Coalition - AMIC Unveils RightScanRightTime.org

Aging - Social Security 'Problems' Are 'Misplaced Scare Tactics' and Media Missing Story of Solvency, Says Former Congressional Aging Committee Chief of Staff Bob Weiner

Aging Research - Research from Simon Fraser University has provided new information about aging research

Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation - CORRECTING and REPLACING New Report: Home Health Care Saves Billions for Medicare

Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation - New Report: Home Health Care Saves Billions for Medicare

Allscripts - Leading Healthcare Technology Companies Launch National Physician Education Program on Stimulus and Electronic Health Records

Alzheimer Disease - State-of-the-Art Technology and Hotel-Like Environment Get CareOne's Rehab Patients Home Quicker

American Academy of Nursing, Washington, D.C. - University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell: Nurse Practitioners Are Key to Obama Health Care Reform, Call for Increased Federal Funding for Innovative Nurse-Managed Health Ca

American Society of Nephrology - Kidney disease patients reap rewards of prevention

Americans for Insurance Reform - New Consumer Fact Sheets on Medical Liability, Tort Reform and National Health Care

Amerigroup Foundation - Dr. Emily Abrams Massey of Atlanta Honored as 'Healthy Hero' by the AMERIGROUP Foundation

ANY Lab Test NOW; Atherotech, Inc. - VAP Cholesterol Test Now Available at ANY LAB TEST NOW

Biomedicine - Researchers' work from St. Louis University focuses on biomedicine

Biomedicine - Study findings on biomedicine are outlined in reports from Delft University of Technology

Bulletin News, Llc - Custom Briefings Launches E-Newsletter for the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

Cancer - Findings from University of Texas provide new insights into cancer

Chronic Kidney Failure - Data on chronic kidney failure described by researchers at University of California

CIGNA - American Workers Value Disability Insurance but Are in the Dark about Costs and Details

Clinical Trial Research - Studies from I. Hrynaszkiewicz and co-authors have provided new information about clinical trial research

Colon Cancer - CMS Denial of Coverage for Virtual Colonoscopy May Cost Lives

Colon Cancer - Decision by Medicare's CMS to Deny Coverage for 'Virtual' Colon Cancer Tests Underscores Lack of Evidence on Cancer Prevention

Committee to Save Independent Hme Suppliers, Llc - New Organization Formed To Save Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers

Consumer Watchdog - Sen. Max Baucus: Answer 10 Questions About Mandatory Purchase of Health Insurance Including Why the Public Was Excluded From Today's Committee Meeting

Critical Care - Research from San Francisco General Hospital provide new insights into critical care

Dementia - New findings in dementia described from University of Connecticut

Dementia - Study findings from Hong Kong Polytechnic University broaden understanding of dementia

Democratic National Committee - Kaine Lauds President Obama's Agreement With Health Care Industry Groups to Reduce Health Care Costs

Depression - Data from University of Calgary provide new insights into depression

Diagnostics - Study results from R.C. Smith et al provide new insights into diagnostics

Echocardiography - Findings in echocardiography reported from A. Dandrea and co-researchers

Eldercare Services - Hospital Discharge – a Danger to Older Adults? Eldercare Services Can Help

Empire BlueCross BlueShield - Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield to Serve as Host Sponsor for 100 Black Men of America 23rd Conference

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Cullman Regional Medical Center, AL's Outstanding Debt at 'BBB-'; Outlook Negative

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Silver Cross Hospital, IL Series 2009 Revs 'BBB+'; Dwngrs Outstanding; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Virginia Public Building Authority's 2009B Revs 'AA+'; Outlook Stable

Geriatrics - New geriatrics study findings recently were reported by researchers at Kean University

Glioblastoma - The HealthWell Foundation Launches New Fund for Patients Coping with Aggressive Brain Tumors

Group & Pension Administrators, Inc. - San Antonio Company Lowers Healthcare Cost by over 40%

HB Litigation Conferences - Chinese Drywall Litigation Subject of Conference and Two Teleconferences

Health Insurance - Actuaries: Addressing Health Spending Growth is Path to Sustainable Health Care System

Health Insurance - Alliance for Patient Access Wants Health Care Code of Conduct

Health Insurance - IBM Helps Government of Slovenia to Build Smart Health Insurance System

Health Insurance - New health insurance findings from Harvard University published

Health Insurance - New Study Finds Fewer Families Can Afford Health Insurance

Health Net of Arizona, Inc. - Health Net of Arizona Bolsters Provider Network and Signs Multi-Year Agreement

Health WorldNet, Inc. - HealthWorldNet.com Announces HealthWiNs Awards

Heart Attack - FDA approves Exforge HCT® the only high blood pressure treatment to combine three medications in a single pill

Heart, Diabetes & Weight Loss Centers of New York - Dr. Fred Vagnini to Appear at NYC Major Health Conferences

Heinz Family Philanthropies - Heinz Family Philanthropies (www.heinzfamily.org) Release New 'Facts About' Cards, Highlighting Questions Families Should Ask About Long-Term Care -- 10 Questions to Answer

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Holdings Corp. to Present at 2009 Deutsche Bank Healthcare Conference

Hormones - New System for Managing Sleep Disorders Aims to Improve Sleep Through Brain Chemistry

Human Resources - Researchers at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality target human resources

Humana - Hawaii Medical Center Signs Agreement to Provide Care to Humana’s Medicare Advantage PPO members

Hythiam, Inc. - Hythiam Announces First Quarter Results

Immune Deficiency Foundation - Immune Deficiency Foundation Honors Cerda Family and Volunteers From ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

Influenza - Consumer Protection Group Warns Against Online Swine Flu Treatments

JAMA and Archives Journals - Diet and exercise intervention helps older, overweight cancer survivors reduce functional decline

Language Line Services - Prescription Information in More Than 175 Languages: Rite Aid Launches National in-Store Language Access Program With Language Line Services

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith - Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Shareholders of Community Health Systems, Inc.

LHC Group, Inc. - LHC Group Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

Life Sciences - Emergency Physicians Take Issue with Secretary Sebelius' Statements about Emergency Care and "Medical Homes"

Life Sciences - Home Study Course Created by Board Certified Physician and Medical Expert Teaches Health Care Professionals How to Be Effective Experts and Defendants in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Life Sciences - Ingenix CareTracker Enables EMR Adoption for As Little As $5,000; Low-cost, web-based EMRs help health care providers improve care and benefit from stimulus incentives

Managed Care - IROs Help Cut Health Plan Costs During the Recession

Managed Care - NCQA Accreditation Status of Excellence Awarded to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia

Managed Care - Top Blue Cross and Blue Shield-Branded Managed Care Organizations Lost More Than One Million Members in the First Half of 2008

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Mayo Clinic and Grameen Healthcare Join Forces to Launch Demonstration Project

McKesson Corporation - Maria Parham Medical Center Implements McKesson PACS

MD On-Line, Inc. - MD On-Line, Inc. Receives EHNAC Healthcare Network Accreditation

Medicare and Medicaid - Actuaries: Trustees' Reports Warn of Looming Financial Challenges Facing Retirement Programs

Medicare and Medicaid - Avalere Shows Home Health Interventions Associated with Lower Medicare Spending and Re-Hospitalizations for Patients With Chronic Illness

Medicare and Medicaid - Catching Criminals, Stopping Fraud in Medicare & Medicaid Effort seeks to recapture estimated $60 billion lost each year to Medicare & Medicaid scams

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Awards Medicaid Integrity Program Contract to HMS

Medicare and Medicaid - Concord Coalition Says New Trustees' Report Demonstrates the Importance of Health Care Cost Control

Medicare and Medicaid - NACDS Commends Senators Tester and Roberts for Legislation Protecting Patient Access to Community Pharmacies - Bill Aims to Exempt Pharmacies from CMS Surety Bond Regulation -

Medicare and Medicaid - New Economic Impact Study: Obama Administration Implementation of Bush-Era Medicare Regulation Will Cost U.S. $2.5 Billion in Business Activity, Cut Over 30,000 Jobs

Medicare and Medicaid - Pelosi Statement on Annual Report of Social Security and Medicare Trustees

Medicare and Medicaid - Scientists at University of Washington publish research in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Single Payer Health Care Ads on National Television

Medicare and Medicaid - Study data from University of Sydney update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - SXC Health Solutions expands presence in state Medicaid programs

Medicare and Medicaid - XLHealth Statement on Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report

Mental Health - New mental health research from Y. Jang et al outlined

Mental Health - Research on mental health discussed by scientists at University of Melbourne

Mental Illness - New mental illness research from State University of New York described

Merge Healthcare - Merge Healthcare Partners with China’s Largest Domestic Health IT Provider

Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. - MetCare of Florida Connecting Seniors with Benefit Programs Through the National Council on Aging’s BenefitsCheckUp®

National Center for Policy Analysis - NCPA Briefing Raises Questions About Trustees' Annual Report

National Press Club - Low-Reimbursement Rate Threatens Wheelchair for Wounded Vets

Oral Cancer - Zila & Experts Testify at Congressional Hearing on Innovative Technology for Veterans; Urge Broader Use of ViziLite(R) Plus by VA for Oral Cancer Screening

Pediatrics - Show Mom and Dad You Care Every Day of the Year; Give the Gift of Health Advocacy this Mother's and Father's Days

Pediatrics - UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation To Award More Medical Grants for Child Health Care Needs in New Jersey

Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General - Auditor General Jack Wagner Finds New Castle Area School District Improperly Received $54,784 in State Funds

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association PCMA - PCMA: New National Generic Pharmaceutical Study Finds Savings of $734 Billion Over the Last Decade

Pharmaceuticals - Investigators at University of Lausanne zero in on pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals - Report Reveals Disparities in Pharmaceutical Treatment for Minority Patients

Pharmaceuticals - Study findings from University of New Mexico, Medical Department broaden understanding of pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals - The National Council on Aging and CVS/pharmacy Educate Georgia Seniors about Medication Management and Ways to Save Money on Prescription Drugs

Philip Leitman - Florida Congresswoman Sends to Every Member of Senate Canadian-born U.S. Citizen's Prescription for Health Care Reform

Postgraduate Medicine - New postgraduate medicine research from Vanderbilt University outlined

Prevention Science - Reports outline prevention science study findings from University of Wisconsin

Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America - Renaissance Healthy Savings Card Announces New Dental Network, Now Includes Discounts on Chiropractic and Alternative Health

ReportLinker - High Growth Reported for the Innovation in Weight Management: Novel Ingredients, Regulatory Challenges and Go-to-Market Strategies

Research and Markets - Healthcare Pricing and Reimbursement in the United Arab Emirates

Research and Markets - Nigeria Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2009 Report

Research and Markets - Slovenia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2009

Research and Markets - Turkey Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2009

RetireSafe - More Dire Warnings for Social Security

Sam's Club - Sam's Club and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Join Forces to Fight for Small Businesses

Schizophrenia - University of Groningen publishes research in schizophrenia

SCORR Marketing - SCORR Marketing Named Agency of Record by Skilled Care Pharmacy

Sepsis - Medical Simulation Corporation to Introduce Central Line Management Program at the National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition

Sidley Austin LLP - Former Acting General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, James C. Stansel, Rejoins Sidley Austin LLP

Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. - Siemens Joins the Hearing Industries Association on Capitol Hill to Promote the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Act

Society of Interventional Radiology - Interventional radiology: From sidelines to mainstream for patients

Spectrum - Access to Care Leads Americans' Priorities in First-Ever Public Study of Health Value

Telemedicine - The Doctor Is In, Around the Clock

The Myers Law Firm - J. Gregory Myers, DDS, J.D. Opens the Myers Law Firm after 15 Successful Years Defending Health Care Providers Throughout Texas

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice - '50 Nurses from 50 States' Visit Capitol Hill to Preserve Home Health Medicare Benefit for their Patients and All Americans

The Scooter Store - The SCOOTER Store Recognizes National Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week

The TriZetto Group, Inc. - TriZetto’s Margolis: Integrated Healthcare Management Offers Path to ‘Sustainable Affordability’ in U.S. Healthcare

Thomson Reuters - Thomson Reuters Honors Keystone Mercy and AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plans and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

TriZetto - CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Drives Greater Efficiency with TriZetto’s Administrative, Network and Web Applications

TriZetto - TriZetto Survey: Health Plans Using ICD-10 to Drive Strategic IT Initiatives and Create Foundation for Integrated Healthcare Management

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Early Alzheimer's diagnosis offers large social, fiscal benefits

Upp Technology, Inc. - Upp Technology, Inc. Unveils IRMS Clinic Management Module

Velos, Inc. - Top Academic Medical Centers, Research Institutions, Partners Gather, Share Experiences, Success Stories at Velos Annual Meeting

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - WellCare Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

WellCentive - WellCentive joins Executive Committee of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

Wells Fargo & Company - Wells Fargo Adds Eight Industry Veterans to Equity Research and Equity Sales & Trading Teams



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