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Table of Contents . . . May 24th, 2009
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A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Special Report: U.S. Health—2008 GAAP Financial Review
A.M. Best Company - BestWeek Launches RegulatoryWeek Supplement
ACS - ACS Signs $84 Million Medicaid Contract with Commonwealth of Virginia
Acute Long-Term Hospital Association - LTAC Hospital Legislation Introduced in U.S. House
Addiction Medicine - Investigators at University of California have published new data on addiction medicine
Aetna - Aetna Shareholder Meeting to Be Webcast
Aging - Aging Advocate Named President of Maryland's Leading Long-Term Care Association
Allscripts - Cardinal Health to Offer Allscripts Electronic Health Record to Solo and Small Physician Groups
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging - AAHSA President Discusses Long-Term Care Solution at SCAN Foundation/Health Affairs Conference
AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies - AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies Using Health Information Technology to Help Doctors Identify Gaps in Care
Array Networks Inc. - Array Networks Offers DesktopDirect Customers Free 30-Day Use of Remote Access Business Continuity Solution
Assisted Living Federation of America - Senior Living Executives Optimistic About Future
Bioethics - Research from R. Baker and co-authors yields new data on bioethics
Bipartisan Policy Center - House Majority Leader Hoyer Urges Entitlement Reform at Bipartisan Policy Center's 'Unprecedented Federal Debt: Putting Our Fiscal House in Order' Forum
Bipolar Disorder - Investigators at University of Michigan publish new data on bipolar disorder
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan - Michigan Blues' CEO Daniel J. Loepp Reinforces Company's Commitment to Minority Business Partners
BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina - BlueChoice HealthPlan Adds Coverage for Young Adults and New Plans for Small Businesses
Breast Cancer - Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Capital Breast Care Center Pound the Pavement to Save Lives
Bridges to Excellence - Research Shows that Physician Pay-for-Performance Programs Work with Appropriate Incentives
Carotid Endarterectomy - Data on carotid endarterectomy described by D. Magner et al
CeltiCare Health Plan of Massachusetts, Inc. - Richard D. Lynch Named President and Chief Executive Officer for CeltiCare Health Plan of Massachusetts
Chase Card Services - ChaseHealthAdvance and Pets Best Insurance Team up to Give Pets a Chance at Healthy and Full Lives
Clinical Research - Physicians Conduct Research Studies in Minutes, Not Months, at Montefiore Medical Center
Clinical Trial Research - Studies from University of Queensland describe new findings in clinical trial research
Columbia University Medical Center - Why parents miss their children's immunization visits
Commonwealth Fund - Extra payments to Medicare Advantage plans to total $11.4 billion in 2009
Community Health - New community health data have been reported by researchers at Shandong University
Community Health - Research on community health published by scientists at New York University
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated - Cox Smith Expands Healthcare Practice with Addition of Austin Attorneys
Critical Care - Research on critical care described by scientists at McMaster University
Crowell & Moring Llp - Crowell & Moring Gains Experienced Insurance/Reinsurance Partner Deirdre Johnson
Dementia - Studies from City University of New York add new findings in the area of dementia
Diabetes Care - Partnership for Peak Healthcare Performance Provides First Reports to Doctors on Level of Diabetes Care
Diabetes Screening - City Leaders Launch Medicare Diabetes Screening Project in Augusta
DrFirst - 17 CCHIT Certified Vendors Partnered with DrFirst to Fulfill ePrescribing Requirements
Elsevier - Transmission of MRSA and Clostridium difficile through dogs
Emdeon - Emdeon Announces Agreement to Acquire the Sentinel Group, a Leader in Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Management Services
Emerging Infectious Diseases - Studies from M.S. Oberste and colleagues reveal new findings on emerging infectious diseases
Employee Benefit Research Institute - New Research from EBRI: Many Support Lower Cost Sharing to Change Health Care System Use
Fitch Ratings - Fitch Places Health Net's Ratings on Watch Negative
Gemalto - Gemalto Appointed as Prime Contractor for the Electronic Health Card Program in Gabon
Geriatrics - Investigators at University of Helsinki target geriatrics
Geriatrics - New geriatrics study findings have been reported from University of Rochester, Medical Department
Geriatrics - Research from New York University in geriatrics provides new insights
Geriatrics - Researchers from University of Kansas discuss findings in geriatrics
Gerontology - Reports outline gerontology study findings from University of Toronto
Global Capacity - Global Capacity Announces Expansion and Extension of Strategic Sourcing Contract
HB Litigation Conferences - HB Litigation Conferences Announces Conference and Two Teleconferences on Chinese Drywall Litigation and Insurance
Health Insurance - EnrollNY(TM): Easy Way for Uninsured New Yorkers to Find Free and Low-Cost Health Insurance
Health Insurance - Medical Tai Chi (Qigong) - Chinese 'Miracle Exercise' Popular as U.S. Health Costs Rise
Health Insurance - New 2009 Guide To Health Insurance for the Unemployed Available at HealthInsuranceFinders.com
Health Insurance - Study data from J.O. Rivera and colleagues update understanding of health insurance
Health Policy - Corporate Accountability International: Tobacco Giant Leads in Profits, Addicting Youth
Health Policy - New health policy study findings reported from McMaster University
Health Policy - Research from McMaster University provides new data on health policy
Health Policy - Study findings from McMaster University provide new insights into health policy
Heart Attack - Findings in heart attack reported from J.E. Brush and co-researchers
HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Holdings Corp. to Present at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Healthcare Conference
I-Flow Corporation - I-Flow Reports 9% Increase in Revenue for the First Quarter of 2009 to $30.9 Million Compared to $28.4 Million a Year Earlier
Immunodeficiency - ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Helps Family Coping with Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
Kaiser Permanente - Kaiser Permanente Grant to Expand UCLA International Medical Center Graduate Program
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. - Kindred Healthcare First Quarter Results Exceed Company’s Guidance
Krames - Krames Makes Swine Flu Patient Education HealthSheet Available on Website to Aid Public Health Education Efforts
Krames - Nationally Recognized Boston Hospital Partners with Krames Patient Education
Life Sciences - Data on life sciences published by researchers at University of Texas
Life Sciences - New life sciences data have been reported by scientists at University of Alabama
Life Sciences - New life sciences study findings reported from N. Black and co-authors
Life Sciences - Research conducted by J.M. Teno and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about life sciences
Life Sciences - Research from L.J. Stone and co-authors provides new data about life sciences
Life Sciences - Research from University of Regina in life sciences provides new insights
Life Sciences - Researchers from Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology publish findings in life sciences
Life Sciences - Studies from Washington University yield new information about life sciences
Life Sciences - Study findings from M.M. Safford et al provide new insights into life sciences
Life Sciences - Study findings on life sciences are outlined in reports from Nagoya University, Medical Department
Managed Care - Triple-S Management Corporation Announces Execution of Definitive Agreement to Acquire Managed Care Portfolio of La Cruz Azul de Puerto Rico, Inc.
Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Coalition to Protect Senior Care Praises Senate Finance Committee's Inclusion of Long-term Care in Roundtable Discussion on Access to Health Care Coverage
MassMutual's Retirement Services Division - MassMutual Chosen as Full-Service Provider for LAMMICO's $10+ Million Retirement Plan
MediaPoint Network - MediaPoint Network, Inc.® Draws in Clients Looking to Capitalize on Performance-Based Ads in Financially Squeezed Market
Medical Mutual of Ohio - Medical Mutual of Ohio Offers Swine Flu Assistance to Customers
Medicare and Medicaid - AHCA/Alliance: New Medicare Regulation Will Hurt Seniors, Cost Jobs, Perpetuate Inefficiency
Medicare and Medicaid - American Association for Homecare Applauds Senate 'STOP' Act, Which Aims to Prevent Medicare Fraud and Abuse
Medicare and Medicaid - EO Medicaid Cuts Would Harm People
Medicare and Medicaid - Findings from E.F. Shortridge and co-authors provide new insights into medicare and medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid - Funds in 2010 Budget Could Increase Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicare and Medicaid - In the Face of Economic Woes, Prescription Drug Help Is Available for Seniors
Medicare and Medicaid - Nation's Front Line Caregivers Mobilizing to Help Defeat Obama Implementation of Damaging Medicare Regulation
Medicare and Medicaid - PA APPRISE Volunteers Honored for Helping Older Adults
Medicare and Medicaid - Senate Introduces Legislation to Increase Access to Physical Therapist Services
Medicare and Medicaid - The 2009 14th Annual Summit on the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Announces Former Senator Tom Daschle as Keynote Speaker
Medicare and Medicaid - Triple-S Management Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
Medicare and Medicaid - United American Healthcare Corporation Announces Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Results
Menopause - Reports outline menopause study findings from University of Tokyo
Mental Disorders - Research findings from University of Saskatchewan update understanding of mental disorders
Mental Health - Research conducted at University of Sydney has provided new information about mental health
Mental Health - SAMHSA Honors Goldie Hawn, Youth Across the Country in Celebration of National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
Mercer - Swine Flu Pandemic Preparedness Resources for Employers
Merritt Hawkins & Associates - Survey: Average Wait for a Doctor Appointment Over Two Months in Some Cities
Millennium Research Group - Reprocessed Device Market Booming During the Economic Crisis
National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) - PEO Industry Continues Taking Bite Out of Small Business Injury Costs
National Community Pharmacists Association - NCPA Commends Senators Tester, Roberts for Proposal to Exempt Pharmacies from Medicare Part B DMEPOS Surety Bond Requirement
Palliative Care - NHPCO Welcomes Kathleen Sebelius as HHS Secretary
Pandemics - Hospital Staffing Cuts - Pragmatic, Panic or Carefully Planned?
Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc. - Pervasis Therapeutics Granted Orphan Drug Designation for Vascugel®
Phadia US - Phadia Joins AANMA in Calling for NIH Guidelines-Level Care for All People with Asthma
Pharmaceuticals - Higher Outlays and Improved Regulatory Enforcement Create Opportunities in the Kenyan Healthcare Industry, Reveals Frost & Sullivan
Pharmaceuticals - Managed Pharmacy Care: Great Resource for Pharmacists and You
Pharmaceuticals - New research on pharmaceuticals from University of Sheffield summarized
Pharmaceuticals - New Walmart Program Broadens Access to Affordable Prescriptions in Michigan
PHC, Inc. - PHC, Inc. To Announce Third Fiscal Quarter Results on Wednesday May 13th
Prematics Inc. - Prematics Names S. Michael Ross Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Development
Premier Inc. - Premier Healthcare Alliance Experts to Present at National Events in May
Premier Inc. - S.C. Hospital expects year one savings of $1 million by joining Premier Healthcare Alliance and the WNC Health Network
Preventable Disease - Research from J.L. Logan and co-authors in the area of preventable disease published
Providence Service Corporation - Providence Service Corporation Announces Record Revenues and Earnings in the First Quarter of 2009
Prudential Financial - Oklahoma’s Amanda LaMunyon of Enid Named One of America’s Top Ten Youth Volunteers
Prudential Financial - Two Mississippi Youth Honored for Volunteerism at National Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Public Campaign Action Fund - Watchdog Group Releases Report Highlighting Sen. Nelson's Ties to Health and Insurance Industries
Public Health - Research from University of Melbourne yields new findings on public health
Research and Markets - 2009 Report Healthcare Industry in France - IT Market Assessment Lists the Key Vendors in the Healthcare Vertical in France
Service Employees International Union - Security Officers Who Guard Kaiser Hospitals Protest Lack of Access to Affordable Healthcare
Sirtex - Sirtex Announces its Support of the Liver Symposium – Unique Meeting of Patients and Medical Practitioners to Examine Advances in Treatment, Challenges of Liver Cancer
Stahl Cowen Crowley Addis, Llc - Chrysler Salaried Retirees Prepare to Defend Their Benefits
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Community-Based Mental Health Programs Improve Youth Performance and Save Millions in School Costs
TCGRx - TCGRx Launches Innovative Tablet-Splitting Device for Pharmacies and Patients
The Advisory Board Company - The Advisory Board Company Reports Fiscal Year 2009 Fourth Quarter Results
The Healthcare Channel - Comparative Effectiveness and Healthcare Reform – the HCC to Host Summit
The Healthcare Channel - Will Comparative Effectiveness in the U.S. Be Like NICE?
TriZetto - Premera Blue Cross Goes Live with TriZetto’s Provider POS Direct System to Meet Cost-Transparency Needs of Providers and Consumers
U.S. Bank - U.S. Bank Pledges Support for Standardized Health Insurance Identification Cards
U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group - U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group Acquires Five Florida Occupational Health Medical Centers
UNITE HERE - BofA, “Foreclose Today”, and Sell our Hotel, Hotel Workers Say According to UNITE HERE
Unitrin, Inc. - Unitrin, Inc. Reports First Quarter Financial Results and Highlights
University of California - Los Angeles - Study finds link between hot flashes and lower bone density in women
Virtuoso(R) - Virtuoso(R) Affirms Travel Amidst H1N1 Flu Scare
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - WellCare Intends to Withdraw in 2010 from Medicare Advantage Private Fee-For-Service Plans
Wellness - NBC Universal Makes an Unprecedented Commitment to Health and Wellness
WellPoint, Inc. - WellPoint's National Government Services Subsidiary Honored With 2009 SC Magazine Professional Award for Best Security Team
Wellspring - Wellspring Hires William Young and Prepares for Nationwide Expansion
www.CareMinds.com - New www.CareMinds.com Helps Families & Caregivers to Connect With Care Resources for Senior Citizens - and Share Information
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