Managed Care Law Weekly

Influenza - Research from J. Gaillat et al broadens understanding of influenza

Inland Empire Health Plan - IEHP Ranks #2 in California Among Medicaid Health Plans

Jopari Solutions, Inc. - Jopari: eBill Benefits Likely to Speed Up Compliance Initiatives of Workers' Compensation Carriers in California

Los Angeles Jewish Home - Skirball Hospice, a Program of the Los Angeles Jewish Home, Marks National Hospice Month by Encouraging Community Awareness of End-Of-Life Programs

Lung Cancer Alliance - LCA Releases 5th National Report Card on Lung Cancer

MedAssurant, Inc. - Molina Medicare Implements MedAssurant's SmartCare(TM) Disease Management Solution Suite

Medical Systems - Research from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in the area of medical systems published

Medicare and Medicaid - AdCare Health Systems, Inc. Reports 2009 Third Quarter Earnings Results; Third Consecutive Profitable Quarter

Medicare and Medicaid - HIP Medicaid Among Top 10 in Nation According to Prestigious U.S. News/NCQA 2009-10 Ranking of America's Best Health Insurance Plans

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid data have been reported by K. Leon and co-authors

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from Ohio State University reveals new findings on medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Towers Perrins 2010 Retiree Health Care Cost Survey Shows Continuing Affordability and Access Concerns

Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic Chairman and CEO Bill Hawkins Provides Statement on U.S. Senate's Revised Medical Device Industry Fee Proposal

Mental Illness - New mental illness findings from J.P. Wisdom and co-researchers published

Merck - Merck Strengthens Its Commitment to Advancing Cardiovascular Health Care

Mercy Health Plans of Missouri, Inc. - Mercy Health Plans Receives Five Star Excellent Rating

Millennium Pharmacy Systems - Millennium Pharmacy Adds First Client in New England

Molina Healthcare, Inc. - Molina Healthcare Medicaid Plans Ranked Among "U.S. News / NCQA America's Best Health Insurance Plans 2009-10"

National Alliance for Hispanic Health - Breaking Through the Mammography Controversy

National Changing Diabetes Program - Doctors Cite Time, Low Reimbursement As Barriers To Providing Comprehensive Diabetes Care, Survey Results Show

National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association - NHCAA Presents the Southern District of Florida Health Care Fraud Team With Its 2009 Excellence in Public Awareness Award

National Health Investors, Inc. - NHI Announces $28.25 Million Purchase/Leaseback Transaction of Five Assisted Living Facilities with Bickford Senior Living

National Lampoon Inc. - Lampooning of U.S. Healthcare is Just What the Doctors Ordered as 'RoboDoc' Begins its DVD Rounds on November 24th!

Neuropsychiatry - Studies from M.S. Walid and co-researchers in the area of neuropsychiatry published

NORC at the University of Chicago - Michael Davern Named Director of Public Health Research at National Opinion Research Center

North Carolina State University - Research highlights need to address hemophilia in developing world

Obesity - Data on obesity discussed by researchers at University of Marburg

Obesity and Diabetes - Studies from Y.J. Shen and colleagues yield new information about obesity and diabetes

Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Study findings from P. Liao et al broaden understanding of obstructive sleep apnea

ODS - ODS Secures Big Win with NCQA

Partnership for Prevention - Massachusetts' 'Model' Tobacco Cessation Benefit Spurs Unprecedented Drop in Smoking Rates, Heart Attacks, Asthma, and Birth Complications

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America - Pharmaceutical Companies Don't Expect Industry Increase With Health Care Reform

Principal Financial Group - Principal Financial Group Voted Best Third-Party Claims Administrator by Business Insurance Readers

Principal Financial Group - Taking Some Bite Out of Dental Insurance Costs

Public Health - Research conducted at Merck & Company, Inc. has provided new information about public health

Pulmonary Embolism - Research from M. Bhargavan et al broadens understanding of pulmonary embolism

PurinaCare Pet Health Insurance - With Pets Also Vulnerable to the Flu, PurinaCare(R) Pet Health Insurance Extends Coverage for the H3N8 Dog Flu Treatment

Quantros - VHA Oklahoma Arkansas Adopts Quantros ACE to Manage Improvement Efforts of Its Member Hospitals

salesforce.com - $2 Million Gift to UCSF Medical Center to Help Build New Children's Hospital at Mission Bay Announced at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce Conference

SCAN Health Plan - SCAN Health Plan Donating Wii Units to L.A.-Area Senior Centers

Sinobiopharma, Inc. - Sinobiopharma has Production Rights to 23 Drugs Listed in China's National Essential Drugs List

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Smoking Cessation Program Offers Childhood Cancer Survivors Help to Quit the Habit

Stevens & Lee - Joseph W. 'Chip' Marshall, III Joins Stevens & Lee and Griffin as Vice Chairman

SynerMed, Inc. - SynerMed and L.A. Care Launch E-Consult Program to Improve Access to Specialty Care for L.A. Care Members

The California Endowment - Leaders in Health and Health Care Urge UC Regents to Support Partnership between University of California and King/Drew Medical Center

The Lowe Law Firm - The Lowe Law Firm Files Suit Against St. Luke's Hospital over Gadolinium Contrast Dye

The SCOOTER Store - The SCOOTER Store's Compliance Department Personnel Earns Health Ethics Trust Certification

The TriZetto Group, Inc. - New TriZetto Value-Based Benefits Solution Paves Road to Member-Level Benefit Design and Incentives

Transplantation - Recent studies from St. Louis University add new data to transplantation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - $10 Million in Grants Aimed at Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids in Health Care to be Awarded

U.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department Recovers $2.4 Billion in False Claims Cases in Fiscal Year 2009; More Than $24 Billion Since 1986

U.S. Department of Justice - New Jersey Hospital to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of Medicare Fraud

U.S. Department of Justice - Occupational Therapist and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Detroit-Based Medicare Fraud Schemes

U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc. - U.S. Preventive Medicine Introduces the Prevention Score

Ullico Inc. - Union Labor Life Selects Prescription Solutions To Provide Pharmacy Benefit Management Services

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. - Unibased Systems Architecture Selects DST Technologies' AWD(R) to Deliver Healthcare Process Automation and Work Management

United American Healthcare Corporation - United American Healthcare Corporation Announces Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Results

UnitedHealthcare - U.S. News/National Committee for Quality Assurance Ranks AmeriChoice of Tennessee among "America's Best Health Insurance Plans" for 2009-10

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare Named 2009 Best Health Plan Provider by Readers of Business Insurance Magazine

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare To Offer Seniors Hispanic-Centered Medicare Education Seminars

Unum - There's No Place Like Home

US Oncology, Inc. - Federal Legislation Impacting Cancer Care in 2010 Free Educational Webinar

USAction - 60 Votes: Democratic Caucus Must Move Forward With Promise of Quality, Affordable Health Care for All With a Public Insurance Option

Virology - New virology study results from I. Krejnusova et al described

Vital Data Technology - Vital Data Technology Adds Nearly 735,000 Covered Medicaid Lives to its Program Designed to Enhance ER Care Coordination and Improve Patient Outcomes

West Coast University - West Coast University Approved to Offer Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business - Employer, Medicare Provisions of House Health Care Reform Detailed in New CCH Briefing

XLHealth - XLHealth Names Kieron Dey as Vice President of Clinical Innovation

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Assurant, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of MVP Health Care, Inc.'s Insurance Subsidiaries

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Harris County Hospital District's Texas Bonds at 'A'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms United Methodist Retirement Community Michigan Bonds at 'BBB'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Nationwide Children's Hospital Ohio 2009 Revs 'AA'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: Tockwotton Home's Rhode Island Revs Remain on Rating Watch Negative

Research and Markets - Bahrain Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2009 - Bahrain Pharmaceutical Market is Expected to be Worth Us$160Mn by 2018

Research and Markets - This Q4 2009 Report Calculates That Pharmaceutical Sales in Venezuela Reached VEB7.5Bn Us$3.57Bn in 2008