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Managed Care Weekly Digest


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 3rd, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Weekly Digest | Other Publications

Medicare and Medicaid - New FDLI Monograph on Federal Price Reporting Requirements Provides Essential Guidance on Commercial Strategy, Compliance Issues

Adverse Drug Reactions - Researchers from National Cancer Institute report on findings in adverse drug reactions

Aging - New data from University of Costa Rica illuminate research in aging

Aging - Research from University of Louisville in the area of aging published

Arthritis - Studies from Brigham and Women's Hospital have provided new information about arthritis

Bone Research - Study results from Brigham and Women's Hospital broaden understanding of bone research

Colon Cancer - Research from National Cancer Institute provides new data on colon cancer

Colon Cancer - Studies conducted at Virginia Commonwealth University on colon cancer recently published

Dementia - Study results from C.S. Wu et al provide new insights into dementia

Diabetes - Findings from University of California advance knowledge in diabetes

Diabetes - New diabetes study results from P.P. Toth et al described

Diabetes - Researchers at Indiana University publish new data on diabetes

Drug Resistance - Research conducted at University of Illinois has updated our knowledge about drug resistance

Fibroids - Research from D.D. Baird and colleagues provide new insights into fibroids

HIV/AIDS - New findings in HIV/AIDS described from University of Pennsylvania

Knee Arthroplasty - Scientists at Duke University target knee arthroplasty

Life Sciences - New life sciences research from J. Sandall and colleagues discussed

Life Sciences - Reports by K.U. Wittrupjensen and co-researchers describe recent advances in life sciences

Lung Cancer - Research from L.R. Shugarman and co-authors in the area of lung cancer published

Lupus - Research from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company yields new findings on lupus

Medicare and Medicaid - New findings from S.L. Chang and co-authors in the area of medicare and medicaid published

Medicare and Medicaid - New findings reported from National Cancer Institute describe advances in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study results from A.K. Rosen et al described

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports outline medicare and medicaid study results from New York Medical College, Medical College

Medicare and Medicaid - Research findings from Victoria University update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from K.R. Yabroff et al has provided new information about medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research on medicare and medicaid detailed by T.J. Iwashyna and co-authors

Medicare and Medicaid - Studies from University of Maryland provide new data on medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Study data from University of Pittsburgh update knowledge of medicare and medicaid

Mental Illness - Recent findings from A.D. Bagchi and co-authors highlight research in mental illness

Neuroticism - Research conducted at National Institutes of Health has updated our knowledge about neuroticism

Pneumonia - New findings from A.F. Shorr and co-authors describe advances in pneumonia

Pneumonia - New findings from University of Texas in the area of pneumonia described

Type 2 Diabetes - New type 2 diabetes study findings recently were published by researchers at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Urinary Tract Infection - Research reports on urinary tract infection from University of Michigan provide new insights

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Comments on Humana's Loss of TRICARE Contract

Allscripts - Allscripts and Medfusion Partner to Provide Patient Portal to Physician Practices Nationwide

Allviant - Allviant Announces Advisory Board to Guide Consumer-Centric Healthcare Communication Network & Technology

AmSurg Corp. - AmSurg Corp. Announces That Steven I. Geringer Succeeds Thomas G. Cigarran as Chairman of the Board of Directors

Angel Medflight - Air Ambulance and Life Flight Service Angel Medflight Adds Two to Client Advocates Division

Antimicrobials - Following CMS Cuts to Reimbursement for Medical Errors, New Devices Aimed at Reducing Nosocomial Infections Emerge

Bankers Life and Casualty Company - Bankers Life and Casualty Company and Humana Announce Strategic Alliance to Offer Medicare Advantage Plans Through Bankers' Career Agency Force

Bayonne Hospital Center - Bayonne Hospital Center and Hospital Patient File Federal Lawsuit to Protect Bayonne, New Jersey Residents From Life-Threatening Business Practices of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

BestHealthcareRates.com - Citing Harvard Study, BestHealthcareRates.com Urges Consumers to Shop Carefully for Family Medical Insurance

California Nurses Association - RNs Praise House Vote to Permit State Single-Payer Laws

Canadian Medical Association Journal - H1N1 influenza pandemic modeling for public health action

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business - CCH Briefing Highlights Tax Provisions of Health Care Reform Proposals

CHF International; LabourNet - Creating a Virtual Marketplace for India's Slum Dwellers

Chronic Kidney Failure - Six DaVita Clinics in Colorado Receive Silver Award for Clinical Excellence

Council for American Medical Innovation - Council for American Medical Innovation Names Debra R. Lappin President

Diabetes Screening - Savannah City Leaders Launch Medicare Diabetes Screening Project

Drug Resistance - Experts Support National Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections

EmpowHer - Olympia Dukakis & Louis Zorich Share Type 2 Diabetes Stories on EmpowHer

Epocrates, Inc. - 100,000 Physicians Actively Use Epocrates on the iPhone

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Appalachian Regional Healthcare Kentucky at 'BB-'; Outlook Revised to Positive

Health Insurance - Actuaries: Health Care Reform Must Address Costs

Health Insurance - Bay Area Man & Son Urge Insurance Commissioner: Protect Innocent Patients Like Us From Health Insurance Cancellations

Health Insurance - Employers Express Doubts About Employer Mandate and Government-Sponsored Public Plan, Says Aon Consulting Survey

Health Insurance - Health Plans Return to Airwaves in Support of Bipartisan Reform

Health Insurance - Illegal Aliens One Step Closer to Getting Health Benefits

Health Insurance - Pennsylvania Insurance Department Examinations to Focus on Health Insurance Competition

Health Maintenance Organizations - Blue Shield of California Expands CalPERS NetValue Service Area

Health Net of Arizona, Inc. - Health Net of Arizona Introduces Refreshed Commercial Line-Up That Includes Five New Cost-Effective Options

Health Policy - NCPA: White House Has Ideas on How to Ration Health Care

HealthLeaders-InterStudy - L.A. Hospitals Struggle for Emergency Room Care, Pay Physicians High Fees for On-Call Coverage

Heart Disease - NBCH Releases Report on Health Plans' Performance for Cardiovascular Disease Care and Prevention

HighRoads - HR Technology Advisors Selects HighRoads QuickSPD to Meet DOL Compliance Requirements for the SMB Market

HIV/AIDS - No Disparities by Race/Ethnicity in Risk of AIDS and Death Among HIV-Infected Patients in Kaiser Permanente's Integrated Delivery System, Research Study Finds

Hospitalogic - Community Hospitals: Dying Breed or Community Cornerstone?

icyou - A New Way to Save: Living Healthy on a Budget

Integrated Healthcare Association - Integrated Healthcare Association Releases White Paper on Pay for Performance

Invacare Corporation - Invacare Corporation Reports Improved Earnings and Strong Cash Flow for Its Second Quarter and First Half of 2009

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health - Regulation and oversight of gun sales reduces trafficking to criminals

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. - Kinetic Concepts Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2009 Financial Results

Managed Care - Healthplace America Names Todd Roscoe to New Position of Chief Managed Care Officer

Managed Care - MedInsights Partners With myMatrixx(TM) for Workers' Compensation Pharmacy Benefit Management

Managed Care - New Program Collects and Publicly Reports Patients' Ratings of Doctors

MAXIMUS - MAXIMUS Wins Virginia Medicaid Contract Renewal

Medicare and Medicaid - Congress Must Recognize Homecare as Cost-Effective Part of Health Care Reform

Medicare and Medicaid - Expressing Growing Concern, THCA Urges Texas Congressional Delegation to Protect Seniors' Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Care as Health Reform Debate Proceeds

Medicare and Medicaid - Home Oxygen Patients and Family Members Visit Capitol Hill to Ask Congress to Protect Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Benefit

Medicare and Medicaid - Louisiana Tells Congress: Stop Healthcare Discrimination

Medicare and Medicaid - Tampa Bay Doctor Agrees to Pay United States $1.7 Million to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations

Medicare and Medicaid - Upstate New York Whistleblower Sparked Record-Breaking Half-Billion-Dollar-Plus Settlement in America's Biggest Government Medicaid False Claims Case, New York Whistleblower Attorney David A. Koen

Medversant Technologies LLC - Medversant Files Lawsuit Against Morrissey Associates for Patent Infringement

Mental Health - National Report Ranks Oklahoma as a Top State for Mental Health Services

Michigan Chamber of Commerce - Michigan Chamber of Commerce Raises Concerns With Flawed Federal Health Care Reform Proposal, Rushed Timeline

Michigan State Medical Society - Michigan State Medical Society Weighs in on Proposed Federal Health Care Reform Legislation

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. - Karen S. Lovitch to Manage Mintz Levin's Health Law Practice

Molina Healthcare, Inc. - Molina Healthcare of Texas Earns New Health Plan Accreditation by the National Committee on Quality Assurance

My Health Direct, Inc. - My Health Direct Expands into Connecticut and Arizona

National Alliance for Hispanic Health - Time to Get the Job Done Says Alliance President and CEO

National Center for Public Policy Research - Black Activist Speaks Out Against Race Preferences in Health Care Bill

National Press Club - House Judiciary Chair John Conyers to Address July 24 Luncheon

Novasys Medical, Inc. - Novasys Medical Receives $18.95 Million in Second Tranche of Series D Financing

Office of the Speaker of the House - Amy Rosenbaum to Step Down as Pelosi Policy Director Next Month; Richard Meltzer to Replace Her

Ophthalmology - Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (OCLI), the Largest and One of the Most Prestigious Multi-Specialty Ophthalmology Practices on Long Island, Participates in Mission Cataract USA

Pediatrics - Recession Stressful for Many Kids, Toughest on Poor and Uninsured

Physician Hospitals of America - Senators Baucus and Grassley Statement Regarding Physician Hospitals 'Despicable'

PMSI Settlement Solutions - PMSI Settlement SolutionsSM Forecasts an Increase in Rejection of Medicare Set-Asides By CMS

Quality of Life - Sen. Tom Daschle, Rep. Jason Altmire, Healthcare Experts Tout Homecare as Cost-Effective Solution in the Healthcare Reform Process

Regence Life and Health - More Americans Have Cell Phones Than Dental Coverage

Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America - Renaissance Grants $3,000 to the Florida Dental Association to Present Oral Health Workshops for the Vulnerable Elderly

Research and Markets - A Critical and Comprehensive Report on Home Medical Testing Devices

Silverlink - Fred Karutz Joins Silverlink as General Manager, Health Plan Solutions

SmithGroup - SmithGroup Awarded Design Contract for Burgess Group

The Segal Company - Segal Announces 2009 Study of State Employee Health Benefits

U.S. Census Bureau - Census Bureau News -- Consolidated Federal Funds Report: 2008 and Federal Aid to State: 2008

U.S. Department of Justice - Los Angeles Jury Convicts Equipment Suppliers of Medicare Fraud

U.S. Department of Justice - New York State and New York City to Pay Record $540 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims for Medicaid Funds

Uterine Cancer - Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference Today on Health Care Reform and Medical Costs

Vaccines - IncentOne Announces New Incentive 'Wrap-Around' to Increase Participation in Multi-Flu Prevention Programs

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center - Rates of secondhand smoke exposure high among college students

Washington Drug Card - Free Drug Card Has Saved Washington Residents $2.6 Million



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