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Managed Care Weekly Digest


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 12th, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Weekly Digest | Other Publications

Heart Disease - Bundling Two Generic Low-Cost Heart Drugs Prevents Heart Attack and Stroke in Large, Diverse Population, Observational Clinical Study Shows

Atrial Fibrillation - Studies from Henry Ford Hospital yield new information about atrial fibrillation

Bladder Cancer - Research from Harvard University yields new findings on bladder cancer

Carotid Stenosis - Reports from C.K. Zarins and colleagues advance knowledge in carotid stenosis

Dementia - Findings from J.W. Shega and co-authors broaden understanding of dementia

Germ Cell Cancer - Findings from Indiana University broaden understanding of germ cell cancer

Heart Disease - Recent studies from Thomas Jefferson University add new data to heart disease

Herpes Zoster Virus - New herpes zoster virus data have been reported by B.P. Yawn and co-authors

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Research from G.C. Nguyen and co-authors reveals new findings on inflammatory bowel disease

Life Sciences - New findings reported from W.J. Werner and co-authors describe advances in life sciences

Life Sciences - New life sciences data have been reported by D. Grgurevic and co-authors

Life Sciences - Research conducted at University of Alabama has updated our knowledge about life sciences

Managed Care - Findings from Kaiser Permanente broaden understanding of managed care

Managed Care - Scientists at Aetna Inc. detail research in managed care

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from Yale University provides new data about medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from State University of New York detail new studies and findings in the area of medicare and medicaid

Pharmaceuticals - Research from University of Pittsburgh in pharmaceuticals provides new insights

Psoriatic Arthritis - Research from Massachusetts General Hospital yields new data on psoriatic arthritis

Reproductive Health - Research from A.R. Thurman and colleagues has provided new data on reproductive health

Surgery - Data on surgery discussed by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital

Tuberculosis - New research on tuberculosis from Harvard University summarized

Dermatomyositis Risk Factors - Study data from Y.L. Huang et al provide new insights into dermatomyositis risk factors

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois, Inc. HMO Following Statutory Filing Change

Accelify Llc - Saint Louis Public School District Awards Contract to Accelify

ACS - Employees and Employers Reveal High Satisfaction and Improved Cost Control with HSAs, Surveys Report

Addiction Medicine - Treating Addiction Cuts Health Care Costs - 'Let's Put Our Money Where the Savings Are' Says Howard Meitiner, President and CEO of Phoenix House

Aetna - Aetna Announces Coverage for H1N1 Vaccinations

Aetna - Aetna Introduces Individual Medicare Supplement Plans in Virginia

Aetna - Aetna Set to "ACTIVATE" Kids in Fort Worth

Aetna - CEO Roundtable on Cancer Recognizes Aetna for Commitment to Improving the Health and Well-Being of Employees and Their Families

Aging - MetLife Foundation Awards $200,000 Grant to Provide Geriatric Training to Medical Students

Alameda Labor Council - Environmental and Economic 'Perfect Storm' Brews as Industry Legal Manipulation Holds up Landmark Los Angeles Clean Truck Program, Stalls Oakland Progress

Americans United for Life - 'Today Is a Critical Day in Health Care Reform for Pro-Life America'

Association of Retired Xerox Employees, Inc. - Association of Retired Xerox Employees Initiate Legal Proceedings Against Xerox Corporation

Boston University Medical Center - A need for leadership in primary care

California Healthcare Institute - New Speakers Confirmed for 2009 California Healthcare Policy Forum

Common Cause and Public Campaign - Insurance Industry Successful in Initial Fight Against Public Option; Public Feels Left Out

Conference Board Of Canada - Canada outshines U.S. in health performance, but lags well behind the top countries

Consumer Watchdog - Votes Against 'Public Option' Make Regulation of Health Insurance Premiums and Rates a Last Chance for Healthy, Competitive Market Under Reform, Says Consumer Watchdog

CVS Caremark - CVS Caremark Launches Distribution of $3 million in Free Seasonal Flu Shot Vouchers to the Unemployed

Delta Dental - Delta Dental Awards $10,000 to Help Launch Butler County Dental Clinic for Uninsured

DeviceAnywhere - Healthcare Industry Turns to DeviceAnywhere to Bring Their Products and Services to the Mobile Platform

Eclipsys Corporation - Children's Hospitals Turning to Eclipsys for Advanced, Integrated Performance Management

Familia Unida - Familia Unida Living with MS Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Underserved and Disabled Communities to Celebrate 6th Annual Wheelchair Wash with Honorary Co-Chair Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and Eva Longoria Parker

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Dickinson County Healthcare System, Michigan Hosp Revs at 'BBB-'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Washington Hospital's PA Revs at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Downgrades Northern Berkshire Health System's MA Bonds to 'BB'; Watch Negative

Golden Rule Insurance Company - New Temporary Health Insurance Plans Launched for Individuals, Families Without Current Coverage

Health Insurance - Capital BlueCross Invites National Association Leader Karen Ignagni to Discuss Status of Health Care Reform

Health Insurance - Consumer Watchdog Tells Blue Dog Democrats Not to Be Insurance Company Lapdogs

Health Insurance - Healthcare Takes Front Row Seat In Daily U.S. Conversation

Health Insurance - Hospital Group Receives $1 Million Grant to Help Patients Access Health Insurance

Health Insurance - NSBA Releases New Survey on Health Care Reform

Health Net Health Plan of Oregon, Inc. - Health Net Creates Solution to Help Small Business Owners

Health Policy - Porter Novelli Establishes Chief Medical Officer Role

HealthTrans - HealthTrans Announces Market Readiness for Changes to Average Wholesale Prices

Hewitt Associates - Employees Unlikely to See Significant Changes to Next Year's Benefits Plans, According to Hewitt Associates

Hewitt Associates - Hewitt Associates' Data Reveals U.S. Health Care Cost Increases to Remain Stable for Third Consecutive Year

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Acquires IntegriGuard to Expand Program Integrity Capabilities

Ingenix - State of Illinois Paying Bonuses to Best-Performing Doctors

Leonard J. Brandt - Leonard J. Brandt Issues Statement Regarding CNS Response, Inc.: Delaware Court of Chancery Issues Status Quo Order

LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon - LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon Waives Out-of-Pocket Costs for H1N1 Vaccinations

LifeWise Health Plan of Washington - LifeWise Health Plan of Washington Waives Out-of-Pocket Costs for H1N1 Vaccinations

Maddock Douglas, Inc. - Health Care Service Corporation Engages Innovation Agency Maddock Douglas

Managed Care - Reform, Integrated Healthcare Headline Health Integrated Forum

Managed Care - United American Healthcare Corporation Announces Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

Managed Care - Urban Health Plan (UHP) Wins National Recognition for State-of-the-Art Electronic Health Records System

Mark Farrah Associates - Private Health Insurance Decline Problematic According to Mark Farrah Associates

McGladrey Capital Markets LLC - Healthcare Veteran Paul Kacik Joins McGladrey Capital Markets as Managing Director

Med-Vantage, Inc. - Med-Vantage, Leapfrog and IHA Sponsor Free Webinar to Present Final Results from 4th National P4P Survey and New Consumer Transparency Survey

Medica - Medica Now Available to Medicare Beneficiaries in Additional 57 Counties in the Upper Midwest

Medicare and Medicaid - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Broadens Medicare Options With New Medicare Advantage PPO Product

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Approves Press Ganey as a Qualified Home Health Care CAHPS Survey Vendor

Medicare and Medicaid - Detroit-Area Rehabilitation Facility Executive Pleads Guilty to $18.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Medicare and Medicaid - Edifecs(TM) Provides Free Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Solution for Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)

Medicare and Medicaid - HHS OIG Omits Data Essential for Accurate Evaluation of Medicare Program's Power Wheelchair Costs

Medicare and Medicaid - Indiana and Alabama Hospitals to Pay U.S. Over $8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Medicare and Medicaid - Masspro QIO Uses Milliman Care Guidelines(R) for Medicare and Medicaid Reviews in Massachusetts

Medicare and Medicaid - Medcore Health Plan Members to Transition into SCAN Health Plan

Medicare and Medicaid - New Jersey Hospital to Pay $8.3 Million for Alleged Kickbacks and Causing Submission of False Claims to Medicare

Medicare and Medicaid - North Shore-LIJ Health System Investing $400M to Connect Up to 7,000 Physicians, 13 Hospitals with Electronic Health Records System

Medicare and Medicaid - Proposed Medicare Changes Will Increase Costs to Government, Decrease Options for Patients

Medicare and Medicaid - SCAN Health Plan Announces Its 2010 MAPD Benefits

Medicare and Medicaid - SCAN Health Plan Arizona Announces Its 2010 MAPD Benefits for Maricopa County

Medicare and Medicaid - Six Hospitals in Indiana and Alabama Pay $8.3 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for Medicare Fraud

Medicare and Medicaid - Southeastern Regional Medical Center Selects Allscripts Care Management to Streamline Patient Care and Prepare for Medicare RAC Audits

Medicare and Medicaid - Today Marks the Beginning of Cuts of Up to $16 Billion to Skilled Nursing Home Care

MedQuist Inc. - MedQuist Awarded RAC Consulting and Solution Agreement with Doylestown Hospital

Mid-Atlantic Bio - Top Bioscience Industry Leaders H. Tom Watkins and Tony Zook to Address Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference

National Community Pharmacists Association NCPA - NCPA Applauds House of Representatives for Passing Bill Maintaining Seniors' Access to Durable Medical Equipment

National Community Pharmacists Association NCPA - NCPA Applauds Senate Committee's Vote to Reduce Health Care Costs by Approving Transparency Requirements for Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Neuropathy - ReBuilder Medical Technologies, Inc. Hiring! Increases Staff by 40%

Neuropathy - ReBuilder Medical Technologies, Inc. Reports Huge 68% Increase in Neuropathy Sales

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Although Most Surveyed Oncologists Prescribe it for Many Cancer Types, Avastin's High Cost Remains a Barrier to Treatment for Some Patients

Pan-American Life Insurance Group - Pan-American Life Insurance Group Plans to Complete Coverage in Central America With Entry Into Costa Rica; Company Files Request for Authorization

Practice Fusion Inc. - Practice Fusion Guarantees Meaningful Use Certification

Preferred Care Partners - Preferred Care Partners Ranks #39 on the 2009 InformationWeek 500

Queercents - Queercents: Are Employee Stock Options Worth It?

RAND Corporation - Study outlines strategies to test new payment models for health care

Randstad US - Current Economy Impacts Americans' Definition of the 'Perfect' Job ...or Does It?

Rehabilitation Research - New Annual Report Provides Objective, Independent Analyses of Quality Improvements in America's Nursing and Rehabilitation Facilities

Research and Markets - Hypertension and Heart Failure - Evaluation and Management Clinical Guidelines

Research and Markets - In 2009, the Slovak Market for Medical Equipment and Supplies is Estimated at US$455 Million, or US$83 Per Capita

Research and Markets - Slovenia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2009 - Now Available

Research and Markets - The Medical Device Market: South Korea - Now Available

Research and Markets - Turkey Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2009

Securian Financial Group, Inc. - Employers Join Forces to Boost Benefits Buying Power

Sherlock Company - Medicare Plan's Administrative Costs Increase on Marketing Growth in 2008

Society of Nuclear Medicine - SNM urges Congress to support CARE bill

Teamsters Local 325 - Teamsters Protest MillerCoors

The GEO Group, Inc. - The GEO Group Selected as Preferred Tenderer for the Operation of the 823-Bed Parklea Correctional Center

The Principal Financial Group - The Principal Financial Group Places Platinum with Wellness Council of America

The Seltzer Group - The Seltzer Group Teams with St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital to Provide Insurance and Health Services

Type 2 Diabetes - Obama's Healthcare Debate and Dr. Chao's 8 Herbal Ounces of Prevention

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS - New Rules Protect Patients' Genetic Information

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS - Secretary Sebelius Awards $40 Million to States to Find, Enroll Children in CHIP, Medicaid

UMB Financial Corporation - UMB Healthcare Services' Dennis Triplett to Speak at National Treasury and Finance Conference

Union of American Physicians and Dentists - Nation's Largest Doctors' Union to Announce Survey Results: Doctors Say Congress Must Include Public Option in Health Care Reform

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare Unveils 2010 Medicare Plans

University of Michigan Health System - Less Than Half of Medical Students Say They Are Adequately Trained to Navigate Health Care System

VBCC - Karl W. Miller Files Complaint with the North Carolina State Bar Seeking to Formally Disbar George Rountree III, and Expresses Gratitude to Market Participants for Their Overwhelming Support

Walgreens - Walgreens Launches National Initiative for 90-Day Prescriptions at Community Pharmacies



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