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Managed Care Weekly Digest


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 26th, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Weekly Digest | Other Publications

Health Insurance - The Effects of Health on Wealth: New Study Reveals Individuals Without Health Insurance at Risk for 'Financial Catastrophe'

Addiction Medicine - Data on addiction medicine reported by researchers at Wayne State University

Cardiovascular Disease - Researchers at Yale University target cardiovascular disease

Diabetes Care - New research on diabetes care from University of Michigan summarized

Drug Resistance - Research from K.H. Burkitt and co-researchers in the area of drug resistance described

Head and Neck Cancer - New head and neck cancer findings from M.D. Fesinmeyer and co-researchers published

Immunization - Data on immunization detailed by researchers at Sun Yat-Sen University

Life Sciences - Investigators at Queen's University publish new data on life sciences

Managed Care - New managed care findings from University of Michigan published

Managed Care - Research on managed care detailed by R.J. Reid and co-authors

Managed Care - Studies from N.R. Kahan et al further understanding of managed care

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

Mental Disorders - New mental disorders research from Monash University outlined

Mental Illness - New mental illness data have been reported by scientists at Harvard University, Medical Department

Movement Disorders - Study findings from Movement Disorders Center broaden understanding of movement disorders

Obesity and Diabetes - New obesity and diabetes study results from Tel-Aviv University described

Panic Disorder - Study results from Taipei Medical University broaden understanding of panic disorder

Renal Disease - New renal disease study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Virginia

Telemedicine - Researchers from University of Toronto, Medical Department describe findings in telemedicine

Type 2 Diabetes - New type 2 diabetes research from S. Ikramuddin and co-researchers described

Type 2 Diabetes - Reports on type 2 diabetes findings from Fudan University provide new insights

Dementia - Scientists at Veterans Affairs Medical Center publish new data on dementia

Life Sciences - Research from Center for Disease Control, Department of Health in life sciences provides new insights

Medicare and Medicaid - Reports on medicare and medicaid findings from Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care provide new insights

Medicare and Medicaid - Research reports on medicare and medicaid from B.A. Briesacher and colleagues provide new insights

Surgery - Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University detail findings in surgery

Access to Integrated Cancer Care AICC - Congressional Letter Highlights Increased Racial Health Disparities and Barriers to Cancer Care in Proposed CMS Policy

ACS - ACS Awarded Contract to Develop Health Information Exchange for the Commonwealth of Kentucky

AIDS Healthcare Foundation - Pfizer's Selzentry Poised To Be Most Expensive First-Line AIDS Drug

Allsup - Healthcare Reform, Coverage Changes Highlight Key Questions for Medicare Annual Enrollment Season, Allsup Says

Benefit Informatics Inc. - Premier Consulting Associates Contracts with Benefit Informatics to Offer New Health Plan Analysis and Reporting Solutions to Clients

Biotechnology Industry Organization BIO - Eighth Annual BIO Investor Forum to Address Health Care Reform, Current Issues and Opportunities in the Biotech Industry

Briggs - Regulatory Leader in OASIS Documentation Introduces OASIS-C Products

California Healthcare Institute - Agenda for the California Healthcare Policy Forum Revealed

Capital BlueCross - Capital BlueCross Reaches Out to Former Employees of Turbine Airfoil Designs

College of American Pathologists - Sacramento Physician Elected President of the College of American Pathologists

Colon Cancer - National Institutes of Health Awards More Than $54 Million to Kaiser Permanente to Conduct Health Research

Commonwealth Fund - New state health care scorecard finds wide differences in access, quality and cost across states

Consumer Watchdog - Consumer Watchdog: White House Should Respond to Health Insurer Scare Tactics by Supporting 'Prior Approval' Rate Regulation

Davis Fuller Jackson Keene - Dean Davis is Legal Icon in Texas Healthcare Industry

DocSite, LLC - DocSite Appoints Paul T. Sheils, Top Healthcare Executive, as New CEO

eClinicalWorks - eClinicalWorks Customer, Urban Health Plan, Receives HIMSS Davies Award

Eclipsys Corporation - Eclipsys Clients Outperform Peers in Quality Measures

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Orange Regional Medical Center, NY Bonds at 'BB+'; Outlook Stable

Fox Insurance Company - The State of Pennsylvania Names Fox Insurance Company a Prescription Assistance Program PACE Provider

Gender Studies - National Women's Law Center Challenges Insurance Industry Practices That Treat Being a Woman Like a 'Pre-Existing Condition'

Health Dialog - Health Dialog and Sanitas Team Up to Launch Health Dialog Espana

Health Grades, Inc. - HealthGrades Study: 52% Lower Chance of Dying at Top-Rated Hospitals

Health Insurance - Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine Issues Statement Following Senate Finance Committee's Vote to Pass Health Insurance Reform

Health Insurance - Pelosi: Senate Finance Committee Vote a Critical Step Toward Passage of Health Insurance Reform

Health Insurance - Portico Healthnet Awarded $988K to Launch MN Coalition for Kids Health Coverage

Health Insurance - Statement of Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, on the Senate Finance Committee's Health Reform Plan

Health Insurance - Stop Playing Monopoly with Health Insurance - Break Up the BUCAs and Restore Competition in the Marketplace

Health Maintenance Organizations - Consumers Compare Virginia HMOs on Quality and Satisfaction - Scores Improve in Newest Report

Health Maintenance Organizations - Ground-Breaking Innovation: Natural Protection Against Infectious Diseases by Human-Milk-Oligosaccharide Fucosyllactose

Health Net of California - Larry Tallman Named Vice President of Sales for Health Net of California

HealthPartners - HealthPartners Retains NCQA's Top Accreditation Status

HealthSpring, Inc. - HealthSpring Members and Doctors Speak in Updated TV Campaign

HealthTrio LLC - HealthTrio LLC and Malik Hasan, M.D., Spin Out xpress Technology to Form Monument Systems LLC

HERAE, LLC - HERAE and ChainDrugStore.net Ink Deal to Provide Electronic Payment Processing to 52,000 Pharmacies Nationwide

HMS - Illinois Awards Program Integrity Contract to HMS

Indiana Health Information Exchange, Inc. - UnitedHealthcare in Indiana Joins Groundbreaking Quality Healthcare Reporting and Disease Management Program From Indiana Health Information Exchange

Managed Care - NBCH Releases Findings on Tobacco Cessation Efforts of Health Plans

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - First Site in CalRHIO's Statewide Health Information Exchange Goes Live in Orange County

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Kaiser Permanente Recognized by National Committee for Quality Assurance for Innovative Efforts to Reduce Health Care Disparities

Medicare and Medicaid - AMA Medicare Campaign Kicks-Off With New TV Ads

Medicare and Medicaid - Detroit Clinic Owner, Doctor and Office Manager Indicted in Medicare Infusion Fraud Scheme

Medicare and Medicaid - Kidney Care Community Commends Congressional Black Caucus for Naming Expansion of Medicare Provisions for Kidney Failure Patients as Top Priority

Medicare and Medicaid - Looming Medicare Cuts Threaten Medical Care for Illinois Seniors

Medicare and Medicaid - Medicare Cutbacks Threaten to Put Cardiac Care Out of Reach for Millions of Rural Americans

Medicare and Medicaid - State, National Nursing Home Caregivers: Medicare Funding Cut to Long Term Care Will Jeopardize Vital Staffing Positions, Compromise Care for Maine Seniors

Medversant Technologies, LLC - Medversant Reports Robust Financial Outlook: Revenue Growth Tops 300 Percent

National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants - First Annual Conference of National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC) to Be Held Nov. 14-15; Board of Directors Announced

National Community Pharmacists Association NCPA - Consumer Groups Urge Senate to Keep Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency in Health Care Reform

National Council on Aging NCOA - NCOA Signs on sanofi-aventis U.S. as Newest BenefitsCheckUp Sponsor

NaviNet - Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Selects NaviNet for Health Information Exchange with Providers

NaviNet - NaviNet Provider Network Tops 800,000 Healthcare Providers

Obesity - Leading Online Wellness Program Provider Launches Beat the Holiday Bulge Challenge

Pharmaceuticals - CVS Caremark Research Illustrates How Innovative Pharmacy Benefit Plan Design Optimizes Generic Utilization

Pharmaceuticals - Leahy Secures Funds to Support Adoption of Electronic Prescribing in Vermont

Phytel Inc. - Phytel, MED3OOO, Panasonic Sponsor MGMA Forum on Practice Reform

Portico Systems - Lovelace Health Plan Selects Portico Systems

Prescription Solutions - Prescription Solutions' Dr. Brian Solow Named to National Council on Patient Information and Education NCPIE Board of Directors

Prudential Financial, Inc. - Workers Worry More about Financial Security Than Health Insurance

Quantros - Quantros Introduces New Module to Support MMSEA Compliance

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company and AllOne Health - Wellness as Health Care Reform: Two Pennsylvania Companies Partner in Integrated Health and Productivity Services

Renal Disease - NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning Takes Capitol Hill by Storm, Urging Congress to Support Health Care Reform that Improves Choice, Access in Care for Kidney Patients

ReportLinker - Reportlinker Adds Non-life Insurance - Global Group of Eight G8 Industry Guide Report

Research and Markets - Audio Conference on CD-ROM - Reimbursement Briefing: New FY 2010 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System IPPS Final Rule

Research and Markets - This Asia-Pacific Private Health Insurance Industry Profile Is an Essential Resource for Top-Level Data and Analysis

Sage Software Healthcare, Llc - Sage Summit Keynote to Address Healthcare and the Media

Sherlock Company - Medicaid Plan Core Administrative Cost Growth Declines in 2008

Stanford University Medical Center - MRI abundance may lead to excess in back surgeries, Stanford study shows

The North American Pet Health Insurance Association - National Health Insurance Association Confirms Reports - Coverage Going to the Dogs!

The Senior Citizens League - Social Security COLA: President Obama's Call for $250 Payment a Distraction

Type 2 Diabetes - Recently Approved Onglyza Is Covered by 44 Percent of Commercial Health Plans but Less Than One Percent of Medicare Plans for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Sebelius, West Highlight New Tips to Prevent Medical Identity Theft and Medicare Fraud

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS - Texas Orthopaedic Surgeon to Provide Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS Equal Access to Services

United Steelworkers USW - Preliminary Hearing Held by Trade Commission on Coated Paper Case

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center - Study questions need for routine intervention in patients with renovascular disease



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