State and Local Health Law Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 1st, 2004
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University of Laval - Research ethics and placebo use debated
Trinity3 Corp. - Holding company acquires Skyline Orthopedics, Inc.
State Medicaid - Florida KidCare bill signed, removing 90,000 kids from waiting list
Quality Assurance - Insurance complaints in Oregon for second year
Public-Employee Health Insurance - Albuquerque city employees on military duty receive insurance warnings
Personnel - Obourn named senior VP at health insurance firm
Organ Donation - Regulatory group seeks to caution living organ donors
Military Health - Report says U.S. Defense Department failed to bill private insurers for millions
Medical Malpractice - Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to cap liability awards
Medical Malpractice - Insurer to leave Wyoming
Legislative Issues - Kentucky seeking to lure more health insurers
Legislative Issues - Iowa Senate passes bill encouraging long-term care insurance
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan - Hawaiian insurer reports $10.8 million profit, but still pushes rate hike
HIPAA Compliance - HMSA selects CA eTrust solutions to help with HIPAA compliance
Information Technology - Healthaxis augments marketing and sales team with two new appointments
Healthcare Coverage - New Mexico's governor signs AFSCME contract, health bill
Healthcare Economics - Rhode Island has highest insurance premiums in U.S., study says
Healthcare Coverage - Kryptiq unveils new solution for managing healthcare insurance contracts
Healthcare Coverage - Louisiana lawmakers looking again at insurance plans for the poor
Finance - State-supervised rehabilitation ends for insurance company
Healthcare Benefits - Uninsured not willing to pay what it costs to insure themselves, economist says
Finance - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina reports growth
Employer-sponsored Health Insurance - Self-insurance group sets legislative and regulatory agenda for 2004
Employer-sponsored Health Insurance - Senate bill would give small businesses government bargaining power
Employer-sponsored Health Insurance - Businesses decry rising hospital costs in Maine
Employee-sponsored Health Insurance - Soaring costs prompt small firms to drop health benefits
Duke University Medical Center - Beta blockers usage low despite insurance
Contraception - Denver branch of Catholic Charities cuts birth control insurance
Children's Health Insurance - Participation limit lifted on Idaho program
Business Update - Specialty insurance companies announce five-state renewal rights transaction
Business Update - Delaware commissioner mulls dissolution of insurer affiliation
Blue Cross of California - Insurer offers new 3500 Deductible PPO Plan with no copays, coinsurance
Breast Cancer - Black women in U.S. more likely to have delayed diagnosis, treatment
America's Health Insurance Plans - Healthcare lobby group changes name
Mergers & Acquisitions - Anthem-WellPoint merger wouldn't hurt consumers, regulators say
Univ. of Michigan Health System - National medical privacy law makes health research harder, more expensive
Mental Health - Missouri Governor signs bill to improve mental health care for kids
Medicare - Florida doctor convicted of fraud
Medicare - Health insurance plans moving forward on drug discount card for beneficiaries
Legislative Issues - Any-willing-provider law back under wraps in Arkansas
Legal Issues - Ex-professor to be sentenced in missing plague vials case
Healthcare Fraud - Healthcare group proposes plan to fight unlicensed insurance scams
Healthcare Coverage - Healthcare corporation to implement discounts for uninsured patients
Funding - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center receives historical $25 million gift
Employer-sponsored Health Insurance - General Motors says healthcare obligation hit $67.5 billion in 2003
Electronic Medical Records - Gamewood's EMR enhancements help with nephrology reimbursement
Business & Finance - Montana coalition proposes increasing tobacco taxes
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia - Georgia insurer establishes high-deductible health plans compatible with HSAs
Atos Origin - Pilot program aims to prevent Medicaid fraud, abuse, waste
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