State and Local Health Law Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 29th, 2004
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Breast Cancer - Exposure to famine associated with increased cancer risk
Gender Selection - Kits claim to help choose baby's sex
Healthcare Coverage - Jury still out on tax credits to cover the uninsured
Healthcare Economics - Fed up with insurance, some doctors only take cash; patients are happy
Information Technology - Ohio health system implements Lawson Surgical Instrument Management
Legal Issues - Ambulance company, employees convicted in Medicare fraud
Legal Issues - Former president of defunct nursing home chain indicted on fraud
Legal Issues - New York court backs insurers in dispute over rates
Legislative Issues - Iowa lawmakers debate healthcare measures
Medicaid - Loophole lets drug companies avoid Medicaid program's restriction list
Medicaid - Nonprofits get $138 million in West Virginia program funds annually
Medical Malpractice - Insurer in Texas switching to unregulated product to raise premiums
Medicare - CMS begins to award in grants to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs
Medicare - Group questions MedPAC methodology in Medicare Advantage payment comparison
Medicare - Inspector general warns against pharmacy kickbacks
Business & Finance - Sky Financial Group announces sale and acquisition
Business & Finance - Wisconsin health plan is selling HMO
Business Update - Company proposes insurance replacement deal
Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal Cancer Screening Legislation Report Card findings released
Consumer-Directed Health Insurance - Company expands consumer-choice plan options with new product
Drug Importation - Drug companies say imported prescription drugs unsafe and expensive
Given Imaging - Company announces further insurance reimbursement for capsule endoscopy
Health America - Health insurer to pay for disputed bone marrow transplant
Health Net, Inc. - Insurer launches first Internet-only health plan
Healthcare & Politics - Democratic leaders in Alabama say Medicaid, benefits top priority
Healthcare & Politics - Missouri governor proposes constitutional amendment to protect MC+ for kids
Healthcare Access - Volunteer clinic covers all aspects of medical care
Healthcare Costs - Michigan study could focus on ways to trim school healthcare costs
Healthcare Coverage - Buffalo's retiree health benefits exceed those of active workers
Healthcare Coverage - Study: Low income, lack of job-based insurance contribute to racial disparities
Healthcare Coverage - West Virginia Lawmakers taking another run at insurance with interim studies
Healthcare Economics - Alliance provides shipping discounts to health-plan purchasing cooperative
Healthcare Economics - Insurer in Hawaii agrees to reduce rate hike
Healthcare Economics - Vermont's governor willing to barter parts of healthcare reform plan
HIPAA - Group lists 5 common myths about health information privacy rights
Medicaid - Vermont says premiums not affecting program enrollment
Medical Malpractice - New doctor-owned medical malpractice insurance company gets Florida license
Medical Malpractice - Rhode Island governor proposes limiting liability awards
Medicare - Payments to HMOs higher than traditional Medicare costs
Mental Health - Auditor: Potential impact of parity mandate unclear
Mergers & Acquisitions - Folksamerica completes acquisition of Sierra Insurance Group
Nursing Care - Lack of state money for nursing homes causing problems in New Hampshire
Personnel - Insurance brokerage firm appoints new advisory board member
State Employee Health Insurance - Alabama governor picks businessmen, lobbyists for healthcare task force
State Medicaid - Deficit predicted for Texas healthcare programs
State Medicaid - TennCare bill emerges in state Legislature
The Heartland Institute - Community rating, guaranteed issue mandates kill N.Y. insurance market
Tobacco Use - Pilot program aims to get Missouri youths off tobacco
Universal Healthcare - Massachusetts constitutional amendment would mandate health insurance for all
University of Utah Hospital - Oral CMV therapy superior to intravenous treatment
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