State and Local Health Law Weekly

Managed Care - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Proposed Reforms Make Little Progress With State Senate

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - PMC and County Announce Potential Capital Partners for Hospital

McGill University - Gene therapy research in developing world raises ethical red flags: experts

McKool Smith, Pc - McKool Smith Adds Noted Litigator in New York

Medicare and Medicaid - AARP, Texas Medical Association Join Forces to Urge Passage of Bill Protecting Access to Doctors and Improving Medicare

Medicare and Medicaid - Congress Extends 2007 Reimbursement Rates for Radioimmunotherapies for 18 Months

Medicare and Medicaid - Data on medicare and medicaid reported by T.A. Coughlin and co-researchers

Medicare and Medicaid - Global Access Project (GAP) Study Examining Patients' Access to Cancer Care Featured in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Medicare and Medicaid - Home Medical Equipment Providers Are Appalled by 'Dead-Doctor' Scam, Strongly Support Anti-Fraud Efforts to Protect Medicare System

Medicare and Medicaid - Iowa Medicaid Demonstration Finds Tel-Assurance(R) Remote Monitoring Platform Improved Health Status and Saved $5 Million

Medicare and Medicaid - National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative Supports Senate's Call for Physicians to Adopt Electronic Prescribing, Improving Patient Safety

Medicare and Medicaid - Pelosi Statement on Senate Vote on Medicare Improvements Act

Medicare and Medicaid - Pennsylvania Medical Society and AARP Criticize Senator Specter for Blocking Bill to Protect Access to Doctors and Improve Medicare

Medicare and Medicaid - Proposed Medicare Regulations Threaten to End Millions of Free Meals Offered to Seniors During Education Seminars

Medicare and Medicaid - Rocky Mountain Health Plans Partners with ikaSystems to Deploy Next-Generation Portal Platform

Medicare and Medicaid - Scientists at Technical University, University Health Science Center detail research in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Ten States Activate Substance Abuse Screening and Brief Intervention Codes

Medicare and Medicaid - Texas Seniors Speak Out Against Medicare Advantage Cuts

Mental Illness - Collaborative Launches Initiative to Protect Rights of Parents with Mental Illnesses

Mental Illness - Louisiana Improves Law for Treating Mentally Ill

Moldo Davidson Fraioli Seror & Sestanovich Llp - Los Angeles Law Partner Named to State Bar of California Post

National Patient Advocate Foundation - Global Access Project GAP Study Examining Patients' Access to Cancer Care Featured in the Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA

National Wildlife Federation - Region Unites to Approve Great Lakes Water Compact

Obesity and Diabetes - National Vaccine Advisory Committee Recommends Increased Adolescent Immunization

Palliative Care - Findings from University of Newcastle in palliative care reported

Parkinson Disease - American Parkinson Disease Association Awards More Than $3.7 Million to Research

Patents - Research from University of Leuven yields new findings on patents

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency - More Pennsylvania Counties to Launch Crime Victim Notification Network

Pennsylvania Department of Health - New Law Signed by Governor Rendell Expands Newborn Screening in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Governor Rendell Issues Executive Order Regarding Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Pennsylvania's Citizens, Communities to Benefit from Cleaner Water, Improved Infrastructure as Governor Rendell Signs S.B. 2, S.B. 1341

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Transition Period for the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America - PhRMA Revised Marketing Code Reinforces Commitment to Responsible Interactions With Healthcare Professionals

Pharos Innovations - Iowa Medicaid Demonstration Finds Tel-Assurance Remote Monitoring Platform Improved Health Status and Saved $5 Million

Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra, Llp - Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra Family Law Firm Names Senior Associate Partner

Radiology - Lone Star State Hospital Goes Big With NovaRad Gets Complete PACS At a Small Price

Radisson Hotels & Resorts - Under New Ownership - the Chhatrala Group From San Diego Acquires the Radisson Hotel Fort Worth South

Rehabilitation Research - HealthSouth To Acquire Rehabilitation Unit at Medical Center of Arlington

Research and Markets Ltd. - Benchmark Genzymes Performance Against Key Rivals in the Ethical Pharmaceutical Sector Today

Research and Markets Ltd. - The Essential Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals: a Complete Guide to Responsible Practice, With HIPAA Update, 2nd Edition

Rockwall Hospitals, Inc. - Terry J. Fontenot Named CEO of Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale

Sermo - Survey Results from Physicians Nationwide Reveal Patient Access to Physicians Now on Life Support

Smoking - Northern Kentucky Voters Support Smokefree Workplaces

SpectraCell Laboratories - SpectraCell Laboratories Offers Additional Test for Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

Stem Cell Research - Reports on stem cell research findings from S. Das and co-researchers provide new insights

Surgery - Researchers from Friedrich-Schiller University, Biomagnetic Center provide details of new studies and findings in the area of surgery

Teamsters Local 41, Kansas City - Kansas City Workers at UPS Freight Reject Fraud Union in Overwhelming Vote

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Michael R. Blackburn Named CEO At Frye Regional Medical Center

The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd. - Nationally Renowned Fathers' Rights Advocate Jeffery M. Leving Weighs in on Reverend Jesse Jackson's Recent Remarks

The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd. - Sperm Donor Fights for His Rights as a Father in U.S. Supreme Court

The Pennsylvania Assisted Living Consumer Alliance - New Coalition Presses for Quality Standards for Assisted Living Facilities in PA

The TriZetto Group Inc. - TriZetto Teams with Eliza Corporation to Enhance Payers' Health Communications with Members

Tissue Engineering - New tissue engineering findings from Royal Hallamshire Hospital described

Town Sports International - Town Sports International Expands Partnership with Award-winning Healthways SilverSneakers Fitness Program

Transplantation - Commentary in THE LANCET on the Declaration of Istanbul Sees Organ Transplantation Worldwide Threatened by Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism and Commercialism

U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines - Pentagon's 'New' Cluster Bomb Policy Treads Water

U.S. Department of Justice - French National Pleads Guilty to International Stolen Art Conspiracy Involving Paintings by Monet, Sisley and Brueghel

U.S. Department of Justice - HIV Infusion Clinic Administrator Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud

U.S. Department of Justice - North Carolina Corrections Officer Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Charges

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union UFCW - UFCW President Announces Aggressive New Health Care Mobilization Project

United Steelworkers USW - 'Toxic Trader' Puppet Leads Washington D.C. Demonstration

University of Oregon - Members of consumer-driven health plans choosing less care

Vaccines - Scientists at University of the Sciences report research in vaccines

Valley National Gases, Llc - Valley National Gases, LLC Acquires Beaver Valley Welding Supply, Inc: Sixth Acquisition for Valley National Gases This Fiscal Year

Vantage Oncology, Inc. - Vantage Oncology Announces Major National Expansion

Varolii Corporation - Varolii Announces Progressive Engagement, the Healthcare Industry's First Complete Suite of Patient / Member Outreach Applications

Veterinary Pet Insurance - Veterinary Pet Insurance Reports Pet Emergencies a Costly Reality

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care - Patients with Life-Limiting Diagnoses Can Choose VITAS in Collier County

Wellness - Varolii Announces Progressive Engagement(TM), the Healthcare Industry's First Complete Suite of Patient / Member Outreach Applications

Wiley-Blackwell - Poor and uninsured patients more likely to experience racial discrimination

Women's Health - Research on women's health reported by scientists at Oklahoma State University