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June 2009
2009 June Health Care News: Utah Overhauls Health Care (PDF)
The June 2009 issue of Health Care News reports on Gov. Jon Huntsman’s signing of several measures aimed at overhauling Utah’s health care system ... (read more)
The June 2009 issue of Health Care News reports on Gov. Jon Huntsman’s signing of several measures aimed at overhauling Utah’s health care system ... (read more)
Comparative Effectiveness Research Pros, Cons
Until this year, most Americans hadn’t heard of comparative effectiveness research.But then came the giant federal government stimulus package, part ... (read more)
Until this year, most Americans hadn’t heard of comparative effectiveness research.But then came the giant federal government stimulus package, part ... (read more)
Consumer-Directed Health Care Flourishing
Amid an ongoing recession, one aspect of the economy has continued to grow unabated: investment in consumer-directed health care plans.Experts say the better ... (read more)
Amid an ongoing recession, one aspect of the economy has continued to grow unabated: investment in consumer-directed health care plans.Experts say the better ... (read more)
Controversial Medicaid Fraud Bill Voted Down in Maryland
A Maryland bill supporters said would help crack down on Medicaid fraud in the state was defeated by a 24-23 vote in the state Senate.Analysts say the bill ... (read more)
A Maryland bill supporters said would help crack down on Medicaid fraud in the state was defeated by a 24-23 vote in the state Senate.Analysts say the bill ... (read more)
Fewer Alaska Doctors Take New Medicare Patients
Fewer than 20 percent of physicians surveyed in Alaska’s largest city are accepting new patients covered by Medicare, according to a study by the ... (read more)
Fewer than 20 percent of physicians surveyed in Alaska’s largest city are accepting new patients covered by Medicare, according to a study by the ... (read more)
Fla. Preventive Care Study Sparks Debate
The state of Florida could save an estimated $700 million if some of the state’s 3.8 million uninsured residents were given free basic health screenings ... (read more)
The state of Florida could save an estimated $700 million if some of the state’s 3.8 million uninsured residents were given free basic health screenings ... (read more)
Fla. Senate Considers Bill to Combat Medicaid Fraud
Florida’s state Senate is considering legislation aimed at combating Medicaid fraud in Miami-Dade County. Senate Bill 1986 focuses on home health ... (read more)
Florida’s state Senate is considering legislation aimed at combating Medicaid fraud in Miami-Dade County. Senate Bill 1986 focuses on home health ... (read more)
Fluoride Wars Recounts Public Health Controversy
The new book The Fluoride Wars: How a Modest Public Health Measure Became America’s Longest Running Political Melodrama, by R. Allen Freeze and Heartland ... (read more)
The new book The Fluoride Wars: How a Modest Public Health Measure Became America’s Longest Running Political Melodrama, by R. Allen Freeze and Heartland ... (read more)
Follow-On Biologics Create Challenge for Congress
Sometimes small differences can have profound effects.Look at how very similar the three molecules shown in the accompanying illustration appear. But what ... (read more)
Sometimes small differences can have profound effects.Look at how very similar the three molecules shown in the accompanying illustration appear. But what ... (read more)
Health Care Promises Fail to Deliver Goods
Washington politicians are gearing up again to bring us health care reform, but as has happened so often before, the debate will be truncated and no really ... (read more)
Washington politicians are gearing up again to bring us health care reform, but as has happened so often before, the debate will be truncated and no really ... (read more)
HITECH Increases Exposure of Personal Care Records
When presidential candidate Barack Obama talked about computerizing medical records, the plan sounded benign. He said it would give “doctors and nurses ... (read more)
When presidential candidate Barack Obama talked about computerizing medical records, the plan sounded benign. He said it would give “doctors and nurses ... (read more)
Home Health Care Costs Higher than Expected
Home health care costs for the elderly have been far greater than projected in the federal budget, according to a report by the Medicare Payment Advisory ... (read more)
Home health care costs for the elderly have been far greater than projected in the federal budget, according to a report by the Medicare Payment Advisory ... (read more)
Information Therapy Strengthens Consumer-Directed Health Care
Private managed-care providers are increasingly using electronic medical records and other information technology systems to get patients and doctors more ... (read more)
Private managed-care providers are increasingly using electronic medical records and other information technology systems to get patients and doctors more ... (read more)
Maine Uses Stimulus Money to Bolster ‘Unsustainable’ Medicaid Program
Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) has signed an executive order authorizing the state to use federal government stimulus money to pay down debts currently owed ... (read more)
Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) has signed an executive order authorizing the state to use federal government stimulus money to pay down debts currently owed ... (read more)
Minnesota Lawmakers Propose More Control over Health Care
Minnesota legislators have announced several health care reform proposals they say will reduce health care spending by the state government to help lower ... (read more)
Minnesota legislators have announced several health care reform proposals they say will reduce health care spending by the state government to help lower ... (read more)
Obama Lacks Funding for Health Care Overhaul
The Obama administration is now open to taxing health care benefits. Forget the incessant 2008 Obama campaign ads; this is 2009, and they are searching ... (read more)
The Obama administration is now open to taxing health care benefits. Forget the incessant 2008 Obama campaign ads; this is 2009, and they are searching ... (read more)
Obama Reversing Course on McCain’s Proposal
During the 2008 presidential campaign, one of the most contentious areas of disagreement between then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and his opponent, Sen. John ... (read more)
During the 2008 presidential campaign, one of the most contentious areas of disagreement between then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and his opponent, Sen. John ... (read more)
Oregon Becomes First State to Officially Ration Health Care
The Oregon Health Services Commission has drawn up a formal procedure for rationing health care services available to recipients of taxpayer-subsidized ... (read more)
The Oregon Health Services Commission has drawn up a formal procedure for rationing health care services available to recipients of taxpayer-subsidized ... (read more)
Oregon Plan Shows Dangers of Political Priorities
In becoming the first government health care program in the world to draw up a formal procedure for rationing care to consumers (see article on page 1), ... (read more)
In becoming the first government health care program in the world to draw up a formal procedure for rationing care to consumers (see article on page 1), ... (read more)
Rhode Island Medicaid Recipients Brace for Program Cuts
As a result of an agreement with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Rhode Island must cut Medicaid spending to $12.3 billion annually ... (read more)
As a result of an agreement with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Rhode Island must cut Medicaid spending to $12.3 billion annually ... (read more)
Senate Committee Drafting Legislation on Health Care
The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is working on drafting legislation imposing a government-mandated health care system on ... (read more)
The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is working on drafting legislation imposing a government-mandated health care system on ... (read more)
Study: Massachusetts Reform Not a Model
Massachusetts’s 2006 attempt to cut health care costs and increase the number of insured through a government mandate requiring individuals to purchase ... (read more)
Massachusetts’s 2006 attempt to cut health care costs and increase the number of insured through a government mandate requiring individuals to purchase ... (read more)
Texas Legislature May Expand Government Insurance Role
The Texas State Senate is considering a bill to subsidize health care costs for small businesses employing low-income workers.Senate Bill 6, the Healthy ... (read more)
The Texas State Senate is considering a bill to subsidize health care costs for small businesses employing low-income workers.Senate Bill 6, the Healthy ... (read more)
Utah Overhauls Health Care
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) has signed into law several bills overhauling the state’s health care system by expanding state-level health insurance ... (read more)
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) has signed into law several bills overhauling the state’s health care system by expanding state-level health insurance ... (read more)
