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1. A National Autistic Society Response To The Commission On The Funding Of Care And Support, UK The National Autistic Society (NAS) has welcomed the establishment of the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support today, but urged that it must consider how to fund support for those with lifelong conditions, such as autism, who are less able to save and pay for their social care…...
2. Public Reporting On Hospital Process Improvements Is Linked To Better Patient Outcomes The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publicly reports so-called process performance at all U.S. hospitals, such as whether certain recommended treatments are given to specific types of patients. We examined whether hospital performance on key process indicators improved during the three years since this reporting began. We also studied whether or not these changes […]...
3. Medicare’s Policy Not To Pay For Treating Hospital-Acquired Conditions: The Impact In 2008 Medicare stopped reimbursing hospitals for treating eight avoidable hospital-acquired conditions. Using 2006 California data, we modeled the financial impact of this policy on six such conditions. Hospital-acquired conditions were present in 0.11 percent of acute inpatient Medicare discharges; only 3 percent of these were affected by the policy. Payment reductions were negligible (0.001 […]...
4. Extended Funding For GLong-Standing Investigation Into Regulation Ofastrointestinal Eosinophils Marc E. Rothenberg, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Cincinnati Children’s, has received an NIH MERIT Award to extend funding of his long-standing investigation into “Regulation of Gastrointestinal Eosinophils.” Dr…...
5. U.S.-Funded Center To Improve Haitian Garment Manufacturing Opens In Haiti The U.S.-funded Haitian Apparel Center, which aims to train about 2,000 workers per year, was opened in the capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. The new center will help Haitian companies evolve from making “simple things, like sheets and T-shirts, to more complex garments,” according to U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Merten....
6. U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Announces Settlement with AMC Entertainment Inc. DOJ has reached an agreement with AMC Entertainment Inc. to settle a lawsuit filed in 1999 under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The suit claimed that the design of stadium-style movie theaters did not provide persons who use wheelchairs with the same lines of sight as other moviegoers. All AMC stadium-style theaters that are opened after the […]...
7. Share of Cost, Fresh Funding Gives Hope To A New Generation Of Asthma And Allergy Treatment Share of Cost, Fresh Funding Gives Hope To A New Generation Of Asthma And Allergy Treatment...
8. Pharmacoeconomic Value Of Addiction Treatments, Including VIVITROL(R), Published In Leading Healthcare Policy Journal Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced the publication of two new studies in the June issue of The American Journal of Managed Care1,2 evaluating pharmacoeconomic data on addiction treatments, including VIVITROL® (naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension), with the endpoint of total healthcare costs....
9. HUD Announces New Program to Help Homeowners at Risk of Foreclosure Share of Cost: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and NeighborWorks® America have announced a new program called the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP). EHLP helps homeowners who have experienced a reduction in income and are at risk of foreclosure due to involuntary unemployment, underemployment due to economic conditions or a medical condition. […]...
10. Michigan Share of Cost, National RN Relief Group Teams Up With Navy For Medical Mission To Haiti Michigan Share of Cost, National RN Relief Group Teams Up With Navy For Medical Mission To Haiti: The first team of registered nurse volunteers from California, Michigan, and Washington State will depart for Haiti Wednesday morning with the Department of Defense’s Continuing Promise, National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest organization of registered nurses, announced. […]...
11. Teva Respiratory Announces Positive Results From Phase III Trial Of BDP HFA Nasal Aerosol In Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Teva Respiratory announced positive results from a Phase III trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) Nasal Aerosol in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). The study met all efficacy endpoints, demonstrating a statistically significant benefit as compared to a placebo....
12. PacifiCare Dental Plan, United HealthCare Providers Plan Review Regarding the PacifiCare Dental Insurance Plan (Region 1). This dental plan offers individual and family dental benefits. A family membership covers the head of household including spouse, your children 19 years of age or younger and your children up to age 23 if attending school full time. Your online request must be processed on or […]...