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1. SOC: What is a Eligibility Verification Confirmation (EVC) number for Share of Cost Once SOC has been certified, an Eligibility Verification Confirmation (EVC) number is displayed in the message returned by the Medi-Cal eligibility verification system.  Return of an EVC number does not guarantee that a subscriber qualifies for full-scope Medi-Cal or CMSP benefits.  It does, however, indicate that the subscriber qualifies for at least partial services.  Providers […]...
2. Share of Cost, Medi-Cal, Link Between Acetaminophen Use In Adolescents And Doubled Risk Of Asthma New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents compared to those who used none at all; yearly use was associated with a 50 percent increase in the risk of asthma....
3. Diabetes Patients Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery Require Fewer Medications Type 2 diabetes patients who underwent bariatric surgery appear to require significantly less medication and incur considerably lower health costs, says a report published in this month’s issue of Archives of Surgery, a JAMA/Archives journal. Bariatric surgery is a surgical procedure on the stomach and/or intestines to help extremely obese people lose weight – it […]...
4. Share of Cost Medi-Cal, Alcohol Use May Be A Problem For Older Adults Some people whose drinking habits do not change over the years and decades may find that they develop problems with alcohol when they get older – aging lowers the body’s tolerance for alcohol. A drink now and again as one ages will not usually cause any harm....
5. Share of Cost, Less Than Half Of Adults Can Equate Alcohol Units To Drinks, UK Share of Cost, Less Than Half Of Adults Can Equate Alcohol Units To Drinks, UK...
6. Share of Cost, Medi-Cal Share of Cost, Bristol-Myers Squibb And ADAP Crisis Task Force Announce Enhanced, Multi-year Support For AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) In The United StatesU.S. Increases Pakistan Flood Aid Contribution; Sen. Kerry To Visit Flood-Hit Pakistan “The State Department said Thursday that the U.S. financial commitment to Pakistan flood relief has reached $76 million,” VOA News reports (Gollust, 8/12). “On assistance to Pakistan, to date, approximately $76 million in assistance has been provided … by the U.S....
7. Share fo Cost, UNICEF: 6 Million Children Affected By The Floods In Pakistan; Some 2.7 Million In Need Of Immediate, Life-saving Assistance As the figures continue to rise, UNICEF says that 6 million children have been affected by the floods in Pakistan with some 2.7 million children in need of urgent, life-saving assistance. According to UN estimates, a total of 14 million people have been affected by the flood crisis....
8. Similar But Different – Deficits In Number Processing In Children With ADHD And Alcohol Exposure New research shows that ADHD and alcohol exposure in children while similar have different causes On the surface, children with fetal alcohol exposure and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear to be similar with respect to poor academic performance But a new study exploring number processing shows that each disorder appears to affect different areas […]...
9. Share of Cost, WFP Operational Update – Pakistan Floods Emergency As flooding continues to cause displacement, destruction and suffering in Pakistan, WFP is mobilizing all possible resources to ensure those affected receive food assistance as swiftly as possible. – WFP is planning to have reached 2 million people with food by August 20th – communities who are urgently in need of food and accessible to […]...
10. Share of Cost, Einstein Receives $4 Million To Test HPV Microbicide Share of Cost, Einstein Receives $4 Million To Test HPV Microbicide — The National Cancer Institute has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University $4.1 million to test the microbicide Carraguard® against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer. The research will evaluate the efficacy of Carraguard®, a clear gel made from […]...
11. Share of Cost, Once-Daily Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate) Capsules CII Provided Significant Efficacy 2 – 14 Hrs After Administration In Adults with ADHD Shire plc today announced that a Phase 3b study published in Behavioral and Brain Functions found adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who took once-daily Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Capsules CII demonstrated significant improvement in attention....
12. Florida Share of Cost, WFP Plans Massive Scale Up In Hunger Relief Operation As Needs Grow Dramatically In Drought-Hit Niger Florida Share of Cost, WFP Plans Massive Scale Up In Hunger Relief Operation As Needs Grow Dramatically In Drought-Hit Niger: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it is massively scaling-up its food assistance operation in the west African state of Niger to feed up to 8 million hungry people who have lost […]...
13. Share of Cost: First, do no harm to the bottom line California customers of health insurer Blue Shield should brace themselves for more sticker shock — the independent non-profit licensee of the national Blue Cross/Blue Shield association is planning to raise premiums by nearly 60 percent for some customers effective March 1. According to Duke Hefland of the Los Angeles Times, the company said 193,000 customers […]...