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Democrats woo AARP, seniors to support health reform bills

"Though AARP hasn't endorsed Obama's health care drive, many of its priorities are reflected in Democratic bills, including reducing gaps in Medicare prescription drug coverage and eliminating Medicare patients' costs for preventive care. This has led some Republicans to question AARP's true loyalties" (Fram, 9/23).

24 Sep 2009

Issues in shared decision-making

At the World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine which opened today in Torino, Tom Sensky, Professor of Psychiatry at the Imperial College in London, raised some very controversial issues as to the participation of patients in medical decision.

24 Sep 2009

Commitments announced at the Clinton Global Initiative

The second day of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) came to a close with a special session on Northern Ireland, following afternoon plenary and breakout sessions that focused on harnessing innovation for development.

24 Sep 2009

Doctor from Dallas files civil case in the U.S. Supreme Court against BCBS

Dr. Dralves Edwards, a board-certified family physician in Dallas, today filed a civil case in the U.S. Supreme Court against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, the contractor for Medicare.

24 Sep 2009

FRPAA supported by liberal arts colleges

The Presidents of 57 liberal arts colleges in the U.S., representing 22 states, have declared their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act (S. 1373) in an Open Letter released today. The letter is the first from higher education administrators to be issued in support of the 2009 bill, and further reinforcement that support for the Act exists at the highest levels of the higher education community. The presidents' letter notes, "Adoption of the Federal Research Public Access Act will democratize access to research information funded by tax dollars. It will benefit of education, research, and the general public."

24 Sep 2009

Green Family Foundation announces commitments for the betterment of Haiti at the Clinton Global Initiative

The Green Family Foundation (www.greenff.org), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving global health and elevating socio-economic conditions, announced today dual commitments benefiting Haiti at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative.

24 Sep 2009

Clinton Global Initiative to raise awareness and funding for NTD control and elimination

At the Clinton Global Initiative today, the Inter-American Development Bank joined with the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases to announce their commitment to mobilize $30 million from the public and private sectors to raise awareness and funding for NTD control and elimination in the Americas, supported by technical assistance from the Pan American Health Organization, regional office of the World Health Organization for the Americas.

24 Sep 2009

BCLC recognizes HCSC for its outstanding work with community service

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) is recognizing Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) for its outstanding work with community service. The BCLC has named HCSC as a finalist for its Corporate Citizenship Award in the category of U.S. Community Service. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation and HCSC is the country's largest customer-owned health insurer operating Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

24 Sep 2009

First Edition: September 24, 2009

Today's headlines shed light on developments during the second day of the Finance Committee's health bill mark up.

24 Sep 2009

RetireSafe calls for Senators to oppose the rationing of Medicare hospital benefits at physician hospitals

Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 senior supporters across America, called on the U.S. Senate, starting with the Senate Finance Committee, to stop the proposed rationing of high-quality hospital care to Medicare patients.

24 Sep 2009

Restrictive policies in India discourages medical and pharmaceutical innovation: USIBC report

At a roundtable organized by the Coalition for Innovation Employment and Development, the U.S.-India Business Council's 'Coalition for Healthy India' released the findings of its report on "The Value of Incremental Pharmaceutical Innovation: Benefits for Indian Patients and Indian Business". The report highlights and substantiates the impact of restrictive policies in India, with respect to medical and pharmaceutical innovation.

24 Sep 2009

Max Neeman International partners with Max Healthcare to open a Phase I/IIa clinical trial unit

Max Neeman International, a leading Indian CRO, announced a partnership with Max Healthcare to open a Phase I/IIa clinical trial unit at Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India. This proof of concept unit will allow Pharmaceutical, Biotech & Device companies the option to complete a critical part of the development process across multiple therapeutic areas quickly and with the highest quality.

24 Sep 2009

"Top Docs" ad campaign suit resolved

Virtua may continue advertising that it has the most Top Docs as a result of a Consent Order agreed to by the parties in the suit brought by Cooper against Virtua in February 2009.

24 Sep 2009

First patient-centric claims management alliance

American National Medical Management (ANMM), announces first ever patient-centric claims management alliance with The Center for Health Insurance Claims Advocacy (CHICA).

24 Sep 2009

PCMA releases statement regarding the Senate Finance Committee’s ongoing deliberations on health-care reform

“As the Senate Finance Committee continues to craft legislation, the next 48 hours will be critical in determining whether health reform delivers on the promise of making prescription drugs more affordable for all Americans. With nearly $245 billion spent annually on prescription drugs, Americans want the peace of mind that comes from knowing that reform makes common-sense improvements that lower the cost of prescriptions for everyone.

24 Sep 2009

Collaborative clinical care network at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Fostering innovation to speed the improvement of health care is the goal of an $8.3 million grant to researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

24 Sep 2009

New report on seniors and health insurance reform released

Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today hosted a town hall meeting with seniors in Silver Spring, Md., and released a new report, Health Insurance Reform and Medicare: Making Medicare Stronger for America’s Seniors.

24 Sep 2009

Healthcare News

Democrats woo AARP, seniors to support health reform bills

Issues in shared decision-making

Commitments announced at the Clinton Global Initiative

Doctor from Dallas files civil case in the U.S. Supreme Court against BCBS

FRPAA supported by liberal arts colleges

Green Family Foundation announces commitments for the betterment of Haiti at the Clinton Global Initiative

Clinton Global Initiative to raise awareness and funding for NTD control and elimination

BCLC recognizes HCSC for its outstanding work with community service

First Edition: September 24, 2009

RetireSafe calls for Senators to oppose the rationing of Medicare hospital benefits at physician hospitals

Restrictive policies in India discourages medical and pharmaceutical innovation: USIBC report

Max Neeman International partners with Max Healthcare to open a Phase I/IIa clinical trial unit

"Top Docs" ad campaign suit resolved

First patient-centric claims management alliance

PCMA releases statement regarding the Senate Finance Committee’s ongoing deliberations on health-care reform

Collaborative clinical care network at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

New report on seniors and health insurance reform released

Republicans criticize Democrat's direction, Finance Committee timing

ProCon creates a website for healthcare debate

Vice President Biden: More regulation for insurers will protect consumers, lower costs

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