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State highlights: Maine to permit Rx drugs from Canada; Ore. to levy hospital, nursing home assessment tax

For the first time in several years, a state has acted to allow its citizens to purchase prescription drugs by mail from other countries. The idea is to take advantage of those nations' lower prices, which can be half the cost of those at American pharmacies (Rovner, 6/27).

29 Jun 2013

D.C. officials plan $47M Medicaid payback after claims processor collapse

A collapse of the company that managed the District's Medicaid claims -- D.C. Chartered Health -- left health care providers without any way to be reimbursed for care they gave under the District's Medicaid program.

29 Jun 2013

'Sleep Mask' prototype: The world's first non-invasive treatment for sight loss

Rt Hon David Willetts MP has seen the 'Sleep Mask' prototype - the world's first non-invasive treatment for sight loss that will save the need for expensive hospital treatment - at Northumbria University's Northern Design Centre (NDC).

28 Jun 2013

Orlando Health's clinicians provide hospital-level care in patient's home

Instead of admitting patients to medical units at the hospital, clinicians at Orlando Regional Medical Center are providing health care to patients in the comfort of their homes. The new twist on modern medicine is being piloted in a project to provide hospital-level care in a patient's home through home visits, videoconferencing (virtual visit) and telemonitoring (remote vital signs monitoring).

28 Jun 2013

State legislature directs UC system to allocate $15M annually to UCR medical school

A budget compromise worked out and signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown means that UC Riverside's School of Medicine will receive full and continuous funding of $15 million per year - long-sought assistance that enables the school to flourish and greatly facilitates its ongoing accreditation.

28 Jun 2013

State highlights: Miss. lawmakers ready for special session on Medicaid; Paid sick time approved in NYC; Oregon cuts premium requests

Mississippi lawmakers return to the Capitol at 10 a.m. Thursday for a special session designed to keep Medicaid alive and funded. Much is at stake: Medicaid is a government health insurance program for the needy, and it covers about 644,000 of the state's nearly 3 million residents (6/27).

28 Jun 2013

Patients' medical follow-up after melanoma diagnosis should be lifelong, says study author

Recurrence of melanoma skin cancer 10 or more years after initial treatment is more common than previously thought, occurring in more than one in 20 patients. However, according to a new study, these patients tend to live longer after their cancer returns than patients whose melanoma recurs in the first three years.

28 Jun 2013

Poor, less educated patients are less likely to receive opioid pain medications in emergency rooms

Patients in moderate to severe pain in emergency rooms across the U.S. are less likely to receive opioid pain medications if they are black, Hispanic, poor, or have less education, compared to more affluent patients, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study reported in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

27 Jun 2013

Nurse practitioners can play crucial role in treating chronic geriatric conditions, shows study

U.S. residents today are living longer than previous generations, thanks to improved public health and medical treatment. But they're also living longer with chronic geriatric health conditions like dementia, urinary incontinence, depression and debilitating falls, which often require complex medical care.

27 Jun 2013

Adults with disability have higher prevalence of several chronic illnesses

Adults with a disability are more likely to be obese or extremely obese than those without a disability according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

27 Jun 2013

State highlights: Ore. targets waste with uniform credentialing; Managed care lessons from Calif.

The Oregon House passed a bill with unanimous support Monday that supporters say could save the economy $150 million in administrative waste by crafting a single credentialing process that all insurers, hospitals and coordinated care organizations can share for thousands of health care providers. If Gov. Kitzhaber signs Senate Bill 604 into law, Oregon will also be the first state to have a uniform, electronic credentialing database where each provider can be quickly accessed.

27 Jun 2013

Demystifying the health law's coverage expansion: Where there are benefits, where there is confusion and who still needs help

The Fiscal Times reports on tools to help consumers understand changes that will occur as a result of the health law while HealthyCal reports that legislators in California are attempting to create a mechanism to provide health insurance for those who fall through the overhaul's cracks.

27 Jun 2013

Ind., Ark. Medicaid expansion plans take shape, but also take time

Also, news outlets examine the idea that the expansion's new enrollees will likely be healthier than current beneficiaries but this will probably not relieve the expansion's pressure on the health care workforce.

27 Jun 2013

Improving care for depression in low-income communities provides greater benefits: Study

Improving care for depression in low-income communities -- places where such help is frequently unavailable or hard to find -- provides greater benefits to those in need when community groups such as churches and even barber shops help lead the planning process, according to a new study.

26 Jun 2013

Primary care physicians prefer to prescribe NSAIDS for chronic pain, report shows

For treating the estimated 100 million Americans with chronic pain -- a population larger than those with heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined -- researched reported in The Journal of Pain shows that primary care physicians overwhelmingly prefer to prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, in accordance with published clinical practice guidelines.

26 Jun 2013

Weill Cornell researchers discover high burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan African country

Based on the experience of a large hospital in Tanzania, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have discovered a "startlingly" high burden of hypertension in this sub-Saharan African country.

26 Jun 2013

New $11 million grant for lowering stroke risk among black and young populations

A new $11 million grant to Kaiser Permanente Northern California and UC San Francisco will support a multifaceted research program aimed at lowering stroke risk among black populations and younger stroke victims by targeting high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

21 Jun 2013

Primary Care News and Research

Latest Primary Care News and Research

State highlights: Maine to permit Rx drugs from Canada; Ore. to levy hospital, nursing home assessment tax

D.C. officials plan $47M Medicaid payback after claims processor collapse

'Sleep Mask' prototype: The world's first non-invasive treatment for sight loss

Orlando Health's clinicians provide hospital-level care in patient's home

State legislature directs UC system to allocate $15M annually to UCR medical school

State highlights: Miss. lawmakers ready for special session on Medicaid; Paid sick time approved in NYC; Oregon cuts premium requests

Patients' medical follow-up after melanoma diagnosis should be lifelong, says study author

Poor, less educated patients are less likely to receive opioid pain medications in emergency rooms

Nurse practitioners can play crucial role in treating chronic geriatric conditions, shows study

Adults with disability have higher prevalence of several chronic illnesses

State highlights: Ore. targets waste with uniform credentialing; Managed care lessons from Calif.

Demystifying the health law's coverage expansion: Where there are benefits, where there is confusion and who still needs help

Ind., Ark. Medicaid expansion plans take shape, but also take time

Improving care for depression in low-income communities provides greater benefits: Study

Primary care physicians prefer to prescribe NSAIDS for chronic pain, report shows

Weill Cornell researchers discover high burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan African country

New $11 million grant for lowering stroke risk among black and young populations

RAND study shows that ER has become major portal for unscheduled hospitalizations

A status check on small business health exchanges

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