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Month: July 2017

Legislative Update Medicaid 

Alabama abandons plan to reform Medicaid program

July 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The state of Alabama is ditching a plan to reform its Medicaid program

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Medicare - General 

CMS moves forward with $43B in DSH payment cuts

July 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued a proposed rule Thursday that lays out a methodology for implementing cuts to

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Health Care - General Legislative Update 

The FDA wants to cut cigarettes’ nicotine levels. Will that help people quit?

July 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) For the first time in history the Food and Drug Administration plans to regulate the

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Health Care - General 

Scientists Still Seek A Reliable DUI Test For Marijuana

July 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Rae Ellen Bichell for NPR) This spring, 16 state patrol officers from Colorado and Wyoming took a couple days

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What You Need to Know Before Your Medicare Benefits Start

July 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Medicare is the most widely used health insurance plan in the United States but most pre-retirees do not understand it.

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Health Care Redesign Medicaid 

Even Without Congress, Trump Can Still Cut Medicaid Enrollment

July 31, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) After the Senate fell short in its effort to repeal the Affordable Care

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Aging Emerging Health Issues 

A murder case over assisted dying divides Quebec. Should the law be changed?

July 30, 2017July 28, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Eric Boodman for STAT) MONTREAL — The prosecution arrived first, in black robes with white bibs, wheeling boxes of

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Health Care Redesign Legislative Update 

Single-payer bill fails in Senate

July 30, 2017July 28, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Leo Varorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) A GOP bill proposing a single payer system was voted down Thursday, according

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Health Care Redesign Legislative Update 

Telehealth Enhancement Act (H.R. 3360)

July 30, 2017July 28, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R-MS) has re-introduced the Telehealth Enhancement Act (H.R. 3360), which would expand the list of healthcare

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Medical Technology 

From chemicals to life: Scientists try to build cells from scratch

July 30, 2017July 28, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) Various scientists around the world are trying to build cells from scratch. Marileen Dogterom has been piecing

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