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NewsConnecticut AG wants reported adverse events in the public record
If the state attorney general has his way, hospitals in Connecticut may soon face increased public scrutiny of reported adverse events--joining five other states (Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Senate bill lets states opt out of public option if they pay for uninsured
A provision of the Senate healthcare reform bill has state leaders scrambling to weigh the fiscal and electoral implications of opting out of the bill's public plan, with the question emerging as a Read more...
Healthcare reform cuts alarm hospitals, insurers
Fewer Americans are being covered under the reform bill up for vote today, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. A series of compromises designed to control costs and limit federal subsidies Read more...
Insurance industry attacks healthcare legislation
Unwilling to accept the new momentum behind healthcare legislation lying down, the health insurance industry launched a new attack against the healthcare legislation drafted by the Senate Finance Read more...
Senate may kill section of reform bill dubbed 'death panel' by critics
First, let's begin with the facts: There isn't and never was a "death panel" deciding who had the right to live or die included in any version of the health reform legislation coming out of Congress. Read more...
| Press ReleasesMayo Clinic Baseline Concussion Testing Broadened to Include Middle School Students30,000 tests distributed since June SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic announces the extension of the statewide baseline cognitive concussion testing initiative to middle school Read more >> The Children’s Hospital Concussion Experts Share Tips For Recognizing and Responding to Concussion Signs and SymptomsDENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to the Brain Injury Association of Colorado, a conservatively estimated 1,500 to 2,500 youth athletes visit Colorado emergency rooms for sports-related concussions Read more >> American Medicine Chest Challenge to Raise Awareness of Prescription Drug AbuseNational day of awareness to be held on November 13, 2010 in thousands of communities across the country on the heels of President Obama signing of the Safe and Secure Drug Disposal Act WASHINGTON Read more >> New Study Says Quitting Smoking Could Save California Billions of DollarsGovernor Schwarzenegger Urged to Sign SB 220 (Yee) – Most Comprehensive Smoking Cessation Legislation in Country SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new study released today by the American Lung Read more >> |
