Master’s Programs Focus On New Generation Of Health Care Management Professionals
Health care management is growing in popularity among business schools, according to a report in the New York Times.
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House Lawmaker Discusses Possible Five-Year Medicare Physician Payment Fix
Lawmakers consider a five-year Medicare physician payment fix.
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Gangs Increasingly Involved In Medicare Fraud
"Gangs across the country are arming themselves with powerful weapons to bilk taxpayers out of billions of dollars through Medicare fraud," ABC News reports.
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Commission On Debt Will Focus On Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security
Lawmakers are prepping for a battle over the role of government in entitlements such as Medicare and Medicaid as a commission to examine the national debt prepares to begin work.
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States Uneasy About Impact Of Medicaid Expansion
The expansion of insurance coverage under the health reform law is due largely to an expansion of the government-funded Medicaid program, which is causing some doctors to worry about the specifics of implementation.
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Experts Debate Rationing And End-Of-Life Care; Hospice Use Rises In Colorado
PBS televises recent debate among four experts on bio-ethics on rationing and end-of-life care.
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First Edition: April 27, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including details about how states are reacting to high risk pools and questions about the sweeping expansion of Medicaid.
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OPM Plans To Invest More In Federal Employees’ Health Claims, Tries To Extend Coverage To Young Adults
OPM announces plans to invest in technology to track federal employees' health claims to check effectiveness of providers. Agency also announces that it is asking Congress to modify law so it can offer coverage this year to young adults who are kicked off their parents' plans.
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Humana First Quarter Earnings Up, Stock Price Drops On Health Reform ‘Fears’
The health insurer saw big growth in its Medicare Advantage plans, saw its stock price drop because of profit-taking and worries about the effects of the new health law.
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World Bank-IMF Report Tracks Impact Of Global Economic Downturn On MDGs
Though the global economic crisis has slowed the pace of efforts to reduce poverty in developing countries, the countries remain "on track" to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target to halve extreme poverty by 2015, a World Bank Group and IMF report says.
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WHO Experts To Examine Polio Outbreak In Tajikistan
The WHO said it sent six technical experts to assess a small outbreak of polio in Tajikistan, VOA News reports, adding that WHO "says this is the first importation of polio in the European region since Europe was certified as polio-free in 2002."
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News Outlets Examine World Malaria Day 2010
Ahead of Sunday's World Malaria Day, news outlets examined global efforts to combat the disease and the mood among advocates.
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Wall Street Journal Examines Changes To Polio Eradication Strategy
The Wall Street Journal examines upcoming changes to the global strategy to eradicate polio with a focus on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's role in fighting the disease. "[O]rganizations behind the polio fight," which include the WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International and the CDC, "plan to announce a major revamp of their strategy to address shortcomings exposed by" the increasing number of polio outbreaks in "countries believed to have stopped the disease." The plan is expected to be announced next week.
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Costs, Effects On Business Questioned As Health Overhaul Analysis Continues
Press reports explore the biggest unanswered question in the health overhaul debate -- what the new law will mean for ordinary Americans.
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New Health Law Offers Protection Against Elder Abuse, But Advocates Complain Provision Is Not Funded
In other reports on elder-care issues, some advocates are concerned that care-givers are often elderly themselves.
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Military Trauma Transition Units Breed Culture Of Drug Abuse, Depression
The New York Times reports on a Warrior Transition Unit used by the Army to transition injured veterans back into their home lives, but the paper found a culture in the care center of drug abuse, suicide attempts and depression.
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Dozens Of States Pass, Debate Greater Restrictions On Abortion
New health law fuels states to take action on abortion, USA Today reports. In other state news, Alaska limits legal spending to $5,000 for its part of constitutional challenge on insurance mandate; local governments see health cost savings after setting up in-house medical services; 5,000 people line up for free medical care in Los Angeles.
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States Struggle To Balance Budgets With Medicaid Changes
A provision in Florida's state budget bill that would have reformed the state's Medicaid system has been officially dropped by state legislators.
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