Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Announces Recipients Of Fourth Annual Young Investigator Award
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the leading international professional society dedicated to research, education and clinical excellence in cardiovascular computed tomography (CT), has named Dr. Raman Dusaj and Dr. Thomas Smith the recipients of the fourth annual Young Investigator Award. The Young Investigator Award was announced at SCCT's 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W9EhwNrGeFLo_RxfLPsRLCmTsk8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W9EhwNrGeFLo_RxfLPsRLCmTsk8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W9EhwNrGeFLo_RxfLPsRLCmTsk8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W9EhwNrGeFLo_RxfLPsRLCmTsk8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/tEt7SjiwmN4" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT by

HHS Announces Availability Of $51 Million In Resources For States To Build New Competitive Health Insurance Marketplace
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two key steps in the process of partnering with states and other stakeholders to begin establishing health insurance Exchanges. HHS announced the availability of up to $1 million in grants per state to help states begin work to establish Exchanges and published a request for comment calling for public input as HHS develops standards for the Exchanges... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kuCQu7sDTJDZ9HbC0e_XdHAyAAA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kuCQu7sDTJDZ9HbC0e_XdHAyAAA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kuCQu7sDTJDZ9HbC0e_XdHAyAAA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kuCQu7sDTJDZ9HbC0e_XdHAyAAA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/RULiha39Rs0" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT by

Swimmers Make A Splash For A Good Cause
More than 200 swimmers took to the shores of Lake Michigan for the annual Swim Across America (SAA) fundraiser earlier this month. The event raised money for cancer research, prevention and treatment at Loyola University Health System's Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center (CBCC). "Participants challenged themselves in the water and on dry land, as they raised funds for a worthy cause," said Swim Across America Event Director Sue Hopkinson. "This event brought the total funds raised for Loyola through Swim Across America events to approximately 1 million dollars... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BbUdnh0ST71Wi1SB4SgDPwgfokM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BbUdnh0ST71Wi1SB4SgDPwgfokM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BbUdnh0ST71Wi1SB4SgDPwgfokM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BbUdnh0ST71Wi1SB4SgDPwgfokM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/fyq_F_d5jK8" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT by

Snowe Becomes Fourth GOP Sen. To Announce Support For Kagan
Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) on Wednesday became the fourth Republican senator to announce her support for Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, the New York Times' "The Caucus" reports. Snowe said Kagan met the standard she uses for evaluating judicial nominations by displaying "strong intellect, respect for the rule of law and [an] understanding of the important but limited role of the Supreme Court that I believe is required of any justice" (Becker, "The Caucus," New York Times, 7/28)... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBXjzETLhHT-fE-xaxCn5yLakXk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBXjzETLhHT-fE-xaxCn5yLakXk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBXjzETLhHT-fE-xaxCn5yLakXk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBXjzETLhHT-fE-xaxCn5yLakXk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/mNC4uyuQCUo" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT by

GOP Sens. Request Assurances From HHS That High-Risk Pools Won't Include Abortion Coverage
In a letter sent on Wednesday, 13 Republican senators asked HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for assurances that the new high-risk insurance pools will not provide coverage for abortion services, CQ HealthBeat reports. The insurance pools set up under the federal health reform law (PL 111-148) aim to provide coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions. The issue of abortion coverage in the program emerged earlier this month after reports that some states' proposals to run the pools could allow abortions to be covered... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zz54mPKEOVCNycii2JDGQLliTLQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zz54mPKEOVCNycii2JDGQLliTLQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zz54mPKEOVCNycii2JDGQLliTLQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zz54mPKEOVCNycii2JDGQLliTLQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/vIs5rngD6mY" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT by

Group Opposing Alaska Parental Notification Initiative Reports More Money Than Group Supporting It
The group Alaskans Against Government Mandates -- which opposes a ballot initiative that would require parental notification for state minors seeking abortions -- has reported collecting five times the money disclosed by Alaskans for Parental Rights, which supports the initiative, the AP/Anchorage Daily News reports. The proposed initiative would provide only limited exceptions to the parental notification rule, such as cases in which a girl has been abused by a parent. It also would make it a felony for physicians to "knowingly violate" the rule, according to ballot language... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KwxQYUQrx904uotndQJffzPQ6vM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KwxQYUQrx904uotndQJffzPQ6vM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KwxQYUQrx904uotndQJffzPQ6vM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KwxQYUQrx904uotndQJffzPQ6vM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/CTbBSGgpwv0" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT by

GP Groups Call For Proposed Practice Nurse Funding Models To Be Adjusted, Australia
United General Practice Australia (UGPA) - the coalition of the peak groups representing Australia 's general practitioners - commends the Government on its investment and focus on general practice nurses, but is calling on the Government to ensure that the Budget proposal does not disadvantage practices that already employ nurses, and to consult with GP representatives over implementation. UGPA members welcomed the Federal Government's 2010-11 Budget initiative to improve access for patients to general practice nurses across Australia through the provision of an additional $390... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jUFsuOD_UrgKWrdwF6xkQs4wjjk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jUFsuOD_UrgKWrdwF6xkQs4wjjk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jUFsuOD_UrgKWrdwF6xkQs4wjjk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jUFsuOD_UrgKWrdwF6xkQs4wjjk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/ItPxRYu1o60" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT by

Thirty Million Women To Benefit From Health Reform Law, Including Up To 15 Million Who Will Gain New Subsidized Coverage
Thirty million women will benefit from the new health reform law over the next decade, either through new or strengthened insurance coverage, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund. In the first analysis of its kind, the authors report that the law will stabilize and reverse the growing exposure to health costs that women now experience by subsidizing health insurance for up to 15 million currently uninsured women, and strengthening existing coverage for 14... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/prmjT0SEVBYLrt4rR3HGVouXmQE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/prmjT0SEVBYLrt4rR3HGVouXmQE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/prmjT0SEVBYLrt4rR3HGVouXmQE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/prmjT0SEVBYLrt4rR3HGVouXmQE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/KlDy6DKZ6vI" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT by

Insurers Change Kids Coverage Stance After HHS Clarifies New Rules
Health insurers have started to back down "on their decision to pull out of the child-only coverage market after the Obama administration addressed their concerns about the potential damage to their bottom lines," The Hill reports. "The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday clarified regulations mandating that insurance plans agree to cover sick children. HHS made it clear that plans are free to set up specific enrollment periods for their insurance plans if allowed under state laws. ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mC82Z6TH7-putV0959EV3dueFfc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mC82Z6TH7-putV0959EV3dueFfc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mC82Z6TH7-putV0959EV3dueFfc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mC82Z6TH7-putV0959EV3dueFfc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/yG7seTR4nsI" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT by

CVS-Aetna Deal Boosts The Drug Store Chain
Forbes: CVS Caremark, the drug retailer and pharmacy benefit management firm, announced a new agreement with Aetna to help constrain drug costs. "The deal encompasses approximately $9.5 billion in annual drug spending relating to approximately 9.7 million lives. CVS expects significant long-term financial benefits from this strategic relationship" (7/28). The Street: The 12-year deal helped mask a weak performance in second quarter earnings for CVS. "CVS Caremark ... missed second-quarter expectations, lowering its outlook. But a massive deal with health insurer Aetna... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4XpSnQASfJphXJuUf1DK3tLhI7Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4XpSnQASfJphXJuUf1DK3tLhI7Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4XpSnQASfJphXJuUf1DK3tLhI7Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4XpSnQASfJphXJuUf1DK3tLhI7Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/fNt79113xUw" height="1" width="1"/>
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT by