Federal proposed rule calls for child-care safety requirements
Source: United Press International
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 23:11:15 -0700 | health-news
Millions of working U.S. parents depend on child care and assume safety requirements are in place, but standards vary widely, a U.S. official says. "Many children already benefit from the excellent care of high-quality child care providers who are meeting...
Cuban prisoner settles lawsuit against Md. company
Source: Boston.com
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 16:06:57 -0700 | technology-news
An American imprisoned in Cuba has settled a lawsuit against the Maryland-based company he was working for when he was arrested. The lawsuit claimed he was not properly warned about or prepared for the risks of his work. Alan Gross...
Hospital Charges And The Need For A Maximum Price Obligation Rule For Emergency Department & Out-Of-...
Source: Health Affairs Blog
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 13:52:48 -0700 | health-news
The release of average charges for common procedures in more than 3,000 U. S. hospitals last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) elicited divergent reactions not surprisingly. On one hand, it was front-page news for most...
Saving Money While Providing Benefit In Medicare: A Standard Applied Only To Hospice
Source: Health Affairs Blog
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 13:52:33 -0700 | health-news
Medicare is caught between two countervailing impulses: the desire of beneficiaries (and providers and the adult children of beneficiaries) to have a benefit package that covers more, rather than less, and the desire to restrain program spending due to its...
SANS Institute Heads to Bay Area Offering some of Its Most Popular Information Security Courses
Source: PR Newswire
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 12:11:17 -0700 | business-news
We have identified core foundation areas that compliment SEC401 with no overlap and continue to build a solid security foundation for network practitioners." Dr. Cole will be teaching this six-day program at . "The information taught is valuable and applicable....
In One State, Cancer Patients Were 2.65 Times Likelier to File for Bankruptcy
Source: Health Affairs Blog
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 22:13:57 -0700 | health-news
A new study, released today as a Web First by Health Affairs , reports that cancer patients in Washington state were 2.65 times more likely to file for bankruptcy than people without cancer. Of 197,840 cancer patients age 18 or...
Post On Exchange Navigators Leads Health Affairs Blog April Top-Ten List
Source: Health Affairs Blog
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 12:18:29 -0700 | health-news
The list of most-read Health Affairs Blog posts for April includes four posts in Tim Jost's ongoing series on implementing the Affordable Care Act; number one on the top-ten list is Tim's post about proposed regulations on health insurance exchange...
Annapolis law firm Rifkin, Livingston merging with city outfit
Source: Baltimore Sun
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 09:49:14 -0700 | business-news
The merger will go into effect on July 1, according to a statement from the firms released Wednesday. After the merger, the firm will be called Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston, Levitan & Silver LLC...Rifkin, managing partner of the firm, said that...
Implementing Health Reform: More Guidance On Health Insurance Marketplaces
Source: Health Affairs Blog
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 09:24:17 -0700 | technology-news
Affordable Care Act guidance is now literally arriving on a daily basis from the implementing agencies, particularly HHS. Major rules remain to be finalized, including a lengthy eligibility and appeals rule, a rule on wellness, the employer and individual responsibility...
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urges women not to ignore their health
Source: United Press International
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 21:56:00 -0700 | health-news
Actress Brooke Shields seen lobbying for the Mother's Act to initiate new federal investment in postpartum depression education, detection and treatment programs for new mothers. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Md., May 15 (UPI) -- A top U.S. health official, while marking...
Rising to the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow
Source: PR Newswire
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 12:26:10 -0700 | business-news
Hewson today made remarks in at the Corporation's fourth annual Media Day. During her presentation, Hewson discussed the Corporation's collaboration with customers to help them meet their current and future challenges. She also outlined how Lockheed Martin is anticipating and...
Intelsat wins subcontract for U.S. military work
Source: United Press International
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 08:49:04 -0700 | business-news
The U.S. military has contracted Intelsat General Corp. to provide satellite bandwidth and ground-based connectivity. The award is in direct support of overseas activities of the Pentagon's Asymmetric Warfare Group. "Intelsat General won this award because our robust network enables...
Implementing Health Reform: Medicaid DSH Payments, Utah Exchanges, And More
Source: Health Affairs Blog
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 15:31:00 -0700 | health-news
Medicaid DSH payment s. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule for cuts in disproportionate share hospital payments on May 13, 2013. The DSH program has since 1981 provided federal funding to state Medicaid programs to...
Study Examines Use of Creative Arts Therapies Among Patients with Cancer
Source: Newswise
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 14:36:08 -0700 | health-news
EDT Embargo expired: 5/13/2013 4:00 PM EDT Source Newsroom: Newswise Creative arts therapies (CATs) can improve anxiety, depression, pain symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients, although the effect was reduced during follow-up in a study by Timothy W....
Watch Health Affairs Briefing On Health Spending
Source: Health Affairs Blog
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 13:02:01 -0700 | business-news
If you missed last week's Health Affairs briefing on our May issue, Tackling The Cost Conundrum, or if you just want to see it again, video and speaker materials are now available on the Health Affairs website. You can watch...
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