31 July 2010, 8:51 pm
Ohio and Oklahoma are the latest states to announce how their high-risk insurance pools will work.
30 July 2010, 8:32 pm
Ehealth Inc., a large Internet health insurance broker, has been named to help operate the new federal health website, making it one of the first private companies to get a major contract from the fed...
30 July 2010, 8:28 pm
This week, HHS issued rules on high-risk health insurance pools as well as guidance on children's coverage issues. Two new polls focused on seniors and health reform, and both political parties contin...
30 July 2010, 2:45 pm
Politics are swirling around various provisions in the new health law, including HHS rules for high-risk health insurance pools, the Independent Payment Advisory Board for Medicare and children's insu...
30 July 2010, 2:44 pm
A Florida judge "blocked a proposed [state] constitutional amendment that targets the federal health-reform law, saying Florida Republican lawmakers included wording in the proposal that would mislead...
30 July 2010, 2:28 pm
States address a range of health policy issues.
30 July 2010, 2:20 pm
States experience Medicaid cuts, struggle to balance budgets.
30 July 2010, 2:19 pm
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Friday's opinions and editorials from across the country.
30 July 2010, 9:30 pm
Standards will need to be more specific in future stages of meaningful use to ensure health information exchange occurs, ONC says.
29 July 2010, 8:07 pm
HHS makes available $1 million per state to plan insurance exchanges and asks for feedback on what they should look like.
29 July 2010, 2:45 pm
Medicare agency prepares its systems to register incentive plan participants, verify meaningful use and generate payments to providers.
28 July 2010, 6:57 pm
HHS and FTC said pharmacy chain disposed of sensitive information on prescription pill bottles in publicly accessible trash containers.
28 July 2010, 3:33 pm
Food and Drug Administration, Federal Communications Commission sign memo committing to oversight coordination on medical devices.
27 July 2010, 10:47 pm
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology launches EHR certification programs in three specialty areas.
27 July 2010, 10:27 pm
HHS plan calls for linking specific systems, real-time communications and social media, but warns no new money will be available.
23 July 2010, 10:17 pm
Survey shows operational health information exchanges expanding to 73 from 57 last year, though “durable” business models are lagging.
26 July 2010, 4:00 am
Results of three military studies showed that prescribing shoes based on foot shape made no difference in the rate at which injuries occurred in Army, Marine and Air Force basic trainees, who spend qu...
25 July 2010, 4:00 am
Treating pain aggressively, at the time of injury all the way to healing, means fewer complications.
24 July 2010, 4:00 am
The Army's extended its concern about the mental fitness of Soldiers and their families to the civilians that serve stateside, abroad and in combat zones.
22 July 2010, 4:00 am
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. has sent a message to commanders throughout the force to reinforce new policies designed to minimize the effects of mild traumatic brain injuries.
22 July 2010, 4:00 am
Leadership and the effects it can have to help bring down the suicide rate were among the topics the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed with servicemembers here today.
20 July 2010, 4:00 am
The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command Exceptional Family Member Program brought together about 100 EFMP program managers from around the world to discuss program initiatives, receive...
17 July 2010, 4:00 am
The Army released a candid suicide prevention training video July 15 in an effort to deter the increasing number of suicides amongst troops.
16 July 2010, 4:00 am
FORT MEADE, Md. -- Faced with challenges, how does a Soldier cope and bounce back from adversity?
30 July 2010, 5:01 am
August 1, is National Minority Donor Awareness Day, an opportunity to honor minority organ donors and their families, encourage greater donor enrollment among all racial and ethnic groups, and promote...
30 July 2010, 5:01 am
World Breastfeeding Week provides an opportunity to highlight the benefits of breastfeeding and to make people aware of how we can lend support to mothers who want to breastfeed.
29 July 2010, 5:01 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced two key steps in the process of partnering with states and other stakeholders to begin establishing health insurance Exchanges.
27 July 2010, 5:01 am
Rite Aid Corporation and its 40 affiliated entities (RAC) have agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privac...
26 July 2010, 5:01 am
Americans with disabilities will have more help to live independently and remain in their homes and communities instead of in institutional long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, through th...
23 July 2010, 5:01 am
HHS Awards $9 Million to Train Preventive Medicine Physicians...
22 July 2010, 5:01 am
WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama Administration is announcing both new regulations to empower consumers to appeal decisions made by their health plans or insurance companies and the availability of res...
22 July 2010, 5:01 am
WASHINGTON –The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights today issued new technical assistance guidance for me...
29 July 2010, 11:14 pm
The millions of people who take calcium supplements to strengthen aging bones and ward off osteoporosis may be putting themselves at increased risk of a heart attack, a new study has found.
28 July 2010, 6:50 pm
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) — More than 100 reports of potentially hazardous food products were filed with the U.S. government’s food safety We...
28 July 2010, 6:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) — Enzymes associated with Huntington’s disease may offer targets for the development of new drugs to treat the neurodegenerative disease, a new study su...
28 July 2010, 2:17 am
Drinking alcohol may ease the pain of—and lower the risk of developing—rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.
27 July 2010, 5:27 pm
By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) — The poorer tumor detection rate offered by mammography for women in their 40s is due more to the technology itself than c...
27 July 2010, 1:48 am
Babies who receive above-average levels of affection and attention from their mothers are less likely than other babies to grow up to be emotionally distressed, anxious, or hostile adults, a new study...
26 July 2010, 4:42 pm
MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) — Obesity and chronic pain are both linked with family history and mood disorders, a new study suggests. Previous research has shown that overweight people are a...
26 July 2010, 4:39 pm
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) — Recent reports questioning the safety of many sunscreens have experts worried that some people may shun the very products t...