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Index 2001: News in brief

Government - Profession - Business - Technology - Health - 2000 - 2002

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Government & Medicine briefs 2001

Medicare HMOs seek payment boost - Dec. 24/31
Delegates urge quicker credentialing - Dec. 24/31
Brief uninsured status affects access - Dec. 24/31
New Jersey latest to join Medicaid breast, cervical cancer program - Dec. 24/31
Laid-off workers losing coverage - Dec. 17
Small employers face health insurance challenges -- GAO - Dec. 17
Court asked to halt disclosure of PRO investigation results - Dec. 17
CMS announces end of states' Medicaid payment loophole - Dec. 10
OIG looks at corporate integrity agreements - Dec. 10
Medicare pays claims made with inactive doctor IDs - Dec. 10
South Carolina Medicaid changes OxyContin prescribing rules - Dec. 3
Medicare plans to broaden coverage for sleep apnea treatment - Dec. 3
Government partners in radio ads aimed at African-American health - Dec. 3
Study describes plight of young adults with disabilities but without insurance - Dec. 3
Expanded Medicare coverage for sleep disorder treatment - Nov. 26
N.C. patients' rights bill becomes law - Nov. 26
AMA backs Democrats' coverage plan for unemployed - Nov. 26
Health issues lower on horizon now - Nov. 26
Trying to be physician friendly - Nov. 19
Medicare costs on the rise - Nov. 19
Small businesses need public support - Nov. 19
Emergency grants for N.Y., N.J. health centers - Nov. 19
Medicare coverage for macular degeneration expanded - Nov. 12
KPMG settles Medicare fraud charges - Nov. 12
Coalition fights agreement blocking generic Cipro - Nov. 12
Court: No obligation to inform patients about unapproved treatments - Nov. 12
"White coat hypertension" test covered by Medicare - Nov. 5
Progress for Medicare regulatory relief bills - Nov. 5
Government asks court to stop Rx drug card lawsuit - Nov. 5
Government officials talk of Medicare HMO pay increase - Nov. 5
Medicare covers home tests of prothrombin levels - Oct. 22/29
HHS clears backlog of state Medicaid changes - Oct. 22/29
Tricare offers retiree coverage - Oct. 15
Mental health parity bill stalls in Senate - Oct. 15
New Spanish-language health Web site started - Oct. 15
Taxpayer group says bill allowing HMO lawsuits is pricey - Oct. 15
HHS approves Florida Medicaid drug program - Oct. 8
Medicare Rx card ruling appealed - Oct. 8
Florida fraud and abuse recovery program nets little - Oct. 8
AMA responds to medical privacy rule - Oct. 1
GAO reviews VA nursing home inspection plan - Oct. 1
Health care companies promote plan to increase insurance access - Oct. 1
CMS drops archaic drug statute - Sept. 24
Pa. surgeon settles Medicare fraud charges - Sept. 24
HMO contracting bill advances in Calif. - Sept. 24
GAO gives Medicare agency mixed review - Sept. 24
Physician groups call for Medicare contractor reform - Sept. 17
Physician lawmaker joins suit against federal medical records privacy law - Sept. 17
Subsidies recommended to boost health insurance access - Sept. 17
Florida medical college settles overbilling investigation - Sept. 17
Court rules against clinic owner who used father's Medicare ID - Sept. 10
Kaiser Foundation publishes HMO liability law report - Sept. 10
Report describes Medicare's impact on women - Sept. 10
Drug wholesalers' merger approved - Sept. 10
Privacy rules threaten research, medical schools say - Sept. 10
SCHIP spurs kids' dental coverage - Sept. 10
States expand Medicaid to women with breast, cervical cancer - Sept. 10
Calif. bill would require physicians to take pain management courses - Sept. 3
Government grants millions to expand health center services - Sept. 3
Hospitals may see Medicare outpatient pay hike - Sept. 3
Parents of uninsured children skip care for their kids, survey finds - Aug. 27
Hospital chain fraud settlement gets judicial approval - Aug. 27
Hearing set on Medicare Rx card - Aug. 27
Back-to-school time prompts Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment effort - Aug. 27
Drugmakers contest Maine Rx plan - Aug. 20
Medicare reform bill unveiled - Aug. 20
Vermont limits OxyContin access; FDA strengthens label - Aug. 13
House passes cloning bill - Aug. 13
ADHD suit dropped in Florida - Aug. 13
Bill would create safe havens for unwanted infants - Aug. 13
Government publishes Medicaid guidebook - Aug. 13
Medicare to cover removal of skin lesions - Aug. 6
Physician collective bargaining bill reintroduced in Ohio - Aug. 6
Medicare patients can see results of PRO investigations, court rules - July 30
Government adds new Medicare preventive benefits - July 30
HHS proposes continued supervision of nurse anesthetists - July 30
Court upholds California contraceptives law - July 30
Medicare coverage for incontinence treatment approved - July 30
Drug industry challenges Maine prescription program - July 23
Florida professor seeks doctors' government enforcement tales - July 23
AMA votes to fund collective bargaining study - July 9/16
AMA delegates back peer review protections - July 9/16
AMA: Doctors shouldn't pay for needlestick act's costs - July 9/16
AMA board to ponder HIPAA repeal resolution - July 9/16
Court strikes down Vermont pharmaceutical discount program - July 2
Medical malpractice bill proposed - July 2
Hospitals settle federal fraud charges - June 25
New York court rules in favor of Medicaid for immigrants - June 25
HCFA chief holds renaming contest - June 18
Court rules for whistle-blower suits - June 18
HCFA mulls ways to allow beneficiaries to compare care quality - June 18
Millions paid for inappropriate Medicare mental health services - June 18
Calif. peer review legislation to be reconsidered - June 18
Government launches Web site for downsized workers - June 18
Bill would make pharmacists Medicare "providers" - June 18
Medicare expands liver transplant coverage - June 11
HealthSouth settles Justice lawsuit - June 11
Faith-based program faces legal challenge - June 11
Most HMOs don't report actions against physicians - June 4
Senate panel nears HCFA confirmation - June 4
Bush backs new patients' rights bill - May 28
Association health plan bill is introduced in Congress - May 28
States file antitrust suit against drug companies over heart drug - May 28
Michigan judge rules against right to sue state over Medicaid - May 28
Physicians, hospital staff overburdened by regulation - May 21
Children's health safety net proposed - May 21
Medicare speeds coverage for lymphedema pumps - May 21
Case against Ritalin maker thrown out - May 21
Government launches education campaign on diabetes - May 21
Emergency care access bill proposed - May 21
Government proposes hospital Medicare pay increase - May 21
HCFA by any other name? - May 14
Independent medical review viewed positively by health plans - May 14
First 100 days of new health policy - May 14
Physician posers busted in Miami Medicaid fraud scheme - May 14
Government to study generic drug competition - May 7
Hospital didn't violate EMTALA - May 7
Advanced beneficiary notice reworded - May 7
Medicare mental health bill proposed - April 23/30
MSA expansion bill introduced - April 23/30
Alaska Senate passes collective bargaining bill - April 23/30
FTC charges drugmakers with anticompetitive practices - April 23/30
Medicare to cover intestinal transplants - April 23/30
Medicare approves angioplasty stent for stroke prevention - April 16
Government announces colorectal cancer prevention program - April 16
Tenet accused of paying kickbacks - April 9
Court upholds EMTALA ambulance ruling - April 9
Government reinforces pain management policy - April 9
Federal government joins whistle-blower suits against HCA - April 2
Congress votes down ergonomics rules - March 26
Bush taps former Medicare commission director for key HHS post - March 26
Seniors without prescription coverage use fewer drugs, pay more - March 26
House leader calls for suspension of medical records privacy rules - March 26
Medicare's improper payments fell - March 19
Doctors, others not exploiting Medicare critical care codes - March 19
Medicare announces health plan pay increases - March 19
New York doctor faces jail, fines for kickbacks - March 12
Blues report on fraud-fighting - March 12
AMA asks new HHS head to reconsider several regulations - March 5
House passes Medicare "lockbox" - March 5
Implementation of Stark II home health requirement delayed slightly - Feb. 26
New York cardiologists settle Medicare suit over pay for surgical assistants - Feb. 26
Business community worries that HMO liability could affect them - Feb. 26
Seniors paying more than necessary for medical equipment - Feb. 19
Lawmakers push Bush to carry out prescription drug import law - Feb. 19
Rules proposed to govern Medicare health plans' service terminations - Feb. 12
OIG advisory warns against hospital pay for physician cost containment - Feb. 12
Feds approve Maine drug discounts - Feb. 12
Bayer settles Medicaid reimbursement lawsuit - Feb. 12
HCFA extends demonstration to test Medicare drug benefit - Feb. 12
States can expand children's insurance program to parents - Feb. 5
Government Web page on physician self-referral rules created - Feb. 5
OIG finds many nursing home psychiatric services medically unnecessary - Feb. 5
Medicare advisory panel plans to urge demise of sustainable growth rate - Jan. 29
Family physicians release health coverage proposal - Jan. 29
OIG accepting requests for anti-kickback law opinions - Jan. 29
Legal analysis concludes HHS can proceed with drug import law - Jan. 29
Medicare HMO pay to increase - Jan. 29
Michigan physician to pay government $2 million - Jan. 29
Lawmaker with Medicare expertise chosen as Ways and Means chair - Jan. 22
Panel recommends against Medicare pay change for recovery centers - Jan. 22
OIG sets up shop in Virginia - Jan. 22
Children's health program numbers up, enrollment rules loosened - Jan. 22
OIG issues report on health care fraud and abuse violations - Jan. 22
Rule stops states from using Medicaid money for other purposes - Jan. 22
Seniors' out-of-pocket health care costs rising - Jan. 22
Drug reimport law stymied - Jan. 15
Medicare will cover some PET uses - Jan. 15
Government solicits recommendations for anti-kickback safe harbors - Jan. 15
Medicare announces changes in diabetes self-management programs - Jan. 15
Drugmakers oppose Vermont discounts - Jan. 15
Government creates consumer resources on health insurance reform - Jan. 15
Panel ready to suggest major change to doctor pay formula - Jan. 1/8
AMA hits Medicare fraud estimates - Jan. 1/8

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Professional Issues briefs 2001

Physician to head HIAA - Dec. 24/31
Fla. suit against Blue Cross to proceed - Dec. 24/31
Kevorkian conviction upheld in Michigan - Dec. 24/31
ACGME to issue duty hour report - Dec. 24/31
N.Y. abortion protest buffer zone ruling reversed - Dec. 17
Panel to decide jurisdiction for MSSNY lawsuits against HMOs - Dec. 17
New CRNA rule published for Medicare - Dec. 17
California appeals court to consider physicians' right to dispense drugs - Dec. 17
Oregon suicide law still alive - Dec. 10
PAs earning more money - Dec. 10
Tobacco companies don't have to foot medical monitoring bill in W.Va. - Dec. 10
Very sick patients left all alone, Georgetown study finds - Dec. 3
Resident work hour bill introduced - Nov. 26
Medical errors detailed in Joint Commission report - Nov. 26
Medical groups support physician in economic credentialing case - Nov. 19
N.Y. hospitals eye bonuses for safety - Nov. 19
New medical schools being considered in Florida, Texas - Nov. 19
Unionized doctors in New York win pay increase - Nov. 12
Children's hospitals get GME funds for pediatric residents - Nov. 12
Pa. court rules that disclosure of FDA guidelines not needed - Nov. 5
Philadelphia doctors hit malpractice double - Nov. 5
Locum tenens companies form group - Nov. 5
British judges refuse woman's request to let husband help her die - Nov. 5
Joint Commission looks to strengthen relationship with physicians - Oct. 22/29
Full appeals court to consider anti-abortion Web site - Oct. 22/29
Appeals court rules resident doesn't have ADA claim - Oct. 22/29
Resident work hours to be addressed - Oct. 15
ECFMG may add second site - Oct. 15
Fugitive who allegedly threatened abortion doctors on the lam - Oct. 15
VA recognized for patient safety efforts - Oct. 8
AMA, ABA partner on end-of-life education project - Oct. 8
Shorter hospital stays make for busier residents - Oct. 8
Actor's foundation funding Parkinson's stem cell research - Oct. 8
Appeals court upholds records access - Oct. 8
AHRQ seeks grant applicants for survey program - Oct. 1
Physicians exchange a door knock for a mouse click on drug detailing - Oct. 1
Pathologists appoint new chief - Oct. 1
Washington doctor loses multimillion-dollar award - Sept. 24
Training sought on adverse drug events - Sept. 24
W.Va. insurance crisis gets help - Sept. 24
New York abortion clinic buffer zone law upheld - Sept. 24
Florida Medical Assn. joins federal lawsuit - Sept. 17
ERISA preemption challenged in Missouri - Sept. 17
Calif. Medical Assn. suit against Blues gets class action status - Sept. 17
N.J. court sets limit on pre-embryo usage - Sept. 17
Study shows excessive antibiotic prescribing can be corrected - Sept. 10
Award in elder abuse case reduced in California - Sept. 10
Number of Ritalin lawsuits dwindles - Sept. 10
Warning on oral liquids issued - Sept. 10
FDA cites pharmaceutical firms for improper promotions - Sept. 10
California doctors unionize - Sept. 3
Surgeons consider joint CME - Sept. 3
Federal appeals court upholds Mass. abortion buffer-zone law - Sept. 3
URAC forms information technology committee - Sept. 3
Canadians rate health care system - Aug. 27
AHA creates patient safety award - Aug. 27
Blues file suit against drug companies - Aug. 20
Liability insurers merge - Aug. 20
URAC releases Web standards - Aug. 20
California court turns down appeal to expedite hearing - Aug. 13
Leapfrog surveys hospitals on patient-safety standards - Aug. 13
Court rules on Texas medical resident's privacy - Aug. 13
California Legislature considering temporary licenses - Aug. 13
Special medical licensing exam to be phased out in Florida - Aug. 6
Bar coding for drugs recommended - Aug. 6
Treatment of living organ donors to be studied - July 30
Oklahoma hospital to stop supplying lethal injections - July 30
Family practice residency in Tennessee shuttered - July 30
High court could decide independent review - July 23
PRN needs new executive director - July 23
NCQA sets accreditation standards for disease management - July 23
AMA delegates want right to know doctors' accusers - July 9/16
AMA delegates back move fostering professionalism - July 9/16
URAC develops performance measures for workers' comp MCOs - July 9/16
Loan relief is seen for med students, residents - July 9/16
James H. Sammons, MD, dies; former AMA executive vice president - July 2
California physician found liable for undertreating pain - July 2
ACP-ASIM against collective bargaining for residents - June 25
Most of country favors stem-cell research - June 18
Supreme Court won't enforce NLRB decision on nurses - June 18
Web site that creates customized performance reports debuts - June 18
MGMA releases academic salary data - June 11
Groups team up for Web site approval - June 11
Pennsylvania team effort to tackle liability costs, access issues - June 11
OK to move HIV patient, court rules - June 11
Health plan report card improved - June 4
COGME looking to Physician Masterfile for better data - June 4
Discipline dispute between California, Wisconsin sent back to lower court - June 4
Gay, lesbian doctors group bolsters presence in Washington, D.C. - May 28
N.J. high court to decide merit of claim that doctor exaggerated qualifications - May 28
Catholic Health Initiatives honored - May 21
Austin emergency physicians join PRN - May 21
Medical groups develop measures on management of adult diabetes - May 14
AHRQ pushes computerized prescribing - May 14
New York physicians unionize - May 14
Kevorkian libel suit appeal denied - May 14
South Texas physicians contemplate leaving, retiring - May 7
Coalition formed to support stem cell research - May 7
AMA, others support AANS in lawsuit - May 7
Pharmacy records basis of suit - April 23/30
New surgery standards issued - April 16
Pediatric group sues Aetna - April 16
Consumer-friendly quality measures - April 16
Grants go to primary care research - April 16
Patient safety research to be funded - April 16
Harlem physicians get contract - April 9
New tools measure pediatric care - April 9
AMA supports cigarette ingredient disclosure - April 2
S.C. abortion restrictions upheld - April 2
Mass. Medical Society exec resigns - March 26
PRN, Illinois hospital settle complaint - March 26
N.Y. nurse anesthetists file suit - March 26
W.Va. doctor tax could be repealed - March 19
Joint Commission offers e-mail news - March 12
Stem cell research support urged - March 12
Conflict guidelines drafted - March 12
New York doctors get union OK - March 12
Federal court in Pennsylvania issues false claims injunction - March 12
Low-income students offered free medical training in Cuba - March 5
Pennsylvania medical groups have proposal to address liability costs - March 5
AMA approves Stanford's Web-based CME program - Feb. 26
Evaluating clinical content of CME moves to pilot project stage - Feb. 26
College of Physicians of Philadelphia has new president - Feb. 19
Internal medicine group addresses recertification concerns - Feb. 12
Hawaii eyes new medical school - Feb. 12
N.Y. doctor convicted of fraud - Feb. 12
Supreme Court rules Georgia Blues must supply fee schedule - Feb. 5
Joint Commission pain management standards now in effect - Feb. 5
FDA proposes making information on clinical trials more readily available - Feb. 5
N.Y. physicians to vote on unionization - Jan. 29
PRN sues Chicago-area hospital - Jan. 22
OIG recommends guidelines for tissue banks - Jan. 22
Urologist wins Internet defamation suit - Jan. 15
Managed care lawsuits go to arbitration - Jan. 1/8

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Business briefs 2001

HMOs post losses in Texas, North Carolina - Dec. 24/31
Principal sells its share in Coventry - Dec. 24/31
Oxford settles with Caremark - Dec. 24/31
Survey reflects plan uncertainty - Dec. 17
Kaiser fined $500,000 over referral failure in California - Dec. 10
National nursing shortage may ease - Dec. 10
InterStudy: Most HMO enrollees in national managed care plans - Dec. 3
Western Pennsylvania hospitals ailing - Dec. 3
Massachusetts doctors may see alternative direct health plan - Nov. 26
Texas fines Aetna - Nov. 19
WellPoint drops suit against Aetna - Nov. 12
Calif. health insurers limit Cipro use - Nov. 12
N.C. Blues plan seeks for-profit status - Nov. 12
Golden Rule leaves Louisiana - Nov. 5
Ala. HMO puts off bankruptcy threat - Nov. 5
California dissolves two HMOs - Oct. 22/29
Anthem expands stock offering - Oct. 22/29
Oklahoma HMO goes kaput - Oct. 22/29
Florida HMOs move toward merger - Oct. 22/29
Hawaii insurer cuts rates temporarily - Oct. 22/29
Judge blocks data release - Oct. 15
Sutter sues Health Net - Oct. 15
Anthem asked to sign pledge - Oct. 15
Michigan Blue Cross stumbles - Oct. 8
Texas HMOs merge into one big Blue - Oct. 1
Study: Most billing errors come from health plans - Oct. 1
Consumer survey: Patient HMO, PPO satisfaction equal - Oct. 1
Harvard Pilgrim selling health centers - Oct. 1
California seizes doctor-owned HMO - Oct. 1
New York insurance merger marches forward - Sept. 24
Five more states join prescription drug pool - Sept. 17
Calif. takes over Los Angeles HMO - Sept. 10
D.C. HMO closes - Sept. 10
PacifiCare plans PPO launch - Sept. 10
Mass. HMOs miss filing deadline - Sept. 10
Hawaii plan founder pays part of fine - Sept. 10
Aetna boosts Pa. physician pay - Sept. 3
Aetna posts loss - Aug. 27
Nev. insurer increases profits - Aug. 27
California takes over ailing HMO - Aug. 27
Census lowers uninsured estimate - Aug. 27
Michigan takes over OmniCare - Aug. 27
N.J. governor signs HMO lawsuit bill - Aug. 20
Large Chicago system drops United - Aug. 20
AIDS organization pressures HMOs - Aug. 20
Sale creates Wisconsin's largest PPO - Aug. 20
State doesn't take up the Oath - Aug. 20
Health plan collaboration buys firm - Aug. 20
More employers offering health promotion programs - Aug. 13
Hospital systems exploring union - Aug. 13
Health Care Service Corp. finalizes New Mexico Blues deal - Aug. 6
HCA records $263 million second-quarter profit - Aug. 6
Barriers remain to plan participation - July 30
Online company signs up insurers - July 30
N.J. approves right to sue HMOs - July 30
PacifiCare drops Heritage contract in Texas - July 23
Hospital employment up in June - July 23
Lawsuit for fertility coverage filed in New York - July 23
Aetna cuts jobs in Connecticut - July 23
Indiana sues Maxicare - July 23
Permanente doctors in Colorado can OK marijuana - July 23
Overhauled TennCare premieres - July 23
N.C. Blues deal set at $202 million - July 23
HMO financial performance improved - July 9/16
Texas prompt-pay bill vetoed - July 9/16
Coventry acquiring Aetna's La. commercial HMO business - July 2
Executives focus on rising costs - July 2
Florida bans all-products clauses - July 2
North Carolina gets prompt-pay law - July 2
Arizona HMOs cut losses - June 25
More rely on employer for insurance - June 25
Kaiser pilots history program - June 25
Tiered benefits have effect - June 25
Founder leaves oncology PPM - June 18
Advocates fight Regence deal - June 18
Mich. doctors look for Medicaid money - June 11
Managed care falls short of fee for service -- study - June 11
Use of hospitalists grows - June 11
Pay raises for academic practice - June 11
Long-term-care premiums vary - June 11
New Jersey expands drug coverage - June 11
CalPERS swallows 17% rate hike - June 11
Discount programs aren't saving much - June 4
Cigna gets tough in Tennessee, Chicago - June 4
Shorter stays create added costs - June 4
California PPO ends medical necessity - June 4
N.J. doctors seek probe of Magellan - June 4
All-products ban goes to Fla. governor - June 4
Calif. negotiations bill makes progress - June 4
Tenn. HMO liability bill moves ahead - June 4
Experts say Calif. system in crisis - June 4
MedCath heads back to market - May 28
Blues boom - May 28
Drug spending grew by 19% - May 28
Hospital practice buyouts plummet - May 28
Report predicts fate of hospitals - May 21
New Jersey physicians say health plans pay late - May 14
Hospital length of stay down - May 14
Hassles take 40 minutes a day - May 7
Ohio fines plans for late payments - May 7
Another PPM in bankruptcy - April 23/30
Trigon selling off subsidiary - April 23/30
Profiling case goes to court - April 23/30
Kaiser's credit rating improves - April 23/30
TennCare sends members "ballots" - April 23/30
Empire offers billion to be for-profit - April 23/30
National PPOs get fatter discounts - April 16
Employees to share more costs - April 16
Premiums lower in California - April 16
Minnesota HMOs profitable again - April 16
Georgia Blue Cross booming - April 16
External review results break even - April 16
Florida HMOs post losses - April 16
Expect more Blues mergers - April 9
Defined contributions still iffy - April 9
Shift in disease management - April 9
Employees value health benefits - April 9
CalPERS sees more rate hikes - April 9
Some HMOs keep big part of premiums - April 9
Six states discuss drug pricing pool - April 9
Texas HMOs report more losses - April 2
Fla. Medicaid drops HMO plans - April 2
Kentucky investigating Anthem - April 2
Nonprofit hospitals improve - April 2
Patients question incentives - March 26
Technology will fuel cost rise - March 26
Plans losing grip, report finds - March 26
Employers forget hidden costs - March 26
Texas bill seeks equal coverage - March 26
BlueCross will stay in TennCare - March 19
CalPERS rejects 2002 HMO bids - March 19
North Carolina doctors and hospitals could get less money from the state - March 12
Georgia fines Humana $1 million - March 5
Cigna warns of slowing economy - March 5
Consumer drug ad spending up - March 5
Some firms cover full premium - March 5
Three-tier drug co-pays reign - March 5
Chiropractors fault managed care - March 5
Premium hikes not passed on - Feb. 26
U.S. health care tops $1 trillion - Feb. 26
Practice wages rising faster - Feb. 26
Managed ICU can save $1 billion - Feb. 26
HMOs report on their promises - Feb. 26
PacifiCare will back off HMOs - Feb. 26
Productivity formula raises pay - Feb. 19
Groups in Ohio, California dropping contracts - Feb. 19
Firms cover most of premium hike - Feb. 19
Montana lawmakers ponder redistributing deceaseds' drugs - Feb. 19
Florida fight on generic substitution - Feb. 12
Georgia may limit retroactive denials of insurance claims - Feb. 12
Hospital inflation highest since 1993 - Feb. 12
Patients affect test decisions - Feb. 12
Humana's Dallas HMO shrivels, dies - Feb. 12
Average Washington state practice in red - Feb. 12
TennCare doctors get delayed funds - Feb. 12
Tenn. barred from taking over ailing HMO - Feb. 5
Doctor forms health plan comment site - Jan. 29
More HMOs likely to exit market - Jan. 22
Alabama Blues left out of mental health law - Jan. 22
For-profit firm takes over mental health care services for Harvard Pilgrim in Massachusetts - Jan. 22
Mich. HMO drops internists as primary care physicians - Jan. 15
Highmark doles out generic samples - Jan. 15
Maine delays new drug plan - Jan. 15
Payments to start from bankrupt hospital chain - Jan. 15
Governor appeals to fix TennCare - Jan. 15
Most jobs still offer insurance - Jan. 15
CalPERS doubles deductibles - Jan. 15
Economic profiling case postponed - Jan. 1/8
Mass. doctor still awaiting verdict - Jan. 1/8
Anthem emulates Ohio employers' plan - Jan. 1/8

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Technology briefs 2001

Privacy rule doesn't protect all info - Dec. 24/31
Congress moving to delay HIPAA rule - Dec. 24/31
ScanSoft acquires speech recognition technology assets - Dec. 24/31
FTC warns dietary supplement sites - Dec. 10
Montanta psychological records pop up online - Dec. 10
Medscape, WebMD post losses - Dec. 10
Firm acquires PersonalMD - Dec. 10
Regulators warn Web sites selling Cipro - Nov. 26
WebMD expands stock buyback - Nov. 26
Court declares Lernout & Hauspie bankrupt - Nov. 26
ThriveOnline to close - Nov. 26
WebMD, Quintiles settle dispute - Nov. 12
More money, new name for eHealthDirect - Nov. 12
Siemens acquires Pointshare business - Nov. 12
Intel, Stanford facilitate Alzheimer's research - Nov. 12
HealthCentral files for bankruptcy - Nov. 12
IDX blames Sept. 11 for shortfall - Oct. 22/29
PacifiCare buys prescribing technology - Oct. 22/29
Nasdaq gives break to struggling e-health firms - Oct. 22/29
Handheld effort to reduce errors - Oct. 22/29
New Internet domain names emerge - Oct. 22/29
SEC files suit in HBO & Co. accounting fraud - Oct. 22/29
Medscape adds lab results to digital medical records - Oct. 22/29
Content deal for MD Consult - Oct. 22/29
WebMD, Microsoft terminate deal - Oct. 8
HealthCarePro Connect changes name - Oct. 8
Diabetes treatment guidelines posted - Oct. 8
Drugstore.com gets breathing room - Oct. 8
Nasdaq delists HealthCentral.com - Oct. 8
Joint venture acquires e-health firm - Oct. 8
Health start-up files for IPO - Sept. 24
Mutual fund giant sells WebMD stake - Sept. 24
Drkoop.com closes deals - Sept. 24
Web site builder shuts down - Sept. 24
Reverse stock split for Neoforma - Sept. 24
Boston Med centers offer second opinions online - Sept. 10
WebMD, drkoop.com report results - Sept. 10
Booming ASP market predicted - Sept. 10
Internet startup raises millions - Sept. 10
Medscape closes deal - Sept. 10
ProxyMed executes reverse split - Sept. 10
Fla.-based Parkstone seeks bankruptcy protection - Aug. 27
Internet resource center debuts - Aug. 27
Online company raises millions - Aug. 27
Ailing tech companies seek cash - Aug. 13
Cardio-imaging company raises money - Aug. 13
McKesson Corp. forms alliance - Aug. 13
Companies slash expenses - Aug. 13
Health information site closes - Aug. 13
Medscape cuts jobs, looks for buyer - July 30
Eli Lilly admits privacy goof - July 30
RxHub hires CEO - July 30
HealthGate boosts stock price - July 30
FTC cracks down on false Net ads - July 9/16
HealthGate Data Corp. conserves cash - July 9/16
Definity Health gets venture capital - July 9/16
Health care technology firms merge - July 9/16
MDchoice.com makes a buy - July 9/16
HealthCentral.com stock reversed - July 9/16
Site helps seniors with expenses - June 25
Firm offers free software for a price - June 25
Tech companies change names - June 25
PPO starts online reimbursement - June 11
Drkoop.com sees narrower loss - June 11
IBM, PatientKeeper Inc. form alliance - June 11
Rx.com, iEmily.com close - June 11
Lernout & Hauspie to liquidate assets - May 28
WebMD and Medscape report wider losses - May 28
NASDAQ delists drkoop.com Inc. - May 28
AMA partners with VeriSign Inc. - May 14
Drkoop.com makes acquisition - May 14
e-Docs.MD shuts down - May 14
WebMD to prop up bottom line - April 23/30
Drkoop.com's woes worsen - April 23/30
PlanetRx.com to shut down - April 23/30
E-DOCS.MD loses financing - April 23/30
Allscripts signs deals - April 9
Drkoop.com acquires online concern - April 9
MyDrugRep gets funding - April 9
iVoice founder sells shares - April 9
Doctors say computers have positive impact, survey finds - April 9
Medem raises more money - March 26
Medscape posts large loss in 2000 - March 26
McKesson HBOC Inc. folds Internet subsidiary - March 26
Online PlanetRx drops retail pharmacy operations - March 12
Group seeks error data - Feb. 26
FTC drops privacy investigation - Feb. 26
Eli Lilly to fund technology startups - Feb. 12
Patients want online services - Feb. 12
Health sites slow to update data - Feb. 12
EPhysician raises venture capital - Feb. 12
WebMD scraps corporate partnerships - Jan. 29
Medscape raises capital - Jan. 29
Authorities probe software company - Jan. 15
More dot-coms bite the dust - Jan. 15

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Health & Science briefs 2001

AMA says hands are for washing - Dec. 24/31
Routine prenatal HIV testing endorsed - Dec. 24/31
AMA condemns use of child soldiers - Dec. 24/31
Doctors lobby to ban gender verification of Olympic athletes - Dec. 24/31
National Cancer Institute says "safer" cigarettes are not - Dec. 17
FDA OKs new sepsis treatment - Dec. 17
More vaccine to come; not much flu - Dec. 17
NSAID use may reduce Alzheimer's risk - Dec. 17
Epilepsy guidelines recommend increased use of monotherapy - Dec. 17
Aspirin most economical treatment for stroke prevention - Dec. 10
U.S. to keep smallpox virus stocks - Dec. 10
Minnesota issues knee surgery warning - Dec. 10
Cystic fibrosis theory points to lung cell chemistry - Dec. 10
AIDS finding tied to cholesterol drugs - Dec. 10
Most OTC steroid supplements are mislabeled - Dec. 10
New treatments for African sleeping sickness - Dec. 10
Liver allocation policy revised - Dec. 3
Patients might grow blood vessels - Dec. 3
AMA asks world medicine to fight biological weapons - Nov. 26
FDA steps up foreign Cipro antibiotic warnings - Nov. 26
Medicaid coverage of smoking cessation plans called insufficient - Nov. 26
Chicken pox killing more in Britain - Nov. 26
Small hikes in blood pressure can bring big risks - Nov. 19
FDA, Roche strengthen Accutane pregnancy prevention - Nov. 19
Arteries re-clog silently after angioplasty - Nov. 19
Routine screening for hearing questioned - Nov. 19
Carotid arteries signal risk of strokes in postmenopausal women - Nov. 12
CDC gives soap opera award for diabetes story line - Nov. 12
French drug company fined for defrauding FDA - Nov. 12
AOL chats about safer sex - Nov. 12
Progress on AIDS vaccine - Nov. 5
Cancer drugs may treat Huntington's - Nov. 5
New contraceptive ring approved by FDA - Nov. 5
NEJM study detects high rates of drug-resistant Salmonella - Nov. 5
Bone loss in women using corticosteroids for asthma - Oct. 22/29
New ADHD guidelines from pediatricians - Oct. 22/29
Youth drug use drops slightly - Oct. 22/29
Study gives green light to donors with hemochromatosis - Oct. 15
Plasma screening test receives FDA license - Oct. 15
Less flu vaccine expected by October - Oct. 8
FDA recalls artificial hip - Oct. 8
Exercise and chronic fatigue - Oct. 8
Short cervix may warn of premature birth in high-risk women - Oct. 8
ADHD drugs in classrooms - Oct. 8
GAO report highlights concerns about seniors' use of dietary supplements - Oct. 1
FDA OKs combination for breast cancer treatment - Oct. 1
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine shortage - Oct. 1
PHS issues xenotransplantation guidelines - Oct. 1
Amusement park ride injuries escalate, consumer agency says - Oct. 1
NIH, Wisconsin agreement on stem cells - Sept. 24
FDA OKs new type of pacemaker - Sept. 24
Study: Change makes influenza viruses more deadly - Sept. 24
Study ties tonsils, adenoids to children's breathing problems - Sept. 24
Implanted plastic tube may treat paralysis - Sept. 17
NIH funding for mad cow research doubled - Sept. 17
Minorities have less access to mental health services - Sept. 17
HHS to monitor nation's blood supply - Sept. 10
HHS transplant advisory committee grows - Sept. 10
Liver disease risk higher for Hispanics - Sept. 10
Drug metronidazole doesn't prevent early births - Sept. 10
Allergy institute launches new asthma site - Sept. 10
Crash survivors likely to buckle up - Sept. 10
Emphysema surgery risky for some - Sept. 3
Strange bedfellows over AIDS, TB, malaria legislation - Sept. 3
HIV cell change study details B-cell subset - Sept. 3
Typhoid fever flares up, mumps increases in Britain - Sept. 3
Baycol voluntarily recalled - Aug. 27
Chlamydial infection declines - Aug. 27
Dust mites be gone - Aug. 27
Yellow fever vaccine questioned - Aug. 20
Teen birth rate drops - Aug. 20
Scientist infected with Glanders - Aug. 20
Club drugs causing more emergency problems - Aug. 20
Opposition to blood filtering policy - Aug. 13
Hormone therapy's link to preventing heart disease questioned - Aug. 13
Lung cancer study supports CT screening - Aug. 6
Older Americans are visiting physicians more frequently - Aug. 6
Teenagers faring well in community-based drug treatment - Aug. 6
Outbreaks of rubella continue - Aug. 6
American children are doing better - Aug. 6
CDC issues new flu vaccine guidelines - July 30
Safety of reimported pharmaceuticals not guaranteed by HHS - July 30
Resume adenoviral vaccine production, government urges - July 30
Study shows asthma treatment varies for races, genders - July 30
Stroke predictions - July 23
AIDS, gun-related deaths down - July 23
Organ transplantation Web site - July 23
Sexual health as a public health issue - July 23
Plan to eradicate polio short of funds - July 23
The hazards of mercury - July 23
Children and the media - July 23
AMA house calls for more research on medical use of marijuana - July 9/16
AMA delegates tackle the steroid abuse problem - July 9/16
Statistics support folic acid benefits - July 9/16
Falling short on palliative care - July 9/16
Helping to meet health care needs - July 9/16
TB cases at all-time low - July 2
Lyme disease treatment ineffective in some cases - July 2
Tax credits for organs - July 2
Chronic lung disease diagnosis sees gender bias - July 2
Research shows heart muscle cells regenerate - June 25
Company pulls plug on gonorrhea antibiotic - June 25
Genetic fingerprints in cancer - June 18
Cell phone safety - June 18
Asthma triggers - June 18
Scurvy outbreak in Afghanistan - June 18
FDA OKs combination hepatitis vaccine - June 11
Tumor genetics predict survival - June 11
Mad cow restrictions on blood supply - June 11
Unbuckled and at risk - June 11
Health advisory issued regarding two antifungal drugs - June 4
GAO issues findings regarding 2000-2001 flu vaccine difficulties - June 4
First islet transplant recipients still well - June 4
Breastfeeding and childhood obesity - June 4
Supreme Court rules against medical use of marijuana - May 28
Osteoporosis treatment and prevention - May 28
Legislation addresses concerns related to antimicrobial resistance - May 28
A gap in emergency backup? - May 28
Pediatricians offer guidelines for early recognition of autism - May 28
WellPoint asks FDA to make allergy drugs available over the counter - May 21
CDC data indicate that falls are most common form of injury - May 21
New typhoid vaccine - May 14
Cultural sensitivity and cardiovascular health - May 14
Trial participant screening begins - May 14
Chlamydia screening recommendations expanded - May 7
Ear tubes for young children may not impact development - May 7
Advocates push for increased chronic disease prevention funding - May 7
New national registry established for patients with autoimmune disorder - May 7
E. coli down on the farm - May 7
Antidepressants may aid in cancer treatment - April 23/30
Cutting the fat from children's diets - April 23/30
Wristwatch glucose test gains FDA nod - April 23/30
Common OTC pain reliever may get new warning - April 23/30
Respiratory illness outbreak among U.S. travelers to Mexico - April 23/30
Report highlights smoking's impact on women and girls - April 16
Supreme Court considers medical uses of marijuana - April 16
Flu vaccine availability bill introduced - April 16
Annual Pap test coverage proposed - April 9
Drug labeling regulation advances - April 9
African-American arthritis registry being developed - April 9
Allergy experts head to inner city - April 9
Medication comparison shopping can result in significant savings - April 9
School-based health centers on the rise - April 2
Shortened TB regimen shows promise among high-risk population - April 2
Treatment of elderly asthma patients may be missing the mark - April 2
Legislation approved to ease cost of organ donation, as demand rises - March 26
Study finds autopsies offer valuable monitor of quality - March 26
CDC to step up colon cancer public education - March 26
NIH slated for increase in budget request - March 19
Youth cardiac death on the rise, difficult to explain - March 19
Manufacturing firms sue tobacco companies over smoking's effect on asbestos illness - March 12
MMWR data indicate increase in disability - March 12
States falling short on tobacco control funding - March 5
Sweetened drinks, not food, may trigger childhood obesity - March 5
ACOG releases recommendations for management of miscarriage - Feb. 26
HIV rates "alarmingly" high among young gay and bisexual men - Feb. 26
Bill gives the FDA regulatory control over tobacco - Feb. 26
HIV treatment guidelines updated - Feb. 19
Diabetes rates continue to rise - Feb. 19
Study shows robot-assisted cardiac surgery safe, effective - Feb. 12
New action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance - Feb. 12
New vaccine added to schedule - Feb. 5
Methadone regulations advance medicalization of drug treatment - Feb. 5
AMA briefing focuses on advances in diabetes research, care - Feb. 5
Gene patenting rules finalized - Jan. 29
CDC recommends body mass measures - Jan. 29
High court to ponder tobacco ad curbs - Jan. 29
CDC details foodborne illness outbreak - Jan. 22
Surgeon general issues call to action regarding children's mental health - Jan. 22
Guidelines aim to reduce cardiac arrest response time - Jan. 22
FDA proposes new label format for prescription drugs - Jan. 15
CDC has new data on STD epidemics - Jan. 15
Anti-tobacco forces defend school-based smoking prevention - Jan. 15
AMA endorses gene patenting, opposes exclusive licensing - Jan. 1/8
Toys can cause big boo-boos - Jan. 1/8
AMA ducks fowl-liver issue - Jan. 1/8
AMA, surgeon general join to eliminate health disparities - Jan. 1/8

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