Hospitals round-up for 3/31
Stories about the Pennsylvania Injury Reporting and Intervention System, Evangelical Community Hospital and Geisinger Medical Center.
Patients with multiple chronic conditions pose a big problem
Research and treatment options for patients with multiple chronic diseases, a condition called multimorbidity, are largely overlooked by the healthcare industry, reports the New York Times.
Obama admin wants to change the rules for generics
As part of its drive to cut health-care costs, the Obama administration wants to stop the payments pharmaceutical companies make to generic-drug makers to delay the launch of cheap copies, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Rep. Eachus unveils Health PAct
Health PAct is the House Democrats’ package of healthcare reform bills.
HB 838
Current Printer’s No: 1152
Prime Sponsor: Representative Longietti (Mercer)
Summary: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, further providing for conditions subject to which policies are to be issued; and providing for health insurance coverage for certain children of insured parents.
Recent Developments: Referred to the [...]
HB 978
Current Printer’s No: 1282
Prime Sponsor: Representative Eachus (Luzerne)
Summary: An Act amending the act of March 24, 2004 (P.L.148, No.15), known as the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Stabilization Act, further providing for accreditation of Level III trauma centers and for payment calculation of funding of trauma centers.
Recent Developments: Re-committed to the House Appropriations on March 30, 2009.
Set on the [...]
Rendell creates Stimulus Oversight Commission, will announce chief accountability officer tomorrow
Governor Rendell created a Stimulus Oversight Commission comprised of members of all four caucuses, the AFL-CIO, the United Way of PA, and The PA Chamber of Business and Industry. The first meeting will be held tomorrow.
Bid on a beautiful hand-crafted bowl & help AIDS Community Alliance
85 handcrafted bowls from the unfortunately cancelled Bowls and Berries – Art for AIDS 2009 event are now listed on EBay for bidding. But, don’t wait! Some of the bowls will close today, while the rest will close later in the week!
Local biotech greenhouse gives funding to Philly based company
BioAdvance is providing seed-stage funding to Novira Therapeutics Inc, a Philadelphia based biotech company that is trying to develop anti-viral infection drugs.