U.S. Rep. Carney says stalling of national healthcare bill isn’t Blue Dogs’ fault
He says there should be no rush to pass the bill.
Discovery about fat cells may help treat obesity
A Harvard research team has made an important discovery about how the body creates brown fat, the cells that burn white fat and turn it into body heat.
A BUDGET EXTRA!
The Governor has just announced that after watching the first (disastrous, we’d like to add) hour of the budget conference committee meeting, that if they DON’T make much progress over this week, on Monday he will send a letter to House leaders asking them to send SB 850 to his desk. He then plans to blue line [...]
A bit of action: The brand-new budget conference committee will meet today
You can watch them live, if you want!
Did you know…
…that injections of your own blood may be able to help your body better heal your injuries?
Hospitals round-up for 7/29
Today’s round-up makes for the lack of news yesterday, for sure! Read up on Laurel Crest Nursing Home, Reading Hospital, UPMC, Brownsville General Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Healthcare reform opinions from the Times-Tribune and Independence Blue Cross
The Times-Tribune calls for a statewide health insurance plan for public school teachers, while the CEO of IBC says that the federal government’s health care reform plans should build on the existing system.
PA Health Access Network: Report describes how federal HR 3200 would impact PA
The statewide coalition says HR 3200 would benefit thousands of people in every PA congressional district.
Pay-for-performance programs growing in PA
More insurers are trying out programs that tie their reimbursement rates to patient care outcomes.
Budget update in a nutshell: Both sides continue to talk smack on each other
Oh, and we might get a stopgap budget.