Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Concussions Tied to Rise in Dementia Risk Decades Later

Concussions Tied to Rise in Dementia Risk Decades Later

Few Prescription Meds Have Dosing Guidelines for Obese Kids

Few Prescription Meds Have Dosing Guidelines for Obese Kids

Aetna tops Q4 profit forecast despite revenue dip | FierceHealthcare

Aetna tops Q4 profit forecast despite revenue dip | FierceHealthcare

Talk Therapy May Be Worth It for Teen Depression

Talk Therapy May Be Worth It for Teen Depression

Expanding coverage not part of GOP leaders’ legislative agenda | Georgia Health News

Expanding coverage not part of GOP leaders’ legislative agenda | Georgia Health News

Food for Thought: AAP Aims to Ensure Kids Get Key Nutrients for Brain Development

Food for Thought: AAP Aims to Ensure Kids Get Key Nutrients for Brain Development

Data Can Help Predict Children Most Vulnerable to Injury and Death

Data Can Help Predict Children Most Vulnerable to Injury and Death

Physician practices skip round two of primary-care payment model - Modern Healthcare

Physician practices skip round two of primary-care payment model - Modern Healthcare

Most physicians don't think value-based payment models work - Modern Healthcare

Most physicians don't think value-based payment models work - Modern Healthcare

Monday, January 29, 2018

Docs left in the dark again about MIPS requirements - Modern Healthcare

Docs left in the dark again about MIPS requirements - Modern Healthcare

A Sleepy Child Is More Likely to Pile on Pounds

A Sleepy Child Is More Likely to Pile on Pounds

Flu-related deaths double in the state as hospitalizations rise | Georgia Health News

Flu-related deaths double in the state as hospitalizations rise | Georgia Health News

MACPAC urges Congress to allow managed care without a waiver - Modern Healthcare

MACPAC urges Congress to allow managed care without a waiver - Modern Healthcare

4 top priorities on new HHS Secretary Alex Azar's agenda - Modern Healthcare

4 top priorities on new HHS Secretary Alex Azar's agenda - Modern Healthcare

Healthcare funding in peril as Congress battles over immigration - Modern Healthcare

Healthcare funding in peril as Congress battles over immigration - Modern Healthcare

Friday, January 26, 2018

Progress on 'Universal' Vaccine Against Leading Flu Strain

Progress on 'Universal' Vaccine Against Leading Flu Strain

Sleepy U.S. Teens Are Running on Empty

Sleepy U.S. Teens Are Running on Empty

FDA Panel Rejects Some Claims for 'Heat-not-Burn' Tobacco Device

FDA Panel Rejects Some Claims for 'Heat-not-Burn' Tobacco Device

Prescription needed to fight flu getting expensive, harder to find, doctors say | WSB-TV

Prescription needed to fight flu getting expensive, harder to find, doctors say | WSB-TV

Transparency legislation is latest effort to end surprise billing | Georgia Health News

Transparency legislation is latest effort to end surprise billing | Georgia Health News

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Zika caused more birth defects than anticipated in U.S. - Modern Healthcare

Zika caused more birth defects than anticipated in U.S. - Modern Healthcare

As in past, Georgia gets poor grades on smoking | Georgia Health News

As in past, Georgia gets poor grades on smoking | Georgia Health News

CHIP Deal Brings Relief : Shots - Health News : NPR

CHIP Deal Brings Relief : Shots - Health News : NPR

Kentucky Medicaid enrollees sue to block work requirement waiver - Modern Healthcare

Kentucky Medicaid enrollees sue to block work requirement waiver - Modern Healthcare

Senate confirms Azar as HHS secretary - Modern Healthcare

Senate confirms Azar as HHS secretary - Modern Healthcare

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Air pollution tied to preterm births in China

Air pollution tied to preterm births in China

Less smartphone time equals happier teenager, study suggests

Less smartphone time equals happier teenager, study suggests

Housing Stability Plays a Key Role in Individual Health and Well Being

Housing Stability Plays a Key Role in Individual Health and Well Being

Tobacco's Harms May Come Sooner Than Smokers Think

Tobacco's Harms May Come Sooner Than Smokers Think

Transparency legislation is latest effort to end surprise billing | Georgia Health News

Transparency legislation is latest effort to end surprise billing | Georgia Health News

Pence ally Brian Neale exiting CMS Medicaid post - Modern Healthcare

Pence ally Brian Neale exiting CMS Medicaid post - Modern Healthcare

Monday, January 22, 2018

Opioid Epidemic Also Taking Toll on Babies

Opioid Epidemic Also Taking Toll on Babies

All That Smartphone Time May Be Making Teens Unhappy

All That Smartphone Time May Be Making Teens Unhappy

CHIP Renewed For Six Years As Congress Votes To Reopen Federal Government | Kaiser Health News

CHIP Renewed For Six Years As Congress Votes To Reopen Federal Government | Kaiser Health News

Child health care among top education issues in Georgia | Online Athens

Child health care among top education issues in Georgia | Online Athens

Shortage of mental health providers harms Georgia kids, report says | Georgia Health News

Shortage of mental health providers harms Georgia kids, report says | Georgia Health News

Georgia agencies may consider furloughs during shutdown

Georgia agencies may consider furloughs during shutdown

Former NFL Pros Push for End to Kids' Tackle Football

Former NFL Pros Push for End to Kids' Tackle Football

Government shutdown begins Saturday as bitterly divided Senate rejects House-passed spending bill | FierceHealthcare

Government shutdown begins Saturday as bitterly divided Senate rejects House-passed spending bill | FierceHealthcare

Deaths mount in Georgia as flu season stays severe | Georgia Health News

Deaths mount in Georgia as flu season stays severe | Georgia Health News

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health | Kaiser Health News

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health | Kaiser Health News

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Teens Eating Detergent 'Pods': Latest Web Fad Brings Big Dangers

Teens Eating Detergent 'Pods': Latest Web Fad Brings Big Dangers

AAP Winter Safety Tips

AAP Winter Safety Tips

Healthcare provider groups take aim at Anthem's ER, imaging coverage policies | FierceHealthcare

Healthcare provider groups take aim at Anthem's ER, imaging coverage policies | FierceHealthcare

Governors ask Trump, Congress to do more on opioid crisis - Modern Healthcare

Governors ask Trump, Congress to do more on opioid crisis - Modern Healthcare

Stopgap funding bill could delay ACA taxes, fund CHIP | FierceHealthcare

Stopgap funding bill could delay ACA taxes, fund CHIP | FierceHealthcare

House delays ACA taxes, funds CHIP in short-term spending bill - Modern Healthcare

House delays ACA taxes, funds CHIP in short-term spending bill - Modern Healthcare

Don't Rely on Just One Blood Pressure Test for Kids: Study

Don't Rely on Just One Blood Pressure Test for Kids: Study

Monday, January 15, 2018

Flu slams Georgia, nation as season appears to peak | Georgia Health News

Flu slams Georgia, nation as season appears to peak | Georgia Health News

Asthma in America Carries $82 Billion Price Tag

Asthma in America Carries $82 Billion Price Tag

As CHIP Money Runs Out, Millions of U.S. Kids May Lose Health Care

As CHIP Money Runs Out, Millions of U.S. Kids May Lose Health Care

Grandparents Help Shape Kids' Views on Aging

Grandparents Help Shape Kids' Views on Aging

Centene slapped with lawsuit over provider networks in ACA exchange plans | FierceHealthcare

Centene slapped with lawsuit over provider networks in ACA exchange plans | FierceHealthcare

With CHIP Funds Running Low, Doctors And Parents Scramble To Cover Kids’ Needs | Kaiser Health News

With CHIP Funds Running Low, Doctors And Parents Scramble To Cover Kids’ Needs | Kaiser Health News

Kentucky Is First State Granted Approval For Medicaid Work Requirements | Kaiser Health News

Kentucky Is First State Granted Approval For Medicaid Work Requirements | Kaiser Health News

Friday, January 12, 2018

Families' Anxieties Increase With CHIP in Holding Pattern | Time

Families' Anxieties Increase With CHIP in Holding Pattern | Time

FDA Bans Use of Opioid-Containing Cough Meds by Kids

FDA Bans Use of Opioid-Containing Cough Meds by Kids

State Rep. Carson pens bill to cut down on distracted driving | News | mdjonline.com

State Rep. Carson pens bill to cut down on distracted driving | News | mdjonline.com

Health care largely missing from Deal annual address | Georgia Health News

Health care largely missing from Deal annual address | Georgia Health News

CHIP funding expected to pass next week - Modern Healthcare

CHIP funding expected to pass next week - Modern Healthcare

Thursday, January 11, 2018

CMS issues guidance to states on Medicaid work requirements - Modern Healthcare

CMS issues guidance to states on Medicaid work requirements - Modern Healthcare

Pediatric Eye Injuries Sustained During Sports and Recreation Remain High

Pediatric Eye Injuries Sustained During Sports and Recreation Remain High

Is Surgery Riskier for Black Children?

Is Surgery Riskier for Black Children?

Acetaminophen in Pregnancy Tied to Language Delays -- in One Sex

Acetaminophen in Pregnancy Tied to Language Delays -- in One Sex

Georgia owes federal government $665,000, watchdog report says | The Watchdog blog

Georgia owes federal government $665,000, watchdog report says | The Watchdog blog

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Sex and the Georgia teenager: Data finally on the way | Georgia Health News

Sex and the Georgia teenager: Data finally on the way | Georgia Health News

The impact of Medicaid expansion on hospital closures | FierceHealthcare

The impact of Medicaid expansion on hospital closures | FierceHealthcare

Too Many Babies Still Die Needlessly of SIDS, CDC Says

Too Many Babies Still Die Needlessly of SIDS, CDC Says

Severe Flu Season Tightens Its Grip on U.S.

Severe Flu Season Tightens Its Grip on U.S.

Task force proposing two new centers to boost Georgia health care | Georgia Health News

Task force proposing two new centers to boost Georgia health care | Georgia Health News

Issues To Watch In Georgia's 2018 Legislative Session | 90.1 FM WABE

Issues To Watch In Georgia's 2018 Legislative Session | 90.1 FM WABE

Senators Promise Deal on CHIP Extension | Medpage Today

Senators Promise Deal on CHIP Extension | Medpage Today

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

The Opioid Crisis' Hidden Victims: Children in Foster Care

The Opioid Crisis' Hidden Victims: Children in Foster Care

Task force proposing two new centers to boost Georgia health care | Georgia Health News

Task force proposing two new centers to boost Georgia health care | Georgia Health News

Woodruff Foundation to give $400 million to Emory | Georgia Health News

Woodruff Foundation to give $400 million to Emory | Georgia Health News

High U.S. child mortality rate driven by deaths of infants, teens - Modern Healthcare

High U.S. child mortality rate driven by deaths of infants, teens - Modern Healthcare

AMA: Physicians generate $2.3 trillion in economic output - Modern Healthcare

AMA: Physicians generate $2.3 trillion in economic output - Modern Healthcare

Changes to Medicaid could accelerate hospital closures - Modern Healthcare

Changes to Medicaid could accelerate hospital closures - Modern Healthcare

Monday, January 8, 2018

CHIP cheaper than exchanges post-individual mandate elimination, CBO says - Modern Healthcare

CHIP cheaper than exchanges post-individual mandate elimination, CBO says - Modern Healthcare

Exercise Boosts Kids' Brain Health, Too

Exercise Boosts Kids' Brain Health, Too

Respiratory Virus Lurks as Wintertime Worry

Respiratory Virus Lurks as Wintertime Worry

‘Net neutrality’ furor extends to telemedicine and rural health care | Georgia Health News

‘Net neutrality’ furor extends to telemedicine and rural health care | Georgia Health News

CHIP cheaper than exchanges post-individual mandate elimination, CBO says - Modern Healthcare

CHIP cheaper than exchanges post-individual mandate elimination, CBO says - Modern Healthcare

Senate Finance Committee set to hear from HHS nominee; health committee to focus on opioid crisis - Modern Healthcare

Senate Finance Committee set to hear from HHS nominee; health committee to focus on opioid crisis - Modern Healthcare

Charity care spending flat among top hospitals - Modern Healthcare

Charity care spending flat among top hospitals - Modern Healthcare

Friday, January 5, 2018

Health care to get attention in Legislature, Ralston says | Georgia Health News

Health care to get attention in Legislature, Ralston says | Georgia Health News

Maine Voters Chose Medicaid Expansion. Why Is Their Governor Resisting? | Kaiser Health News

Maine Voters Chose Medicaid Expansion. Why Is Their Governor Resisting? | Kaiser Health News

Insurers paid $447 million in medical loss ratio rebates for 2016 - Modern Healthcare

Insurers paid $447 million in medical loss ratio rebates for 2016 - Modern Healthcare

Large health systems say they need MACRA relief just as much as small providers - Modern Healthcare

Large health systems say they need MACRA relief just as much as small providers - Modern Healthcare

Hospital profits continued their rise in 2016 - Modern Healthcare

Hospital profits continued their rise in 2016 - Modern Healthcare

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Prenatal Vitamins Tied to Lower Autism Risk in Kids, Study Finds

Prenatal Vitamins Tied to Lower Autism Risk in Kids, Study Finds

Most U.S. Babies Start Solid Foods Too Soon

Most U.S. Babies Start Solid Foods Too Soon

FCC looks to expand funding for the Rural Health Care Program to support telemedicine and virtual care | FierceHealthcare

FCC looks to expand funding for the Rural Health Care Program to support telemedicine and virtual care | FierceHealthcare

Smyrna becomes first Georgia city to ban handheld devices for drivers | News | mdjonline.com

Smyrna becomes first Georgia city to ban handheld devices for drivers | News | mdjonline.com

Hospitals slam Kansas' proposed Medicaid overhaul - Modern Healthcare

Hospitals slam Kansas' proposed Medicaid overhaul - Modern Healthcare

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

National study shows therapy dogs can aid kids undergoing cancer treatment | The Augusta Chronicle

National study shows therapy dogs can aid kids undergoing cancer treatment | The Augusta Chronicle

National study shows therapy dogs can aid kids undergoing cancer treatment | The Augusta Chronicle

National study shows therapy dogs can aid kids undergoing cancer treatment | The Augusta Chronicle

How a children's hospital handled a measles outbreak - Modern Healthcare

How a children's hospital handled a measles outbreak - Modern Healthcare

2018 Outlook: What healthcare industry insiders are watching in the year ahead - Modern Healthcare

2018 Outlook: What healthcare industry insiders are watching in the year ahead - Modern Healthcare

2018 Outlook on Politics and Policy: Insurers will come out ahead - Modern Healthcare

2018 Outlook on Politics and Policy: Insurers will come out ahead - Modern Healthcare