Thursday, November 30, 2017

Does 'Smartphone Addiction' Show Up in Teens' Brains?

Does 'Smartphone Addiction' Show Up in Teens' Brains?

If confirmed, HHS secretary nominee Alex Azar plans to take on EHRs, care delivery reforms | FierceHealthcare

If confirmed, HHS secretary nominee Alex Azar plans to take on EHRs, care delivery reforms | FierceHealthcare

Trump backs bipartisan fixes to ObamaCare markets | TheHill

Trump backs bipartisan fixes to ObamaCare markets | TheHill

FDA to pave clearer path for generic drugs - Modern Healthcare

FDA to pave clearer path for generic drugs - Modern Healthcare

End-of-year funding fight threatens CHIP, extenders; insurers hopeful for ACA tax delays - Modern Healthcare

End-of-year funding fight threatens CHIP, extenders; insurers hopeful for ACA tax delays - Modern Healthcare

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

States Move on as CHIP Reauthorization Stalls | Medpage Today

States Move on as CHIP Reauthorization Stalls | Medpage Today

Antibiotics Are Linked to Colitis In Mice Study | Time

Antibiotics Are Linked to Colitis In Mice Study | Time

Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents With Obesity | From the American Academy of Pediatrics | Pediatrics

Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents With Obesity | From the American Academy of Pediatrics | Pediatrics

Bullied Teens More Likely to Take Weapons to School

Bullied Teens More Likely to Take Weapons to School

Panel backs broader powers for advanced nurses in rural areas | Georgia Health News

Panel backs broader powers for advanced nurses in rural areas | Georgia Health News

North Carolina seeks to widen Medicaid network by paying docs' debt - Modern Healthcare

North Carolina seeks to widen Medicaid network by paying docs' debt - Modern Healthcare

CMS moves to reduce Medicaid spending on medical equipment - Modern Healthcare

CMS moves to reduce Medicaid spending on medical equipment - Modern Healthcare

Monday, November 27, 2017

Supportive Treatment for Childhood Obesity

Supportive Treatment for Childhood Obesity

Medicaid Tied to Better Addiction Treatment in Pregnancy

Medicaid Tied to Better Addiction Treatment in Pregnancy

What The Industry Knew About Sugar's Health Effects, But Didn't Tell Us : The Salt : NPR

What The Industry Knew About Sugar's Health Effects, But Didn't Tell Us : The Salt : NPR

Marketplace Confusion Opens Door To Questions About Skinny Plans | Kaiser Health News

Marketplace Confusion Opens Door To Questions About Skinny Plans | Kaiser Health News

Report: 61 Percent Of Georgia Students Come To School Hungry | 90.1 FM WABE

Report: 61 Percent Of Georgia Students Come To School Hungry | 90.1 FM WABE

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

AAP Addresses Weight Stigma in Kids | Medpage Today

AAP Addresses Weight Stigma in Kids | Medpage Today

Uninsured rates lower in states that run their own ACA exchanges - Modern Healthcare

Uninsured rates lower in states that run their own ACA exchanges - Modern Healthcare

Teens' Painkiller Misuse Linked to Dating Violence

Teens' Painkiller Misuse Linked to Dating Violence

Shaming Overweight Kids Only Makes Things Worse

Shaming Overweight Kids Only Makes Things Worse

Babies Start Connecting Words Early On

Babies Start Connecting Words Early On

Death by birth: Bearing the burden of maternal mortality | Georgia Health News

Death by birth: Bearing the burden of maternal mortality | Georgia Health News

Arizona Supreme Court upholds state's Medicaid expansion | TheHill

Arizona Supreme Court upholds state's Medicaid expansion | TheHill

Friday, November 17, 2017

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Cardiac Arrest Rare in Young Athletes But Tough to Predict

Cardiac Arrest Rare in Young Athletes But Tough to Predict

Zero-premium plans — an odd twist in a turbulent market | Georgia Health News

Zero-premium plans — an odd twist in a turbulent market | Georgia Health News

Trump Administration Plan to Add Medicaid Work Requirement Stirs Fears | Kaiser Health News

Trump Administration Plan to Add Medicaid Work Requirement Stirs Fears | Kaiser Health News

California Fines Anthem $5 Million For Failing to Address Consumer Grievances | Kaiser Health News

California Fines Anthem $5 Million For Failing to Address Consumer Grievances | Kaiser Health News

For Millions of Insured Americans, State Health Laws Don’t Apply | Kaiser Health News

For Millions of Insured Americans, State Health Laws Don’t Apply | Kaiser Health News

Senate Republicans likely to repeal ACA mandate as part of tax bill - Modern Healthcare

Senate Republicans likely to repeal ACA mandate as part of tax bill - Modern Healthcare

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Parental Medicaid Expansions Can Have a Spillover Effect on Children's Health Use

Parental Medicaid Expansions Can Have a Spillover Effect on Children's Health Use

America's Love Affair With Sugary Sodas Is Fading

America's Love Affair With Sugary Sodas Is Fading

'UnitedHealth envy' driving insurance industry shake-up - Modern Healthcare

'UnitedHealth envy' driving insurance industry shake-up - Modern Healthcare

Senate Republicans lean toward repealing ACA mandate in tax bill - Modern Healthcare

Senate Republicans lean toward repealing ACA mandate in tax bill - Modern Healthcare

Safety net health plans launch campaign to pressure Congress into renewing CHIP funding | FierceHealthcare

Safety net health plans launch campaign to pressure Congress into renewing CHIP funding | FierceHealthcare

MCG students hope to get local youths excited about science with community outreach program | The Augusta Chronicle

MCG students hope to get local youths excited about science with community outreach program | The Augusta Chronicle

People Have Higher Medical Debt In States That Didn't Expand Medicaid : Shots - Health News : NPR

People Have Higher Medical Debt In States That Didn't Expand Medicaid : Shots - Health News : NPR

Some States Roll Back ‘Retroactive Medicaid,’ A Buffer For The Poor — And For Hospitals | Kaiser Health News

Some States Roll Back ‘Retroactive Medicaid,’ A Buffer For The Poor — And For Hospitals | Kaiser Health News

Can Trump's pick to lead HHS navigate the churning political waters of healthcare? - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Can Trump's pick to lead HHS navigate the churning political waters of healthcare? - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Monday, November 13, 2017

Trump taps former pharma exec Alex Azar to head HHS - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Trump taps former pharma exec Alex Azar to head HHS - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Lunchtime H2O May Be Key to Curbing Kids' Obesity

Lunchtime H2O May Be Key to Curbing Kids' Obesity

OIG: Ohio, Kansas got millions in improper bonus payments from feds under CHIP law | FierceHealthcare

OIG: Ohio, Kansas got millions in improper bonus payments from feds under CHIP law | FierceHealthcare

Addiction & Childhood: Opioid addiction pushing more kids into foster care | Local News | valdostadailytimes.com

Addiction & Childhood: Opioid addiction pushing more kids into foster care | Local News | valdostadailytimes.com

Trump Health Agency Challenges Consensus on Reducing Costs - The New York Times

Trump Health Agency Challenges Consensus on Reducing Costs - The New York Times

Thursday, November 9, 2017

International scientist finds her niche in Georgia — fighting a worldwide scourge | Georgia Health News

International scientist finds her niche in Georgia — fighting a worldwide scourge | Georgia Health News

Health IT experts say data revolution still has a ways to go | Georgia Health News

Health IT experts say data revolution still has a ways to go | Georgia Health News

Health care ‘waivers’ get new attention in Georgia, Washington | Georgia Health News

Health care ‘waivers’ get new attention in Georgia, Washington | Georgia Health News

Maine OKs Medicaid Expansion in First-Of-Its-Kind Referendum - The New York Times

Maine OKs Medicaid Expansion in First-Of-Its-Kind Referendum - The New York Times

Election results bolster Medicaid expansion hopes in Maine, Virginia and other states - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Election results bolster Medicaid expansion hopes in Maine, Virginia and other states - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Monday, November 6, 2017

With Cigarettes Out of Favor, Many U.S. Teens Also Shun Pot

With Cigarettes Out of Favor, Many U.S. Teens Also Shun Pot

Helping Children Cope When a Mass Tragedy Strikes

Helping Children Cope When a Mass Tragedy Strikes

Children’s Health Bill Clears House as States Struggle to Keep Programs Afloat - The New York Times

Children’s Health Bill Clears House as States Struggle to Keep Programs Afloat - The New York Times

The Mumps make comeback, mumps rate, mumps symptoms

The Mumps make comeback, mumps rate, mumps symptoms

One year later, an opioid epidemic could change Georgia’s Medicaid debate | Political Insider

One year later, an opioid epidemic could change Georgia’s Medicaid debate | Political Insider

FDA Commissioner: Opioid Epidemic 'Five Steps Ahead of Us' | Medpage Today

FDA Commissioner: Opioid Epidemic 'Five Steps Ahead of Us' | Medpage Today

Friday, November 3, 2017

Big Premium Hike? Blame It On The Kids | Kaiser Health News

Big Premium Hike? Blame It On The Kids | Kaiser Health News

House GOP tax cut bill has pluses and pitfalls for healthcare stakeholders - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events %]

House GOP tax cut bill has pluses and pitfalls for healthcare stakeholders - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events %]

CMS allows more docs to sit out MACRA - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events %]

CMS allows more docs to sit out MACRA - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events %]

Ga. Health Officials Unclear On Impact Of National Opioid Emergency Declaration | 90.1 FM WABE

Ga. Health Officials Unclear On Impact Of National Opioid Emergency Declaration | 90.1 FM WABE

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

ACA waivers back on the table | Local News | northwestgeorgianews.com

ACA waivers back on the table | Local News | northwestgeorgianews.com

March of Dimes gives state another ‘D’ on preterm births | Georgia Health News

March of Dimes gives state another ‘D’ on preterm births | Georgia Health News

AAP Statement on House CHIP Legislation

AAP Statement on House CHIP Legislation

As Open Enrollment for Obamacare Begins, Confusion Reigns - The New York Times

As Open Enrollment for Obamacare Begins, Confusion Reigns - The New York Times

Trump opioid commission looks to streamline funding requests without additional cash - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events %]

Trump opioid commission looks to streamline funding requests without additional cash - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events %]

As some states make gains, Georgia stuck in 40th on hospital safety | Georgia Health News

As some states make gains, Georgia stuck in 40th on hospital safety | Georgia Health News

Study Finds Medical Marijuana May Reduce Nausea and Seizures in Young Patients

Study Finds Medical Marijuana May Reduce Nausea and Seizures in Young Patients

Alcoholic Parent May Sow Seeds for Teen Dating Violence

Alcoholic Parent May Sow Seeds for Teen Dating Violence