01/31/13 THE COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR HEALTHCARE LAW

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• Is Andy Burnham eyeing a US import for the NHS? _{2013-01-31, 07:22 am}
  The shadow health secretary says he wants to look to the best US providers when building an integrated care system The shadow health secretary, Andy Burnham, delivers his speech on 'whole-person care' to the King's Fund in London.
• Ken Cuccinelli's Messy Relationship With Mental... _{2013-01-31, 08:15 am}
  Pressed at Saturday's National Review Institute Summit on how best to fight back against President Obama's gun control campaign, Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli didn't blink.
• Aetna profit falls on settlement costs, names new CFO _{2013-01-31, 08:15 am}
  The health insurer also said Chief Financial Officer Joseph Zubretsky would lead a new business internally.
• Gov. Scott to unveil spending plan for 2013 _{2013-01-31, 08:14 am}
  Florida Gov. Rick Scott is unveiling his spending priorities for the coming year.
• Around Town _{2013-01-31, 08:07 am}
  State Rep. David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights, has received his legislative committee assignments.
• Watchdog hits DNC and Sebelius in new FEC complaint _{2013-01-31, 07:50 am}
  A government watchdog group claims the Democratic National Committee has failed to properly disclose its reimbursements for a 2011 trip during which Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated the Hatch Act.
• Expect Medicaid expansion decision soon _{2013-01-31, 07:25 am}
  Lawmakers are expected to make a decision on Medicaid expansion early in the coming session, House Speaker Will Weatherford , R-Wesley Chapel, said Wednesday.
• NC Lawmakers Back At Work; GOP In Firm Control _{2013-01-31, 06:53 am}
  North Carolina lawmakers returned to work Wednesday with expanded Republican majorities, turning their attention to GOP priorities such as retiring unemployment insurance debt and reducing maximum weekly benefits by one-third, staking out positions on federal health care expansion and helping cash-strapped group homes.
• Ken Cuccinelli's Messy Relationship With Mental Health _{2013-01-31, 06:46 am}
  Pressed at Saturday's National Review Institute Summit on how best to fight back against President Obama's gun control campaign, Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli didn't blink.
• Cut your exposure to Medicare taxes _{2013-01-31, 06:33 am}
  With a new debt ceiling showdown in front of us, the debate in Washington over how to curb costs for Medicare and Social Security is front and center.
• Fed Economist Steps Into Dispute On Geographic Differences In Health Spending _{2013-01-31, 06:03 am}
  An economist at the Federal Reserve has restoked the debate over the causes of regional differences in Medicare spending, and her analysis disputes some of the thinking behind a number of policy changes in the 2010 health law.
• NC lawmakers acting fast to block Medicaid growth _{2013-01-31, 05:34 am}
  North Carolina legislators plan quick action on a measure that would block the state from expanding Medicaid to cover more poor residents and leave it to the federal government to build the state's online marketplace for private health insurance.
• Schumer Asking for Regulation on Hydrocodone Meds _{2013-01-31, 05:31 am}
  U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants tighter federal controls on pain killers that have been linked to deaths in New York when abused.
• Michigan Attny Gen Supports Domino's 'Obamacare' Fight _{2013-01-31, 05:28 am}
  Michigan's attorney general is supporting a lawsuit filed by Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan challenging mandatory contraception coverage in the federal health care law.
• House Republicans keep target on health law's insurance subsidies _{2013-01-31, 05:18 am}
  Meanwhile, a new GOP lawmaker from Texas renews his pledge to undo "ObamaCare" while a senator focuses on workforce issues.
• Institutional Pharmacies in the US Industry Market Research Report Now... _{2013-01-31, 05:17 am}
  The Institutional Pharmacies managed to get through the recession without losses, but over the past to years has experienced significant drops in revenue due to reduced reimbursement rates; however, as the population ages, and baby boomers enter retirement, the industry is expected to average strong growth over the next five years.
• NC Medicaid performance audit being released _{2013-01-31, 05:06 am}
  The governor and the state auditor are holding a rare joint news conference to discuss the findings of an audit commissioned by the General Assembly about North Carolina's Medicaid program.
• Illegal immigration foes despair over GOP moves _{2013-01-31, 04:49 am}
  It's been a couple of years since the self-described conservative considered herself a Republican, but she still often votes for GOP candidates.
• Medicaid audit report release seen as political _{2013-01-31, 04:46 am}
  A legislative panel's decision to speed the release of a special audit report on the state's Medicaid program drew criticism Wednesday from Democrats, who suggested political motivations had skewed its findings, and state Medicaid officials, who called flaws in the report "alarming." Sen.
• Free wellness visit _{2013-01-31, 04:46 am}
  When it's time for your annual physical, you know how you typically think of medical stuff to ask the doctor? Well, don't do that anymore.