House support grows for bill reforming Medicare audit system

House support is growing for the AHA-backed "Medicare Audit Improvement Act," H.R. 1250, which was introduced in March by Reps.

http://www.ahanews.com/ahanews/jsp/display.jsp?dcrpath=AHANEWS/AHANewsArticle/data/AHA_News_072613_audit

Medicaid expansion should be reconsidered

Health care is a massive, complex mechanism in the United States. In attempting to bend it to their will, President Barack Obama and liberals in Congress apparently assumed they would get what they wanted simply because they wanted it.

http://theintermountain.com/page/content.detail/id/563331/Medicaid----expansion-should-be--reconsidered.html?nav=5009

Aetna Helps Members Affected by Tropical Storm Flossie in Hawaii and Flooding in North Carolina

The company is also extending claim and appeal filing times, and helping members who have evacuated find care outside their home areas, among other steps.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130731005776/en/Aetna-Helps-Members-Affected-Tropical-Storm-Flossie

Obama Draws Contrasts Between House, Senate GOP

There's a new cadence to President Barack Obama's musings about Congress: Why can't House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate? As Obama presses his economic agenda across the country, he's playing one chamber against the other, hoping Americans will hear his calls for compromise and conclude it's not his fault almost nothing is ... (more)

http://www.wric.com/story/22975287/obama-draws-contrasts-between-house-senate-gop

GOP Strategist: Obama in a 'World of Hurt'

Delaying the employer mandate in the president's health care law will cost $12 million and lead to cuts in coverage, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/Ken-Walshs-Washington/2013/07/31/gop-strategist-obama-in-a-world-of-hurt?s_cid=rss:Ken-Walshs-Washington:gop-strategist-obama-in-a-world-of-hurt

NHDP - NHGOP Rep. Kurk "I do not know what the issues are" in Medicaid Expansion

Concord At the Medicaid Expansion Study Commission this morning, Republican Representative Neal Kurk raised questions about why he had been appointed to serve on it after admitting, "speaking for myself I do not know what the issues are."

http://www.nhinsider.com/press-releases/2013/7/31/nhdp-nhgop-rep-kurk-i-do-not-know-what-the-issues-are-in-med.html

Can Obamacare Help Detroit Save Money?

Detroit's record $18 billion bankruptcy has drawn the eyes of the nation. While many pundits, economists, and analysts have devoted themselves to the question of why the city went bankrupt - which, of course, is an important question to ask given the ramifications the answer could have for other American cities struggling with debt - the city is ... (more)

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/can-obamacare-help-detroit-save-money.html/

With a criminal record, it's tough to find a job

Tybious Streets, 5, Isaiah Williams, 4, and their father, Derrick Williams, attend a a criminal record expungement and certificate of relief clinic in Henderson.

http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/with-a-criminal-record-its-tough-to-find-a-job/Content?oid=3685874

Aspiring Ohio House Speaker Amstutz punts on Medicaid timeline

With the onset of August, when lawmakers leave Ohio's capital city, Columbus, and Buckeyes across the state travel to it to attend the Ohio State Fair, now in its 160th year, football season is just around the corner.

http://www.examiner.com/article/aspiring-ohio-house-speaker-amstutz-punts-on-medicaid-timeline?cid=rss

HHS: Millions take advantage of free preventive services

About 16.5 million people with traditional Medicare took advantage of at least one free preventive service during the first six months of 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

http://news.nurse.com/article/20130731/NATIONAL06/108120006

Will Obamacare make you change doctors?

Some experts have said that the experience of shopping for health insurance on the new online marketplaces that will open for enrollment this October under the Affordable Care Act will be like booking a vacation on Travelocity.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-health-reform-make-you-change-doctors-2013-07-31

Iowa Waiting for Approval on Medicaid Alternative

Talk to health experts and other people like you in WebMD's Communities. It's a safe forum where you can create or participate in support groups and discussions about health topics that interest you.

http://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/ia/20130731/iowa-awaits-ok-unique-medicaid-plan?src=RSS_PUBLIC

A misleading 'Obamacare' poll

A Tea Party member reaches for a pamphlet titled "The Impact of Obamacare," in Littleton, N.H., in this Oct. 27, 2012, file photo.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/a-misleading-obamacare-poll-courtesy-of-the-chamber-of-commerce-and-harris-interactive/2013/07/30/26e5f51c-f94a-11e2-8e84-c56731a202fb_blog.html?tid=pm_politics_pop

Be Careful You Don't Fall Off the Obamacare 'Cliff'

Be careful you don't fall off the Obamacare "cliff" when the boss asks you to put in some overtime.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2013/07/31/be_careful_you_don039t_fall_off_the_obamacare_quotcliffquot_312672.html

Competency of Lewiston man charged in arson in question

A Lewiston man's competency to stand trial for three counts of arson in a May 6 fire in downtown Lewiston is scheduled to be argued in court Thursday.

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/31/news/lewiston-auburn/competency-of-lewiston-man-charged-in-arson-in-question/

Obama draws contrasts between House, Senate GOP

There's a new cadence to President Barack Obama's musings about Congress: Why can't House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate? As Obama presses his economic agenda across the country, he's playing one chamber against the other, hoping Americans will hear his calls for compromise and conclude it's not his fault almost nothing is ... (more)

http://www.cadillacnews.com/ap_story/?story_id=141073&ap_cat=1&issue=20130731

Michigan Senate panel likely to vote on Medicaid bill

Legislation expanding government health insurance coverage to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults in Michigan could advance forward in the state Senate.

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lansingstatejournal.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307310015%26nclick_check%3D1

Mike Wiser wrote a new blog post: State officials seeking approval for Iowa Health care proposal

A public hearing on the state's health care proposal drew about 80 people, but few new concerns, Monday afternoon.

http://thegazette.com/2013/07/31/state-officials-seeking-approval-for-iowa-health-care-proposal/

Court-ordered outpatient treatment for mental illness saves money, reduces arrests, study finds

A New York law that authorizes court-ordered outpatient treatment for serious mental illness has cut costs and reduced hospitalizations and arrests, a new study has concluded.

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/court-ordered_outpatient_treatment_for_mental_illness_saves_money_reduces_a/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=ABA+Journal+Daily+News

BRIEFS: Senate OKs filling all NLRB seats

And it's getting ready to consider President Barack Obama's picks for top diplomatic and law enforcement posts as senators whittle down a pile of stalled nominations.

http://www.jg.net/article/20130731/NEWS/307319942/1006/NEWS

Judge delays lawsuit in Medicaid contract dispute

A state judge has delayed a Maryland company's lawsuit that challenges the Jindal administration's abrupt cancellation of its nearly $200 million contract to process Medicaid claims.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/31/3533293/judge-delays-lawsuit-in-medicaid.html

Delaying employer mandate costs $12B

President Barack Obama's decision to delay implementation of part of his health-care law will cost $12 billion and leave 1 million fewer Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2014, congressional researchers said yesterday.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2013/07/31/delaying-employer-mandate-costs-12b.html

Johns Hopkins Health System Financial Leader Announces Retirement at Year's End

ENP Newswire - 31 July 2013 Release date- 30072013 - Stuart Erdman, whose career as a finance leader at The Johns Hopkins Health System spans more than 32 years, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2013.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/07/31/7316197.htm

Spectral provides update on its EUPHRATES trial

The trial is currently enrolling patients at 40 sites, operating in 45 hospitals in In addition, patient recruitment rates have been higher than anticipated.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1204917/spectral-provides-update-on-its-euphrates-trial

Judge delays lawsuit in Medicaid contract dispute

A state judge has delayed a Maryland company's lawsuit that challenges the Jindal administration's abrupt cancellation of its nearly $200 million contract to process Medicaid claims.

http://www.klfy.com/story/22974960/judge-delays-lawsuit-in-medicaid-contract-dispute

Older smokers urged to get CT scans to detect lung cancer

In a June 3, 2010, photo, Dr. Steven Birnbaum works with a patient in a CT scanner at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease.

http://www.thevalleydispatch.com/ci_23765902/older-smokers-urged-get-ct-scans-detect-lung

Layoffs rise, along with state unemployment

The two Louisiana unemployment numbers came out on the same day, in unrelated data releases that couldn't have been more aptly timed.

http://www.thetowntalk.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetowntalk.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307310026%26nclick_check%3D1

Champaign, McLean counties to see Medicaid surge

CHICAGO – More than 15,000 people could be added to the Medicaid ranks in Champaign County when the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented, a state-high two-thirds increase under the government program, a new report predicts.

http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/07/30/champaign-mclean-counties-to-see-medicaid-surge/aovv3hx/

Obamacare Leads to More Part-Time Employees

In order to avoid paying for insurance benefits mandated by President Obama's health care law, employers are moving rapidly to shift their workforce to more part-time and temporary employees.

http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2013/07/31/obamacare-leads-more-part-time-employees

Federal Government Signs Web-Broker Entity Agreement With eHealth

The agreement is between eHealth as a "web-broker entity" and the federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , which supervises the federal government's health insurance, web-based exchange, called the "Federally Facilitated Exchange" or "FFE."

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-government-signs-web-broker-entity-agreement-with-ehealth-nasdaq-ehth-1816186.htm

Elizabeth O'Brien's Retire Well: Will health reform make you change doctors?

Some experts have said that the experience of shopping for health insurance on the new online marketplaces that will open for enrollment this October under the Affordable Care Act will be like booking a vacation on Travelocity.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-health-reform-make-you-change-doctors-2013-07-31?siteid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20marketwatch%2Fpf%20(MarketWatch.com%20-%20Personal%20Finance%20News)

PepsiCo to no longer call Naked juices 'natural' PepsiCo Inc. said it ...

PepsiCo Inc. said it will no longer label its Naked juices as being "all natural," after a lawsuit complained that the drinks contain ingredients that don't fit that bill.

http://www.news.net/article/395740/Law+and+Order/

Obamacare Mandate Delay Will Cost $12 Billion, Affect 1 Million Workers

President Barack Obama's decision to delay implementation of part of his healthcare reform law will cost $12 billion and leave a million fewer Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2014, congressional researchers said Tuesday.

http://www.Newsmax.com/Newsfront/obamacare-mandate-12-billion/2013/07/31/id/517902

GOP tactics will change on Jan. 1

When Washington conservatives gather to talk among themselves, and the discussion turns to Obamacare -- it happens pretty frequently -- it's not unusual to hear predictions that the president's health care law will "collapse of its own weight."

http://www.the-daily-record.com/ap%20general%20news/2013/07/31/gop-tactics-will-change-on-jan-1

Gov. Brian Sandoval puts in request to expand beds, staff at Rawson-Neal

Gov. Brian Sandoval's administration has unveiled plans to greatly expand the beds and staff at the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, asking to spend $4 million over two years to upgrade the hospital.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/31/gov-brian-sandoval-puts-request-expand-beds-staff-/

Pfizer to pay $491m in fine for off-label marketing of Rapamune in US

Pfizer has agreed to pay a fine of $490.9m to settle an investigation related to off-label marketing of immunosuppressive drug Rapamune, according to the US Department of Justice.

http://www.newstatesman.com/business/business/2013/07/pfizer-pay-491m-fine-label-marketing-rapamune-us

Tea party asks its grass roots to help kill health care law

Tea party Republicans are girding for a fight with the White House - and members of their own party - over how to block President Obama's health care law, saying Congress must not miss the chance to use this year's funding bills to try to starve Obamacare to death.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/31/tea-party-asks-its-grass-roots-to-help-kill-health/?

Mirena IUD Lawsuits Update: Ohio Woman Alleges Her IUD Punctured Her...

The firm is actively filing Mirena IUD lawsuits on behalf of women who suffered serious Mirena side effects allegedly as a result of implantation of the device.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/mirena-iud-lawsuit/migration-perforation/prweb10980980.htm

EDITORIAL: A veto for big-store bashing

It's three weeks and counting since the D.C. Council enacted a Wal-Mart bashing bill, and Mayor Vincent C. Gray is still agonizing over whether to sign it.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/31/a-veto-for-big-store-bashing/

Kan. leaders to have Medicaid oversight panel meet

After some hesitation from a top Republican, Kansas legislative leaders have decided that a committee monitoring the state's overhaul of its Medicaid program will have two days of meetings later this year.

http://www.nebraska.tv/story/22974378/kan-leaders-to-have-medicaid-oversight-panel-meet

Deep doubts as Obama opens fiscal debate'

President Barack Obama is imploring Americans to join him in breaking free from what he sees as the partisan shackles holding back a robust economic recovery.

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130731000421

Marc Kovac - Wondering whether 2014 will bring another MBR

Lawmakers left town a few weeks back for their summer recess, and you could almost hear the sighs of relief from them and their staffers after the biennial state budget was signed, sealed and delivered.

http://www.crescent-news.com/opinion/2013/07/31/marc-kovac-wondering-whether-2014-will-bring-another-mbr

Latest Nebraska news, sports, business and entertainment

The Grand Island Independent reports that the water at the facility was tested because the same bacteria was found in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

http://www.newstalkradiowhio.com/news/ap/military/latest-nebraska-news-sports-business-and-entertain/nY8kw/

State Sets Ambitious Goals For Cracking Down on Medicaid Fraud

In the last quarter of the fiscal year, the Social Services Department avoided $2.6 million in fraud-related expenses through the pre-certification screening of applicants for benefit programs, according to a recent report.

http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/state_sets_ambitious_goals_for_cracking_down_on_medicaid_fraud/

Obama seeks to rally Democrats behind tough budget message

... of issues, including the budget, the economy, immigration reform and the implementation of Obama's signature healthcare law, known as Obamacare. In showdowns over spending in 2011 and 2012, Obama tended to agree at least rhetorically with ...

http://whtc.com/news/articles/2013/jul/31/obama-seeks-to-rally-democrats-behind-tough-budget-message/

Kan. leaders to have Medicaid oversight panel meet

After some hesitation from a top Republican, Kansas legislative leaders have decided that a committee monitoring the state's overhaul of its Medicaid program will have two days of meetings later this year.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/31/3533200/kan-leaders-to-have-medicaid-oversight.html

UNMC study to test 'breakthrough' drug in mantle cell lymphoma...

The University of Nebraska Medical Center is involved in testing a drug the Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked towards approval because of its dramatic results in patients with mantle cell lymphoma and other cancers.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=264120

Orphan-drug designation for Nav1.7 blocking pain drug CNV1014802 granted

Convergence Pharmaceuticals Limited, is pleased to announce that its novel sodium channel blocker, CNV1014802 , has been granted orphan-drug designation* by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia .

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=264108

Health reform drives Republicans mad

If insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, it's tempting to observe that congressional Republicans have gone stark, raving mad.

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hattiesburgamerican.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307310003%26nclick_check%3D1

Analysis: Layoffs rise, along with unemployment

The two Louisiana unemployment numbers came out on the same day, in unrelated data releases that couldn't have been more aptly timed.

http://www.thetowntalk.com/viewart/20130731/NEWS01/307310026/Analysis-Layoffs-rise-along-unemployment

What would Grumpy Cat short?

Barry Randall manages the Crabtree Technology model on Covestor , an online marketplace for investment management.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-would-grumpy-cat-short-2013-07-30?link=MW_home_latest_news

Obamacare train wreck is crashing employment, too

Obamacare train wreck is crashing employment, too - Every day we hear new reports of challenges surrounding the implementation of the president's health care law. More workers and businesses are coming forward to express frustration with the law. - Under the law's employer mandate

http://www.memeorandum.com/130730/p14#a130730p14

GOP's Obamacare obsession is starting to look like political...

GOP's Obamacare obsession is starting to look like political suicide - There is no chance Republicans will prevail in attempt to repeal or de-fund the health care law - Many present-day Republicans seem bent on making "Backward, Christian Soldiers" their marching song in their relentless determination

http://www.memeorandum.com/130730/p16#a130730p16

Just how dangerous is BPA in canned food, and 10 ways you can reduce your risk of exposure

When North Portland mom Michelle Schwegmann goes grocery shopping, there are all sorts of things she tries not to put in her cart.

http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/index.ssf/2013/07/bpa_in_canned_food.html

Scammers play on health care law confusion

The Affordable Care Act has attracted a lot of media attention and many misconceptions about what it does and does not do.

http://www.lincolndailynews.com/News/health073013_fa.shtml

Remote Control For New Breasts

Each year about 100,000 women with breast cancer will undergo a mastectomy. For those who elect reconstructive surgery, it can be a long, painful process.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19624330/remote-control-for-new-breasts

Obamacare Is Crashing Employment

Every day we hear new reports of challenges surrounding the implementation of the president's health care law.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2013/07/30/obamacare_is_crashing_employment_312583.html

Drug Shortage Dilemma: The Problem

In the 80s, the war on drugs focused on ridding the U.S. of illegal narcotics like crack, cocaine, and heroin.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/20138192/drug-shortage-dilemma-the-problem

Marion G. Kruse Joins Codesmart(TM) Group as Vice President of Consulting

CodeSmart Holdings, Inc. , with its subsidiary, The CODESMARTTM Group, Inc. , a premier ICD-10 education and solutions group that offers CODESMARTTM UNIVERSITY, its on-line education solution and customizable training solutions, announces today that it has hired Marion G. Kruse as vice president of consulting.

http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/07/30/563153/10042218/en/Marion-G-Kruse-Joins-Codesmart-TM-Group-as-Vice-President-of-Consulting.html

Panel backs lung cancer screening for some smokers

In a June 3, 2010, file photo, Dr. Steven Birnbaum works with a patient in a CT scanner at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease.

http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/07/30/panel-backs-lung-cancer-screening-for-some-smokers/aftvvh1/

McCrory Signs NC Abortion Legislation Into Law

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday signed into law a measure directing state officials to regulate abortion clinics based on the same standards as those for outpatient surgical centers, a change that critics say will force most to close.

http://www.wptf.com/Article.asp?id=2681489&spid=35714

Raymond L. Woosley, M.D., Ph.D. Appointed to ARCA biopharma Board of Directors

ARCA biopharma, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that Raymond L. Woosley, M.D., Ph.D, has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130730005857/en

Panel backs lung cancer screening for some smokers

For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease.

http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/stories/Fast-food-workers-in-NYC-stage-strikes-rallies-,94477

McCrory signs abortion bill

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday signed into law a measure directing state officials to regulate abortion clinics based on the same standards as those for outpatient surgical centers, a change that critics say will force most to close.

http://www.robesonian.com/view/full_story/23244338/article-McCrory-signs-abortion-bill?

WRAL Declares McCrory Broke Abortion Promise

Gov. Pat McCrory signed 18 bills Monday, including two of the more controversial of the recently ended legislative session - those dealing with gun rights and abortion clinics.

http://www.rightwingnews.com/abortion/wral-declares-mccrory-broke-abortion-promise/

Elections Morning Digest: Hanabusa's campaign may have tried to coordinate with PhRMA

Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/30/1227566/-Daily-Kos-Elections-Morning-Digest-Hanabusa-s-campaign-may-have-tried-to-coordinate-with-PhRMA

The futile war of words over Obamacare

Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas's morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/30/wonkbook-the-futile-war-of-words-over-obamacare/

20 counties press for federal health care funds Walker rejected

Twenty Wisconsin counties want the state to be a conduit for federal health care funds, even though Gov. Scott Walker has rejected the expansion of federal Medicaid.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/20-counties-press-for-federal-health-care-funds-walker-rejected-b9964895z1-217571391.html

Obamacare Isn't Limiting U.S. Job Growth, Administration Says

There is no economic evidence the U.S. health-care overhaul is slowing employment, Obama administration officials said, pushing back against Republican characterizations the law is killing jobs.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-29/obamacare-isn-t-weighing-on-job-growth-white-house-says.html

ANA: Include APRNs in health insurance exchanges

To qualify for state health insurance exchanges, health insurers should have to include a certain number of APRNs in each plan's network of healthcare providers, according to a recommendation from the American Nurses Association.

http://news.nurse.com/article/20130730/NATIONAL06/108120003

20 counties press for federal health care funds

Twenty Wisconsin counties want the state to be a conduit for federal health care funds, even though Gov. Scott Walker has rejected the expansion of federal Medicaid.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/30/3530940/20-counties-press-for-federal.html

Aetna Posts 2Q Beat

U.S. health insurer Aetna Inc on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings as medical costs in its employer-based and commercial business remained low and it closed on its acquisition of Coventry Health Care.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2013/07/30/aetna-posts-2q-beat/

Obeidallah: Explain Obamacare, please

Dean Obeidallah says a lack of explanation of Obamacare has left room for critics to distort it, as in the "ObamaCareNado" ad.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/29/opinion/obeidallah-explain-obamacare/index.html

Wrinkle in health law vexes lawmakers' aides

WASHINGTON >> As President Barack Obama barnstorms the country promoting his health care law, one audience very close to home is growing increasingly anxious about the financial implications of the new coverage: members of Congress and their personal staffs.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/201310730_Wrinkle_in_health_law_vexes_lawmakers_aides.html

How Taxpayers Will Bail Out Detroit-Obamacare

On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew ostensibly ruled out a federal government bailout of Detroit following its recent declaration of bankruptcy.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3048936/posts

20 counties press for federal health care funds

Twenty Wisconsin counties want the state to be a conduit for federal health care funds, even though Gov. Scott Walker has rejected the expansion of federal Medicaid.

http://www.newstalkradiowhio.com/news/ap/ohio/20-counties-press-for-federal-health-care-funds/nY7m3/

Cincy biz bits: 5 things to know in business today

A BRANDERY COMPANY that is working to improve the care package experience for college students will officially launch today.

http://news.cincinnati.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.cincinnati.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307300023%26nclick_check%3D1

More government control, less freedom

Concerning Obamacare, Mr. Minnerick thinks the GOP is looking out for "those lobbyists on K Street and their political donors."

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130730/discuss/707309976/

Meridian Life ScienceA Successfully Manufactures Influenza Challenge ...

Meridian Life Science manufactured the influenza A challenge stock according to appropriate current Good Manufacturing Practices parts 21 CFR Parts 210 and 211 for use in Phase 1 human clinical trials to the desired specifications and under aggressive timelines; allowing Immune Targeting Systems to meet critical clinical development timelines.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130730005021/en/Meridian-Life-Science%C2%AE-Successfully-Manufactures-Influenza-Challenge

Dodging the weather bullet and Palin comes to town

Given the way things looked at mid-afternoon yesterday, I would have bet money that we'd all be stuck at home this morning! Huge, fluffy, snowflakes filled the air and the weather forecast suddenly changed to include as much as two inches of snow and some ice issues.

http://www.examiner.com/article/dodging-the-weather-bullet-and-palin-comes-to-town

Meridian Life ScienceA Successfully Manufactures Influenza Challenge ...

Meridian Life Science, Inc., of Memphis, Tennessee, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. , is proud to announce that MLS manufactured an H1N1 influenza A challenge stock for Immune Targeting Systems, Ltd. Immune Targeting Systems contracted Meridian Life Science to manufacture the influenza A challenge stock resulting in a ... (more)

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130730005020&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Managing the Risks of Healthcare Fraud and Abuse

Healthcare organizations constantly face the threat of fraud and abuse that can result in serious consequences such as business disruption, damaged reputation, diminution of shareholder value, strained relationships with business partners or regulators, significant fines, and civil and criminal liability.

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/managing-risks-healthcare-fraud-and-abuse

An Obamacare scorecard: Part 2

Politico recently summed up the president's recent sales pitch for Obamacare this way: "Make the big sell by talking small."

http://www.cjr.org/the_second_opinion/an_obamacare_scorecard_part_2.php

Voters should retain say over judges

The Dispatch welcomes letters to the editor from readers. Typed letters of 200 words or fewer are preferred; all might be edited.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2013/07/30/voters-should-retain-say-over-judges.html

Convergence Pharmaceuticals Receives Orphan-Drug Designation for...

Convergence Pharmaceuticals Limited , the company focused on the development of novel and high value analgesic medicines for the treatment of chronic pain, is pleased to announce that its novel sodium channel blocker, CNV1014802 , has been granted orphan-drug designation by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of trigeminal ... (more)

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/Convergence-Pharmaceuticals-Receives-Orphan-Drug-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/819149?ref=25

Annual lung cancer screening OK'd

A panel of national medical experts is proposing that older, longtime smokers be annually screened for lung cancer in what would be the first test endorsed by the influential group for early detection of the leading cancer killer in the country.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/panel-oks-yearly-lung-cancer-screening-94877.html

Mythbusters: Obamacare edition

No, the IRS isn't going to be posting your medical tests all over the Internet. No, people's premiums aren't doubling in the crucial swing state of Ohio.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/mythbusters-obamacare-edition-94886.html

Howard Dean Defends Attack on Obamacare

Howard Dean is annoyed. He wants his own arguments to be evaluated on their merits, regardless of where he works these days.

http://swampland.time.com/2013/07/30/howard-dean-defends-his-work-for-lobbying-firm-after-backlash/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29

North Carolina Is Conservative Again

Governor Pat McCrory, flanked by members of North Carolina's general assembly at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh on July 23, 2013 Four years ago, North Carolina was thought to be in transition, a Southern state turning blue in President Obama's "new America."

http://swampland.time.com/2013/07/30/north-carolina-reverts-to-red/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29

Permitting sex by geriatrics sets Hebrew Home apart

Residents of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale and guests sit outside in Riverdale, N.Y., on July 17, 2013.

http://www.thetranscript.com/news/ci_23754362/permitting-sex-by-geriatrics-sets-hebrew-home-apart

Tax Strategy: Reacting to the Challenges of the Health Care Law

Odds have now turned against those hoping that the health care law passed in 2010 will "just go away."

http://www.accountingtoday.com/ato_issues/26_8/Reacting-to-the-challenges-of-the-health-care-law-63535-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

Morning Read

... Obama to explain Obamacare Dean Oeidallah writes at CNN that the president has been a poor advocate of his healthcare law, and that the time is finally here for him to take control. Reid's legacy rides on 2014 Karoun Demirjian at the Las Vegas Sun ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/morning-read/314223-morning-read

Mooij named Monmouth County Superintendent of the Year

David Mooij, who began his career in education in 1973 as a substitute teacher in the Neptune Township School District, has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Monmouth County Association of School Administrators.

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Health plans for uninsured cheaper than expected, so far

WASHINGTON - - As state health exchanges continue to announce lower-than-expected rates for health insurance, experts say both state and regional issues play a part in how much a consumer will pay for insurance beginning in January.

http://www.delawareonline.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delawareonline.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307300047%26nclick_check%3D1

Longtime smokers urged to get annual CT scan to check for lung cancer

If you have smoked a pack of cigarettes every day for 30 years and you're between 55 and 80 years old, you could benefit from regular CT scans to check for lung cancer, a national panel of health experts says.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130730/LIVEWELL01/130739923/1161

So tired, you wonder if they've been euthanizeda

Hey it's almost time for the August break for Congressthat traditionally busy time that is followed by ignoring imminent threats or lunatic-dominated "town meetings".

http://firedoglake.com/2013/07/30/so-tired-you-wonder-if-theyve-been-euthanized/

Can we get real about repealing Obamacare?

OK, class, let's talk about repealing Obamacare. Some of us are having a little trouble envisioning what that would look like, but I know all you smart Republicans have some great ideas.

http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013307300136

Great Falls teen fighting three painful pelvic conditions

McKenna Fromm graduated from C.M. Russell High School last spring a high achiever.

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Buyer Beware: Organic Soils Not Always So "Organic"

No Regulation for "Organic" Soils and Orange County Still Supports its Use in the July Newsletter, Announces Holy Cow Soils Even though the government regulates what is organic in food, they DO NOT regulate what the food is grown in.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/organic-garden-lawn-soil/holy-cow-soils/prweb10967091.htm

Questions on Affordable Care Act? Start with a phone call

Q I am a married, 62-year-old female unable to obtain health insurance. I am retired and financially comfortable and in general good health.

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/rss/ci_23756245?source=rss

Adventist Health pursues limited HMO license

Adventist Health, which operates hospitals and health care facilities throughout the North Bay, is pursuing a limited HMO license in an effort to move more toward managed care under the Affordable Care Act.

http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/76889/adventist-health-pursues-limited-hmo-license/

Howard Dean: Health law's 'rationing body' will fail

Add former president candidate Howard Dean to the list of Democrats supporting the repeal of a controversial Medicare cost-cutting board in President Obama's healthcare law.

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/314001-howard-dean-health-laws-medicare-board-will-fail

Novelos Therapeutics Announces Leadership Transition

Therapeutics, Inc. , a pharmaceutical company developing novel drugs for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, today announced that Harry , the company's President and CEO and a Director, will step down from his positions with the company, in order to pursue other opportunities, upon the naming of his successor.

http://www.macreportmedia.com/ViewSubmission.aspx?submissionRequest=24073

Obamacare Fallout: More Doctors Opting Out of Medicare

Three times more doctors are refusing Medicare patients than three years ago, many citing Medicare's increasing rules and lowered payment rates.

http://www.Newsmax.com/Newsfront/Obamacare-Medicare-doctors-drop/2013/07/29/id/517497

Roskam: Stop Government Abuse Week

... Act will also be considered by the House and will shut this troubled agency out of implementing the healthcare law and out of your personal health care choices. With its already long track record of abuse, taking the IRS out of Obamacare ...

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/07/roskam-stop-government-abuse-week.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fdlacomb%2Fillinoisreview+%28illinoisreview%29

Gorman Health Group's Software Sales Sentinel(TM) Achieves Over 90% Renewal

Gorman Health Group , the leading consulting firm and solutions provider in government health care programs, is proud to announce that its web-based software solution for sales agent onboarding and oversight, Sales Sentinela , has achieved over a 90% renewal rate 5 years running, having never lost a client due to performance or dissatisfaction.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2748400

CROs Press for More Adaptive Trials and Predict Surge in Demand

Risk-averse sponsors are still slow to seek adaptive trial designs, but CROs building expertise in the field expect demand to increase.

http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Clinical-Development/CROs-Press-for-More-Adaptive-Trials-and-Predict-Surge-in-Demand?

Howard Dean: Please Fund Obamacare, Even Though It Can't Work

In an op-ed in Monday's Wall Street Journal , former Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean argues that Obamacare's main cost-control mechanism, the Independent Payments Advisory Board , will not work.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/29/Howard-Dean-Please-Fund-Obamacare-Even-Though-It-Won-t-Work

Mallinckrodt New Drug Application Granted Priority Review by FDA

MNK-795 is a controlled-release oral formulation of oxycodone and acetaminophen that has been studied for the management of moderate to severe acute pain where the use of an opioid analgesic is appropriate.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130729005378/en/Mallinckrodt-Drug-Application-Granted-Priority-Review-FDA

Detroit Looks to Health Law to Ease Costs

Detroit Looks to Health Law to Ease Costs - As Detroit enters the federal bankruptcy process, the city is proposing a controversial plan for paring some of the $5.7 billion it owes in retiree health costs: pushing many of those too young to qualify for Medicare out of city-run coverage

http://www.memeorandum.com/130729/p5#a130729p5

Smoking: The menthol debate misses the point

In 2009, a new law authorized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate cigarettes and reduce their terrible toll on the nation's health.

http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/07/29/2601485/smoking-the-menthol-debate-misses.html

State lawmakers continue Medicaid expansion fight

State lawmakers who lost the battle to expand Medicaid in Pennsylvania are promising to take up the fight again, the Beaver County Times reports.

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/morning-edition/2013/07/state-lawmakers-continue-medicaid.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_pittsburgh+%28Pittsburgh+Business+Times%29

IRS Employee Union: We Don't Want ObamaCare

IRS employees have a prominent role in ObamaCare, but their union wants no part of the law, says the Washington Examiner.

http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=23431&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

Network Health Honored Nationally for Social Care Management Program

Network Health's Transition of Care Program and Integrated Care Management Program were also finalists and awarded honorable mentions in their respective categories.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130729005099/en/Network-Health-Honored-Nationally-Social-Care-Management

BIND Doses First Patient in a Phase 2 Clinical Study of BIND-014 in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

"There are limited options for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the second-line setting.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130729005337/en/BIND-Doses-Patient-Phase-2-Clinical-Study

Why Republicans want to defund Obamacare

Last week, I noted that efforts to defund Obamacare are futile - and potentially damaging .

http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/29/why-republicans-want-to-defund-obamacare-despite-the-fact-that-it-wont-work/

MedConnections Released PACE Health Connect App To Allow Patients To Manage Health Care Faster And Easier

MedConnections launched its new mobile app, PACE Health Connect, featuring a patent pending interactive messaging system.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/825989/medconnections-released-pace-health-connect-app-to-allow-patients-to-manage-health-care

Detroit looks to upcoming health law to ease retiree costs

As Detroit enters the federal bankruptcy process, the city is proposing a controversial plan for paring some of the $5.7 billion it owes in retiree health costs: pushing many of those too young to qualify for Medicare out of city-run coverage and into the new insurance markets that will soon be operating under the Obama health care law.

http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20130729/NEWS0107/307290346/1159?ref=fpfeatblock

What Obama wants from the Fed

Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas's morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/29/wonkbook-what-obama-wants-from-his-next-fed-chair/

An Obamacare scorecard

For all that has been written, spoken, screamed, and whispered about the Affordable Care Act, there is still a lot of confusion and lack of knowledge among the public.

http://www.cjr.org/the_second_opinion/an_obamacare_scorecard.php

Detroit May Shift Retiree Health Care Costs to Obamacare, Taxpayers

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http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/detroit-may-shift-retiree-health-care-costs-obamacare-taxpayers_741134.html

Wake Forest Baptist Clinical Trial Focuses on Tumor Vaccines for Cancer Treatment

July 29, 2013 - Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is joining top cancer centers across the country to participate in a clinical trial focused on making vaccines from the tumors of patients with metastatic renal cell cancer.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/605856/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Judge: Ky. Medicaid expansion can move forward

The Courier-Journal reports a judge on Friday ruled against an injunction to stop the federal Affordable Care Act that would add about 308,000 beneficiaries to the Medicaid rolls next year.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2013/jul/29/judge-ky-medicaid-expansion-can-move-forward/?partner=RSS

Congress urged not to delay on debt limit

With Congress and President Barack Obama possibly heading to another showdown over raising the nation's debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew yesterday pleaded for lawmakers to " take away any cloud of uncertainty about the ability of the United States to pay its bills."

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2013/07/29/congress-urged-not-to-delay-on-debt-limit.html

State releases latest tally of deaths, items left behind during surgery

In 2012, two people had the wrong body parts operated on in Maine, 14 had something left behind inside them after surgery and 36 died in a hospital setting of something they weren't expected to die from.

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/29/news/state/state-releases-latest-tally-of-deaths-items-left-behind-during-surgery/

Teva gets exclusive rights for OTC morning-after pill

The morning-after pill debate began anew this week when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration quietly said that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. would have three years of exclusive rights to sell Plan B One-Step oral contraceptives to anyone of any age as an over-the-counter product.

http://www.drugs.com/news/teva-gets-exclusive-rights-otc-morning-after-pill-46286.html?

Must Congress raise debt limit?

Congress needs to raise the debt limit and take away the "cloud of uncertainty" about the nation's ability to pay its bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/48556

Cyclospora

A stomach bug that could be linked to a foodborne illness spread this week through nine states and sickened more than 250 people.

http://wtop.com/1228/3401952/How-to-avoid-cyclospora-infections

The Secretive Group Behind Medicare

Earlier this month, the Washington Post published a blockbuster front-page story about a secretive committee that determines what Medicare pays physicians for their work.

http://swampland.time.com/2013/07/29/the-secretive-group-behind-medicare-reimbursements/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29

Week ahead: ObamaCare repeal vote No. 40 looms in House

... and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday accusing the IRS of illegally implementing the healthcare law's tax subsidies. Also on Wednesday, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and members of the House ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/313967-week-ahead-obamacare-repeal-vote-no-40-looms-in-house

E-cig bill would restrain use by minors

The Dispatch welcomes letters to the editor from readers. Typed letters of 200 words or fewer are preferred; all might be edited.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2013/07/29/e-cig-bill-would-restrain-use-by-minors.html

Question on the ACA in Pennsylvania

A friend of mind in Pennsylvania has no insurance and won't be eligible for Medicare for several more years.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/29/1227352/-Question-on-the-ACA-in-Pennsylvania

Online Social Security Scam Targeting Florida Seniors

A new scam hitting numerous seniors in Florida is leveraging the latest online changes in Social Security access.

http://www.lawfirmnewswire.com/2013/07/online-social-security-scam-targeting-florida-seniors/

Food-Safety Inspectors Miss Most Imports. Why Not Outsource It?

Think of it as off-shoring for food-safety inspections. Under new rules proposed by the Food and Drug Administration, food destined for the U.S. would be inspected abroad and importers would be held more accountable for ensuring its safety.

http://origin-www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-29/u-dot-s-dot-food-safety-inspectors-miss-most-imports-dot-why-not-outsource-it#r=rss

Shut Down ObamaCare, Not Government

I didn't come to Washington to shut down the federal government; I came to help bring it back to its proper role.

http://www.redstate.com/rubiopress/2013/07/29/shut-down-obamacare-not-government/

Ann McFeatters - What can we do about Congress? Plenty

Once there was a congressman who caned a colleague on the floor. There were times when sex scandals were rampant .

http://www.crescent-news.com/opinion/2013/07/29/ann-mcfeatters-what-can-we-do-about-congress-plenty

Opinion: GOP gets it wrong on health law

... to use August town-hall meetings in their home districts to stir anxiety and eventually rebellion against the healthcare law. In addition, FreedomWorks, a Tea Party group, is organizing right-wingers to protest healthcare reform at August town-hall ...

http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/313957-opinion-gop-gets-it-wrong-on-healthcare

In Mississippi, an Obamacare plan

After suffering through a high-profile intraparty squabble with the governor and averting a near disaster for the state's insurance marketplace, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is giving another go at running an Obamacare exchange.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/obamacare-mississippi-health-care-exchange-94842.html

Navigators face balancing act in informing consumers under health law

Navigators, people receiving about the same amount of training as a U.S. census worker, will be given the task of explaining choices on the federal insurance exchange to Tennessee's uninsured.

http://www.tennessean.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307290040%26nclick_check%3D1

Obamacare battle takes bizarre turn

The Affordable Care Act originally passed the House in 2009 with 220 votes, all but one of them Democrats.

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Garry: More research needed on use of antibiotics

I understand this to mean it is a bad idea to accept broad generalizations as truth and a detailed explanation is necessary if you want to understand an issue.

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Michigan auto insurance debate rages on

Erica Coulston knows the value of Michigan's no-fault insurance system better than most.

http://www.livingstondaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013307290004

Budget does big damage to education

The incredibly wrongheaded implication there is that members of society with the most marketable skills are seeking their fortunes in business and industry, while those with lesser skill sets are forced to "settle" for jobs in the classroom.

http://www.citizen-times.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizen-times.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307290017%26nclick_check%3D1

Moral Sunday draws crowd in Black Mountain

People who turned out for a Moral Sunday event said they wanted to learn more about the impact on North Carolinians' lives of recent General Assembly legislation -- and most of them weren't happy with what they were finding out.

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Examiner Editorial: Nothing at all phony about the IRS scandal

One thing is clear about the current state of play on the IRS scandal - President Obama and his top appointees have now moved to a new phase of their Nixonian defense: The scandal wrought by IRS intimidation and harassment of Tea Party, conservative and evangelical groups seeking tax exemption during the 2010 and 2012 campaigns is "phony" because, ... (more)

http://washingtonexaminer.com/examiner-editorial-nothing-at-all-phony-about-the-irs-scandal/article/2533584?custom_click=rss

Commentary: Commitment will bring change

Once there was a congressman who caned a colleague on the floor. There were times when sex scandals were rampant .

http://www.the-daily-record.com/ap%20general%20news/2013/07/29/commentary-commitment-will-bring-change

Dry eye sufferers benefit from supplement with omega fatty acids

Study findings published online, ahead of print, in Cornea show that daily dietary supplementation with a unique combination of omega fatty acids for six months is effective in improving ocular irritation symptoms and halting the progression of inflammation that characterizes moderate to severe dry eye.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=263980

FinanceMarlin.com is Flummoxed by the Proposed National Park on the Moon

According to the article published July 11th at Parade.com, "Lawmakers Propose a National Park on the Moon", lawmakers submitted bills to create a national park on the moon.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/proposed-national-park/on-the-moon/prweb10949749.htm

Sanborn wrong, but he has rights

It's hard to say which was worse: The ill-conceived remarks of state Sen. Andy Sanborn in comparing the Affordable Care Act to last weekend's jetliner crash in San Francisco; or the attempts on the part of Sanborn's political foes to make hay out of his comments.

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130729/GJOPINION_01/130729361/-1/FOSNEWS

Treasury's Lew: Debt limit needs raised

Congress needs to raise the debt limit and take away the "cloud of uncertainty" about the nation's ability to pay its bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

http://www.recordpub.com/ap%20washington/2013/07/29/treasury-s-lew-debt-limit-needs-raised

Illinois dives into Obamacare while taxpayers urge slowdown in DC

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http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/07/illinois-dives-into-obamacare-while-taxpayers-urge-slowdown-in-dc.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fdlacomb%2Fillinoisreview+%28illinoisreview%29

Should You Apply for Medicare Even Though You're Still Working?

Dear Carrie, I'm turning 65 next year and plan to work for a couple more years. Should I apply for Medicare even though I have coverage through my employer? --A Reader Dear Reader, This is an important question that affects a growing number of workers.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3048281/posts

Treasury's Lew: Congress needs to pass debt limit

Congress needs to raise the debt limit and take away the "cloud of uncertainty" about the nation's ability to pay its bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

http://newsok.com/treasurys-lew-congress-needs-to-pass-debt-limit/article/feed/571196?custom_click=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsok%2Fbusiness+%28NewsOK.com+RSS+-+business%29

Sen. Mike Lee: Go ahead and fund the government, but without Obamacare

Mr. Lee and other Senate conservatives are calling on colleagues to reject any spending bills that include any money to implement the Affordable Care Act.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/28/sen-mike-lee-go-ahead-and-fund-government-without-/

Lew: Congress must raise debt limit

Congress needs to raise the debt limit and take away the "cloud of uncertainty" about the nation's ability to pay its bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-07-28/lew-congress-must-raise-debt-limit

Tea Party vs. establishment GOP

THE HILL: ObamaCare funding battle pits Tea Party vs. establishment GOP. "The Tea Party is ready to take a stand on defunding the divisive healthcare law and willing to risk a government shutdown in the process.

http://tcminc.blogspot.com/2013/07/tea-party-vs-establishment-gop.html

Editorial: State needs to pick up pace in mental health care

The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital has been at the center of headlines about the state of mental health care in Nevada.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-state-needs-pick-pace-mental-health-care

Apple-inspired Conn. storesa

Besides television and radio advertisements, billboards and signs on buses, Connecticut's new insurance marketplace is planning to open storefronts inspired by Apple to help get the word out about President Barack Obama's health care law and coming enrollment.

http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/onpolitix/health_care/Appleinspired-Conn-stores-planned-for-health-law_54342210

Examiner Editorial: America is driving down the same road that bankrupted Detroit

It is all but impossible to conceive of a more vivid example of the devastation wrought when a coalition of liberal Democrats and Big Labor bosses holds unchallenged sway for five decades over a beautiful, prosperous and growing American city like Detroit circa 1960.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/examiner-editorial-america-is-driving-down-the-same-road-that-bankrupted-detroit/article/2533550?custom_click=rss

Repeal Obamacare

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law one of the most sweeping pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress.

http://laurinburgexchange.com/bookmark/22049924

Once-a-Week Injection Could Fight Diabetes Complications

What if a once-a-week injection could stave off long-term diabetes complications like nerve, kidney and eye damage? And what if that shot, not too different than giving yourself a dose of insulin, was something you could have done in a routine doctor's visit at the same time they're measuring blood pressure, cholesterol, and other in-office blood ... (more)

http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/07/once-a-week-injection-could-fight-diabetes-complications.html

Treasury Secretary Lew says Congress needs to do its job, raise debt limit, halt brinksmanship

Congress needs to raise the debt limit and take away the "cloud of uncertainty" about the nation's ability to pay its bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/treasury-secretary-lew-says-congress-needs-to-do-its-job-raise-debt-limit-halt-brinksmanship-217292241.html?

Ind. Gov't. - 'People in need of Internet access turn to libraries '

This story by Matt Mikus in the Gary Post-Tribune is one of a number the ILB has posted on this topic.

http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2013/07/ind_govt_people.html

Three steps that could make Alabama the healthiest state in the South

When I was in college in Louisiana, I took a course in Louisiana history. When we got to modern times and discussed education, health care, or another social risk factor, the professor would always start the lecture by saying, "Thank God for Mississippi."

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/07/three_steps_that_could_make_al.html

Lee: No shutdown over Obamacare

Pressed repeatedly on "Fox News Sunday" by host Chris Wallace on whether he's prepared to shut down the government over defunding the new health care law, Lee said that's an unlikely conclusion.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2013/07/government-wont-shut-down-over-obamacare-lee-says-169338.html

Women Report Painful Side Effects From Birth Control

It's said to be more than 99 percent effective, but some say it doesn't belong on the market.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/22924769/women-report-painful-side-effects-from-birth-control

Treasury's Lew: Congress needs to pass debt limit

"The fight over the debt limit in 2011 hurt the economy, even though, in the end, we saw an extension of the debt limit.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/07/28/3610648/treasurys-lew-congress-needs-to.html

Treasury Secretary Lew says Congress needs to do its job, raise debt limit, halt brinksmanship

Congress needs to raise the debt limit and take away the "cloud of uncertainty" about the nation's ability to pay its bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/business/treasury-secretary-lew-says-congress-needs-to-do-its-job-raise-debt-limit-halt-brinksmanship-1.563150

Lew Says Congress Must Avoid Last-Minute Drama on Raising U.S. Debt Limit

Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said Congress should raise the debt limit without last-minute brinksmanship and warned Republicans that the U.S. can't "cut its way to prosperity."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-28/lew-says-congress-must-avoid-last-minute-drama-on-debt-limit.html

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Cumberland County business helps local Medicaid recipients

She's the owner-operator and coordinator of AC Medical Transport LLC based in Millville.

http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2013/07/yesterday_today_and_tomorrow_cumberland_county_business_helps_local_medicaid_recipients.html

Pitchman in contempt for not paying $37M fine

In this Feb. 18, 2010 file photo, Kevin Trudeau gives photographers a thumb's up as he enters the Dirksen Federal Building to attend an appellate review of his contempt of court charge in Chicago.

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/07/27/3132474/pitchman-in-contempt-for-not-paying.html#storylink=rss

Rich Perlberg: Obamacare still has many unknowns

Next year, major portions of the Affordable Care Act - also known as Obamacare - go into effect.

http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20130728/OPINION02/307270002?odyssey=mod|mostcom

Health Care Reform is Nearly a Done Deal, Analysis Indicates

"Bumps in the road aren't going to stop the rollout, which will continue throughout 2014.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10957911.htm

Speaker's company picks up economic development, consulting work for Alabama groups

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard twice in the last 18 months has gone to the staff of the Alabama Ethics Commission to discuss contracts his company planned to enter into, including a $144,000-a-year contract to be an economic development consultant.

http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/07/speakers_company_picks_up_econ.html

Insurance debate rages on

She was in a serious car accident 12 years ago and became a quadriplegic. Years of medical treatment and physical therapy have made her not only more independent, but more upbeat about the future.

http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130728/NEWS16/307280007/Insurance-debate-rages-on

Hatch-Waxman Watch: Safe Harbor Edition

Last week, two district courts dispensed with lawsuits based on the protections afforded by the safe harbor provision of the Hatch-Waxman statute.

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hatch-waxman-watch-safe-harbor-edition-54990/

HRSA Finalizes 340B Program Orphan Drug Exclusion Rules

On July 23, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued a long-anticipated Final Rule regarding the 340B Drug Pricing Program orphan drug exclusion.

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hrsa-finalizes-340b-program-orphan-drug-72491/

ObamaCare funding battle pits Tea Party against establishment Republicans

... Republicans is a familiar one: ObamaCare. - The Tea Party is ready to take a stand on defunding the divisive healthcare law and willing to risk a government shutdown in the process.

http://www.memeorandum.com/130728/p3#a130728p3

Linda Robertson: No excuse for cheating by athletes

Baseball just can't beat its drug problem, which is a cheating problem, which is an integrity problem.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/06/3435931/linda-robertson-no-excuse-for.html

the Hill: ObamaCare funding battle pits Tea Party vs. establishment...

THE HILL: ObamaCare funding battle pits Tea Party vs. establishment GOP. "The Tea Party is ready to take a stand on defunding the divisive healthcare law and willing to risk a government shutdown in the process.

http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/173136/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+instapundit%2Fpodcast+%28Instapundit+Podcast%29

How to avoid cyclospora infections

A stomach bug that could be linked to a foodborne illness spread this week through nine states and sickened more than 250 people.

http://www.wtop.com/1228/3401952/How-to-avoid-cyclospora-infections

Shifting Medicare costs to patients

Hannah Lobingier, left, who works in a program that aims to divert patients to less expensive settings than emergency rooms, advises Robert Cooper about local clinics at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland.

http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20130728/NEWS0107/307280313/1032?ref=fpfeatblock

Gregory hosts Affordable Care Act town hall meeting on Aug. 19

State Sen. Vincent Gregory , who represents Farmington Hills, will host a town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act in partnership with the AARP from 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19 at the Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen Road, Southfield.

http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130725/NEWS06/307250060/Gregory-hosts-Affordable-Care-Act-town-hall-meeting-Aug-19

Obama administration to delay employer mandates

Last month I discussed the problem small businesses were going to face in meeting Obamacare's employer mandate requirement.

http://soundpolitics.com/archives/015849.html

FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Medical Device Reporting - Will Supersede 1997 Guidance

On July 9, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance document titled Medical Device Reporting for Manufacturers .

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fda-releases-draft-guidance-on-medical-d-34542/

Pepsi to no longer call Naked juices 'natural'

PepsiCo Inc. said it will no longer label its Naked juices as being "all natural," after a lawsuit complained that the drinks contain ingredients that don't fit that bill.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130727/BIZ/707279972/0/FRONTPAGE

Hanabusa aide's email details overture from drug lobby

A senior aide to Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, told his colleagues late last month that the nation's top drug lobby had agreed to run a campaign supporting the congresswoman's challenge to Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz and wanted to coordinate it with her strategists.

http://westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/state-wire/hanabusa-aide%E2%80%99s-email-details-overture-drug-lobby.html

No Medicaid expansion, no coverage for some

Wendy Lewis, center, attends a meeting of the Multiple Sclerosis Society with daughter Kaylin White, 14. Lewis would qualify for Medicaid under the Obamacare expansion program if she lived in a state that opted for the expansion.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130728/LIVEWELL01/130728968

More

President Barack Obama's administration is courting female bloggers to play a role in a massive campaign aimed at informing the public about the benefits of the new health care law.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/22933179/sebelius-recruits-women-to-blog-about-health-law

Corruption, liberalism killed Detroit

Detroit, for example, can no longer go on borrowing, spending, raising taxes and dangerously cutting such essential services as street lighting and police protection.

http://www.clarionledger.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clarionledger.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307280001%26nclick_check%3D1

Temporary jobs becoming a permanent fixture in US

Hiring is exploding in the one corner of the U.S. economy where few want to be hired: Temporary work.

http://www.dailyrepublic.com/business-and-real-estate/temporary-jobs-becoming-a-permanent-fixture-in-us/

All nature coloring? You be the judge.

That mouth-watering red color you see in Danon Fruit on the Bottom strawberry yogurt is an all natural ingredient called carmine .

http://www.examiner.com/article/all-nature-coloring-you-be-the-judge?cid=rss

NSFD surveying ways to reduce liability

Administrators and board members at the North Shore Fire Department are considering ways to reduce the department's looming retirement liability.

http://www.mequonnow.com/news/nsfd-surveying-ways-to-reduce-liability-b9951708z1-214924021.html

Market Report, "Vermillion, Inc. (VRML) - Product Pipeline Analysis, 2013 Update", published

The company offers innovative method to detect, monitor and manage the treatment of gynecologic cancers and other related diseases.

http://reports.pr-inside.com/market-report-vermillion-inc-vrml-r3751513.htm

Alex Tolbert: What health insurance exchanges mean to you

There is a lot of talk these days about the new health insurance exchanges scheduled to open Oct. 1. In this column, I'll sort out fact from fiction, briefly explaining the purpose of the exchanges and what they mean to you.

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Missouri panel urged to expand Medicaid services

Barton County cattle rancher Darvin Bentlage drove 400 miles round trip this weekend to put a human face on the contentious, confounding and convoluted debate over Medicaid expansion in Missouri.

http://www.news-leader.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-leader.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307280050%26nclick_check%3D1

Health briefs: Sunday, July 28, 2013

The Andrews Research & Education Institute has been selected by LifeNet Health, a nonprofit provider of bio-implants and organs for transplantations, as one of three study sites for a new clinical trial investigating the use of ArthroFlex.

http://www.pnj.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pnj.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307280001%26nclick_check%3D1

House hopeful attacks Snyder

State Rep. Cindy Denby's GOP opponent last year is again seeking the House seat, but this time has a new target: Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

http://www.livingstondaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013307280017

House hopeful attacks Snyder

State Rep. Cindy Denby's GOP opponent last year is again seeking the House seat, but this time has a new target: Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20130728/NEWS01/307280017/House-hopeful-attacks-Snyder

Bored with Obama

President Obama spoke for 66 minutes at Knox College the other day, trying one more time to change the subject and "pivot to the economy."

http://pjmedia.com/blog/bored-with-obama/

ObamaCare funding battle pits Tea Party vs. establishment GOP

The Tea Party is ready to take a stand on defunding the divisive healthcare law and willing to risk a government shutdown in the process.

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/313819-obamacare-funding-battle-pits-tea-party-vs-establishment-gop

I can no longer afford to teach.

Now I'm sure Ken Bernstein would do a great job commenting on this, and I am going to do a mostly a cut and paste with some commentary but The language in this letter is blunt because the facts are not pretty.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/27/1226997/-I-can-no-longer-afford-to-teach

Contraception mandatea s split rulings move battle closer to the Supreme Court

A long-simmering fight over the contraception mandate tied to President Obama's health care law took a step closer to the Supreme Court on Friday, when a federal appeals court decided that "for-profit, secular corporations cannot engage in religious exercise."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/27/contraception-mandates-split-rulings-move-battle-c/

NSFD surveying ways to reduce liability

Administrators and board members at the North Shore Fire Department are considering ways to reduce the department's looming retirement liability.

http://www.myfoxpointnow.com/news/nsfd-surveying-ways-to-reduce-liability-b9951708z1-214924021.html

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor aims to end "government abuse"

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., pledged to put a stop to "government abuse" in the weekly Republican address on Saturday, highlighting a number of bills the House will vote on in the coming days to prevent "reckless" spending and protect taxpayers from agencies like the IRS.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57595797/house-majority-leader-eric-cantor-aims-to-end-government-abuse/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CBSNewsPCAnswer+%28PC+Answer%3A+CBSNews.com%29

Will Grassroots Conservatives' Effort to Defund Obamacare Also Take Out McConnell?

The effort to stop the further implementation of Obamacare that Utah's principled limited government constitutional conservative Republican Senator Mike Lee got rolling is starting to gather steam at the grassroots, with conservative commentator and talk radio superstar Mark Levin, the Club for Growth, Heritage Action and Freedom Works all ... (more)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3047959/posts

Maine, NH, Vt., host food safety sessions

The sessions on Aug. 19 in Augusta, Maine, and Aug. 20 in Hanover, N.H., will focus on proposed rules for implementing the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act, which aims to increase the safety of the nation's food supply.

http://www.bradenton.com/2013/07/27/4629190/maine-nh-vt-host-food-safety-sessions.html#storylink=rss

Once-a-Week Injection Could Fight Diabetes Complications

What if a once-a-week injection could stave off long-term diabetes complications like nerve, kidney and eye damage? And what if that shot, not too different than giving yourself a dose of insulin, was something you could have done in a routine doctor's visit at the same time they're measuring blood pressure, cholesterol, and other in-office blood ... (more)

http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/07/once-a-week-injection-could-fight-diabetes-complications.html

IRS Union Employees Fight To Keep Their Current Plan

Here is a guarantee that I've made. If you have insurance that you like, then you will be able to keep that insurance.

http://www.villainouscompany.com/vcblog/archives/2013/07/irs_union_emplo.html

About Half U.S. States Will Expand Medicaid Under Obamacare

IA new analysis by Avalere Health shows 23 states including the District of Columbia, are projected to expand their Medicaid health insurance programs for the poor under the Affordable Care Act.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2013/07/27/about-half-u-s-states-will-expand-medicaid-under-obamacare/

Obama Treats These Companies to a Double Helping

The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter... Your own personalized stock watchlist! It's a 100% FREE Motley Fool service... Any time the federal government enacts major legislation, there are inevitable winners and losers in the corporate world.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/07/27/obama-treats-these-companies-to-a-double-helping.aspx

Foley apologizes for criticism of low-income Nebraskans' financial skills

State auditor Mike Foley, flanked by ex-Omaha mayor Jim Suttle and Fire Chief Michael McDonnell, apologized Friday for comments he made last week about the financial skills of low-income Nebraskans.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130726/NEWS/130729115

Obama to meet with Hill Democrats as immigration reform, agenda appears stalled

President Obama is headed to Capitol Hill Wednesday to meet with congressional Democrats on their legislative agenda, officials familiar with the meeting told Fox News.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/27/obama-to-meet-with-hill-democrats-as-immigration-reform-rest-agenda-appears/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

ISU to pay $400K after medical records breach

Idaho State University is paying a $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations it improperly exposed confidential medical records.

http://www.kivitv.com/news/local/208522831.html

Coburn thinks defunding Obamacare is a horrible idea

Tom Coburn: I don't think it's achievable. A good portion of the health-care law is mandatory spending and repealing that would require two-thirds of the House and 67 votes in the Senate.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3047943/posts

Politico Goes to Pot, Ignores IRS Scandal Developments

... is imperative, now more than ever, that Congress do everything in its power to halt the implementation of the healthcare law." A Wednesday story, "GOP Senators target IRS on Obamacare," is about how "Republican senators are pushing separate ...

http://www.bizzyblog.com/2013/07/27/politico-goes-to-pot-ignores-irs-scandal-developments/

The Budget and How It May Affect Those with Disabilities Part 3

This is the last alert providing information about the Governor's biennial budget request.

http://www.stfrancisnow.com/blogs/communityblogs/118647134.html

TX Ag gets $1.4M settlement from Planned Parenthood

The Texas Attorney General's Office today concluded the State's Medicaid fraud investigation into Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, Inc. Under today's agreement, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast must pay $1.4 million for fraudulently overbilling the taxpayer-funded Medicaid program.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3047940/posts

3 Horrendous Health-Care Stocks This Week

The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter... Your own personalized stock watchlist! It's a 100% FREE Motley Fool service... This week's list of the most horrendous health-care stocks is brought to you by the letter "S."

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/07/27/3-horrendous-health-care-stocks-this-week.aspx

Menthol and the FDA: Not perfect together

The FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, through its head, Mitch Zeller, made yet another non-announcement recently concerning menthol cigarettes.

http://www.examiner.com/article/menthol-and-the-fda-not-perfect-together-1?cid=rss

Va. governor apologizes, repays loans to donor

Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday he has repaid a major political donor more than $120,000 in loans to the governor's wife and a business McDonnell owns with his sister.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/22913881/va-governor-apologizes-repays-loans-to-donor

Kimble Ring 6 plead guilty in auto accident insurance fraud scheme

United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced Wednesday that six defendants, all from Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. on Monday, the day trial was set to begin.

http://ZacharyToday.com/bookmark/23156696

PepsiCo to no longer call Naked juices 'natural'

PepsiCo Inc. said it will no longer label its Naked juices as being "all natural," after a lawsuit complained that the drinks contain ingredients that don't fit that bill.

http://www.lincolndailynews.com/News/business072713_K.shtml

sarah_kliff

But n ot everyone is on the same page: Sen. Robert Burr told reporters that the defunding Obamacare was "the dumbest idea" he had ever heard.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/27/coburn-thinks-defunding-obamacare-is-a-horrible-idea/

Obamacare's Employer-Mandate Delay Creates Two Big Problems

MARCH 28: U.S. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference after she toured the newly built South of Market Health Center on March 28, 2011 in San Francisco, California On July 2, 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department announced, by blog entry, that it would delay collecting taxes due to Obamacare's employer-mandate by one year.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/07/27/obamacares-employer-m/

Court rejects Pa. firm's health care law challenge

A federal appeals court has ruled against the Mennonite owners of a central Pennsylvania furniture manufacturing company who claimed new health insurance requirements that they pay for employees' contraceptive services violate their free speech and religion rights.

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2013/07/26/pa--contraception-mandate-lawsuit.html

Cancer Killing Cap

Massive headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness; these are the signs of a brain tumor.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/20248082/cancer-killing-cap

FDA proposes new rules for food imports

More than two years after Congress passed a landmark law meant to prevent the importation of contaminated food that sickens Americans, the Food and Drug Administration proposed rules Friday that for the first time put the main onus on companies to police the food they import.

http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20130727/NEWS0107/307270341/1011?ref=fpfeatblock

IRS employee union doesn't want to be covered under Obamacare

A proposal by House Ways and Means Committee chair Dave Camp to place all federal employees - including congress and their staffs - under Obamacare is being met with stiff resistance from the IRS employee union charged with enforcing it.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/07/irs_emplyee_union_doesnt_want_to_be_covered_under_obamacare.html

Analysis: Too soon to call Jindal a 'lame duck'

An AP News Analysis By MELINDA DESLATTE,Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. - Anyone who is declaring Gov. Bobby Jindal a "lame duck" should remember that Louisiana's governor has widespread authority outside of the legislative branch and the power of the veto pen.

http://stmarynow.com/view/full_story/23062043/article-Analysis--Too-soon-to-call-Jindal-a--lame-duck-?instance=news_special_coverage_right_column

Citizens Report: Weekly Newsletter

The protest was to highlight her missed mandatory meeting on filibuster changes in order to attend a New York fundraiser.

http://www.nhinsider.com/press-releases/2013/7/27/citizens-report-weekly-newsletter.html

Crisis to Cure: Maine's Health Care Reform Law is Helping Business

Opponents of Maine's new health care reform law erroneously describe the law as "a gift to the insurance companies."

http://www.mainepolicy.org/2013/02/crisis-to-cure-maines-health-care-reform-law-is-helping-business/

'Washington has taken its eye off the ball,' Obama says

... focus on the economy comes as House Republicans are set to hold their 40th vote to undermine his signature healthcare law, and amid a push by conservatives to shut down the federal government if a must-pass spending bill does not defund the ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313861-obama-washington-has-taken-its-eye-off-the-ball

Failing marks for Jerry Brown

The mainstream media here in California and across the country have fallen in love with Jerry Brown.

http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20130727/WIRE/130729679/-1/PT07?Title=Failing-marks-for-Jerry-Brown

Boyfriend's man-of-mystery act causes woman to wonder

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year, and it has been wonderful.

http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/comics-advice/boyfriends-man-of-mystery-act-causes-woman-to-wonder/?cmpid=RSS_link_comics_advice

Actos Lawsuit - Status Conference Convened in Federal Actos Bladder ...

The Firm continues to offer Actos bladder cancer claim reviews to individuals diagnosed with the disease following long-term use of the Type 2 diabetes medication.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/actos-lawsuit/actos-bladder-cancer/prweb10971223.htm

Budget director urges lawmakers to re-fund tax refund fund

State budget director Mike McKown urged legislators Tuesday to help replenish a fund used to pay state income tax refunds in a timely manner -- after the fund was emptied in June to help balance the 2012-13 budget.

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201307230074

Drug fine is backed in filings

Almost half the Arkansas Legislature, a former federal Food and Drug Administration commissioner, the AARP and a coalition of attorneys general from 35 states have joined supporters of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel to urge the state Supreme Court to uphold the $1.2 billion fine against drug-manufacturer Johnson Johnson over the anti-psychotic ... (more)

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/jul/27/drug-fine-backed-filings-20130727/

1st data on health pay plan called promising

Preliminary data collected to track the success of Arkansas' health-care payment overhaul indicate a drop in antibiotics prescribed for upper respiratory infections, fewer births by cesarean section and fewer children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Medicaid officials told state lawmakers Friday.

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/jul/27/1st-data-health-pay-plan-called-promising-20130727/

Cities should not see bankruptcy as easy fix

If there's an iron rule in economics, it is Stein's Law : "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop."

http://www.news-leader.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-leader.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270007%26nclick_check%3D1

Drop the Disastrous Planto Defund Obamacare

Conservatives on Capitol Hill think they have a chance to strike a mortal blow against President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul this fall.

http://lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=745519

Flat-rate tuition keeps college affordable

David Boren: This plan is good for working students. It's good for the state because it will produce more college graduates as soon as possible.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Flat_rate_tuition_keeps_college_affordable/20130727_11_A18_ULNSbt747034?rss_lnk=7

Bumps ahead to avoid government shutdown

Despite pressure from some liberal Democrats for a September showdown in hopes of ending huge automatic, government-shrinking spending cuts, Washington appears on track to avert what would be the first government shutdown in nearly two decades.

http://www.tennessean.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270044%26nclick_check%3D1

FDA issues rules for imported food

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued long-awaited rules that require imported food to meet the same safety standards as food produced in the United States.

http://www.dnj.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270026%26nclick_check%3D1

The Register's Editorial: Anti-abortion effort a blow to rural Iowa

In their latest effort, advocates of limiting a woman's access to a legal abortion delivered a petition to the Iowa Board of Medicine recently asking for a change in rules to end so-called webcam abortions.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270016%26nclick_check%3D1

Iowa's cyclospora response criticized

State and federal investigators should have been able to quickly pinpoint the source of a food poisoning outbreak that has sickened more than 140 Iowans since mid-June, a nationally known expert said Friday.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270043%26nclick_check%3D1

Naked juices will no longer be called 'natural'

PepsiCo Inc. says it will no longer label its Naked juices as being "all natural," after a lawsuit complained that the drinks contain ingredients that don't fit that bill.

http://www.thereporter.com/business/ci_23743500/naked-juices-will-no-longer-be-called-natural?source=rss

Foes of finger scans rally at Capitol

Child care providers chanted "ban the scan" at a rally at the Mississippi Capitol on Friday to protest the state's plan to use fingerprint scanning to check children in and out of centers receiving federal child care vouchers.

http://www.clarionledger.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clarionledger.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270021%26nclick_check%3D1

Injectafer receives Us Fda approval for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Injectafer has received US Food and Drug Administration approval for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia .

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=264010

Drug fine is backed in filings

Almost half the Arkansas Legislature, a former federal Food and Drug Administration commissioner, the AARP and a coalition of attorneys general from 35 states have joined supporters of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel to urge the state Supreme Court to uphold the $1.2 billion fine against drug-manufacturer Johnson & Johnson over the anti-psychotic ... (more)

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/jul/27/drug-fine-backed-filings-20130727/

Crisis to Cure: Maine's Health Care Reform Law is Helping Business

Opponents of Maine's new health care reform law erroneously describe the law as "a gift to the insurance companies."

http://www.mainepolicy.org/2013/02/crisis-to-cure-maines-health-care-reform-law-is-helping-business/

Vertex sinks after FDA freezes portion of hepatitis drug trial

Investors pounded Vertex Pharmaceuticals in after-hours trading Thursday after the company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had placed a partial hold on a drug trial for a hepatitis C therapy that may have contributed to liver toxicity in some patients.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass_roundup/2013/07/vertex-sinks-after-fda-freezes-portion.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_boston+%28Boston+Business+Journal%29

Is Obamacare a job-killer?

As Republicans in Congress continue trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, perhaps the most serious charge leveled against the health care law is that it is a "job-killer."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505143_162-57595475/is-obamacare-a-job-killer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CBSNewsPCAnswer+%28PC+Answer%3A+CBSNews.com%29

New Abortion Restrictions Full Speed Ahead in North Carolina

Pro-life advocates can cheer another victory today as Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have just decided to adopt new abortion regulations right before the end of the session.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3047496/posts

New laws turn focus to women's health care access

State Senators, from second left, Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Houston, Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, Royce West, D-Dallas, Kirk Watson, D-Austin, and John Whitmire, D-Houston, greet abortion rights advocates on July 12, 2013.

http://www.reformer.com/health/ci_23721851/new-laws-turn-focus-womens-health-care-access?source=rss

Watchdogs warn of U.S. healthcare insurance exchange delays

... hearing, Government Accountability Office official John Dicken said he also saw problems implementing the healthcare law. The GAO is the investigative arm of Congress. Beginning in October, individuals will be able to buy health insurance through ...

http://www.reformer.com/health/ci_23679949/watchdogs-warn-u-s-healthcare-insurance-exchange-delays?source=rss

Bold legislative proposals could prevent deep reimbursement cuts, AHCA leader says

Long-term care providers are offering lawmakers policy ideas aligned with the changing healthcare landscape in the United States, in an effort to control costs and improve quality while avoiding slashed reimbursements, according to Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association.

http://www.mcknights.com/bold-legislative-proposals-could-prevent-deep-reimbursement-cuts-ahca-leader-says/article/304623/

White House Tries Star Power To Sell Health Insurance

The success of President Obama's health care law depends a lot on whether healthy 20- and 30-somethings end up buying insurance.

http://www.npr.org/2013/07/26/205695290/last-word-in-business?ft=1&f=1014

House votes to delay parts of health care law

The Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to delay core provisions of President Barack Obama's health care law, emboldened by the administration's concession that requiring companies to provide coverage for their workers next year may be too complicated.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/17/5006108/house-gop-seek-delay-in-health.html

NAACP and other voting rights groups appeal GOP-drawn districts

The NC Senate approved the House version of the sweeping abortion bill, which increases regulations for abortion clinics and imposes other new restrictions.

http://www.newsobserver.com/state-politics/

Fruitland Township sues to dissolve or 'fix' White Lake Ambulance Authority

After months of friction, Fruitland Township has sued the White Lake Ambulance Authority, its director, its board members, and the other six municipalities the authority serves.

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/07/fruitland_township_sues_to_dis.html

GOP's state victories haunt Obama

Barack Obama has spent well over $1 billion on his political campaigns, but it's the $20 million to $30 million Democrats didn't shell out three years ago that is costing the White House as he slogs through the first six months of his second term.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/obamas-states-of-despair-2010-losses-still-haunt-94775.html

In Texas a illegal immigrant don't need a photo ID

Well now, here's an interesting twist to the Supreme Court's decision that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was unconstitutional.

http://www.examiner.com/article/in-texas-a-illegal-immigrant-don-t-need-a-photo-id?cid=rss

Kasich opens 160th Ohio State Fair then jets to Colorado GOP govs gaggle

John Kasich wasn't born in a barn or on a farm, and he didn't think twice about breaking the tradition of governors spending a night in the sheep barn, but he and the Ohio State Fair are made for each other.

http://www.examiner.com/article/kasich-opens-160th-ohio-state-fair-then-jets-to-colorado-gop-govs-gaggle

Funny or Die Is Making Pro-Obamacare Videos

On Monday, a cluster of Hollywood celebrities gathered at the White House for a chat on how they could help spread the word about Obamacare to young people in America.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/07/funny-or-die-obamacare-white-house-mike-farah

Affordable Care Act could benefit older Americans

And although public opinion of the federal health care reform measure known as the Affordable Care Act remains mixed, AARP says the law could significantly benefit older Americans.

http://www.kcchronicle.com/2013/07/22/affordable-care-act-could-benefit-older-americans/auese9m/

Comment: Incremental Reform... A reliable blog always comes-up with...

How to cure the American health care system depends on what you think ails it. The center and the right identify three basic maladies.

http://prospect.org/article/comment-incremental-reform-toward-what

MMH Community Coalition plans Aug. 5 meeting

The MMH Community Coalition, a group that hopes to keep Massena Memorial Hospital from going private, will hold a meeting at 5 p.m. Aug. 5 at Dar's Place in downtown Massena.

http://www.mpcourier.com/article/20130726/DCO/707269891

Columbia Laboratories' Board Approves 1-for-8 Reverse Stock Split

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has set a ratio of 1-for-8 for its previously approved reverse stock split of its common stock, and an anticipated effective date for the reverse stock split of the later of the filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware of a certificate of amendment with respect to ... (more)

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/07/26/7305024.htm

UNITE Here boss D. Taylor lambastes Obamacare

D. Taylor, president of UNITE HERE, speaks during a rally for immigration reform at the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, headquarters Monday, July 1, 2013.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/26/unite-here-boss-d-taylor-lambastes-obamacare/

Columbia Laboratories' Board Approves 1-for-8 Reverse Stock Split

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has set a ratio of 1-for-8 for its previously approved reverse stock split of its common stock, and an anticipated effective date for the reverse stock split of the later of the filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware of a certificate of amendment with respect to ... (more)

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130726005074&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Tax Strategy: Reacting to the Challenges of the Health Care Law

Odds have now turned against those hoping that the health care law passed in 2010 will "just go away."

http://www.accountingtoday.com/ato_issues/26_8/Reacting-to-the-challenges-of-the-health-care-law-63535-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

Corrections

In a July 25 Weigel blog post, David Weigel misidentified the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals as the D.C. District Court.

http://www.slate.com/articles/briefing/corrections/2013/07/slate_s_mistakes_for_the_week_of_july_22.html

Daily Convo for Friday, July 26

MAGIC WAND: A recent Politifact article on pnj.com checked the statement by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, that President Obama "could again wave his magic wand before 2014 and he'd say, 'Now, all of the new legal Americans are going to have voting rights,' " Not so, said Politifact, but no matter: Just mention the name Obama and the commenters ... (more)

http://www.pnj.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pnj.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307260002%26nclick_check%3D1

Shifting demographics may benefit Democrats in local House race

Looming behind an upcoming fight for a House seat in a district in east-central Montgomery is a change in demographics that -- on paper at least -- should help Democrats in the district during next year's general election.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.montgomeryadvertiser.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307260010%26nclick_check%3D1

Legislators mull risk to health centers' funding

Directors of community health centers that serve some of the poorest Arkansans in areas with a dearth of medical providers told legislators Thursday that they oppose a provision in a health care expansion plan that could lower their revenue.

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baxterbulletin.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307260027%26nclick_check%3D1

Lyons: Obamacare drives GOP mad

If insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, it's tempting to observe that congressional Republicans have gone stark, raving mad.

http://amarillo.com/opinion/opinion-columnist/weekly-opinion-columnist/2013-07-25/lyons-obamacare-drives-gop-mad

Legislate less, accomplish more

DO not count me among those who look down their noses at legislators. Most of them have gainful employment elsewhere.

http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/donsurber/201202170120

How to get $10 billion for roads

I have figured out how to finance completion of U.S. 35 from the Buffalo Bridge northwest to the Ohio River, which remains one of the most dangerous stretches of highway in the state.

http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/201111260023