Helpful Health Care Links: March 13, 2015

News Breaking News Daily News Follow Media Searching ConceptOur helpful health care links focus on two hot topics in health care this week– Health regulations allowing employers to mandate employees buy company insurance and a sad story about a family unable to provide a cure to their son who suffers from a rare to disease. Both are worth your time. And, as always, if you ever come across a healthcare story that you think merits more attention, please send it our way!

The Boss Can Force You To Buy Company’s Health Insurance

Under the health law, large employers that don’t offer their full-time workers comprehensive, affordable health insurance face a fine. But some employers are taking it a step further and requiring workers to buy the company insurance, whether they want it or not.

Family’s Bittersweet Journey Spares One Son From Rare Disease, But Not The Other

An Oregon mom is fighting to get Oregon to mandate a test for Krabbe as part of its standard newborn testing.

 

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Helpful Health Care Links: February 27, 2015

Jar Of Peanut Butter With Nuts. On Wooden Texture.Our helpful health care links focus on two hot topics in health care this week– New findings on how to prevent peanut allergies and the nation’s largest health insurance company increasing regulations on Hysterectomy coverage. Both are worth your time. And, as always, if you ever come across a healthcare story that you think merits more attention, please send it our way!

Early Consumption May Prevent Peanut Allergy, New Study Suggests

A new study suggests that peanut allergy can be prevented at a young age by embracing peanuts, not avoiding them.

Biggest U.S. Health Insurer Tightens Rules on Hysterectomy Coverage

The nation’s largest health insurer is imposing tighter controls on its coverage for hysterectomies after more than a year of debate over a medical device that was found to spread hidden cancer in some women undergoing the procedure.

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Helpful Health Care Links: February 20, 2015

doctor checking out some reports in the room of a hospitalOur helpful health care links focus on two hot topics in health care this week– The federal government cracking down on nursing home report cards and a California hospital exposed to antibiotic resistant ‘superbug’. Both are worth your time. And, as always, if you ever come across a healthcare story that you think merits more attention, please send it our way!

Government To Grade Nursing Homes On Tougher Scale

Starting immediately, the federal government is making it harder for nursing homes to get top grades on a public report card, in part by increasing scrutiny of their use of anti-psychotic drugs and raising the bar on an array of quality measures.

‘Superbug’ Outbreak at California Hospital, More Than 160 Exposed

A potentially deadly “superbug” resistant to antibiotics has infected seven patients, including two who died, and more than 160 others were exposed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center through contaminated medical instruments.

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