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What Are ‘Essential Benefits’ in GOP Health Care Bill Debate? – NBCNews.com

Posted: Published on March 24th, 2017

Obamacare's 10 essential health benefits cover basic services such as vaccines and pediatric visits Joe Raedle / Getty Images, file Here's a rundown of what they are: Most Americans get their health insurance through an employer, and most employer-sponsored plans offer most of these benefits as a matter of course. Fewer than 10 percent of Americans buy health insurance on the individual market and that's the market covered by the ACA's essential benefits. Pre-Obamacare, insurance companies could offer very cheap policies that either did not cover many conditions, or that charged a very high deductible or co-pay for such claims. Advocates for keeping in the essential health benefits clause say it's the only way to make health insurance manageable and fair. "Health insurance is confusing enough as is," "Rolling back benefit standards and allowing insurers to make coverage decisions would add to that confusion. And it would put millions of Americans at risk for having a health insurance card but remaining under-insured." House Speaker Paul Ryan said it's about choice. "Instead of imposing arrogant and paternalistic mandates, it would increase choice and competition, creating a vibrant market where every American will have access to quality, affordable coverage," he There's another … Continue reading →

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State health hits back – Times LIVE

Posted: Published on March 24th, 2017

Representatives of six provincial health departments yesterday appeared before a joint sitting of parliament's standing committee on appropriations and the portfolio committee on health to discuss the delivery of health services. Some of the representatives raised the issue of high legal claims against their departments, which they said were mostly attributable to unscrupulous attorneys trying to cash in. The attorneys were said to have shifted their attention to state hospitals after the Road Accident Fund cracked down on the submission of inflated claims. Some of the provinces have contingent liabilities running into billions of rands. KwaZulu-Natal, which has the second-highest claims total after Gauteng, told the committee that its contingent liabilities for medical litigation was almost R10-billion. The province spent R243-million on claims in 2016-2017 - for which it had not budgeted. KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo said the claims were not based only on allegations of negligence. Dhlomo said law firms advertised their services to encourage people to employ them if they felt they had received poor medical treatment from the state. He said lawyers were colluding with doctors to get patient files in order to lodge claims. Dhlomo said most of the claims against his department were birth- … Continue reading →

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Annual brain injury conference focuses on latest treatment … – NTV

Posted: Published on March 24th, 2017

Brain Injury Conference 3.JPG The eleventh annual Nebraska Brain Injury Conference is underway at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. The two day conference is presented by the Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska. It is featuring about 20 sessions, each one focusing on different aspects of brain injuries, treatment and rehabilitation. There is about 200 attendants ranging from medical professionals and caregivers to survivors. "My injury was 29 years ago, it was in Omaha," said Dale Johannes. He was a junior in high school when he was in a serious car crash. "In the accident I was broke 17 ribs, I punctured both my lungs, I shattered my jaw, I cracked my pelvis," said Johannes. "But, the worst thing that happened to me was the fact that I had the head injury." This brain injury left him temporarily mute. "Because of the head injury I couldn't speak for six weeks and when I could speak again I had the maturity level of a second grader," said Johannes. "I was seventeen at the time. I was in the hospital for three months and I went through an additional two months of out patient therapy. Now, nearly three decades later, Dale says … Continue reading →

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Brain injury diagnosis, treatment & support: Timing is everything – WZZM13.com

Posted: Published on March 24th, 2017

Brain injury diagnosis: Timing is key Rhonda Ross, WZZM 1:39 PM. EDT March 23, 2017 New technology could help you control computers with your thoughts. (Photo: (Photo: Photo Disc)) GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - Brain injury, and especially traumatic brain injury, can have life-changing impact on both survivors and families. The good news is, there are important resources available to both, right here in West Michigan. Dr. Aashish Deshpande is the Division Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Spectrum Health and Tom Constand is President and CEO of The Brain Injury Association of Michigan. They joined us to talk about the diagnosis and treatment of brain injury, and how critical it is to seek help fast. Watch the full interview in the video above. Learn more at Brain Injury Association of Michiganor Spectrum Health. Make it easy to keep up to date with more stories like this. Download the WZZM 13 app now. Have a news tip? Email news@wzzm13.com, visit our Facebook page or Twitter. 2017 WZZM-TV Read the original: Brain injury diagnosis, treatment & support: Timing is everything - WZZM13.com … Continue reading →

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Joe Namath Serious About Helping Those With Traumatic Brain … – CBS New York

Posted: Published on March 24th, 2017

March 23, 2017 11:11 AM By Ann Liguori More Columns Joe Namaths return to Long Island on Wednesday was not about recalling the good oldays of leading the Jets to their Super Bowl III victory. Instead, he spoke at theHead Injury Awareness and Prevention Celebrity Sports Forum at the New York Institute of Technologys Center for Sports Medicine to increase awareness ofprotecting school-aged athletes from concussions. At the event, sponsored by the Head Injury Association, Namath was joined by other luminaries, including fellow former Jets Curtis Martin, Marty Lyons, John Nittiand Rich Caster; former heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney; and Hall of Fame jockey Ramon Dominguez, to name a few. They shared their stories of sufferingconcussions in their careers and how raising awareness of how to prevent and treat concussions is the best recourse. Namath spoke about the treatment hes been undergoing in hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers and the progress Dr. Barry Miskin, the medical director of the Joe Namath Neurological Research Center in Jupiter, Florida, has made in helping Namath and others in treating traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Recalling that he endured five concussions while playing pro football, Namath told the audience that included coaches, athletic directors, teachersand brain injury … Continue reading →

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Intrepid Spirit Center tackles TBIs – The Fort Campbell Courier

Posted: Published on March 24th, 2017

Since Fort Campbells Intrepid Spirit Center opened more than two years ago, it has allowed staff to take a multidisciplinary approach to treating traumatic brain injuries and associated conditions. The center consolidates many different specialties under one roof to optimize the efficiency of the treatment offered to patients. Elsewhere, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence close to Washington, other similar centers such as the one at Fort Hood, along with centers operated by the Navy and Marine Corps all have the same treatment philosophy as Fort Campbells Intrepid Spirit Center. The Intrepid Spirit Center is using the heightened awareness about brain injuries during the Brain Injury Awareness Month observances in March to increase education about TBI on Fort Campbell. The monthlong observance is sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of America and supported by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. Staff members from the center go to clinics and educate providers about TBI, said Dr. Lynn Giarrizzo, who has been at Fort Campbell since 2007, first as an active-duty officer where she served as chief of the anesthesiology department for two years at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. As a civilian she came back and stood up the pain program … Continue reading →

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New tools to study the origin of embryonic stem cells – Phys.Org

Posted: Published on March 24th, 2017

March 23, 2017 Immunofluorescence microscopy reveals the different protein profiles of immature stem cells (coloured pink) and mature stem cells (coloured green). Credit: Sarita Panula Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified cell surface markers specific for the very earliest stem cells in the human embryo. These cells are thought to possess great potential for replacing damaged tissue but until now have been difficult to distinguish from classical embryonic stem cells. The study is published in the prestigious journal Cell Stem Cell. During the first week of fertilisation, the embryo grows from a single cell into a blastocyst, a hollow cluster of a few hundred cells. The blastocyst then attaches itself to the wall of the uterus (implantation), and for a limited period from fertilisation to a few days after implantation the embryo contains pluripotent stem cells. These cells can develop into all the body's cell types and are therefore of considerable interest to the field of regenerative and reparative medicine. A few years ago, it was discovered that there are two stages for human pluripotent stem cells, corresponding to the pre-implanted and post-implanted embryonic cells. Although the classical stem cells used in regenerative medicine are isolated from the pre-implanted embryo, … Continue reading →

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Strong Progress for Paralyzed Patients After Stem Cell Therapy, Company Says – KQED

Posted: Published on March 24th, 2017

A small stem cell trial in which patients with severe spinal injuriesappeared to make remarkable progress is still showing excellent results, according to the company conductingthe research. One of the patients in the trial is 21-year-old Kris Boesen, from Bakersfield, California, whose story we reported on last year.A car crash had left theBakersfield, California native with three crushed vertebrae, almost no feeling below his neck, and a grimprognosis. Doctors believed he would live the rest of his life as a paraplegic. Enter stem cell therapy. Most treatments for serious spinal injuries concentrate on physical therapy to expand the range of the patients remainingmotor skills and to limit further injury, not to reverse the actual damage. But last April, as part of an experimental phase 2 clinical trial called SCiStar, researchers injected Boesen with 10 million stem cells. By July, hehad recovered use of his hands to the point where he could use a wheelchair, a computer and a cellphone, and could take care of most of his daily living needs.In recent months his progress has continued, says his father. Boesen is not the only patient to have improved in the trial, according toAsterias Biotherapeutics, which is conducting the research. Boesen … Continue reading →

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BIOTECanada: Federal Budget Strengthens Biotechnology Industry Ecosystem Building Canadian Economy – Yahoo Finance

Posted: Published on March 23rd, 2017

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Canada's biotech industry today welcomed the federal budget and its measures supporting the advancement of Canadian innovation in biotechnology centered sectors such as health/bio-sciences, clean technology and agri-food. Importantly the budget proposes support for the acceleration of innovation through the establishment of sector specific superclusters, including health/bio-sciences, agri-food and clean technology. "The core of our industry is innovation - much of it coming out of universities. The Budgets focus on innovation and creating super clusters in biotechnology centered fields including health/bio-sciences, agri-food, and clean technology recognizes Canadas strengths in these areas and the enormous opportunity for the economy in successfully advancing biotechnology innovation. Today's commitments will result in products and therapies of the future and will accelerate the use of biotechnology in supporting the global competitiveness of Canadas traditional cornerstone economic sectors of agriculture, forestry, mining, energy and advanced manufacturing," commented Andrew Casey, President and CEO BIOTECanada. Drawing on the nation's rich legacy of research, Canada now has an opportunity to become one of the worlds most successful modern biotech regions by transitioning its traditional industries into the new economy while drawing on its considerable strength of its investment in research. From universities, small mid-sized companies, hospitals … Continue reading →

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Cellect Biotechnology Provides Corporate Update and Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results – P&T Community

Posted: Published on March 23rd, 2017

Cellect Biotechnology Provides Corporate Update and Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results P&T Community TEL AVIV, Israel, March 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ:APOP) (TASE:APOP), a developer of innovative technology which enables the functional selection of stem cells, today provided a corporate update and ... and more » Read more from the original source: Cellect Biotechnology Provides Corporate Update and Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results - P&T Community … Continue reading →

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