Santorum hits Romney on healthcare law in Florida GOP debate (Morning Read)

Current medical news and unique business news for anyone who cares about healthcare. Santorum hits […]

Current medical news and unique business news for anyone who cares about healthcare.

Santorum hits Romney on  Mass. healthcare law again: Rick Santorum repeated his attack on Mitt Romney by equating Romneycare with Obamacare in the second Republican debate in Florida. The former senator specifically picked on the individual mandate provision common to the healthcare reform law and the Massachusetts health law charging that it’s a condition for “breathing” in Massachusetts.

Founder of French breast implant firm charged: Jean-Claude Mas, who founded and managed the scandal-ridden, now defunct French breast implant-maker Poly Implant Prothese, was charged with causing bodily harm. The implants, not sold in the U.S., were prone to rupture and have affected thousands of women globally.

Health IT to mature in 2012: The head of of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology predicted that at least 100,000 healthcare providers will receive incentive payments related to their efforts in electronic health records. Since October 2011, more than $1.9 billion in payments have been made. Also in Health IT news, the ONC is spearheading an initiative to develop best practices for maintaining privacy and security while using mobile devices.

Stop insurance code changes, doctors plead: A lobbying group representing doctors sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner asking Congress to halt a federal requirement forcing physicians to change to new insurance codes in 2013.

A new trend for how insurers pay primary care doctors? WellPoint, the country’s second largest insurer has decided to provide a pay-increase to primary care doctors betting on the fact that paying more for primary care will mean cost savings in the future by reducing the chances of emergency room visits and hospital stays.

Signs of autism can be detected in six-month baby: Latest research in the U.K revealed that signs of autism can be detected in six month-old babies by their measuring brain activity. In the study, infants with older siblings affected by autism demonstrated diminished brain activity compared with infants whose siblings did not have the disorder.

 

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