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Shutting Down Health Care Fraud; Increasing Transparency
U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) joined with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on an effort to require all Medicare and Medicaid provider payments to be made through direct deposit at federally-insured banking institutions. If signed into law, this measure will make it easier to track providers engaged in fraud thereby dramatically reducing the estimated loss of more than $60 billion every year.

Young Scots From Deprived Backgrounds More Likely To Die From Heart Disease
In Scotland, young men and women (ages 35-44) from socially deprived groups are around six times more likely to die from heart disease than the most affluent individuals in the same age range, according to research published on bmj.com today.
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Future Studies Needed To Determine If 'Test And Treat' Approach Could 'End HIV Pandemic Within 50 Years,' Researchers Say
In a Journal of the American Medical Association commentary piece, Anthony Fauci and Carl Dieffenbach of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases explore results from a WHO mathematical model study that found universal, voluntary, annual HIV testing followed up with immediate treatment for those testing positive -- the "test and treat model" -- could "reduce HIV incidence" and "end the [HIV] pandemic within 50 years." Fauci said in a written statement, "Given these conclusions, test and treat potentially could represent an important public health strategy for fighting HIV/AIDS. However, the WHO model is based on numerous assumptions that need to be tested and also raises concerns about individual rights, cost effectiveness and other critical issues that require broad public debate" (NIAID release, 6/9). In their commentary, the authors highlight the various areas of research that are necessary to verify or refute the test and treat approach (Fauci/Dieffenbach, JAMA, 6/10).
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OurParents Launches First Independent, Unbiased Online Service To Match Families Of Aging Parents With Senior Care Providers

Millions of Baby Boomers are struggling to care for their aging parents. Many don"t know where to turn or even what their options are in making important decisions about senior care facilities for their parents. Until now, the only online services in senior care were heavily biased towards providers paying to have business directed to them. Not anymore. Ourparents.com launched this week with unprecedented access to information about more than 65,000 senior care providers in the U.S.. The free service is totally independent and unbiased, providing ratings, price information and powerful online tools including the remarkable Care Options Advisor. The site is unique in that there is no charge to the consumer or the provider. Ourparents.com matches aging parents with senior care solutions unique to their specific needs. "My first-hand experiences with my aging mother showed me how broken the process of finding a senior care solution is," said John McKinley, founder and CEO of OurParents.com. "I saw sites offering limited senior care options in my area, and little information to help me judge which ones might meet my needs. I felt that my mom represented nothing other than a sales lead that was being sold to only a limited set of senior care providers in that website"s network." When it comes to such an important decision as a parent"s long-term care, that bias is fundamentally wrong as a business practice, McKinley said. "With the launch of OurParents.com, we are declaring war on the current business practices of the senior care lead generation industry," he said. Diane Carbo, R.N., a 35-year industry veteran and life care advocate, said that, in her work with families, it has been "frustrating" trying to find a comprehensive independent of senior care providers. "OurParents is the best of senior care options I have seen," said Carbo, owner of Aging Home Health Care in Cliffside Park, NJ. "I was also impressed by the Care Options Advisor tool. The survey was simple to use, and the responses were accurate and easy for a family to understand." OurParents.com


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