The American Nurses Association (ANA) applauds House lawmakers for passing “H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.” This landmark legislation was approved by a vote of 220-215 in a Saturday session. ANA has been a tireless advocate for meaningful health care reform which recognizes the vital role of nurses, creates a system that [...]

Complete Genomics, a third-generation human genome sequencing company, has announced publication of a report in the journal Science describing its proprietary DNA sequencing platform, including analysis of sequence data from three complete human genomes. The consumables cost for these three genomes sequenced on the proof-of-principle genomic DNA nanoarrays ranged from $8,005 for 87x coverage to [...]

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) welcomes the referral of four clinical areas by the Department of Health following advice from the National Quality Board and will now begin work on setting NICE quality standards for the NHS using a pilot process.

Medicaid health plans are producing cost savings for states, increasing access to services for individuals covered by Medicaid, improving quality of care, and earning high satisfaction ratings from enrollees, according to a Lewin Group report released today by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Twenty-four existing studies were analyzed by the Lewin Group to determine the [...]

The American Academy of Physician Assistants, representing nearly 75,000 clinically practicing physician assistants in the United States, applauds President Obama and Congress for reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The bill not only provides health coverage to an additional four million low-income children who would otherwise be uninsured, but also removes a five-year waiting [...]