Nursing Homes in Glenwood City, WI
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 Glenhaven Medicare and Medicaid Location: 612 E Oak St, Glenwood City, Wisconsin 54013 Ratings: Phone: (715) 265-4555 |
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State highlights: N.C. lawmakers still talking about Medicaid revamp; changes to La. health plan for state workers stir controversy
Legislators who couldn't agree this year on how to overhaul North Carolina's Medicaid program plan to spend more time talking about the issue before the General Assembly reconvenes early next year. A legislative oversight panel subcommittee charged with examining Medicaid reform and reorganization scheduled its first meeting Wednesday. Another oversight panel also examining Medicaid governance held its first meeting this month. The House and Senate approved differing versions of legislation to change how Medicaid pays for medical expenses by shifting risk from the state to either medical provider networks or private managed-care companies (9/24).
Microsoft honors ECRI Institute with Customer Excellence Award
ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, is pleased to announce that Microsoft has recognized its information technology expertise with a 2011 Microsoft Customer Excellence Award for Excellence in Innovation. ECRI Institute was honored by Microsoft executives at an awards luncheon on Monday, April 11, at Convergence 2011 Atlanta, the premier Microsoft Dynamics user conference.
Engineered tissue grafts for temporomandibular joint regeneration
Scientists have engineered tissue grafts that, in pigs, regenerated both bone and cartilage in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), a part of the jaw that can cause debilitating pain and disability when damaged.
Trial of unique malaria vaccine candidate to begin
In a move that highlights the strength of public-private collaboration in tackling international health challenges, the Maryland-based company Sanaria Inc., with support from the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial - the first tests in adult volunteers - of its unique malaria vaccine candidate. Unlike other malaria vaccine candidates, Sanaria's approach deploys a weakened form of the whole malaria parasite harvested from irradiated mosquitoes instead of small portions of the parasite.
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