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Press Releases

National Minority Quality Forum Announces Support for Government Noninterference in Drug Price Negotiations

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The National Minority Quality Forum (The Forum) announces today its support for government noninterference in drug price negotiations for Medicare…

Media

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The National Minority Quality Forum (The Forum) announces today its support for government noninterference in drug price negotiations for Medicare Part D. A provision of…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2013 – The National Minority Quality Forum announced today a collaboration between its National Health Index (NHI) and Microsoft Corporation to launch the National Clinical Trial…

Commentary

The Democratization of Health Care: The Seniors Question

The Democratization of Health Care: The Seniors Question

There is much talk these days about seniors. There are just so doggone many of them, proliferating and living long lives in Medicare. It is estimated that by…

The Democratization of Health Care: The Vote Was for Quality Care

The Democratization of Health Care: The Vote Was for Quality Care

Huffington Post: By Gary Puckrein — 01/08/2013 The Department of Health and Human Services is in the process of finalizing the federal standards that will guide states in defining…

Changes to Medicare Part B Pose Risk to Rural Minorities

Changes to Medicare Part B Pose Risk to Rural Minorities

Roll Call: By Gary Puckrein – 12/20/12 Living in rural America has many advantages — cleaner air, lower-cost housing, and peace and quiet are just a few of…

Initiatives

National Clinical Trial Network

National Clinical Trial Network

The National Clinical Trial Network (NCTN) will serve as the healthcare industry resource for addressing a critical need in drug research – improving the representation…

General News

Genomics in Cardiovascular Disease

Genomics in Cardiovascular Disease

J Am Coll Cardiology: May 21, 2013 A paradigm shift toward biology occurred in the 1990s and…

Clinical Trial News

Race And Sex Of Study Personnel Can Affect Patient Openness To Research

Race And Sex Of Study Personnel Can Affect Patient Openness To Research

Medical News Today: May 20, 2013 Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that the…

Diabetes News

The Value of Genetic Information for Diabetes Risk Prediction – Differences According to Sex, Age, Family History and Obesity

The Value of Genetic Information for Diabetes Risk Prediction – Differences According to Sex, Age, Family History and Obesity

PLOS One:  May 20, 2013 Background Genome-wide association studies have identified numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms associated…

Medicare News

Medicare’s Role for Older Women

Medicare’s Role for Older Women

KFF: May 16, 2013 Medicare is the federal health program that provides health coverage to 50…