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Klobuchar, Kohl, Franken Call For Value-Index Approach To Combat Medicare Costs
Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Al Franken (D-MN) introduced legislation to reform the Medicare payment system to reward hospitals for quality, efficient care. The Medicare Payment Fairness Act of 2009 would reform Medicare by paying hospitals for the quality, not quantity, of care. These changes would reduce the regional differences in Medicare spending by shifting the nation to a coordinated, integrated delivery system - like Minnesota, Wisconsin, and other states. Studies have shown that more integrated care could save taxpayers an additional $100 billion a year.
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Boston Scientific's Urology/Gynecology Products Featured In Studies At International Urogynecological Association Annual Meeting
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that results from nine studies involving the Company"s Urology/Gynecology products will be presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA). Presentations will feature Boston Scientific"s pelvic floor reconstruction systems and mid-urethral sling systems used to treat pelvic floor prolapse and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The Company will also sponsor a symposium highlighting long-term registry data comparing the benefits of experienced-based versus evidence-based outcomes for patients treated with mid-urethral slings. The IUGA Congress will be held June 16-20 at the Villa Erba Conference Center in Como, Italy.
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PEPFAR Funds Used To Encourage Swaziland Couples To Get Tested Together

CNN examines the success of an HIV testing campaign in Swaziland that urges couples to get tested together. "The nationwide initiative - funded by the United States government and implemented by global charity "Population Services International" (PSI) - is aimed at couples because tests can be useless if partners are not aware of the others" HIV status," CNN writes. "If partners get tested separately, they may not disclose the results and not get the support they need," said Dominic McNeill, spokesman for PSI Swaziland, adding, "We wanted to turn HIV on its head and move away from the fear-inducing campaigns we"ve seen in the past, which don"t work. Instead, we focus on love, saying that it is love that should be contagious and couples should get tested together," McNeill explained. PSI offers free, "on-the-spot" HIV testing and counseling services "in facilities in the four regions of the country. If results show one or both partners are HIV positive, PSI offers longer-term free counseling," according to CNN. PEPFAR donated $3 million to PSI Swaziland, which has gone to art, radio, TV and print advertisements and PSI"s HIV testing and services. "Since the launch of the campaign in April, PSI - which partnered with UNICEF and UNAIDS - told CNN it has already seen a 25 percent increase in couple testing and a 400 percent in general testing year-on-year." The campaign, which is expected to run through the end of the year, has captured the attention of neighboring countries (Lorie, CNN, 6/17). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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