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Democrats To Push Unscored Benefits To Counter Latest CBO Analysis
Democrats are planning to push the point this week that health care reform, with a price tag of up to $1.6 trillion, has benefits and cost savings that aren"t scored by the Congressional Budget Office, The Hill reports.
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Eleven Accussed Of Scamming Medicare In Michigan
Eleven people were charged in an indictment unsealed on Thursday with "scamming Medicare to get painkillers," the Associated Press reports. "A federal indictment in Detroit says the government unwittingly paid more than $480,000 to a phony health-care business that was a front for acquiring and selling painkillers." Authorities say Quick Response Medical Professionals paid people up to $220 to be seen by a doctor and that those visits were then reimbursed by Medicare. The case also involves thousands of doses of OxyContin worth more than $5 million that were sold during 2007 and 2008. The AP noted that "the government says Medicare and Medicaid fraud costs taxpayers billions each year" (6/4).
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Health System Lessons From Black Saturday

The Victorian hospital system coped well in the wake of the Black Saturday bushfires of February 2009 but new research, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, suggests the lessons learned over this time must be used to further strengthen the State"s prevention and medical response systems. Prof Peter Cameron, an emergency physician at The Alfred hospital and Monash University and his co-authors examined how the Victorian State Trauma System responded to the bushfires over the first 72 hours. The intensity and speed of the fires meant that most people injured in the bushfires either died or survived with minor injuries. The statewide and national responses were triggered early and allowed the acute medical system to cope well with the relatively small number of surviving patients with serious burns. Despite low numbers of patients with serious burns, substantial surgical res were required during the first 72 hours - with adult burns patients at The Alfred collectively requiring close to 50 hours in theatre during that time. Prehospital triage was essential in managing the large number of people with minor ailments to avoid overloading the major burns centres. Fortunately, a well-planned response, and strong prehospital triage system, ensured that patients with serious burn injuries received early treatment at Victoria"s major burns centres. Patients with minor conditions were managed well, either at scene or nearby hospitals. Non-burn trauma and other emergencies were managed at other Melbourne hospitals. The Alfred managed 20 patients and the Royal Children"s Hospital four patients with serious burns. One patient admitted to the Royal Children"s Hospital and two at The Alfred died from their injuries. The major burns centre continued to have substantial surge capacity during the bushfire emergency. Although the number of surviving patients with severe burns was relatively low on this occasion, health authorities must be prepared to deal with disasters that result in even greater numbers of people suffering serious burns in the future. "The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has predicted warmer conditions in the south-eastern states in the future, making it likely that the conditions which led up to the bushfires will be repeated," Prof Cameron said. "Should fires occur and advance into more built-up areas, there may be a much higher number of deaths and severe injuries." The Medical Journal of Australia is a publication of the Australian Medical Association. Australian Medical Association


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