MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'hartford'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:42:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3980817&cid=t_212830_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7wLnv6a_8s4%2F By Michael F. CannonDuring the (initial) congressional debate over ObamaCare, President Obama vilified Anthem Blue Cross of California for a 39 percent rate increase.  On Wednesday, the Hartford Courant reported that ObamaCare itself may increase premiums by similar amounts: Health insurers are asking for immediate rate hikes of more than 20 percent in Connecticut for some plans, citing rising medical costs and federal health reform laws as reasons… In what might appear to be an oddity, companies are citing a huge range of effects that the health care reform mandates will have on plan prices — from near zero to well over 20 percent. The reason is that among all the plans, some already deliver the provisions required by health reform, while others do not… Anthem Blue Cross an... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3980817 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:43:45 +0100 3980817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3862085&cid=t_212830_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog-tullman The recent release of the final rule on "meaningful use" will have a profound impact on healthcare providers across the country.  Those who already have an electronic health record in place are well positioned to capture a share of the $30 billion in Federal funding based upon meeting increasingly challenging standards of use.  Many of those who don't have an electronic health record are starting to search for one. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3862085 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:06:09 +0100 3862085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1984966&cid=t_212830_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F5_OLxvYYeok%2F Connecticut’s Pilot Program For Autistic Adults which “adults of normal intelligence with diagnoses on what is called the autism spectrum” is in danger due to budget cuts. Today’s New Haven Register reports that Governor M. Jodi Rell has ordered all state government agencies to submit proposals that will cut up to 10 percent from their upcoming budgets. Prior to the program’s inception in 2006 (with $1 million from the state), no services were provided to autistic adults of normal intelligence (adults with diagnoses of both autism and mental retardation did receive services). The program received an additional $500,000 in July 2008 and is financed through June 2009. Currently, 52 people with autism and Asperger’s syndrome in in the greater New Haven and Hart... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1984966 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:43:37 +0100 1984966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=500108&cid=t_212830_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F104296403%2F How much do college students understand about the genome revolution and its implications for society? I’m asking because I found this opinion article written by Adam Stanisic, News Editor of The University of Hartford Informer, and couldn’t stop shaking my head. First, he mentions the story in the New York Times last weekend about Katharine Moser, who tested positive for a variation of the huntingtin gene that causes Huntington’s disease. He fails to mention her name then says the disease was Hutchinson’s disease. He makes that mistake not once but TWICE. Did he read the article or not?! It also appears that he doesn’t understand that genes are not destiny and wonders what it would be like to be perfectly beautiful, smart, and talented with perfect genes. He c... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500108 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:25:50 +0100 500108