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Durham, N.C. — A month after the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said it mistakenly mailed nearly 49,000 Medicaid cards for children to the wrong people, a Durham woman says she recently received four envelopes – including one that wasn’t sealed – mailed to her address. “It was a Medicaid card, so I figured these are all Medicaid cards that some family needs, but they’re at my…

PHOENIX — Republican legislators who have received backlash from fellow conservatives for approving the state’s expansion of Medicaid easily out-fundraised their colleagues and rivals last year, according to the latest figures reported by the Arizona Capitol Times. The newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/1ayAjPx ) some Republican incumbent lawmakers generated thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the health-care industry. Campaign finance documents show most GOP lawmakers who backed the expansion collected…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Terry McAuliffe has plenty of allies in his efforts to expand Medicaid eligibility in Virginia, including the state’s hospitals, insurance companies, several business organizations, liberal advocacy groups, and even some Republican state senators. But as the 2014 legislative session nears its midway point, there’s no sign that the Democratic governor has made any headway winning over one key group: leaders in the GOP-controlled House of…

Federal officials have also on occasion criticized the company’s integrity. The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General’s Office wrote in June that Accenture had “demonstrated an absence of business ethics” and said that the agency should consider terminating the firm’s more than $200 million in contracts. The office cited in part a 2011 settlement with the Justice Department in which Accenture paid $63 million to resolve alle­gations of what the government called “kickbacks”…

Japan’s enigmatic history and culture have inspired enough American thrillers to constitute their own cozy little subgenre. It’s hard to pinpoint what qualities of this complex and exotic nation hold such allure for generations of Western suspense authors. Is it the serene, understated elegance that defines the Zen and Shinto aesthetic? Is it the country’s unique historical evolution from isolated, feudal shogunate to a high-tech, futuristic player on the world…

On Feb. 3, 2014 The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology will publish a series of review articles on bariatric surgery. The series covers current and controversial topics in bariatric surgery, including safety, guidelines for use, and mechanisms. More than 500 million adults worldwide now have obesity, which is a major risk factor for other disorders including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for both…

1a. ACIP Releases 2014 Adult Immunization Schedule The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) announced its recommended 2014 adult immunization schedule. The ACIP is comprised of the American College of Physicians and 16 other medical societies representing various medical practice areas. Each year, the ACIP reviews the CDC’s Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule to ensure the schedule reflects current clinical recommendations for licensed vaccines. The…

Gayle Anderson was live in Los Angeles at Complete PT because of new information about knee surgery and physical therapy. According to an article in The New York Times, arthroscopic surgery on the meniscus is the most common orthopedic procedure performed in the United States. The menisci are two discs of cartilage located in your knee between the femur and tibia and are subject to wear and tear as people…