Month: June 2013

CardioNet monitoring systems get insurance coverage, shares jump

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(Reuters) – CardioNet Inc said its heart-monitoring solutions will receive insurance coverage from UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co from July 1, sending its shares up 31 percent in extended trade. CardioNet said the three-year agreement would apply to all of the insurer’s affiliates including managed Medicare and Medicaid plans. Revenue from Medicare accounted for 37 percent of CardioNet’s patient services revenue in 2012. UnitedHealthcare provides insurance coverage to more than 70 million members in the United States, CardioNet said in a statement. …

Canada to snuff out medical marijuana production in homes

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Marijuana is pictured for sale during the annual 4/20 day, which promotes the use of marijuana, in VancouverBy Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada, a pioneer in the use of medical marijuana, will take legal production out of private homes next year as it seeks to address more than a decade of neighborhood spats and criminal activity. Health Canada will also snuff out its own production, which has been another legal source of the drug, and leave supplies solely to licensed growers in the private sector. …

Research needed on child abuse prevention: panel

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By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There still isn’t enough evidence to say whether office- or home-based programs ordered by doctors actually prevent child abuse when obvious signs of maltreatment are absent, according to a government-backed panel. The lack of a recommendation – known as an I statement, for “insufficient” – from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) echoes the same group’s 2004 conclusion, which also found a lack of evidence for or against child abuse prevention programs being applied to all kids, instead of just those clearly at risk. …

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