ASCOG Advocate: July 19, 2013

Bone reconstructed in 3-D.

On this date, in 1983, the first three-dimensional reconstruction of the human head using this device was published. 

What is the device called?
 
Health care providers continue to wait for the $50 million owed them from the now-defunct, Washington, D.C. managed-care firm D.C. Chartered Health Plan. Meanwhile, the president of an Aetna Medicaid company sings the praises of managed care.

Report highlights the need to address long-term services and supports.

University of Massachusetts medical researchers were able to turn off the genes for Down Syndrome in experiments using stem cells.

Many private insurers and state Medicaid agencies across the nation "impose sharp limits" on medications that help patients overcome opioid addiction.

Subjective complaints of cognitive decline, formerly dismissed, are now given needed attention as early signs of dementia.

An Affordable Care Act program aimed at reducing costs for Medicare is experiencing a high provider drop-out rate.

A Pew Research study shows the percentage of Americans who are caregivers rose from 30 to 39 percent.