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Medicare HMO Costs May Prevent Cancer Patients From Enrolling In Clinical Trials, UPCI Study Finds  Newly diagnosed cancer patients who are enrolled in Medicare's Health Maintenance Organization HMO plans may be unlikely to participate in clinical trials because of prohibitive costs, according to a study by the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute UPCI.

Virtual Colonoscopy As Good As Other Colon Cancer Screening Methods, Study Finds  CT colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, is as accurate at screening for colorectal cancers and pre-cancerous polyps as conventional colonoscopy, the current screening standard, according to the National CT Colonography Trial, a nationwide multi-center study that included the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

Aetna Widens Appeals Process  Consumers from coast to coast have complained when health insurers rescinded their policies after serious illness set in. Now Aetna, which says it voids far fewer individual policies than other companies, is offering members nationwide a way to appeal a rescission to independent panels of doctors.

Albany Med ranked No. 9 in nation for quality, safety  Albany Medical Center ranked ninth out of 88 academic medical centers nationwide for quality and safety, according to an annual study by the University HealthSystem Consortium.

Kaiser, Mid Atlantic top managed-care rankings  Kaiser Permanente and Mid Atlantic Medical Services Inc. ranked highest in an annual report of managed-care insurers published yesterday by the Maryland Health Care Commission.

First responders rush onto ice  Mike Vogt, head athletic trainer of the Columbus Blue Jackets, demonstrates chest compressions in a training session for the medical personnel who staff the hockey team's games. Rich Phillips, who drives the Zamboni machine that smoothes the Nationwide Arena ice, portrays a stricken player.

Aetna to let outside doctors decide on rescissions  Such independent review will eventually be standard for all insurers doing business in California, a stake spokesman says. Aetna Inc., the third-largest U.S. health insurer, will let outside doctors decide whether to cancel coverage for sick customers suspected of obtaining policies through false or incomplete information.

Be wary of medical discount cards  Mark Sarmadi, a diabetic, thought he had found the answer to getting health coverage when a salesman pitched him what he thought was a low-cost insurance program.

Council insurance will cost millions  Providing Metro Council members and their families with taxpayer-subsidized health insurance for life will cost the city close to $10 million over time, and that figure is expected to increase as more members take advantage of the benefit amid rising health-care costs.

Geriatric services expand as needs increase  For Jon Dedon, a typical workday includes teaching students the fine art of geriatric care at the University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine and supervising the geriatric assessment clinic at Truman Medical Center-Lakewood.

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