The Administration has been asked several times the impact of implementing two Medicaid rules when an existing moratorium expires May 25, 2008. 1. Graduate Medical Education — CMS 2279 — proposed rule published on May 23, 2007; and2. Cost limit for Providers Operated by Units of Government and Provisions to Ensure the Integrity of Federal-State Financial Partnership — CMS 2259-FC — final rule with comment period, published on May 29, 2007.

In the UK, some residents of South Asian ethnic origin have received aspecial diabetes care package that has resulted in some benefits.However, in a Diabetes Special Issue of The Lancet,researchers suggest stricter targets in general practice and additionalmeasures to keep patients motivated in order to lessen the impact ofdiabetes on this segment of the population.

In a Diabetes Special Issue of The Lancet,researchers have shown that patients with newly diagnosed type 2diabetes who receive early intensive insulin therapy may be able toimprove the function of their insulin-producing β-cells. The therapyregimen has also been associated with the recovering and restoration ofblood glucose control.Type 2 diabetes - commonly known as adult-onset diabetes - is ametabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Wednesday said he will move forward with a Medicare package developed by Democrats that likely will be opposed by Republicans and the Bush administration, CQ Today reports. Baucus said he is retreating from crafting a bipartisan Medicare package that would delay for 18 months a 10.6% cut to physician fees (Armstrong [1], CQ Today, 5/21).

HIV-positive people in the U.S., many of whom are living longer because of antiretroviral drugs, are at an increased risk for certain types of cancers, according to a study published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Reuters reports. The study was conducted among 54,780 HIV-positive people and was based on cancer trends from 1992 to 2003.

Researchers in the US studying mice found that they could shift the animals’ circadian rhythm or body clock by controlling food availability, suggesting that changing patterns of mealtimes might help humans adjust their body clock too, for instance to cope with jet lag or get used to shiftworking.

The administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) has proposed shifting control of the prescription drug component of Medicaid managed care plans to the state Department of Public Welfare, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The administration of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) on Monday called on state senators to restore millions of dollars in health care program cuts that were approved last week by the House, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The House approved a $30 billion state budget for fiscal year 2009 that includes $240 million less than Jindal’s proposed budget.

Inthe population of Finland in the last 25 years, levels of type 1insulin dependent diabetes have more than doubled among children, andseems set to increase further. The cause is attributed to a combinationof genetics and lifestyle factors, according to an Article released onMay 23, 2008 in a Diabetes Special Issue of The Lancet.Worldwidethere has been a steady increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes,with an average increase per year of 2.5-3.0%.

California’s teen birth rate in 2006 increased for the first time in 15 years, costing state taxpayers $1.7 billion annually, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Oakland, Calif.-based Public Health Institute, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. According to the report, there were 37.