BioCentury this week looks at Medicare- 150 Ideas: Will Any of Them Work?

The nation is heading toward budget sequestration. For Medicare, this means a 2 percent spending cut.

But that’s just a down payment. Any serious attempt to tackle the U.S. deficit must curb the increase in Medicare and Medicaid spending.

Now, the Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a report listing 150 ideas to tackle the problem. The problem: Almost all of them would hurt someone — either by directly limiting access to healthcare, or reducing payments to hospitals, physicians or drug companiesContinue reading

Applications Open for the Spring 2013 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC) on February 12, 2013

The Ariziona Commerce Authority is pleased to announce the opening of the submission window for the Spring 2013 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC) on February 12, 2013.   On or before that day, the Application – Download & Submission page will be updated, and you will be able to download an application, complete it, and then submit it by March 19th.   The Arizona Innovation Challenge awards the most money in the country for a business plan competition!Continue reading

University of Arizona and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center/Dignity Health sign affiliation agreement for University of Arizona Cancer Center-Phoenix

The University of Arizona has formally affiliated with St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center/ Dignity Health to develop a cancer care program in Phoenix to include a new outpatient clinic at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus and inpatient care at St. Joseph’s Hospital in central Phoenix.Continue reading