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March 2009
2009 March Health Care News: Uninsured Aren’t to Blame for Hospital Overcrowding (PDF)
The March 2009 issue of Health Care News reports the results of a new study that finds overcrowding in emergency rooms happens because of myriad flaws in ... (read more)
The March 2009 issue of Health Care News reports the results of a new study that finds overcrowding in emergency rooms happens because of myriad flaws in ... (read more)
Concierge Medicine Movement Enhances Consumer Choice
Dr. Marcy Zwelling has built her medical practice around what she views as a sacred relationship: that of patient and physician.Zwelling runs a new style ... (read more)
Dr. Marcy Zwelling has built her medical practice around what she views as a sacred relationship: that of patient and physician.Zwelling runs a new style ... (read more)
Daschle’s Health Plan Is Recipe for Bigger Government, Less Choice
By looking at President Barack Obama’s team of Tom Daschle as secretary of Health and Human Services and Melody Barnes as director of the White House ... (read more)
By looking at President Barack Obama’s team of Tom Daschle as secretary of Health and Human Services and Melody Barnes as director of the White House ... (read more)
Elder Care Problems Best Fixed by Private Sector
The nursing home industry is one of the most regulated industries in the country. It’s also dominated by government as a payer. One of every two nursing ... (read more)
The nursing home industry is one of the most regulated industries in the country. It’s also dominated by government as a payer. One of every two nursing ... (read more)
Eliminating Medicare Advantage Program Would Stifle Positive Change
Shortly before his inauguration, President Barack Obama told journalist George Stephanopoulos he was considering eliminating the entire Medicare Advantage ... (read more)
Shortly before his inauguration, President Barack Obama told journalist George Stephanopoulos he was considering eliminating the entire Medicare Advantage ... (read more)
Expanding SCHIP Beyond Poor Is Wrong Approach
Few issues generate more political emotion than the need to provide health insurance for children.It is much less expensive to cover children than adults, ... (read more)
Few issues generate more political emotion than the need to provide health insurance for children.It is much less expensive to cover children than adults, ... (read more)
FDA’s Critical Path Initiative Gets Mixed Results, Mixed Reviews
Nine out of 10 Americans support the ideas behind the Food and Drug Administration’s Critical Path Initiative, a federal program designed to streamline ... (read more)
Nine out of 10 Americans support the ideas behind the Food and Drug Administration’s Critical Path Initiative, a federal program designed to streamline ... (read more)
Federal Medicaid Bailout Won’t Solve States’ Problems
Unemployment in the United States is growing with the current recession, while state tax revenue is falling, putting financial pressure on state governments. ... (read more)
Unemployment in the United States is growing with the current recession, while state tax revenue is falling, putting financial pressure on state governments. ... (read more)
Florida Legislature Rejects Proposed Cigarette Tax Increase
The Florida House of Representatives has rejected a proposal to increase the state tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack in an effort to sustain the state’s ... (read more)
The Florida House of Representatives has rejected a proposal to increase the state tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack in an effort to sustain the state’s ... (read more)
Health 2.0 Empowers Patients, Challenges Status Quo
Spearheading a new trend in health care, patients around the world are uniting via social networks to discuss and obtain help in combating chronic illnesses.Whereas ... (read more)
Spearheading a new trend in health care, patients around the world are uniting via social networks to discuss and obtain help in combating chronic illnesses.Whereas ... (read more)
House Votes to Expand SCHIP Program
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 289-139 to renew and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, a taxpayer-funded program providing ... (read more)
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 289-139 to renew and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, a taxpayer-funded program providing ... (read more)
Looming Doctor Shortage Calls for Market Solutions
The Association of American Medical Colleges projects the United States will have 124,000 fewer doctors than it needs by 2025, resulting in a national dependence ... (read more)
The Association of American Medical Colleges projects the United States will have 124,000 fewer doctors than it needs by 2025, resulting in a national dependence ... (read more)
Mental Health Parity Law May Force Employers to Drop Coverage
Starting January 2010, small business owners across the nation will be required to match mental health coverage to physical coverage under their employees’ ... (read more)
Starting January 2010, small business owners across the nation will be required to match mental health coverage to physical coverage under their employees’ ... (read more)
National Priorities Partnership Agenda Is Elitist, Critics Say
An alliance of 28 health care stakeholders—including consumer groups, providers, health plans, and government organizations—has released an ... (read more)
An alliance of 28 health care stakeholders—including consumer groups, providers, health plans, and government organizations—has released an ... (read more)
New M.D.s Can Find Shift to Real World Difficult
Medical schools with health information technology-rich programs could be setting students up for a tough transition to the real world, according to a report ... (read more)
Medical schools with health information technology-rich programs could be setting students up for a tough transition to the real world, according to a report ... (read more)
Pharmaceutical Companies Give Up Gifts to Physicians
All “non-educational” gifts from pharmaceutical companies to doctors are now banned under an ethics policy adopted by the Pharmaceutical Research ... (read more)
All “non-educational” gifts from pharmaceutical companies to doctors are now banned under an ethics policy adopted by the Pharmaceutical Research ... (read more)
Public Health Physicians’ Group Endorses Harm Reduction as Alternative to Smoking
The American Association of Public Health Physicians has officially endorsed tobacco harm reduction, in which smokers substitute other forms of tobacco ... (read more)
The American Association of Public Health Physicians has officially endorsed tobacco harm reduction, in which smokers substitute other forms of tobacco ... (read more)
Study: Entrepreneurial Care a Model for Entire System
Health care markets where patients pay directly create price and quality competition, according to a study by Devon Herrick, Ph.D., a senior fellow with ... (read more)
Health care markets where patients pay directly create price and quality competition, according to a study by Devon Herrick, Ph.D., a senior fellow with ... (read more)
Study: Uninsured Aren’t Responsible for Emergency Room Overcrowding
Health care analysts are reacting positively to an important report countering the assumption, frequently presented in medical papers and the media, that ... (read more)
Health care analysts are reacting positively to an important report countering the assumption, frequently presented in medical papers and the media, that ... (read more)
Vermont May Cut Catamount Health Program
The Vermont legislature is considering making cuts to the state’s Catamount Health program, a taxpayer-funded health insurance program for low-income ... (read more)
The Vermont legislature is considering making cuts to the state’s Catamount Health program, a taxpayer-funded health insurance program for low-income ... (read more)
Washington Official Backs State-Run Plan
Washington state insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler has proposed a state-run health insurance plan for Washington residents not covered by Medicaid. The ... (read more)
Washington state insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler has proposed a state-run health insurance plan for Washington residents not covered by Medicaid. The ... (read more)
