Archive for August, 2009
Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report: America’s Seniors And Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage And Strengthening Medicare
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today issued a new report, America’s Seniors and Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage and Strengthening Medicare. The report highlights the problems with the status quo that leave seniors paying escalating costs for their health care while outlining how health insurance reform will strengthen Medicare and protect coverage for seniors. The report is available at http://www.
Michigan Faces Nearly $1.5 Billion In Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over 10 Years, Placing 1,800 Jobs In Jeopardy
An American Health Care Association (AHCA) analysis of a pending U.S. House health reform bill, HR 3200, finds seniors in Michigan requiring nursing and rehabilitative care will face funding cuts of $1.5 billion over the next 10 years. This equals the 10th highest state cut across the nation. These cuts are in addition to a recently-enacted Medicare regulatory change cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion during the same time period.
Flexcin Arthritis Remedy Proves Worthy Substitution For Acetaminophen
An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recommended limiting sales of acetaminophen products like Tylenol and also recommended banning prescription pain medications Vicodin and Percocet. This recommendation will prompt more people to change their habits and focus on joint pain remedy and pain relievers found in the natural vitamin supplements industry for arthritis treatment.
Seniors Worry About Impact Of Reform Proposals On Medicare
“Turns out you can fear a government takeover of health care even if the government already took over your health care,” The Associated Press reports. “The trepidation that’s taken hold among the elderly over Obama’s drive to remake the nation’s health care system is turning into one more political headache for Democrats….
New Study Of House Health Reform Bill: Ohio Faces Over $2.5 Billion In Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years
A new American Health Care Association (AHCA) analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over ten years, finds seniors in Ohio requiring nursing and rehabilitative care will face total funding cuts of more than $2.5 billion over that same time period, which equals the fifth highest state cut across the 50 states.
Many Hospitals Are Not Ready For H1N1: Nurse Survey Shows Deficiencies In Hospital Swine Flu Readiness
Data from 190 Healthcare Facilities in Nine States from California to Maine A patient health and safety survey of 190 American hospitals from coast to coast compiled by registered nurses in nine different states finds that a disturbing number of our nation’s healthcare facilities are not prepared for the coming H1N1/swine flu pandemic, according to results released today by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee.
BMJ Group Launches On-line Swine Flu Forum For Doctors Across The World
Responding to concerns from doctors in many countries, the BMJ Group has now made available a forum on pandemic flu though http://www.doc2doc.bmj.com – a new international on-line community for doctors. doc2doc provides answers to clinical questions, news about the latest research and forums for doctors to share information easily with each other.
Back To School With Asthma
Buying new school supplies is a late summer ritual for many parents. But for parents of children with asthma, getting ready for school also means getting prepared for the “September spike” – the annual peak in asthma flare-ups that sends hundreds of school children and their family members to emergency rooms in the weeks after school begins.
Kids’ Headaches, Migraines Increase As New School Year Begins
As children and teens begin school again, they are more susceptible to the pain and discomfort of headaches and migraines. The change in schedule, new teachers, new friends and schoolwork can increase stress and consequently, increase headaches. Doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital say there are some steps parents can take to help prevent the onset of their headaches during this hectic time of year.
Stroke Survivors At Risk Of Another Cardiovascular Event May Be Identified By A Simple Test
Measuring circulation in the ankle using a device similar to a blood pressure cuff can help identify asymptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) in stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) survivors, a group at much higher risk of subsequent cerebrovascular events, according to a study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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