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Sebelius Awards Over $10 Million To Utah To Test Innovations In Children’s Health Care
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a grant of over $10 million to Utah to improve health care quality and delivery systems for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)…
Florida Faces Fight Over Medicaid Reform Expansion; In Kansas, Cuts Hurt A Mental Health Clinic
Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration may broaden that state’s Medicaid-reform pilot program to include 19 more counties to save more than $58 million by requiring Medicaid beneficiaries enroll in managed-care plans, Health News Florida reports. “Such an expansion could affect 375,000 people and save $58.7 million during the upcoming fiscal year…
COBRA Expansion, Medicare Payments To Doctors ‘Fix’ Looming Over Congress
Lawmakers seek ways to expand COBRA and address the Medicare doctor payment “fix.” The Hill: “Democratic leaders said extensions of unemployment insurance and COBRA healthcare benefits should be emergency spending that isn’t subject to the pay-as-you-go statute, which requires new non-discretionary spending to be offset with spending cuts or tax increases…
Missouri Best In Using Federal Aid To Combat Medicaid Fraud, Other States Fight Over Federal Rules
The Kansas City Star reports that Missouri led the country in 2008 in efficiency in using federal dollars to combat Medicaid fraud. “The state recovered almost $29.8 million in 2008, the most recent year for which comparative data are available, while receiving about $1.6 million in federal Medicaid fraud grants. That equates to $18…
Both Sides Puzzle Over Abortion Amendment In House Health Bill
Newspapers continue to report on the Stupak amendment to the House health bill and how it will affect access to abortion. “[T]he Stupak amendment, named for Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), would ban individuals from using new government subsidies to buy insurance plans that cover abortion, and it would prohibit a government-operated plan – the public option – from carrying abortion coverage,”
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies
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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies This during a senate Judiciary sub-committee hearing on bankruptcies driven by catastrophic medical expenses Visit: firedoglake.com
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Over 90% Of Fellow Employees Do Not Want You To Come To Work With Any H1N1 Flu Symptoms
91 per cent of Americans said they want their co-workers to remain at home if they are infected with the H1N1 flu virus according to a national survey released today by Mansfield Communications. And if you are considering going into work with the flu or symptoms of, 83 per cent of your co-workers say they are likely to inform a fellow colleague or senior management about a colleague in their workplace whom they think might be showing symptoms of the flu.
Nurses Plan Strike Over Swine Flu Conditions At Hospitals
More than 16,000 registered nurses are locked in a contract dispute with officials at 37 Catholic hospitals statewide and plan to strike Oct. 30 out of concern that the hospitals’ lax safety standards put them at risk of catching H1N1 flu. The California Nurses Assn., which is in bargaining talks with San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West hospitals, announced the strike this morning. Local hospitals expected to be affected include California Hospital Medical Center, St.
FDA Warns Of Unapproved And Illegal H1N1 Drug Products Purchased Over The Internet
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers to use extreme care when purchasing any products over the Internet that claim to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 influenza virus. The warning comes after the FDA recently purchased and analyzed several products represented online as Tamiflu (oseltamivir), which may pose risks to patients.
Trial Raises Doubts Over Alternative Pain Therapy For Arthritis
Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps are ineffective in relieving arthritis pain, according to a new study led by a University of York academic. Researchers conducted the first randomised placebo-controlled trial on the use of both copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps for pain management in osteoarthritis — the most common form of the condition. The devices are used worldwide for helping to manage pain associated with chronic musculoskeletal disorders.
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