Health insurance exchanges: Does it matter if they’re designed by states or the federal government?
MedCity News Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:33 AM PDT
When it comes to federal health reform, or ObamaCare, few aspects will have a greater potential impact on states than health insurance exchanges. A centerpiece of reform, insurance exchanges are online marketplaces that will allow consumers to comparison shop between available health insurance policies. Think travel websites that make comparing different hotel or airfare deals easy. The [...] |
Breastfeeding: Why It’s a Public Health Issue
Philly.com Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:30 AM PDT
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued its latest white paper on breastfeeding last week. The most important quote, and for me an obvious statement, is that breastfeeding is a “public health issue and not (just) a lifestyle choice.†|
Food stamps, federal pensions face GOP cuts
9 News Denver Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:30 AM PDT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans controlling the House are targeting food stamps, federal employee pensions, tax breaks for illegal immigrants and subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care law in a multifaceted drive to swap cuts to domestic programs for big Pentagon cuts scheduled next year. |
Special Journal Issue Highlights New IIRU Research on Global Road Safety
Newswise Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:28 AM PDT
In an effort to draw attention to the growing burden of road traffic injuries, the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will launch, Public Health Burden of Road Traffic Injuries: An Assessment from Ten Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
VA Community Clinic Contract Will Expand Services to Arizona Veterans
Business Wire Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:28 AM PDT
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected the developer to build a new health care clinic in Gilbert, Ariz., on the northeast corner of South Val Vista Drive and Market Street. “Our Veterans have earned the right to first-class medical care through their service to the Nation,†said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “This facility will help ... |
Study sparks health fears for IVF children
Kiama Independent Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:28 AM PDT
The first IVF birth worldwide was in 1978, and so the oldest IVF children are now adults. Will they have the same health outcomes as those conceived naturally? |
Brain-activated muscle stimulation restores monkeys' hand movement after paralysis
EurekAlert! Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:25 AM PDT
An artificial connection between the brain and muscles can restore complex hand movements in monkeys following paralysis, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The neuroprosthesis uses a brain-computer interface to control electrical stimulation of muscles and restore hand movement after temporary paralysis. |
Comparitive Clinical Effectiveness - More Involvement By Patient, Doctor And Others Required
Medical News Today Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:22 AM PDT
According to a study conducted by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, research studies will be significantly more helpful in clinical decision-making if patients, clinicians and others in the health care community are more involved in developing comparative clinical effectiveness studies. Results from the study, published in the April 18 issue of JAMA, were presented at a JAMA ... |
Federal Agency Reaches Agreement With Simsbury Over Civil Rights Claims
FOX CT Hartford Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:22 AM PDT
Will Modify Summer Camp Procedures Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Simsbury Facebook Page After investigating allegations Simsbury violated the civil rights of an 8-year-old diabetic girl at a town-run summer camp, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the town have reached an agreement on a diabetes management policy for the camp program. |
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