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One-fifth of Americans follow health news very closely: Pew Research Center

Approximately one-fifth of Americans follow health news very closely, according to the Pew Research Center. To identify how the demand for health stories is met, University of Missouri researchers surveyed national health journalists about their development of story ideas and use of expert sources and public relations materials.

11 Sep 2009

First Edition: September 11, 2009

Today's headlines are full of second-day stories about the policies and politics involved in President Obama's Wednesday night address to Congress.

11 Sep 2009

Grant awarded to support six students in FNP program

The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies is receiving a grant from the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation in the amount of $30,000 to support six students in its Family Nurse Practitioner Master of Science of Nursing program.

11 Sep 2009

PCMA stresses on improving affordability in the health care system

“Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) share the President’s goal of improving affordability as a central tenant to reforming the health care system. Tools pioneered by PBMs – including those which increase the use of generic medicines – have accomplished this goal by lowering costs and expanding access to prescription drugs for consumers and payers.

11 Sep 2009

Clarus Research Group announces results of survey on President Obama's speech to a Joint Session of Congress

Immediately after President Obama's speech to a Joint Session of Congress last night, Clarus Research Group surveyed 44 of the nation's top political, legislative and communications strategists -- representing a broad array of expertise in politics, government, media consulting, lobbying, and public relations.

11 Sep 2009

Kaiser Permanente hosts in-person and virtual Residency Program Open House

In September, medical students begin searching for residency training programs. In today's economy, especially with college loans entering repayment, medical students have fewer dollars available to visit multiple residency programs. Kaiser Permanente, a leader in graduate medical education and technology, is responding to this need by hosting both an in-person and virtual Residency Program Open House.

11 Sep 2009

CNA/NNOC to join newly formed National Nurses United union

Formation of the largest RN union and professional association in U.S. history took a major step forward Thursday as delegates to the biennial convention of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organization in San Francisco voted unanimously to endorse and join the new union.

11 Sep 2009

PFCD-PA praises Obama's commitment to healthcare reform

The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Pennsylvania Chapter (PFCD-PA) commends President Barack Obama for his continued commitment to healthcare reform. PFCD-PA, and its partner organizations, strongly agree that the current state of the healthcare system in the United States cannot continue.

11 Sep 2009

HHS Secretary to issue new report on the employer-sponsored insurance market

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today will address the University of Chicago’s dialogue on health care reform and education and issue a new report on the employer-sponsored insurance market.

11 Sep 2009

President Obama's support for mapractice reform finds favour with 87% of surveyed physicians

Physicians across the US are speaking out on Sermo (http://www.sermo.com), the largest online physician community, discussing the President’s newly announced support for malpractice reform. According to a new survey conducted on Sermo of 3,102 US physicians, 87% stated they are more inclined to support a healthcare reform bill that includes malpractice reform.

11 Sep 2009

NAMI: Uniformity of insurance coverage for mental illness and addictive disorders

NAMI agrees with President Obama that the time for action on health care reform is now. It is time for both Democrats and Republicans to come together and deliver on what, for too many years, have only been promises.

11 Sep 2009

HCD Research to conduct a national study during President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform

HCD Research announced today that it will conduct a national study during President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform tonight to obtain Americans' perceptions of the president and his plan for health care reform.

11 Sep 2009

Majority of Americans want Congress to include lawsuit reform in the health care bill: Survey

A new nationwide poll reveals that a strong majority of America's voters want Congress to include lawsuit reform in any overhaul of the health care system.

11 Sep 2009

Careless practices takes a heavy toll on American lives, says President of SAVE THE PATIENT

Is anyone listening? As this debate rages on about medical reform, patient safety organizations, those of us at the front each and every day, we do not hear about what is happening to the people from the senseless health care devastation throughout our country right now.

11 Sep 2009

ASCEND program helps achieve rapid improvements in supply chain performance

Hospitals and health systems participating in the Premier healthcare alliance’s ASCEND (Accelerated Supply Chain Endeavor) program have reduced their supply expenses in recently launched categories by up to 24 percent since May 2009.

11 Sep 2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reorganizes and updates its warning letters web page

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reorganized and updated the warning letters page in the Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations section of the FDA Web site.

11 Sep 2009

President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform receives mixed reactions

A new national media study among 951 viewers of President Barack Obama's speech to Congress in which he focused on his plan for health care reform revealed that more than half of all political parties reported that the speech was "somewhat or extremely effective."

11 Sep 2009

Health Insurer Regence supports Obama for comprehensive health care reform

President Obama's speech to Congress last night addressed many of the changes necessary to achieve comprehensive health care reform, changes that will move our nation toward the ultimate goal of universal coverage for all Americans. We certainly agree that the system is broken, it is too costly, outcomes are not what they should be, and not what the American public deserves.

11 Sep 2009

Michigan business owners asked to air their concerns about national health care reforms

Owners of small- to mid-sized businesses across Michigan need to stay informed and to speak out against potential higher taxes and other costs associated with national health care reform, according to the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) and the Michigan Food and Beverage Association (MFBA) in response to President Obama's speech on healthcare reform.

11 Sep 2009

H.R. 3200 health care reforms will benefit illegal aliens

"The reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally," President Obama said in a carefully worded statement to a Joint Session of Congress and the American public last night. The problem, notes the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), is that the health care reforms proposed in H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2009, clearly would benefit illegal aliens.

11 Sep 2009

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One-fifth of Americans follow health news very closely: Pew Research Center

First Edition: September 11, 2009

Grant awarded to support six students in FNP program

PCMA stresses on improving affordability in the health care system

Clarus Research Group announces results of survey on President Obama's speech to a Joint Session of Congress

Kaiser Permanente hosts in-person and virtual Residency Program Open House

CNA/NNOC to join newly formed National Nurses United union

PFCD-PA praises Obama's commitment to healthcare reform

HHS Secretary to issue new report on the employer-sponsored insurance market

President Obama's support for mapractice reform finds favour with 87% of surveyed physicians

NAMI: Uniformity of insurance coverage for mental illness and addictive disorders

HCD Research to conduct a national study during President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform

Majority of Americans want Congress to include lawsuit reform in the health care bill: Survey

Careless practices takes a heavy toll on American lives, says President of SAVE THE PATIENT

ASCEND program helps achieve rapid improvements in supply chain performance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reorganizes and updates its warning letters web page

President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform receives mixed reactions

Health Insurer Regence supports Obama for comprehensive health care reform

Michigan business owners asked to air their concerns about national health care reforms

H.R. 3200 health care reforms will benefit illegal aliens

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