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House leaders say they will consider mental health parity as stand-alone bill this week

House leaders on Thursday told mental health lobbyists that mental health parity legislation will be taken up as a stand-alone bill next week under suspension of the rules, a procedure that prohibits amendments and requires a two-thirds majority for the bill to pass, CongressDaily reports (Edney, CongressDaily, 9/19).

22 Sep 2008

House Energy and Commerce Committee discusses options for health care reform amidst struggling economy

Lawmakers and witnesses on Thursday at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing discussed several proposals to reform the U.S. health care system, CQ HealthBeat reports. Subcommittee Democrats said that the current economic downturn increased the need for health care reform.

22 Sep 2008

Health students hit by debt

UNISON is warning of a looming recruitment crisis in the NHS, with mounting debts forcing half of all health students to consider quitting their studies.

16 Sep 2008

Supermarket dentists fill a hole in the market!

Countries such as Australia which are undergoing somewhat of a crisis when it comes to providing easily accessible dental treatment, could pick up a few tips from a new initiative in Britain.

16 Sep 2008

Hospitals offering better working conditions instead of financial incentives to address nursing shortages

The Washington Post on Sunday examined how hospitals across the U.S. have begun addressing nursing shortages "by introducing technology to dramatically reduce paperwork, offering more flexible hours, reducing caseloads, paying for advanced training and giving [nurses] more authority" instead of using financial incentives to lure nurses.

16 Sep 2008

Minnesota lawmakers seek suspension of proposed Medicaid rule that would reduce Federal funding for MinnesotaCare

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) have introduced bills to suspend a proposed federal Medicaid rule that would reduce funding for the state's MinnesotaCare program and that potentially could cut up to 18,000 low- and middle-income beneficiaries from the program, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

16 Sep 2008

Ohio bill would ban public funding for health care services to undocumented immigrants

A bill pending in the Ohio Legislature would ban the use of tax revenue for routine medical care of undocumented immigrants, the Columbus Dispatch reports.

15 Sep 2008

Ohio health officials discuss strategies to address racial heath disparities

A group of Ohio public health officials and community workers on Wednesday met to discuss strategies to address racial health disparities in the state and also to develop a plan of action, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

15 Sep 2008

House passes veterans' health bill, cost-of-living increase

The House on Wednesday voted 417-0 to approve a bill (HR 1527) that would establish a three-year pilot program to allow "highly rural" veterans enrolled in four of the Department of Veterans Affairs' 21 health care networks to receive health services through outside providers, CQ Today reports.

15 Sep 2008

New York Times examines concerns about health care issues in U.S. amidst energy, economy worries

Health care as an election issue "seem[s] to vacillate in importance by the day, the place and the audience" and has been somewhat "absorbed" by "broader anxiety over the economy" and "urgency of high-cost gasoline and the housing crisis," the New York Times reports.

15 Sep 2008

Senate approves bill to expand protections under Americans with disabilities act

The Senate on Thursday by voice vote approved a bill (S 3406) that would expand protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act, CongressDaily reports.

15 Sep 2008

Senate Committee approves legislation that would invalidate mandatory banding arbitration provisions of nursing home admission contracts

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved by voice vote a bill (S 2838) that would ban the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts, CQ Today reports.

15 Sep 2008

House Committee weighs options for permanent overhaul of Medicare physician payment system

Witnesses at a House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing on Thursday discussed potential methods for overhauling the Medicare physician payment system, CQ HealthBeat reports.

15 Sep 2008

30 years on from Alma-Ata and the pendulum is swinging back to primary health care

Thirty years on from the signing of the historic Alma-Ata declaration, the famous rallying call to the global health community, the concept of Primary Health Care, which lay at its heart, is back on the global agenda.

15 Sep 2008

One million pounds to improve access to physiotherapy

Providing timely access to physiotherapy is a long-standing problem for the NHS, with more than 4 million new referrals each year and waiting times of several months in many areas. A Bristol-led study to improve access has been given £1.06 million by the Medical Research Council (MRC).

15 Sep 2008

New York State physicians' practices influenced by insurers' guidelines, survey finds

Ninety percent of New York state physicians who responded to a survey have changed the way they treat patients because of restrictions imposed by health insurance companies, according to a survey released on Monday by the Medical Society of the State of New York, the Albany Times Union reports.

11 Sep 2008

Employers offering deals for workers who travel domestically for medical care

The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday examined how some employers "are looking to take advantage of the geographical variations in quality and cost of health care within the U.S.," and others are "leveraging deals they've struck with foreign hospitals in order to secure better rates with U.S. hospitals."

11 Sep 2008

2% of U.S. medical students plan to become primary care physicians, study says

Two percent of medical students in a survey said they planned to go into general internal medicine, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, USA Today reports.

11 Sep 2008

New study examines effect of retail clinics on overall health care costs

Retail clinics are less expensive for patients than care received in a physician's office or an urgent care clinic, but there is not yet evidence that their increased use has led to a reduction in overall health care costs, according to a study in Minnesota published on Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

11 Sep 2008

Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Biden discusses health care proposal of GOP Presidential Nominee McCain

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.) on Tuesday during a campaign event in Mehlville, Mo., said that Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) as president would place employer-sponsored health insurance at risk, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

11 Sep 2008

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House leaders say they will consider mental health parity as stand-alone bill this week

House Energy and Commerce Committee discusses options for health care reform amidst struggling economy

Health students hit by debt

Supermarket dentists fill a hole in the market!

Hospitals offering better working conditions instead of financial incentives to address nursing shortages

Minnesota lawmakers seek suspension of proposed Medicaid rule that would reduce Federal funding for MinnesotaCare

Ohio bill would ban public funding for health care services to undocumented immigrants

Ohio health officials discuss strategies to address racial heath disparities

House passes veterans' health bill, cost-of-living increase

New York Times examines concerns about health care issues in U.S. amidst energy, economy worries

Senate approves bill to expand protections under Americans with disabilities act

Senate Committee approves legislation that would invalidate mandatory banding arbitration provisions of nursing home admission contracts

House Committee weighs options for permanent overhaul of Medicare physician payment system

30 years on from Alma-Ata and the pendulum is swinging back to primary health care

One million pounds to improve access to physiotherapy

New York State physicians' practices influenced by insurers' guidelines, survey finds

Employers offering deals for workers who travel domestically for medical care

2% of U.S. medical students plan to become primary care physicians, study says

New study examines effect of retail clinics on overall health care costs

Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Biden discusses health care proposal of GOP Presidential Nominee McCain

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