Friday, April 20, 2012

Health Care News--4.20.12

 
Health Insurance Gap Hits 26% Of Americans
WCVB-TV
By Elizabeth Landau CNN (CNN) -- The fate of health care reform legislation is still up in the air, resting with the US Supreme Court, which is expected to rule on the law's constitutionality in late June. But today's news about health insurance isn't ...
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Health 411: Small-business health plan premiums up? Options exist.
Los Angeles Times
A self-employed immigrant with a small business is facing stiff hikes in health-insurance premiums. There are likely alternative plans at lower rates and tax relief for some small businesses. By Lisa Zamosky, Special to the Los Angeles Times My wife ...
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Veterans Affairs department plans to add about 1900 mental health staff as ...
Washington Post
As more veterans return home, we must ensure that all veterans have access to quality mental health care." The new hires follow a months-long VA review that determined shortages in mental health staff nationwide, leading veterans in some areas to wait ...
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VA to hire 1900 mental health workers
Washington Post
Under pressure to reduce the long waits that many veterans face for mental health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday that it will hire 1900 mental health workers, an increase of more than 9 percent. The new positions include ...
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Veterans Dept. Will Increase Mental Health Staffing
New York Times
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Thursday that it plans to hire about 1600 additional psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health clinicians in an effort to reduce long wait times for services at many veterans ...
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New York Times
A Lagging Indicator
TIME (blog)
Is falling, their need for mental-health care is growing. On Thursday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is boosting its mental-health workforce by 1600 psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers – a 10% boost, as well as hiring 300 ...
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VA mental health care gets boost
Omaha World-Herald
The VA Medical Center in Omaha could use more staff to expand its PTSD treatment, hopefully offering newly developed therapies to more PTSD-affected troops, said Dr. Praveen Fernandes, director of outpatient mental health services for the VA's ...
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Study: Many face gaps in insurance coverage
Politico
Twenty-six percent of American adults were uninsured for a period of time in 2011, a new study by The Commonwealth Fund shows — and for the most part, people went without health insurance because they lost or switched jobs. It's one of the problems ...
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Politico
Hospitals see decline in care-related infections
Fox News
Nationwide, there was a 32 percent decline in central line bloodstream infections from 2009-2010, said Dr. Scott Fridkin, deputy chief of the surveillance branch in the CDC's division of health care quality promotion. The decline was even greater at 35 ...
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Equity Research on Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. and Cerner Corp ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Today they are providing members comprehensive research on the Healthcare Information Services industry and are offering free analytical research on Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MDRX) and Cerner Corp. (NASDAQ:CERN) .
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Blogs
 
Playing "What If" with Health-Care Reform
By Jamelle Bouie
What happened in the end, Webb said, "was five different congressional committees voted out their version of health-care reform, and so you had 7000 pages of contradictory information. Everybody got confused. … From that point forward, ...
The American Prospect
Paying an Arm and a Leg for a Month of Life? | The Health Care Blog
By Peter Ubel
Peter Ubel is a physician, behavioral scientist and author of Pricing Life: Why It's Time for Health Care Rationing and Free Market Madness. He teaches business and public policy at Duke University. Peter's new book, Critical Decisions will be ...
The Health Care Blog
Health care compact would jeopardize stafey net, argue advocates ...
By onlineeditor@nashuatelegraph.com (The Nashua Telegraph)
CONCORD – Advocates for the poor, disabled, seniors and children warned a proposed health care.
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KDAB Mother & Child Health Care Center and Hospital – Give2Asia
By Give2Asia
KDAB Mother & Child Health Care Center & Hospital is a project initiated by the Korean Development Association in Bangladesh (KDAB), an NGO that has been working successfully in Dhaka and rural northern Bangladesh for over twenty ...
Give2Asia
Health Insurance Stock Outlook - April 2012 - Zacks.com
By Zacks Equity Research
Health Insurance Stock Outlook - April 2012-Facing its share of problems related to a sluggish economic recovery, uncertainty surrounding the health care reform law and increased regulatory control, the industry remains profitable.
Zacks Investment Research - All...

Web
 
Finding Mental Health Care You Can Afford | Bankrate.com
Many don't seek mental health care because of the costs, but you can find affordable help.
www.bankrate.com/.../4-routes-affordable-mental-health-care....

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