Archive for March, 2009
Buck stops with me, says Health Minister Daniel Andrews – News.com.au
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STATE Health Minister Daniel Andrews says he will take full responsibility as details of falsified public hospital waiting lists emerge. At a meeting with the states public hospital chairs yesterday Mr Andrews put all hospitals on notice that …
Dems pressed on health, energy – Politico.com
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President Barack Obama warned a closed meeting of House Democrats that Congress has to pass health care reform and major energy legislation this year or it will not get done, according to people in the meeting. Obama visited the Democratic …
Buck stops with me, says Health Minister Daniel Andrews – News.com.au
STATE Health Minister Daniel Andrews says he will take full responsibility as details of falsified public hospital waiting lists emerge. At a meeting with the states public hospital chairs yesterday Mr Andrews put all hospitals on notice that …
Obama Announces Curbs On Bush-Era Health Plans – WJZ
The Obama administration on Monday raised the bar for Medicare private insurance plans seeking to win the governments seal of approval. The administration announced new curbs on the health plans, popular with seniors, yet also criticized for …
NCSU ISE Professor Honored as Health Care Hero (dBusinessNews.com)
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RALEIGH, N.C. Dr. Ola Harrysson, associate professor in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University, was recently recognized by the Triangle Business Journal as a 2009 Health Care Hero.
Rules On Internet Show Why Its Hard To Get Health Insurance – Free Internet Press
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Trying to buy health insurance on your own and have gallstones? Youll automatically be denied coverage. Rheumatoid arthritis? Automatic denial. Severe acne? Probably denied. Do you take metformin, a popular drug for diabetes? Denied. Use the anti …
Will funding cuts will mean more pregnant teens? – Sandusky Register
More teenagers are going to become parents each year in Huron County. This is the anticipated upshot of thinning federal funding. As funding disappears, so will the countys teen pregnancy prevention programs. Huron County Health Department …
State Legislature: Bill aims to lower health insurance costs for small … – Star Community Newspapers
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Editors note: This weekly report on the state legislature is compiled from daily informational reports supplied by Richard Lee and other sources. The growing number of employed Texans who are uninsured has struck a chord with lawmakers in Austin …
Patients to add to own health records – Stuff
Health Ministry technology manager Alan Hesketh says electronic health records will allow people to add health information, but this will need to be protected from abuse. The ministry is looking at the role of electronic health records – which would …