Social Security reform proposals raise concerns for older women
...cial Security, which have accompanied proposals to reform the program. While Social Security does not currently have a minimum benefit, this was not always the case. It was in place from 1939 until 1981, when it was eliminated due to budgetary constraints and claims that it favored housewives and individual...IDSA applauds Senate leadership for introduction of S. 3
...tellectual property rights, create tax incentives, reform liability laws, and include other provisions intended to eliminate barriers that make the infectious disease market unattractive to industry. The bill is aimed at preparing the nation for pandemic influenza and other emerging infectious threats. "It'...Many of George Bush's health policies likely to be controversial
...posed contain some potentially good ideas, such as reform of the law on malpractice claims and expansion of community health centres, but others are seriously misguided, most notably the concept of health savings accounts. Several other domestic policies are likely to prove controversial, write the authors....American Academy of Neurology names two Advocates of the Year
...as recognized for her efforts to advocate for tort reform in the state of Washington, where she is a staff neurologist at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. In addition to her active role in the Washington State Medical Association, she helped launch the Washington State Neurological Society and serv...Post election 2004: What's in store for health policy
...including Medicare coverage decisions, malpractice reform and child health policy issues such as SCHIP reauthorization and the child obesity epidemic. Speakers include: Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kan.) David Brailer, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Mark McClellan, Administrator, ...Some herbal medicine products contain potentially toxic amounts of heavy metals
... metal screening." "Our findings support calls for reform of DSHEA that would require mandatory testing of all imported dietary supplements for toxic heavy metals," they conclude....Employment reduces chronic drug use, UH professors find
...ith Affiliated Systems, Montoya found that welfare reform primarily designed to transition women from welfa...eetings. "The study demonstrates that welfare reform policy has an unintended benefit," Montoya said. "Employment promotes a healthy lifestyle by provid...Most seniors switch doctors only if forced
...ry Care in Washington, D.C. "Current proposals for reform and expansion of the Medicare program, particularly those that promote privatization, could potentially increase the rate of involuntary discontinuity because of insurance coverage changes and further instability in the physician workforce," the rese...The dangers of NHS reorganisation
...y made some progress. Reorganisations are a clumsy reform tool, and research shows that they seldom deliver the promised benefits, they add. Every reorganisation produces a transient drop in performance, and it takes a new organisation at least two to three years to become established and start to perform a...Long history of missed opportunities plague Medicare prescription drug benefit
... instead were usually tied to broader proposals to reform Medicare. This was the case at various times during the Nixon, Reagan and Clinton administrations and the current Bush administration. Secondly, expansion of Medicare has been hampered by divided government, recurring federal deficits and ideologica...Preventive Medicine 2004 to feature research findings on disease prevention and health promotion
...ention, including implications of the new Medicare reform legislation; Jack Lewin, MD, CEO of the California Medical Association, addressing the narrowing gap between organized medicine and preventive medicine Another highlight of the meeting will take place when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force a...Preventive Medicine 2004 Annual Meeting
...ention, including implications of the new Medicare reform legislation, and the opening general session featuring Jack Lewin, MD, CEO of the California Medical Association, addressing the narrowing gap between organized medicine and preventive medicine. An annual feature at Preventive Medicine Annual Meeting...Jan/Feb 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...nsider the direct and indirect effects of Medicaid reform on safety net institutions responsible for immunizations and other necessary preventive services. Immunization Coverage and Medicaid Managed Care in New Mexico: A Multimethod Assessment Michael A. Schillaci, Ph.D., et al Adult Childhood Ca...Largest multistate study finds end-of-life care still 'woefully inadequate'
...boomers soon reaching retirement age, the need for reform is urgent." Teno and her colleagues examined the ...in all settings, they say the survey revealed that reform is most needed in our institutions. The study found: One in four people who died did not receive ...Malpractice reform must focus on reducing patient injury, not just limiting awards
...nt that would reap savings in the long term. Tort reform could be contingent on reporting of errors, or implementing specific activities that increase patient safety. Health plans, Medicare, and Medicaid could provide partial subsidies of physicians' premiums in return for specific safety enhancements. P...Time to stop exploiting trust doctors
...Postgraduate Dean, William Burr, outlines steps to reform and improve conditions of service for trust doctors. He estimates that the number of trust doctors from developing countries may be as high as 3500-4000. To have trained this number of doctors in the UK would have cost around 600m....New Commonwealth Fund analysis compares candidtes' health care reform proposals
...w analysis by The Commonwealth Fund of health care reform proposals of major presidential candidates reveals...table, affordable coverage, has pushed health care reform to the top of the campaign debate agenda," said Karen Davis, president of The Commonwealth Fund. "Th...System failure at heart of child abuse case disasters
...re involved, writes Edmund Hey. Instead, steps to reform the use of expert testimony in criminal cases and improve pathology services in the UK would help to minimise potential miscarriages of justice. Many pediatricians are also becoming increasingly reluctant to become involved in child protection work f...Patients lose access to neurological care, according to survey
...lity survey findings are evidence that legislative reform is necessary for preserving patient access to neurological care," says Catherine M. Rydell, executive director and CEO of the American Academy of Neurology. The survey showed that among the 199 neurologists who have made at least one change in their ...Nationwide improvement in nursing home care not likely, despite some changes
...otection is only the first phase of long-term care reform in Florida. "Phase II will require a sustained multiyear effort to increase the availability of home- and community-based services and a create a far more balanced long-term care system than currently exists." How do you define and measure the qualit...