President Trump’s vow to dismantle the Affordable Care Act could be a boon or a wrench to health care startups. Oscar, launched in 2014, billed itself as the health care provider for the next generation — one with all the perks of a tech company.
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Why disrupting health care can be tricky
President Trump’s vow to dismantle the Affordable Care Act could be a boon or a wrench to health care startups. Oscar, launched in 2014, billed itself as the health care provider for the next generation — one with all the perks of a tech company.
Why disrupting health care can be tricky
President Trump’s vow to dismantle the Affordable Care Act could be a boon or a wrench to health care startups. Oscar, launched in 2014, billed itself as the health care provider for the next generation — one with all the perks of a tech company.
Joyce Minnich, as Executrix of the Estate of Andrew A. Minnich, and…
… death. The majority found that Mr. Minnich’s fall occurred while he was attempting to comply with the directive of a health care provider to sit on an examination table, and thus, the injuries sustained as a result of the fall occurred in the course …
Students urged to exercise caution in light of 19 possible mumps cases
University Health Services , a unit of Penn State Student Affairs, is advising all students to closely monitor their personal health and avoid high-risk activities as potential mumps cases at University Park continue to rise. Since Jan. 29, when the first confirmed case was reported at University Park, 19 suspected, probable or confirmed mumps cases have been investigated.
Judge Rules That Texas Can’t Defund Planned Parenthood
In December of 2016, Texas’s inspector general announced that the state’s Medicaid funds would no longer go toward Planned Parenthood, citing a series of secretly-recorded videos that alleged the health care provider was illegally selling fetal tissue for profit. Though the videos were revealed to have been heavily edited and the House Oversight Committee’s 2015 investigation into Planned Parenthood found no evidence of wrongdoing, anti-choice activists and legislators alike have pointed to them as a reason why the organization should be defunded.
New service in Portsmouth area will support adults with ADHD
Mental health provider Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been selected to expand its existing autistic spectrum disorder service and deliver the new ADHD project. The Hampshire Autism and ADHD Service will provide the trust’s nationally-recognised model of diagnosis and support for adults with the conditions.
OnTrack searching nation-wide for next Executive Director
It’s a decision she made mutually with OnTrack’s Board as they decided she was best utilized as a health care provider rather than an administrator. While Dr. Hecox was eager to help OnTrack, she says she thinks it’s best for the community and the patients they serve if she remains in her current role of Site Medical Director at La Clinica.
Additional Layoffs at CHI St. Alexius Health
A health care provider in Bismarck is laying off more employees, the third round of layoffs in the past year. CHI St. Alexius Health says the 131-year-old company is responding to the pressures of health care reform.
Activists on both sides of abortion issue to protest across US
Anti-abortion groups have called demonstrations at more than 200 Planned Parenthood locations throughout the United States on Saturday to urge Congress and President Donald Trump to strip the women’s health provider of federal funding. Pro-life and pro-choice activists gather at the Supreme Court for the National March for Life rally in Washington January 27, 2017.
Unsustainable Capitation crippling health facilities in A/R – ” NHISPA laments
Hospitals in the Ashanti region are calling for a review of the capitation system of payment under the National Health Insurance Scheme . The region began the payment system in 2012 when NHIS card holders were asked to choose a primary health care provider for an upfront payment of predetermined amount of claims.
Communication in cancer care
Ask anyone about their experience with their own or a loved one’s cancer, and the response will likely include a story or remark about an oncologist, surgeon, nurse, or other health care provider. These are often positive stories: the oncologist who remembered a child’s birthday, the nurse who stayed after his shift to wait with an elderly patient until her daughter arrived to pick her up, or the surgeon who attended a husband’s funeral.
American Academy of Pediatrics Urges Improvement in Teen Vaccination Rates
… are less likely than younger children to receive all the recommended vaccines, threatening their long-term health. Two new AAP clinical reports, ” The Need to Optimize Adolescent Immunization” and “Practical Approaches to Optimize Adolescent …
NJ Department of Health Seeks 2017 Population Health Heroes
The New Jersey Supreme Court has directed the adoption of a statewide Language Access Plan to ensure full access to the courts for participant By Pastor Bill Laky – One reader wrote, “I just lost my wife of 62 years and 134 days, and I’m devastated. I prayed and prayed for my wife, an New Jersey Health Commissioner Cathleen D. Bennett Feb. 2, 2017 announced that the Department is seeking applications for its first Population Health Heroes Awards to recognize New Jersey’s innovative leaders who are making system, policy and environmental changes that improve health.
Trump’s Supreme Court pick may mean trouble for CMS, healthcare regs
… In an opinion filed in May 2016 in a case involving CMS’ attempts to recoup Medicare reimbursements from a home health provider, Gorsuch wrote that the number of regulations issued by federal agencies “has grown so exuberantly it’s hard to keep up.” …
After hours trial for Dunedin art studio
… who work or are busy during the day.” No referral is required but people need to have had some contact with a mental health provider, PHO or GP, said Mr Smith. As these sessions are outside Artsenta’s normal funded service, users will be asked for a …
Judge temporarily blocks Planned Parenthood’s ouster from Texas Medicaid
After three days of testimony from attorneys for the state and Planned Parenthood, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks is letting the reproductive health provider stay in Medicaid until Feb. 21. U.S. District Court Judge Sam Sparks on Thursday delayed Planned Parenthood’s ouster from the state’s Medicaid program until Feb. 21. The decision comes after three days of testimony and arguments in the U.S. District Court in Austin. The reproductive health provider initially sued more than a year ago, but that lawsuit sat dormant until Dec. 20, when the Texas Health and Human Services Commission put Planned Parenthood on notice that its Medicaid funding would end.
New year, new attitude
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New year, new attitude
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Pfizer seeking testimony from illegal pill users as part of drug surveillance efforts
… to attempt to obtain details of the patients involved so that we can follow this information up with them and their health care provider to share this with the medicines regulator, the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and …
Douglasville receives human resources award
The city of Douglasville has received the Medium Agency Achievement Award from the Georgia Local Government Personnel Association, in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of Human Resources Management – specifically for health and wellness initiatives and outcomes for 2016. The city of Douglasville partnered with its current health care provider to develop a Wellness Program and implement a Wellness Team for strategic planning.
Education, awareness about antibiotic use key to keeping us safe
… at least six to eight colds, or upper respiratory infections, a year. Understandably, parents often take them to a health care provider, but this may lead to inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for a viral infection. Research shows that …