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Sebelius Is Second Obama Health Pick to Disclose Tax Errors
March 31 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama ’s second choice as Health and Human Services secretary told senators she made errors in her 2005 through 2007 federal income tax returns and owed more money. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:42:12 GMT)
Health nominee Sebelius reveals tax errors
Kathleen Sebelius, named as U.S. health secretary by President Barack Obama, became his latest nominee to reveal income tax issues, saying on Tuesday she paid nearly $8,000 to settle errors over three years. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:57:08 GMT)
Health and Human Services Nominee Sebelius Admits Tax Errors
Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius has corrected three years' worth of tax returns after finding "unintentional errors." (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT)
Health Nominee Sebelius Discloses Income Tax Errors to Senators
April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Kathleen Sebelius , President Barack Obama ’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, told senators she made errors in her federal income tax returns and owed more money. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:27:55 GMT)
Big shake-up in NI health service
Major changes to Northern Ireland's health service, including a new regional health board, comes into effect on Wednesday. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:47:54 GMT)
Health Nominee Sebelius Discloses Income Tax Errors to Senators
April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Kathleen Sebelius , President Barack Obama ’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, told senators she made errors in her federal income tax returns and owed more money. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:18:43 GMT)
Health reports made by students
Health stories were high on the news agenda on School Report News Day 2009. Here are the highlights. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:16:49 GMT)
UK health care agreement finished
A reciprocal health agreement which saw people in the Channel Islands receive free medical treatment while in the UK ends. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:59:38 GMT)
Health Buzz: Fighting Tuberculosis and Other Health News
WHO speaks out on TB; grappling with Gardasil vaccination; the basics of health insurance under COBRA. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:54:07 GMT)
Health Highlights: April 1, 2009
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:05:16 GMT)
TVA planning ash spill health monitoring, research
The Tennessee Valley Authority will use an independent university research group to guide health monitoring of residents and verify cleanup of contaminated areas from a massive coal ash spill, the agency's top executive said Tuesday. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:12:08 GMT)
Women often overlook their pelvic health: expert
Strengthening the pelvic floor muscles with simple exercises is an important yet overlooked aspect of women's health, according to Dr. Sheila A. Dugan, an expert on the topic. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:32:58 GMT)
As Egg Donations Mount, So Do Health Concerns
Egg donation is becoming a big business in tough economic times. But the truth is that very little is known about its long-term health consequences. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:05:34 GMT)
GE and Intel to unveil health care partnership
U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co and Intel Corp , the world's largest chip maker, have scheduled a joint press conference for Thursday, and are expected to discuss an alliance in health care, according to a source with knowledge of the plans. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:00:28 GMT)
Stimulus spending on hospitals and health care
One of the cornerstones of Washington's omnibus stimulus plan is $19 billion in spending on improved information technology systems in hospitals and other health facilities throughout the U.S. (Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:17:00 GMT)
House takes up a plan tied to health care overhaul
House Democrats pressed a budget plan Wednesday to make it easier to pass health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama, but their GOP rivals in the Senate preserved their ability to block upcoming legislation on global warming. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:14:23 GMT)
Obama Faces Foe on Health Who?ll Spend
Richard L. Scott has emerged as the most visible conservative opponent to the president?s health care effort. Less visible is his role in the nation?s biggest health care fraud scandal. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:15:54 GMT)
Ill Prepared for Long-Term Health Care
The high cost of long-term health care will drag down the quality of life for nearly two-thirds of today's retirees. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:44:38 GMT)
Nanjemoy Health Clinic Gets Funding Reprieve
The imperiled Nanjemoy health clinic has been awarded a grant under the federal stimulus package that will help keep it open, at least in the short run. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT)
500,000 lost health insurance, report says
About 500,000 working-age Californians have lost health insurance since the start of the recession, and an additional 600,ooo could lose theirs by 2012 even if the economy fully recovers, according to a UC Berkeley report. The report, released Wednesday by... (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:29:47 GMT)
Health Critic Brings a Past And a Wallet
Richard L. Scott has emerged as the most visible conservative opponent to the president’s health care effort. Less visible is his role in massive health care fraud. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:31:07 GMT)
House takes up a plan tied to health care overhaul
House Democrats pressed a budget plan Wednesday to make it easier to pass health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama, but their GOP rivals in the Senate preserved their ability to block upcoming legislation on global warming. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:53:13 GMT)
Health Critic Brings a Past and a Wallet
Richard L. Scott has emerged as the most visible conservative opponent to the president?s health care effort. Less visible is his role in massive health care fraud. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:11:37 GMT)
Ill Prepared for Long-Term Health Care
The high cost of long-term health care will drag down the quality of life for nearly two-thirds of today's retirees. It can cost $77,000 a year for a nursing home room and $20,000 for in-home care, expenses that many people are ill prepared to absorb, said the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:08:41 GMT)
Sebelius: Everyone should have health insurance
Health secretary nominee Kathleen Sebelius says everyone should have health coverage but she avoided endorsing the idea of making individuals legally responsible for seeing that they're insured. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:35:03 GMT)
Intel, GE to spend $250 million on health products
Intel and General Electric are jointly investing $250 million over the next five years to develop products aimed at providing personalized home health care technology for seniors. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:43:36 GMT)
GE and Intel create home health-care venture
General Electric Co and Intel Corp have joined forces to develop devices to help doctors monitor patients' health remotely, an area they believe could become a multibillion-dollar business. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:44:55 GMT)
Health Highlights: April 2, 2009
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:04:28 GMT)
Daschle's still in health care mix
Former Health and Human Services nominee Tom Daschle has said he would remain involved in the push for health care reform – and it’s becoming clearer how he might do it. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:07:00 GMT)
Intel, GE Partner on Home Health Tech
Intel and General Electric have formed an alliance to market and create home-based health care technologies, in an effort to reduce health-care costs and allow elderly people to stay out of hospitals. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:10:14 GMT)
Hospital cleaning fluids may pose health risk
The host of chemicals in the cleaning agents used in hospitals may present a health hazard to staff, and potentially patients, a pilot study suggests. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:22:06 GMT)
HHS pick urges health coverage for all Americans
Health secretary nominee Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday that all Americans should have health coverage but she didn't say how they would get it. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:48:17 GMT)
Sebelius Confirmation on Track for Health and Human Services
The nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services is on track to be approved in committee and then confirmed by the Senate later Thursday, according to a senior Democrat. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:08:25 GMT)
Intel, GE team up on home health care technology
US computer chip-maker Intel Corp. and industrial giant General Electric on Thursday announced plans to team up in home health technology, a sector expected to see rapid growth in coming years. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:45:43 GMT)
Democrats seek compromise on health care plan
Democrats are seeking a compromise on a bigger government role in insurance coverage as part of President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:06:11 GMT)
Fate of health-care overhaul could hinge on procedural gamble
WASHINGTON — The best hope for overhauling the nation's health-care system later this year may depend on a procedural change slipped into the House of Representatives' budget bill. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:24:00 GMT)
Intel, GE to spend $250 million on health products
Intel Corp. and General Electric Co. are jointly investing $250 million over the next five years to develop personalized home health care devices. (Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:26:36 GMT)
NC state health plan gets back on track in House
A huge bailout of North Carolina's state employee health insurance plan finally got through a key House committee, but not before the $650 million plan grew by nearly $50 million with more changes. (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:37:22 GMT)
Getting the word out when the need for speed is critical to public health
( Indiana University ) Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute Inc. in collaboration with the Marion County Health Department, have developed and tested a technology that allows public health officials to abandon a traditional, inefficient paper approach to alerting the medical community about public health crises in favor of an electronic strategy to seamlessly and instantly push out ... (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:25:02 GMT)
GE Threatens Philips With Push Into Home Health Care (Update2)
April 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. ’s push into home health care threatens Royal Philips Electronics NV ’s market leadership, as growth slows in the U.S. imaging equipment businesses that sell to hospitals. (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:56:51 GMT)
Health Highlights: April 3, 2009
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:02:59 GMT)
Getting a Health Policy When You?re Already Sick
Health insurers put up additional hurdles for people with pre-existing conditions who want to buy or hold onto their policies. (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:17:41 GMT)
Canadian, European hostages in good health
Two Canadian diplomats and four tourists kidnapped in Niger are in good health despite months in captivity, Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure told Canadian broadcaster CBC. (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:23:45 GMT)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
NASA to join 24-hour telescope Webcast … Certain molecules may be cancer biomarkers … New car hydrogen storage system created … FDA OKs first generic version of Topamax ... Health/Science news from UPI. (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:32:57 GMT)
When Health Care Law, Health Insurance Companies & Customers Don't Mix
My wife and I get our health insurance from Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, here in Virginia. Because my wife is a cancer survivor our insurance rates are exorbitant. Last year, we had a $500.00 deductible each and were paying more than $1600 a month for coverage that at... (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:27:33 GMT)
GE Threatens Philips With Push Into Home Health Care (Update4)
April 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. ’s push into home health care threatens Royal Philips Electronics NV ’s market leadership, as growth slows in the U.S. imaging equipment businesses that sell to hospitals. (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:34:38 GMT)
Clift: A Parliamentary Push for Health-Care Reform
Since senate Democrats will be able to push through health-care reform without them, Republicans should try participating in the legislation instead of just obstructing. (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:49:22 GMT)
Many buy high deductible health plans
ATLANTA, April 3 (UPI) -- In 2007, 17.3 percent of U.S. adults under age 65 with private health insurance were enrolled in a high deductible health plan, researchers said. (Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:26:48 GMT)
Mental health reformers at odds
Mental health advocates are challenging the settlement of a federal civil rights investigation of Georgia's state psychiatric hospitals. Their objection, though, could create an unintended consequence: a way for the state to withdraw its potentially expensive pledge to overhaul the facilities. (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:15:32 GMT)
State health education curriculum to get modern upgrades
Avoiding cell phone misconduct and Internet predators are among new modern elements being added to the state's health curriculum. (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:06:41 GMT)
Fixing Health Care Cheaply: Ban Cigarettes Altogether
Rather than taxing cigarettes or asking government to regulate tobacco, if public health is really the concern, why not just ban the stuff altogether? (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:20:00 GMT)
Covisint system to combine health plan info
Compuware's Covisint subsidiary soon will begin installing a new computer system to streamline communications between 17 Michigan nonprofit health plans and their doctors. Up to now, doctors participating in more than one insurance plan had to use different passwords and user names to get access to patient information, a time-consuming task. (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:19:29 GMT)
How to find health care services at reduced cost
With 1.1 million uninsured adults in Michigan, more people than ever need help looking for free and reduced-cost health care. Metro Detroit now has a clearinghouse through United Way's 2-1-1 hotline that steers people to programs. (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:20:19 GMT)
State's health chief issues call to action
Health disparities among Lucas County residents are easy to find. While 30 percent of white Lucas County residents had high blood pressure in 2007, for example, 53 percent of their African-American counterparts did. Eleven percent of Hispanic residents and 22 percent of African-Americans had diabetes, compared to 9 percent of whites that year. And infant mortality rates among African-American ... (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:44:23 GMT)
Seven-day week health unit opens
A health centre which will treat patients with minor ailments and illnesses opens on Teesside. (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:14:38 GMT)
EGuinea coup pisoner freed on health grounds
A Lebanese businessman jailed after a failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea is to be pardoned on health grounds, an official decree published Saturday said. (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:08:20 GMT)
Walker names new Health and Human Services head
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker said he will name Lisa Jo Marks to head the county Department of Health and Human Services. (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:20:31 GMT)
Fixing Health Care Cheaply: Ban Cigarettes Altogether
Rather than taxing cigarettes or asking government to regulate tobacco, if public health is really the concern, why not just ban the stuff altogether? (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:20:22 GMT)
Challenge threatens to derail mental health overhaul
Mental health advocates are challenging the settlement of a federal civil rights investigation of Georgia's state psychiatric hospitals. Their objection, though, could create an unintended consequence: a way for the state to withdraw its potentially expensive pledge to overhaul the facilities. (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:01:50 GMT)
Homeless need mental health help
Homeless people need more help to deal with mental health problems, leading charities are warning. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:18:08 GMT)
Health care strictly by the numbers doesn't compute
I was tickled to hear that the insurance industry is beginning to commence to start to think about lifting bans on the pre-existing conditions that keep a slew of Americans from getting health coverage. This has always been on the deep end of a wacky system. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:23:43 GMT)
Dengue doctor quarantine unnecessary: Qld Health (ABC)
Queensland Health says it is not necessary to quarantine a Brisbane scientist who was diagnosed with dengue fever last week. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:30:36 GMT)
Neurosurgeon outlines health care behind scenes
Returning Houston neurosurgeon talks about the health-care crisis he tackles in his book, Flatlined: Resuscitating American Medicine. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:04:51 GMT)
Phone survey to help assess health needs in Jackson County
PASCAGOULA — A ringing phone this week could be a chance to decide the future of health care in Jackson County. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:06:03 GMT)
Low-income patients keep community health centers busy
For the increasing number of uninsured Oklahomans, county health departments and trips to hospital emergency rooms are not practical. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:13:50 GMT)
Put the care back into health care
I was tickled to hear that the insurance industry is beginning to commence to start to think about lifting bans on the pre-existing conditions that keep a slew of Americans from getting health coverage. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:17:52 GMT)
Health care: Readers respond to last week's Forum topic
Here are a few of the responses to last week's Forum article, "Everybody's got a stake in reforming health care." Readers are responding to the question: Should health care reform include the choice of a public insurance plan? (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:12:16 GMT)
Health care takes it on the chin in budget
Many hospitals, nursing homes and home care agencies across the state came out losers in the new state budget. The budget calls for $2.3 billion in health care spending cuts -- a record. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:16:35 GMT)
and Allscripts Partner to Create Connected Medical Communities Business Editors/High-Tech Writers/Health/Medical Writers
(AP:PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Apr. 05, 2009-- dbMotion, a leading provider of health interoperability and intelligence solutions, and Allscripts, the clear leader in software, services, information, and connectivity solutions for physicians and hospitals, today agreed to create tightly integrated connectivity solutions that allow physician communities to see a more holistic view ... (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:11:46 GMT)
Health Ministers Agree To Accelerate Efforts To Counter The Global Threat Of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Health ministers from countries with the greatest burdens of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) have agreed to a series of actions to accelerate efforts to halt and reverse the global epidemic of the disease. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:13:35 GMT)
Dennis Quaid to speak at Chicago health-care conference
CHICAGO — Actor Dennis Quaid will speak about his work promoting patient safety at a health-care conference that opens in Chicago today. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:23:38 GMT)
Health booths popular at women's expo
The Nevada Women’s Expo was bustling Saturday, and few exhibitors were as busy as Renown Health. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:53:25 GMT)
Kaiser Foundation Lauded for Health Plan
Satisfaction with health care coverage and customer service contributed to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan ranking the highest in California in a study done by J.D. Power and Associates. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:28:42 GMT)
Shaheen to meet with health care providers
After participating in a recent White House health care summit, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is returning to New Hampshire to hear more from those on the front lines of the issue. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:35:19 GMT)
Health Care Industry Moves Slowly Onto the Internet
The health care industry, a well-known laggard in information technology, is where most of corporate America was a decade or more ago in adopting Internet-style computing. There are innovators, intriguing experiments and lots of interest, but the technology hasn’t yet gone mainstream. (Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:18:43 GMT)
Hundreds of extra health cards in system
There are 10,000 more health cards in circulation in Prince Edward Island than there are people, meaning hundreds of people who have no legal right to be accessing health care in the province could be getting a free ride, Auditor General Colin Younker says. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:43:29 GMT)
Gregoire to Host Health Forum
Gov. Chris Gregoire will be in Los Angeles Monday to co-host host the nation's fifth regional health forum. Gregoire will co-host the forum with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. After the White House Forum on Health Reform last month, President Barack Obama worked with Democratic and Republican governors to organize meetings to discuss health care reform. Attending the forum will be ... (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:49:51 GMT)
Help wanted: Triad health systems having difficult time filling 900 vacancies
The Triad may be reeling from a staggering unemployment rate of 11.5 percent, but in the region’s five major health systems, nearly 900 stable, good-paying jobs are now going begging. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:04:28 GMT)
Mental health reforms require more reflection
State efforts to reform mental health programs have been hobbled by a failure to clearly determine exactly what it hopes to accomplish, and how, a new report says. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:05:40 GMT)
Health insurance excess is crippling the nation
With a $2 trillion annual health bill in this country, it is time for drastic change. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:09:37 GMT)
Microsoft Updates E-health Data-aggregation Software
Microsoft on Monday will unveil a new version of its software for aggregating health records that makes it easier for patients and doctors to share information electronically. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:10:11 GMT)
No need to quarantine Brisbane dengue victim: Qld Health
Queensland Health says it is not necessary to quarantine a Brisbane scientist diagnosed with dengue fever. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:13:06 GMT)
Maryland lawmakers call for $13M cut from lauded small business health plan
Lawmakers have whacked the state’s health care subsidy for small businesses by 87 percent as they wrestle with plugging a $1.1 billion budget deficit over the next 16 months. This is the second time in a year that the program has been cut due to budget gaps. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:16:38 GMT)
Mental health care burdens prisons
Ohio prisons projected spending $64 million on inmates' mental health care in 2006 — or $8.7 million more than prison officials planned to spend on meals. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:33:18 GMT)
Medical Records on the IPhone Debuts at Health IT Expo
Doctors with an iPhone or iPod Touch will be able to view patients' electronic health records using a new application available on Apple's Apps Store. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:30:10 GMT)
China says will have health care for all by 2020
China announced Monday it will extend medical services to all its citizens by 2020, taking aim at a health care system long derided as creaking and inadequate. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:54:43 GMT)
CVS Added to Google Health Pharmacies
CVS has been added to the list of pharmacies that will provide access to Google Health. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:16:02 GMT)
China to provide universal health care by 2020
China announced Monday it will make improved health care services available to all its citizens by 2020, taking aim at a system long derided as creaking and inadequate. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:28:52 GMT)
Borders health chief to step down
The Borders' health board chief executive is to retire in September, after a total of 43 years service to the NHS. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:20:08 GMT)
Mass. groups sharing burden of health insurance
A new study affirms one of the key principles of Massachusetts's landmark health care reform law: employers, individuals and the government are proportionately sharing the burden of paying for insurance. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:21:30 GMT)
Nunavut works to curb health, social service spending: Curley
Nunavut's Department of Health and Social Services is cleaning up its financial act, minister Tagak Curley said. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:34:38 GMT)
"Hazardous" Health Insurance
Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith sits down with medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton to navigate the uncertain territory of choosing individual health insurance plans. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:00:03 GMT)
Health Highlights: April 6, 2009
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:03:33 GMT)
Health workers on trial for vaccine scam in Poland
Nine health workers went on trial in northern Poland Monday accused of having tested a vaccine against bird flu on nearly 200 patients without their knowledge, court officials said. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:18:59 GMT)
China in bold move on volatile health care issue
China announced Monday the outlines of a thorough reform of the health care system that pledges to provide improved services to all citizens by 2020, tackling a critical issue that has become a major source of public dissatisfaction. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:15:53 GMT)
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton Dickinson fell $.51 or .8 percent, to $65.46. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:49:58 GMT)
Study raises questions about public health plan
A public health insurance option for middle class families could help cover the uninsured but it may well put private insurers out of business, a respected consulting firm concluded in a study released Monday. (Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:05:16 GMT)
Schwarzenegger on health reform: Demand compromise
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday offered advice to the Obama administration from his own failed experience on health care reform: Listen to everyone and demand compromise. (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:07:36 GMT)
Stimulus Plan Leaves Laid-Off Workers Awaiting a Health Insurance Bailout
Laid off last fall and left to find $1,400 a month for continued family health coverage, I felt as if I'd struck pay dirt when I learned in February that Congress had decided to spend billions helping millions of Americans like me retain our insurance. The promise of a 65 percent subsidy on the p... (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:04:16 GMT)
Stimulus Plan Leaves Laid-Off Workers Awaiting a Health Insurance Bailout
Laid off last fall and left to find $1,400 a month for continued family health coverage, I felt as if I'd struck pay dirt when I learned in February that Congress had decided to spend billions helping millions of Americans like me retain our insurance. The promise of a 65 percent subsidy on the p... (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT)
China launches sweeping health care reform plan
China launched a landmark health care revamp that aims to provide basic care for all by 2020, reforming an unpopular system seen as costly, badly funded and providing shoddy treatment. (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:15:10 GMT)
Health concerns over Obamas' swing set mulch
Sasha and Malia play on a surface made from recycled tires, which an environmental health group says is unsafe. Sasha and Malia's White House playground poses a health risk, an environmental health group contends. (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:32:39 GMT)
After sit-in, mental health supporters meet with Daley's top aide
Supporters of four city mental health centers slated for closing this week wrangled a meeting Monday with Mayor Richard Daley's top aide by staging a brief sit-in at the mayor's office. (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:34:28 GMT)
Wireless industry wants in on health care stimulus money
Wireless industry is hoping it can reap the rewards of billions of dollars being spent on health care technology as part of the economic stimulus package. (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:14:35 GMT)
A Public Plan for Health Insurance?
A new public plan to offer consumers greater choice, keep the private plans honest and restrain the relentless growth in health care costs seems worth trying. (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:15:48 GMT)
Schwarzenegger on health reform: Demand compromise
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger offered advice to the Obama administration from his own failed experience on health care reform: Listen to everyone and demand compromise. (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:32:07 GMT)
Health Highlights: April 7, 2009
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:03:51 GMT)
Gov. Quinn signs children's health bill
Christine Winchester of LaGrange (second from left) and her two children Devon, 7, (at left) and Shea, 5, react as Governor Pat Quinn offers his pen to Shea after he signed Senate Bill 101 today at the Thompsons Center in Chicago. The bill requires health insurance policies to cover services like occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy for children under 19 years old who have a ... (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:06:43 GMT)
Public Plan Might Not Be The Best Cure For U.S. Health Care Woes, Critics Say
Increasingly, the success of health care reform hinges on whether Congress can resolve the contentious issue of how to design a public health insurance option. (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:18:33 GMT)
Public Plan Might Not Be The Best Cure For U.S. Health Care Woes, Critics Say
Increasingly, the success of health care reform hinges on whether Congress can resolve the contentious issue of how to design a public health... (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:18:33 GMT)
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton Dickinson fell $.07 or .1 percent, to $65.39. (Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:20:14 GMT)
Mental health clinics stay open ... for now
Mayor Richard Daley today issued a temporary reprieve to four South Side mental health clinics slated to close but did not say how long they would stay open.Daley also said the city was looking into computer problems that, according to documents, led to a loss of nearly $1.2 million in state funding for the clinics this year. In January, Daley blamed the closings on the lost funding, contending ... (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:36:44 GMT)
Health insurance mergers could be painful, critics say
Critics contend further consolidation would give industry too much control Talk of potential mergers in the medical insurance industry has doctors and hospitals worried about health plans having too much clout over consumer choices and prices. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:58:10 GMT)
L.A. County health system again facing major deficits
The gap is expected to hit $1.2 billion by 2011. Officials hope to find new sources of revenue in addition to funds from the U.S. stimulus package. The agency hasn't had a permanent chief for a year. Los Angeles County's public health system -- which has been without permanent leadership in its top position for a year -- is once again facing budget deficits that threaten to grow into the ... (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:16:49 GMT)
Mental health clinics slated for shutdown get reprieve
Mayor Richard Daley acknowledges city computer problems may have played role in funding loss Mayor Richard Daley on Tuesday issued a temporary reprieve to four South Side mental health clinics slated to close but did not say how long they would stay open. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:03:56 GMT)
WORLD HEALTH DAY 2009 Save Lives. Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies
The World Health Organization (WHO) is today celebrating World Health Day by focussing attention on the large numbers of lives that can be saved during earthquakes, floods , conflicts and other emerge (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:08:48 GMT)
China health reform plans a clinic in each village
China said Wednesday that it would build a clinic in each of its nearly 700,000 villages within three years, part of a sweeping 850 billion yuan ($124 billion) investment in health care reform. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:50:00 GMT)
China's $125 billion health reform holds challenges
China's new, 850 billion yuan ($124.3 billion) health care reform plan aims to bring coverage to 200 million uninsured Chinese, but it still relies heavily on spending by cash-strapped local governments and may disappoint international companies eager to enter the Chinese market. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:55:17 GMT)
Profiting From China's Health-Care Reforms
Cheap medical device and drug makers are poised to benefit from Beijing's $120 billion universal health-care plan. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:11:16 GMT)
Firing people not answer at Eastern Health, advocate says
A high-profile cancer survivor who has spoken out on behalf of patients over Newfoundland and Labrador's breast cancer testing scandal says Premier Danny Williams went too far by saying Eastern Health managers "should be shot." (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:18:46 GMT)
Madison health system to cut 90 jobs
Madison health care provider Dean Health System said Wednesday that it will eliminate approximately 90 employees, or about 2 percent of its staff, to lower costs. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:50:41 GMT)
China health reform to give every village a clinic
China announced plans Wednesday to build thousands of new hospitals and put a clinic in every village in the next three years, the first steps in a decade-long reform plan to provide universal health care coverage. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:00:38 GMT)
Health Highlights: April 8, 2009
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:02:49 GMT)
Health authority in £1bn pledge
A Lothian health authority plans to spend almost £1bn on new hospitals and equipment over the next 10 years. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:20:23 GMT)
First screening in Italy on children's health in prison
A group of pediatricians in the Catholic University of Rome have evaluated the health of babies living in prison with their mothers in the main jail of Rome, Rebibbia. It's the first time a study on the health conditions of these patients has been published in Italy. Despite the problems encountered, pediatricians are optimistic: the health system in prison works. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:25:02 GMT)
Obama establishes health reform office
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing the White House Office of Health Care Reform Wednesday to examine the U.S. healthcare system. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:03:14 GMT)
City?s Health Commissioner, in Medical Journal, Calls for Tax on Soda
An idea proposed and abandoned by Governor Paterson is revived by the city?s top health official in the pages of a medical journal,. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:20:34 GMT)
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were up at the close of trading: Becton Dickinson rose $1.03 or 1.6 percent, to $66.42. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:47:57 GMT)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
FDA OKs new, faster bird flu test … Kepler telescope to soon begin operating … New prostate cancer drugs show promise … Space station crew lands safely ... Health/Science news from UPI. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:51:45 GMT)
FHA deal gives boost to Capital Health project
Capital Health of Trenton has received a big boost in its efforts to build a new hospital. The Federal Housing Administration announced Wednesday that it will insure a $756 million mortgage for Capital to build the 223-bed facility in Hopewell Township. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:25:11 GMT)
Health plan merger speculation worries doctors and hospitals
Rumors of deals including a possible takeover of Humana by Aetna raise concerns over prices and a limiting of patient choice. Talk of potential mergers in the medical insurance industry has doctors and hospitals worried about health plans having too much clout over consumer choices and prices. (Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:37:57 GMT)
Chrysler-UAW Negotiations on Retiree Health Fund Gain Urgency
April 8 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers have stepped up negotiations with Chrysler LLC to cut funding to a union health trust ahead of an April 30 deadline to pare debt or file for bankruptcy protection, people familiar with the talks said. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:52:08 GMT)
Chrysler-UAW Negotiations on Retiree Health Fund Gain Urgency
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers union has stepped up talks with Chrysler LLC to cut funding to a union health trust ahead of an April 30 deadline to pare debt or file for bankruptcy protection, people familiar with the talks said. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:30:31 GMT)
Chrysler-UAW Negotiations on Retiree Health Fund Gain Urgency
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers union has stepped up talks with Chrysler LLC to cut funding to a union health trust ahead of an April 30 deadline to pare debt or file for bankruptcy protection, people familiar with the talks said. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:38:29 GMT)
Chrysler-UAW Talks on Union Health Fund Gain Urgency (Correct)
(Corrects fourth paragraph to show interview occurred yesterday.) April 9 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers union has stepped up talks with Chrysler LLC to cut funding to a union health trust ahead of an April 30 deadline to pare debt or file for bankruptcy protection, people familiar with the talks said. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:07:19 GMT)
Chrysler-UAW Talks on Union Health Fund Gain Urgency (Update1)
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers union stepped up talks with Chrysler LLC to cut funding to a health fund ahead of the automaker’s April 30 deadline to pare debt or file for bankruptcy, people familiar with the talks said. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:53:30 GMT)
Health care groups rev up Wash. sales tax campaign
Health care interests are starting their campaign for a Washington state sales tax increase, sponsoring a TV advertisement this week to pump up public support for a November referendum bankrolling health programs. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:02:51 GMT)
Obama announcing streamlined health records for military
President Obama is on CNN announcing a plan to create a more efficient record system to streamline health care for wounded veterans. An Associated Press story says the electronic record would follow a soldier in the military and then later in the Veterans Affairs Department's medical system. There is currently a six-month backlog in disability claims at the VA. Because the two agencies have ... (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:58:44 GMT)
Feds take health care open source
The "Connect" project uses open source to tie participants like the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments into the U.S. national health information network (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:59:20 GMT)
Health Highlights: April 9, 2009
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:04:06 GMT)
Newly appointed N.W.T. chief medical health officer resigns
After just two months on the job as the Northwest Territories' chief medical health officer, Dr. Cindy Orlaw has stepped down from the position. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:04:38 GMT)
Universal Health shares rise following upgrade
Shares of Universal Health Services Inc. rose Thursday after a Credit Suisse analyst upgraded the hospital operator, and said Universal Health could win patients from not-for-profit rivals. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:42:53 GMT)
Chrysler-UAW Talks on Union Health Fund Gain Urgency (Update1)
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers union stepped up talks with Chrysler LLC to cut funding to a health fund ahead of the automaker’s April 30 deadline to pare debt or file for bankruptcy, people familiar with the talks said. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:12:48 GMT)
Chrysler-UAW Talks on Union Health Fund Gain Urgency (Update2)
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers stepped up talks with Chrysler LLC over cuts in funding for a health-care trust as the automaker faces an April 30 deadline to pare debt or file for bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter said. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:23:48 GMT)
Herbal slimming pill causes health issues
FREIBURG, Germany, April 9 (UPI) -- Poison emergency centers in two German cities have registered 17 patients with health problems after taking Chinese slimming capsules, researchers said. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:44:39 GMT)
Stimulus money to keep health clinics open
Although four South Side mental health clinics stopped seeing clients today, City Hall plans to reopen them at least temporarily, a spokeswoman for Mayor Richard Daley said this afternoon. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:50:24 GMT)
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Extragalactic study solves infrared puzzle … Altered gene increases schizophrenia risk … Climate change may alter wildfire patterns … FDA approves new head lice treatment ... Health/Science news from UPI. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:51:47 GMT)
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton Dickinson rose $.82 or 1.2 percent, to $67.24. (Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:05:59 GMT)
Stimulus funds to keep four mental health clinics open
The Daley administration agreed Thursday to use federal economic stimulus funds earmarked for community services to keep open four mental health clinics targeted for closing. Deputy mayoral press secretary Jodi Kawada said it could be "up to two weeks" before the targeted clinics — Back of the Yards; Beverly/Morgan Park; Great Grant/Mid-South and Woodlawn — are ready to accept patients once ... (Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:18:59 GMT)
Texas health regulators hit peanut processor with record fine
It is the largest penalty ever handed out by Texas health authorities. (Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:49:29 GMT)
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