• Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), co-chairs of the Congressional Cancer Survivors Caucus, introduced the Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act (H.R. 4414) , which would create a Medicare service for cancer care planning, a key priority of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. (canceradvocacy.org)
  • Regulations are falling behind the technological wave sweeping health care, and the Congressional Telehealth Caucus is taking note and asking for comments. (alston.com)
  • In light of this, on March 12, 2019, leaders of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus and a bipartisan coalition of Senators published a request for information (RFI) asking for help in "craft[ing] comprehensive telehealth legislation for the 116th Congress. (alston.com)
  • Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Keith Rothfus (R-PA) have officially re-launched a bipartisan caucus in the House looking to promote the use of high-quality, low-cost drugs. (crfb.org)
  • The House Affordable Medicines Caucus states in its initial press release that its goal is to "highlight the role of affordable medications and biologics through briefings for Members and staff and promote legislative initiatives to provide high-quality care to patients at a lower cost. (crfb.org)
  • Brinson is currently working with the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers tasked with developing a workable solution to the current impasse. (alreporter.com)
  • In Congress, the New Democrat Coalition is known as the "get stuff done" caucus. (house.gov)
  • The insight and guidance we receive from MedPAC will be very important as we seek ways to reform the Medicare program and improve the accuracy of provider payments while also ensuring that Medicare beneficiaries have access to high‑quality care. (house.gov)
  • The legislation would improve doctor-patient communication by enabling doctors to bill Medicare for the time they spend developing comprehensive cancer care plans, at diagnosis, when there is a change in treatment plan, and at the transition to post-treatment survivorship. (canceradvocacy.org)
  • I'm proud to introduce this legislation with my friend Congressman DeSaulnier to help provide a personalized written roadmap for patients as they fight against cancer through diagnosis, treatment and survivorship care. (canceradvocacy.org)
  • The legislation will permanently extend and fully fund two significant programs: the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program and September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). (nyc.gov)
  • The publication released today by the Iowa Committee for Value in Healthcare should be required reading for the President and Congress as they negotiate the details of health care reform legislation. (concordcoalition.org)
  • Chuck Colson of BreakPoint said the current legislation is a threat to religious liberty because it "has no protections for religious medical personnel or health care providers who, by reason of conscience, refuse to participate in abortions. (christianitytoday.com)
  • This legislation will take significant steps toward educating consumers on who is providing their healthcare, thus empowering patients to have a more proactive role in their healthcare," said Larry Wickless, DO, president of the American Osteopathic Association. (asahq.org)
  • I support this bipartisan, common sense legislation. (govdelivery.com)
  • We review the record and conclude that she deserves plenty of credit, both for the passage of the State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation and for pushing outreach efforts to translate the law into reality. (ontheissues.org)
  • The Coalition issued the following statement today commending the bipartisan group of 22 senators and the Biden administration on reaching agreement on a historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework and urges Congress to turn the framework into legislation that will be signed into law. (nam.org)
  • Statement by National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) President and CEO John Rother on proposed legislation repealing Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate and reforming physician payment, scheduled for consideration this week by the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee. (nchc.org)
  • They're supporting legislation introduced by Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) called the Urban Indian Health Confer Act . (ktvh.com)
  • The legislation is working its way through Congress now, and it has bipartisan support. (ktvh.com)
  • This legislation would open the chain of communication and require the federal government to directly communicate with urban Native American health. (ktvh.com)
  • If this legislation passes, it may take years to see change in the urban American Indian healthcare system, but it's a big step toward equity and preserving the rich tribal history that exists all around us. (ktvh.com)
  • He served on Capitol Hill as a policy aide, where he worked to expand and improve health care access to millions of Americans, helped build a bipartisan coalition in support of the DREAM Act, and drafted legislation to increase job opportunities and funding for veterans. (bluevirginia.us)
  • The KIDS Act is a significant piece of legislation because it would establish a 'whole health care' model for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligible individuals. (akdelegationnews.com)
  • The prime example: legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is dead (for now). (tcf.org)
  • Beneath the din, it is possible for Congress to act on lower profile health legislation with little fanfare. (tcf.org)
  • The health sector could be included in this legislation as well. (tcf.org)
  • Institutional, community, state, and federal programs, policies, and legislation are required to support a public health approach to the amelioration of youth violence. (bvsalud.org)
  • In fact, the Senate has already passed a bill with strong bipartisan support," the president said. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • WASHINGTON - Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema led a bipartisan group of Senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to ensure senior care providers in Arizona receive a fair and equitable allocation of remaining coronavirus-related Provider Relief Funds. (senate.gov)
  • Focus on the Family Action sent an action alert asking members to contact their Senators and ask them to vote against any health care bill that does not include the abortion provisions of the Stupak amendment. (christianitytoday.com)
  • 260, was introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Chris Coons (D-DE) and had 42 bipartisan co-sponsors. (bread.org)
  • Our organizations commend the bipartisan group of 22 senators and the Biden administration on finding common ground and reaching agreement on a historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework. (nam.org)
  • Tampa, Fla. - The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) applauds Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Representatives Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) for reintroducing the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) into the 118th Congress. (obesityaction.org)
  • It could be an option to use the budget reconciliation process to address the debt limit, but that isn't guaranteed as it is unlikely Democrats have the 50 votes to avoid a filibuster, as some Senators have expressed a desire for a bipartisan solution. (cwla.org)
  • Following that approach has helped him author more than 150 bipartisan bills and assemble unprecedented bipartisan coalitions on key issues such as health care, infrastructure, and tax reform. (senate.gov)
  • Along those lines, I've worked to build coalitions of legislators, advocates, and activists in order to pass bills that move Virginia forward. (arlnow.com)
  • In fact, since 2012, I've been the Patron, Co-Patron or Chief Co-Patron of 115 bills signed into law-49 of which were bipartisan efforts. (arlnow.com)
  • Among other things, these bills include laws strengthening tenant protections, improving small business procurement, expanding healthcare to immigrant mothers and children, protecting passports and military IDs from identity theft, and incentivizing the use of solar and other renewable energy sources across Virginia. (arlnow.com)
  • As chair of the Appropriations Committee, Chairman Rogers is responsible for leading committee action dividing the total discretionary spending amount - $1.014 trillion as set by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 - to each of the 12 subcommittees responsible for writing the 12 appropriations bills. (aucd.org)
  • Some may be bite-sized: for instance, one bipartisan bill would tackle the "surprise medical bills" that insured people get when they go the hospital and discover one of the doctor's bills is not covered. (tcf.org)
  • This week, Senator Dan Sullivan made bipartisan, bicameral health policy news by teaming up with Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Congressman Michael Burgess (R-Texas). (akdelegationnews.com)
  • Despite overwhelming bipartisan, bicameral support to stop the full Medicare physician payment cut, Congress failed once again to end the cycle of harmful Medicare cuts, showing a disregard for vulnerable seniors," the Surgical Care Coalition, an organization representing surgeons and anesthesiologists, said in a statement. (finchannel.com)
  • Democratic and Republican members of Congress from Texas have written letters to the Department of Health and Human Services to vouch for the state. (axios.com)
  • I want to welcome everyone to the first hearing in the Subcommittee on Health for the 112th Congress. (house.gov)
  • Last year Congress passed a massive health care overhaul law that permanently reduces Medicare payments to a number of providers. (house.gov)
  • While Congress must still identify ways to pay for the proposed SGR reform that avoid cost-shifting and blunt cuts to beneficiaries or providers, the growing bipartisan congressional momentum behind reform is good news for both Medicare beneficiaries and taxpayers. (nchc.org)
  • Our Health Care Group considers a few ideas to remove legal obstacles to telehealth that Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) can take to encourage telehealth adoption and improve patient outcomes. (alston.com)
  • As always, when considering these types of options, Congress will need to weigh the budgetary impacts with the impact of these provisions on public health and medical innovation. (crfb.org)
  • Brinson hopes to make his healthcare plan widely known to Congress and the American people. (alreporter.com)
  • Here are seven suggestions on what the incoming Congress could do on health policy. (tcf.org)
  • The importance of health care in electing the incoming Congress will likely be reflected in the HHS budget. (tcf.org)
  • Another bipartisan priority for the next Congress may be investment in the nation's economic infrastructure . (tcf.org)
  • In his recent State of the Union address, President Biden sounded a note of optimism that bipartisan cooperation could still occur in a divided nation and even more divided Congress. (uschamber.com)
  • It is hard to imagine that the kind of bipartisan comity the President seeks will be fostered in the HELP Committee this Congress if the Committee grants the authorization sought by Chairman Sanders on Wednesday. (uschamber.com)
  • As in previous years, physicians have waged a frantic campaign to convince Congress that reducing the amount paid to care for Medicare patients would drive more doctors away from accepting them as patients at all. (finchannel.com)
  • Big-dollar decisions about health care and education will top the agenda in many state capitols as lawmakers convene for their 2019 sessions with a closer balance between Republicans and Democrats. (cbsnews.com)
  • But a federal judge's ruling in December that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional could bolster resistance among some state lawmakers while the case is appealed. (cbsnews.com)
  • A bipartisan group of 115 House lawmakers rallied behind doctors in a letter to congressional leaders and President Joe Biden last week, urging them to prevent cuts that they argued would "only make a bad situation far worse" for Medicare patients. (finchannel.com)
  • This study captures a range of perspectives to better understand how NCCS can support its mission to advocate for quality cancer care for all. (canceradvocacy.org)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 13, 2010 - As the United States prepares to add 32 million more patients to the healthcare system through healthcare reform, 11 of the leading medical societies in the country joined together today to publicly support the introduction of the Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2010. (asahq.org)
  • The bill adds enhanced transparency requirements regarding the delivery of healthcare and additional resources to support existing federal regulations. (asahq.org)
  • The bid also has bipartisan support. (axios.com)
  • Last year, ABC sent a letter in support of H.R. 1270 as a member of the Health Choices Coalition. (abc.org)
  • While Burwell generally has bipartisan support to be confirmed, some conservative members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee took the opportunity to question her plans for ACA implementation and to criticize the law. (aucd.org)
  • Together as a team, they introduced the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act in both the House and the Senate. (akdelegationnews.com)
  • The Stand (Feb. 9) - Coalition backs 'Move Ahead Washington' - Labor, business, and environmental interests support a bold transportation package. (thestand.org)
  • 2. Support down-sized policies to tackle health costs. (tcf.org)
  • It appears that in both cases, the authorization was narrowly tailored and, more importantly, had bipartisan support, which is fitting as the Senate HELP Committee has a long and storied history of bipartisan cooperation. (uschamber.com)
  • Ron is committed to lowering health care costs and providing better care for all Americans and protecting and preserving vital health programs like CHIP, Medicaid, and Medicare. (senate.gov)
  • Reduce healthcare costs for both patients and federal programs, including Medicare. (alston.com)
  • This recommendation was also supported in a joint paper by the National Coalition on Health Care and the Moment of Truth Project and in the recommendations of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission . (crfb.org)
  • All health insurance, other than that through SCHIP, Medicare, Medicaid and other such programs for which an individual is eligible and enrolled would be through the connector. (blogspot.com)
  • In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services scheduled the pay cuts to offset the cost of increasing payments for underpaid services, like primary care. (finchannel.com)
  • One priority of the incoming House Republican majority is curbing Social Security and Medicare, a federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older, among others. (finchannel.com)
  • Payment cuts will only accelerate this unsustainable trend and undoubtedly lead to Medicare patients struggling to access health care services. (finchannel.com)
  • The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Restoring Access to Medications Act ( H.R. 1270 ) on July 6, which would roll back a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires prescriptions for over-the-counter medications purchased under flexible spending arrangements and health savings accounts. (abc.org)
  • President Donald Trump campaigned to address concerns over provisions enacted through the Affordable Care Act, and changing the law was at the forefront of his policy agenda. (medscape.com)
  • The agency's director would report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, but the exact structure remains undecided . (axios.com)
  • The Senate held the first of two confirmation hearings for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Obama's nominee to succeed Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services. (aucd.org)
  • NEW YORK- Today, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined a coalition of 27 bipartisan mayors and local leaders (including all regional county executives) to send a letter to new U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, urging him to permanently reauthorize and fully fund the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. (nyc.gov)
  • When the House voted to ban abortion funding in the health care bill, most Christian advocacy groups reacted swiftly with cheers. (christianitytoday.com)
  • The bill, introduced by Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) and Rep. David Scott (D-GA), provides much needed clarification and resources to address patient confusion in the healthcare marketplace. (asahq.org)
  • Passage of the bill would make it unlawful for any healthcare professional to make deceptive statements or engage in any act that misleads patients whether it is in person, in advertisements or marketing efforts as to one's education, training, degree, licensure or clinical experience. (asahq.org)
  • The legislature passed Senate Bill 828 , a bipartisan bill that would require very large employers in the retail, hospitality, and food-service sectors to provide employees their schedules 7 days in advance(14 days in advance by 2020). (govdelivery.com)
  • I worked in a bipartisan way with Senator Taylor to come to a compromise over the bill that wouldn't overburden employers, especially small businesses, but that also would benefit employees. (govdelivery.com)
  • In 2010, Ron authored the first comprehensive bipartisan tax reform bill in more than 25 years. (senate.gov)
  • "This morning, millions of Americans are breathing a sigh of relief, after the failure of the reckless Congressional Republican health care bill," said Malloy and Inslee. (democraticgovernors.org)
  • A bipartisan coalition rejected a bill that would have caused skyrocketing premiums, massive coverage losses, and increased costs to states. (democraticgovernors.org)
  • MATTHEWS: No, but what's the-if he has to choose between a bill that comes out of that bipartisan panel in the Senate, Finance Committee, and going with a much more liberal bill, what would you do? (crooksandliars.com)
  • The bill has 35 bipartisan co-sponsors. (aucd.org)
  • Victory: Connecticut Approves Bill Expanding Access to Obesity Care! (obesityaction.org)
  • Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) wants immigration reform and can probably pass the bipartisan Senate-approved bill if he permits a House vote and lets Democrats carry it to victory. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • Maintain the $25 million in the Senate bill to improve educational outcomes for children in foster care and $4.5 million in the House Justice bill for juvenile justice and child welfare collaboration. (cwla.org)
  • In the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule , CMS announced that it would reimburse remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) under three new CPT codes, effectively opening the door to significant remote care and reimbursement potential. (alston.com)
  • In 2019, when AFSCME 3299 represented maintenance workers at UC Santa Cruz engaged in a lawful strike for affordable health insurance rates, the University indicated that their "unexcused absence" would result in the cancellation of their health benefits for up to a year, long after the strike had ended. (afscme3299.org)
  • The Democratic surge has helped breathe new life into efforts to expand Medicaid coverage to low-income adults under the terms of the federal health care law signed by President Barack Obama in 2010. (cbsnews.com)
  • Democratic governors stand ready to work on a bipartisan plan to stabilize insurance markets, lower health care costs and protect Medicaid coverage. (democraticgovernors.org)
  • The Committee feels strongly that the future of health care will require a new level of innovation that can be best achieved by high-levels of formal and informal collaborations among all health care stakeholders. (concordcoalition.org)
  • Their revised discussion draft reflects a strong bipartisan consensus among health care stakeholders and experts on the need to move past today's volume-based payment system to value-based approaches and innovative models of health care delivery. (nchc.org)
  • On March 1, 2023, Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bernie Sanders announced his intention to seek an all-encompassing "Authorization for Investigation into Violations of Federal Labor Law by Major Corporations" at an upcoming Executive Session of the Committee on March 8, 2023. (uschamber.com)
  • Britt holds a PhD in science communication from the University of Copenhagen and she completed her postdoctoral training at Stanford Medicine's Center for Innovation in Global Health and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health. (planetinfocus.org)
  • The House resolution, H.R. 189, was introduced by Reps. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) and had 154 bipartisan co-sponsors. (bread.org)
  • In 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance stating that all employers that fail to offer a group health plan, but provide tax preferred dollars through an HRA for their workers to pay health insurance premiums or other direct medical expenses, will be fined $100 per day, per employee. (abc.org)
  • He was an original member of a bipartisan House group working on the issue until he bolted in June over differences regarding a pathway to citizenship and whether or not provisionally legalized immigrants should receive health care subsidies while waiting to become citizens. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • So far, the health reform debate has focused largely on increasing access to quality, affordable, health care for all Americans - a goal that the Committee supports. (concordcoalition.org)
  • Brinson said that he will also be reaching out to both the Senate Health committee chaired by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R from Tennessee) and Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist. (alreporter.com)
  • Suhas has since worked tirelessly to improve the health and prosperity of all Virginians and Americans. (bluevirginia.us)
  • In the pursuit of creating a healthier and more equitable society, it is vital to address health disparities that disproportionately affect Black Americans. (obesityaction.org)
  • Energy, health care, national security, the environment-these are just some of the issues where Americans are hungry for solutions rather than slogans and posturing. (gen-we.com)
  • At a time when our country faces real challenges, including an ongoing workforce shortage, the recovery from the impacts of the pandemic on our education system, the ongoing rise in health care costs, and a dearth of retirement security, the HELP Committee and its staff could be focused on solutions to assist everyday Americans. (uschamber.com)
  • We hope you're feeling as proud and excited as we are when we think about our amazing year at the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) in 2022. (obesityaction.org)
  • We write to urge that you make it a top priority of your new role as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives to permanently reauthorize and fully fund H.R. 1786/S. 928, The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act (Zadroga Act), as expeditiously as possible. (nyc.gov)
  • Providing quality health care benefits is a top priority for ABC and its member companies. (abc.org)
  • We are grateful to Congressmen DeSaulnier and Carter for their bipartisan cooperation and leadership in fighting for cancer patients and survivors, and we look forward to working with them to pass the CCPCA. (canceradvocacy.org)
  • Concerned Women for America spearheaded a coalition against Hamilton that includes the American Family Association, Focus on the Family, Family Research Council/FRC Action, and Liberty Counsel. (christianitytoday.com)
  • There's already a broad coalition across America that's behind this effort of comprehensive immigration reform - from business leaders to faith leaders to law enforcement. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • Some states will be considering anew whether to expand government-funded health coverage to more people after Democrats put a sizable dent in Republican statehouse dominance during the November elections. (cbsnews.com)
  • Obama was only elected with a clear mandate to reform health care and we should be thankful for what we get. (crooksandliars.com)
  • There is growing momentum and commitment among Democrats to include the Expanded Child Tax Credit in any tax negotiation, and as there are business and corporate tax fixes that Republicans want to see happen, there could be a path forward for a bipartisan deal. (cwla.org)
  • Washington, D.C. - Today, the National Association of Manufacturers joins the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, AFL-CIO, the National Retail Federation, the Bipartisan Policy Center, North America's Building Trades Unions, as well as over 20 leading business and labor organizations to launch the Coalition for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment . (nam.org)
  • 5. Consider health infrastructure. (tcf.org)
  • Investing in public health infrastructure could yield health and economic dividends. (tcf.org)
  • Public policy affects people with cancer and the cancer care system in many ways. (canceradvocacy.org)
  • The Concord Coalition is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to balanced federal budgets and generationally responsible fiscal policy. (concordcoalition.org)
  • Transcript: Exploring the Future of Health Care Policy After COVID-19: Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla. (aamc.org)
  • We've come together today to talk about how the coronavirus has forced us to look at health care policy in different ways. (aamc.org)
  • He has won countless awards for his pioneering role in establishing a free and open Internet, is known for his commitment to an open government, having authored the "Stand By Your Ad" law and the resolution ending Senate Secret Holds, and he has been routinely recognized as one of the Senate's foremost health policy thinkers. (senate.gov)
  • The Bipartisan Policy Center would go somewhat further by limiting LIS payments to prescription drug plans to the cost of generic drugs when appropriate. (crfb.org)
  • The Bipartisan Policy Center also made a similar recommendation but exclusively focused on switching the add-on payment to a flat payment. (crfb.org)
  • Raimondi is now part of a coalition fighting for better healthcare policy alongside Dr. Rock. (ktvh.com)
  • A Health Care Reform Blog--Bob Laszewski's review of the latest developments in federal health policy, health care reform, and marketplace activities in the health care financing business. (blogspot.com)
  • Those seeking to build a bipartisan coalition to fix American health care will find Generation We a valuable guide because it provides policy solutions rather than political spin. (gen-we.com)
  • It could also prioritize other health policy priorities such as increasing funding for the program authorized to treat people with opioid addiction, or by directing funds to address high maternal mortality. (tcf.org)
  • Today, New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair for Policy Scott Peters (CA-52) penned an op-ed in Fox about the New Dem Action Plan to Fight Inflation . (house.gov)
  • METHODS: The Academic Pediatric Associations' Health Policy Scholars met with the government relations team in their affiliated institutions as part of their experiential learning curriculum. (bvsalud.org)
  • She also is the Convener for the Nursing Community, a coalition of 63 national nursing organizations that collaborate on a wide spectrum of health policy issues. (medscape.com)
  • The law makes it explicit that if any public employer cuts off health benefits during a strike, it would be would be liable to the affected employees and their family members for all of their actual health care expenses. (afscme3299.org)
  • It was backed by a broad coalition of labor unions, sponsored by AFSCME Local 3299 which represents more than 29,000 University of California Service and Patient Care Technical workers. (afscme3299.org)
  • For Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Chairman Rogers has proposed $155.693 billion. (aucd.org)
  • Simpson and former Clinton White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles founded the bipartisan Campaign to Fix the Debt, with the political arm Fix the Debt Coalition. (pjmedia.com)
  • Every sane liberal and Democratic activist and analyst who has a brain knows that co-ops are a worthless concept only put out there so Max Baucus and his bi partisan jelly fish can help rip off the American people and pad the pockets of the health care industrial complex. (crooksandliars.com)
  • The Committee feels strongly that elevating the role and use of primary care-and the ability to more effectively coordinate with acute-care specialty services and long-term or community-based care-is essential for the transformation of our health care system. (concordcoalition.org)
  • HRRs are regions defined by ZIP Codes where a plurality of patients is already referred to one or more acute care/tertiary hospitals within the HRR. (blogspot.com)
  • Restrictive abortion laws may contribute to poor infant health outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • OBJECTIVE: It is important to identify gaps in access and reduce health outcome disparities, understanding access to intensive care unit (ICU) beds, especially by race and ethnicity, is crucial. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSION: ICU bed availability varied substantially by geography, race and ethnicity, and by urbanicity, creating significant disparities in critical care access. (bvsalud.org)
  • OBAMA: If we don t know the level of subsidies that [Hillary s plan is] going to provide, then you can have a situation, which we are seeing right now in the state of Massachusetts, where people are being fined for not having purchased health care but choose to accept the fine because they still can t afford it, even with the subsidies. (ontheissues.org)
  • Everyone would be required to have health insurance with appropriate premium subsidies for lower income individuals or families. (blogspot.com)
  • And as we work toward bipartisan solutions, President Trump should immediately halt all efforts to sabotage insurance markets for political purposes. (democraticgovernors.org)
  • As physician specialists providing care in highly complex environments such as the operating room and intensive care unit, we believe it is essential that patients clearly understand the training and qualifications of those at their bedside. (asahq.org)
  • The Committee's principles were transmitted to President Obama, members of the Iowa congressional delegation, and other key policymakers to serve as guidelines in the national discussion on health care reform. (concordcoalition.org)
  • Approximately two months after President Trump's inauguration, Congressional leadership in the House of Representatives and the committees of jurisdiction released the American Health Care Act. (medscape.com)
  • The coalition explained, "This provides small employers with necessary additional flexibility and gives those small companies - the majority of whom do not have human resource departments or benefits specialists - a simpler, easier way to help their employees with rising medical costs. (abc.org)
  • ABC continues to push back against harmful provisions in the ACA and advocate for policies that reduce the cost of health care for employers and their employees. (abc.org)
  • AB 237 requires California's public sector employers to maintain workers' health insurance coverage during a strike. (afscme3299.org)
  • AB 237 will prevent public employers from subverting that lawful process by withholding previously negotiated health benefits from our families. (afscme3299.org)
  • It is an important step towards creating parity within the Indian Health System. (ktvh.com)
  • Bus Driver Benefit Parity - SB 5326 (Robinson) would ensure that contracted K12 bus drivers have quality health care. (thestand.org)
  • Monday, August 7, 2017, US Senate Candidate Dr. Randy Brinson (R) announced that he was releasing tax filings from the Christian Coalition of Alabama showing that he took no salary from that organization during his tenure as its Head. (alreporter.com)
  • The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), a nonprofit organization giving a voice to individuals affected by obesity, partnered with Ro, a top direct-to-patient healthcare company, to survey people across the country living with obesity. (obesityaction.org)
  • Representative Shalala, the longest serving health and human services secretary in the history of the United States, served as president of Hunter College, of the University of Miami, as well as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Education. (aamc.org)
  • He is the former President of the Alabama Christian Coalition and the founder of the Redeem The Vote. (alreporter.com)
  • a highly regarded physician specialist, a former medical center executive (former CEO of the Duke University Hospital), a former Dean of the medical school responsible for the Dartmouth Atlas and Vice President for Health Affairs at the Dartmouth Medical School. (blogspot.com)
  • Should that approach fail, the House could prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using using its funding to develop new regulations-staunching the flow of executive actions that reduce access and raise costs for patients. (tcf.org)
  • While the focus and lens from which the candidates viewed changes to the healthcare system were on opposite spectrums, their voices echoed that of the public-there must be a closer examination of existing law that accelerates towards a model that increases access, deceases costs, and improves quality. (medscape.com)
  • Dr Britt Wray is the Director of the Special Initiative of the Chair on Climate Change and Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of Stanford University School of Medicine. (planetinfocus.org)
  • That means they don't care about their grandchildren, and they were suppose to talk about the debt and the deficit. (pjmedia.com)
  • The House-passed pro-life amendment is crucial in the pro-life effort to prevent federal funding of abortion in health care," said Doug Carlson of the Ethics & Religious Liberties Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Washington, D.C. - Bread for the World today celebrated the House of Representative's passage of a bipartisan resolution recognizing the importance of United States leadership in the effort to reduce global maternal and child malnutrition. (bread.org)
  • The House also passed the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 5447 ) on June 21, which would allow small businesses to provide Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) to employees with health insurance coverage. (abc.org)
  • The House could, for example, restore funding for outreach and enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplaces (cut by the Trump administration). (tcf.org)
  • focused on measurable actions within broad nutrition issues, including the food system from production to consumption, consumer demand and the health system itself. (who.int)
  • The goal is to give employees certainty over their schedules so they can plan child care, school obligations, medical appointments, and other work schedules. (govdelivery.com)
  • Bread was honored to work in coalition with InterAction and the broader nutrition community to secure passage in both chambers. (bread.org)
  • Many of the recommendations in the current law's provisions are MedPAC's work, and they have formed a number of the reforms that are in the law that modernize the delivery of health care that Federal rewards value over volume and encourages better coordination. (house.gov)
  • patients in urban areas with high concentrations of minority populations lack access to providers and medical specialists, have difficulties finding child care, and often suffer from delayed care, resulting in absenteeism from work or school. (alston.com)
  • Lower quality care and less access to care cut an average of four years off the lives of American Indian populations across the country, but there's work happening right now to stop that trend. (ktvh.com)
  • We, of course, go into this type of work to improve the health of people, and it feels like it's an uphill battle," he said. (ktvh.com)
  • Today, Andy Wallace joins us with some concise advice on how to make our health care system work far better. (blogspot.com)
  • Retain and Respect Our Healthcare Workforce - HB 1868 (Riccelli) and SB 5751 (Robinson) - Enforcing minimum staffing standards so that hospital and healthcare workers can access basic meal and rest breaks that make work safe, reliable and balanced. (thestand.org)
  • Others could aim to ease concerns about high deductibles (for instance, requiring primary care visits or generic drugs below the deductible) or premiums (for instance, reinsurance programs ). (tcf.org)
  • So far, Texas , Georgia , Massachusetts , North Carolina , Cleveland and Philadelphia have already made - or plan to make - their cases to the Department of Health and Human Services. (axios.com)
  • The budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is appropriated annually. (tcf.org)
  • This manual, which gives a framework for community action, is but one part of an increased effort by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reduce the number of injuries and deaths produced by violence. (cdc.gov)
  • Assisted living and similar senior care operators serve approximately 2 million vulnerable seniors and have received comparatively little relief from the fund. (senate.gov)
  • Sinema's letter urges the agency to disburse remaining Provider Relief Funds for these senior care providers who provide housing and services to vulnerable seniors. (senate.gov)
  • Washington - The Iowa Committee for Value in Healthcare today issued a set of principles to guide the health care reform debate. (concordcoalition.org)
  • The Committee feels strongly that rapid health care cost growth makes our current health care system fiscally unsustainable. (concordcoalition.org)
  • The Committee feels strongly that health reform initiatives should encourage and set expectations for a more active role for the health care consumer. (concordcoalition.org)
  • Moreover, satisfying these principles should serve as a prerequisite for the adoption of a plan seeking to remedy the country's health care ills," said Sara Imhof, Concord Midwest Regional Director and member of the Iowa Committee for Value in Healthcare. (concordcoalition.org)
  • The Iowa Committee for Value in Healthcare was formed earlier this year by The Concord Coalition in partnership with the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. (concordcoalition.org)
  • Both Senator Leahy (D-VT) and Senator Shelby (R-AL), the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, are retiring this year and are hoping to get one more bipartisan budget done under their joint watch. (cwla.org)
  • Clinton s foes say she doesn t deserve credit for expanding federal health insurance, a claim Clinton has made literally thousands of times. (ontheissues.org)
  • She got health insurance for six million kids, according to one ad. (ontheissues.org)
  • It s a mandate on parents to provide health insurance for their children. (ontheissues.org)
  • GM halted the health insurance coverage of all striking workers with no warning and no notice. (afscme3299.org)
  • Witnesses included executives from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Aetna, Cigna, the Health Care Service Corporation, WellPoint, and America's Health Insurance Plans, the health insurers' trade association. (aucd.org)
  • I am concerned that at some level responsibility must be taken to assure that all people who will have insurance also will have access to primary care and to a provider who can and will arrange access to specialists and hospitals when needed and coordinate subsequent care in the patient's best interest. (blogspot.com)
  • On September 30th, 2015, the World Trade Center Health Program - which provides over 72,000 responders and survivors treatment or medical monitoring across the country - was allowed to expire. (nyc.gov)
  • The WTC Health program provides over 72,000 responders and survivors treatment or medical monitoring across the country. (nyc.gov)
  • Texas' bioscience, medical, technology and health care institutions have formed a coalition to push for the state to get ARPA-H. (axios.com)
  • For example, public health capacity is weak in some areas, putting residents at unnecessary risk (e.g., uncontrolled infectious diseases, or food or water poisoning as in Flint, Michigan). (tcf.org)
  • Last year, our country was still recovering from the twin COVID-19 economic and public health crises. (house.gov)
  • Improve the effectiveness of resource allocation to nutrition and other public health interventions by providing health planners, public health nutritionists and public health decision makers with updated advice based on economic modeling. (who.int)
  • The Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act would ensure that cancer survivors get the help they need to navigate and coordinate their care. (canceradvocacy.org)
  • Instead of passing a new tax, we should have done more to find existing pools of money(in a record revenue year) that could have been re-routed from poor performing programs towards filling the funding gap for state health care services. (govdelivery.com)
  • On the other hand, CMS has stated that the substantially similar chronic care management (CCM) services can be performed by clinical staff under only general supervision. (alston.com)
  • Lives are at stake, and it is the federal government's trust responsibility to provide health care services," said Raimondi. (ktvh.com)
  • And it's not just to provide substandard health care services. (ktvh.com)
  • One of our most basic tasks as people of faith is to care for our children and feed those suffering from hunger. (bread.org)
  • There are still purposes to take care of people who were 50. (pjmedia.com)
  • We were promised real health-care reform, not some sad sack of a plan that includes ginned-up co-ops that have all been panned by the "serious people" who write about health care. (crooksandliars.com)
  • As technology continues to advance access to health care in ways and in locations that were barely imaginable just 20 years ago, most people acknowledge that our legal framework has a long way to go to catch up. (alston.com)
  • Eighty percent of Native people live in urban centers, so off of tribal lands, off a reservation, and through the Indian Health Service, unfortunately, there's only about 1% of the total budget is proportioned to the urban programs across the United States. (ktvh.com)
  • Both suggestions actually would have getting better care to more people and partially offsetting cost reductions. (blogspot.com)
  • If we are to survive as healthy, responsible, and caring people, we must teach ourselves and our children that violence does not solve problems. (cdc.gov)
  • The administration must immediately and fairly distribute targeted relief for senior care providers in Arizona and across the country. (senate.gov)
  • These resources will help health care providers pay for personal protective equipment, staffing, infection-prevention, vaccine administration, and testing needed to keep seniors safe," wrote Sinema. (senate.gov)
  • The CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act provided $178 billion in relief funds, including to hospitals and other healthcare providers on the front lines of the coronavirus response, to be distributed through the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). (senate.gov)
  • A nationwide survey conducted in 2008 confirmed that there is increasing patient confusion regarding the many types of healthcare providers - including physicians, technicians, nurses, physician assistants and other allied providers. (asahq.org)
  • The truth and transparency act would significantly reduce patient confusion and safeguard the public by prohibiting the dangerous practice of some healthcare providers who use misleading terminology to misrepresent themselves or their qualifications," said David W. Parke II, MD, CEO of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. (asahq.org)
  • Patients should be confident in their healthcare decisions without having to second-guess their providers' credentials. (asahq.org)
  • This will give patients and healthcare providers more tools on their journey to improved health. (obesityaction.org)
  • By removing this requirement, H.R. 1270 will create efficiencies and improve access to care within the U.S. healthcare system. (abc.org)
  • This declaration not only acknowledged the complexity of obesity but also paved the way for improved understanding, research and access to care. (obesityaction.org)
  • Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid seeks to cover elective abortions in two big new federal health programs, but tries to conceal that unpopular reality with layers of contrived definitions and hollow bookkeeping requirements," said the NRLC. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Traditionally, the federal government communicates with the Indian Health Service only, and then, the Indian Health Service delivers all communication, resources, and funding to urban Indian health programs. (ktvh.com)
  • I introduced the bipartisan Urban Indian Health Confer Act to help facilitate the open and free exchange of information and opinions between federal agencies and urban Indian organizations. (ktvh.com)
  • The entirety of the federal government is going to require itself to talk with Urban Indian Health, and has a lot of, I think, potential as far as lifesaving, but also, I think things such as improving quality of health care as well as saving health care dollars and making the system much more efficient," said Rock. (ktvh.com)
  • They also offered criticisms of the law, including the problems with state and federal websites and new fees on health insurers. (aucd.org)