Researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University School of Medicine have found that health care reform in Massachusetts has improved minority access for some inpatient procedures. These findings were presented at the annual Society of General Internal Medicine annual meetings in Minneapolis, Minnesota…
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No Comments »Following a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from G8 countries in Quebec on Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton “appeared at odds … with [Canadian] Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s G8 initiative on maternal and child health, saying family planning, contraception and access to legal, safe abortions were vital elements of maternal health care,” Canwest News Service/Ottawa Citizen report (O’Neill, 3/31)…
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Minority children in the U.S. face a pervasive gap in the quality and extent of health care received compared to Caucasians, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics written by a UT Southwestern Medical Center physician. The country’s 31.4 million minority children face higher overall death rates than Caucasians, and certain groups face greater violence and higher incidence of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, asthma, ADHD and certain types of cancers, according to the report…
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Posted in community health Tags: Access, Burden, Care, Children, Disease, Exists, health, Inequities, Minority No Comments »Dr. Bostic graduated from the Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Child Psychiatry Training Program in 1996. He has conducted trials and published … View full post on Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Department
The California Medical Association, a strong advocate for reform that provides universal access to health care, is lobbying Congress for important changes to legislation it is considering to ensure patients have the access to care they need. Congress could vote on sweeping health reform in coming days that would extend coverage to 80 percent of California’s uninsured, mandate that insurers spend 85 percent of their revenue directly on patient care and prohibit insurers from canceling policies for people after they become seriously ill…
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Posted in community health Tags: Access, California, Care, Changes, Ensure, Final, health, Nears, Patient, Physicians, Press, Reform, Vote No Comments »During Cover the Uninsured Week, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reiterates its position that all women should be guaranteed a package of essential benefits that includes primary and preventive care, pregnancy-related and infant care, medically and surgically necessary services, prescription drugs, and catastrophic care. The essential principles for achieving universal care that meets women’s lifetime health needs are defined in its Health Care for Women, Health Care for All: A Reform Agenda…
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Posted in community health Tags: Access, American, Care, College, Gynecologists, health, Obstetricians, Supports, Universal, Women's No Comments »American Dental Association President Dr. Ronald Tankersley testified yesterday before an Institute of Medicine Committee on Oral Health Access to Services, outlining the ADA’s efforts to address ways to improve access for underserved populations. Dr. Tankersley took the IOM to task for its decision to exclude private practice dentists from two panels it is convening at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to study oral health care delivery and access. Private practice dentists represent nearly 92 percent of all professionally active dentists, Dr…
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New York Times, Washington Post Opinion Pieces Comment On Health Reform Abortion Access, Catholic Influence On Bill
The New York Times and Washington Post on Thursday published opinion pieces commenting on various issues involving abortion and health reform. ~ Nicholas Kristof, New York Times: “[F]or all the disagreements about President Obama’s health care proposal, let’s focus on this: it unquestionably would increase access, while its defeat would diminish access,” columnist Kristof writes. Abortion-rights opponents should be “particularly passionate about supporting Mr…