health policy

Tobacco firm used extensive strategy to undermine secondhand smoke policy in China

harminka — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:54:05 -0600

British American Tobacco (BAT), one of the world's largest transnational tobacco companies (TTCs), carried out an extensive, multi-pronged strategy to undermine the health policy agenda on secondhand smoke (SHS) in China, finds a new study published in PLoS Medicine.

Framework for policies enabling access to affordable health insurance coverage

harminka — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:25:50 -0500

A framework for policies that would enable all Americans to have access to affordable health insurance coverage was released today by the American College of Physicians (ACP). The updated position paper, Achieving Affordable Health Insurance Coverage for All Within Seven Years: A Proposal From America’s Internists, Updated 2008, is based on a 2002 College position paper.

26 False Policy Rescissions from California Health Insurers!

Alex Morgan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:06:01 -0500

The health care insurance issue in the U.S. has been in the spotlight ever since Michael Moore’s Sicko hit the big screens in 2007. Today the focus lays on California insurance companies and 26 cases where patients have been refused medical treatment due to canceled insurance policies.

Doctors must report underage sex

seher — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:20:39 -0500

The Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMAQ) says doctors and health workers have a responsibility to report cases of underage sex to police.

Australian Medical Association anger over 2020 snub

seher — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:02:28 -0500

Australian Medical Association (AMA) president Rosanna Capolingua has accused health bureaucrats of trying to drive down the standard of health care in Australia, after she was excluded from Kevin Rudd's 2020 Summit.

DHSS adopts federal standards for reporting data

harminka — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:48:53 -0600

New Jersey has adopted a federal hospital data-reporting standard that gives policymakers important new information on the four million in-patient admissions and out-patient visits to general acute care hospitals each year, Health and Senior Services Commissioner Fred M. Jacobs, M.D., J.D., announced.

Health care opinion leaders support public reporting of health care quality

harminka — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:48:40 -0600

Health care providers, insurance companies and drug makers should make information about prices available to the public, according to a new survey of leaders in health care and health policy.

Tuberculosis patients need social support for medical treatment

harminka — Mon, 28 May 2007 03:41:21 -0500

Greater social support is urgently needed to meet the complex needs of the growing number of socially disadvantaged UK residents suffering from Tuberculosis (TB), according to a study in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Increasing access to health care for low income children

harminka — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:53:07 -0500

As the debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) heats up in Washington, a new survey of leaders in health policy and health care finds that large majorities feel the program has been successful in increasing access to health care for low income children (71%) and in reducing the rate of uninsured, low-income children (65%).

Healthcare priorities for different age groups

harminka — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:47:41 -0600

Indiana becomes first state to participate in national health surveillance program

harminka — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:43:22 -0600

Indiana becomes first state to participate in national health surveillance program

harminka — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:43:09 -0600