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		16 April 2009 Bill To Simplify HIV Testing Consent In New York Does Not Go Far Enough, Some Advocates Say White House Office of Health Reform Director DeParle Discusses Public Health Insurance Option at Briefing 15 April 2009 Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin Examines Barriers to Mental Health Services for Immigrants 14 April 2009 Report Finds Wide Variation in N.Y. Counties' Denial of Medicaid Long Term Care Applications 25 March 2009 New York State To Offer Low-Income, Disabled Residents Prescription Drug Discount Cards 24 March 2009 Local, State Health Departments Forced To Cut Services for Undocumented Immigrants Amid Economic Recession 23 March 2009 New York City Public Hospital System Announces Cuts Targeting Mental Health, Community Clinics 19 March 2009 Heart Failure Rate for Young Blacks 20 Times Higher Than Whites 18 March 2009 Reports Criticize Health Care at U.S. Immigration Detention Centers 17 March 2009 Study Examines Role of Employers, Health Plans in Addressing Racial, Ethnic Health Care Disparities U.S. Health Care System Does Not Adequately Accommodate Immigrants, Experts Say 13 March 2009 Columnist Looks at Need for Trained Medical Interpreters in Rochester, N.Y. 11 March 2009 New York City Hospitals Less Likely Than Others in State To Report Adverse Events 5 March 2009 President Obama Hosts Health Care Summit at White House Today 26 February 2009 53% of U.S. Residents Say Family Cut Back on Health Care in Past Year Because of Costs, Poll Finds 25 February 2009 Administration News \| In Speech to Congress, President Obama Says 'Now Is the Time' To Invest in Health Care, Other Areas To Grow Economy 24 February 2009 New York Medicaid Program Spends More on Long-Term Care Than Programs in Other Northeastern States, Study Finds 18 February 2009 Racial Gap in Cancer Deaths Almost Unchanged Since 1981, Study Finds 17 February 2009 For Uninsured Young Adults, Do-It-Yourself Health Care State, Local Governments Face Estimated $1T in Unfunded Health Care Obligations for Retired Civil Workers, According to USA Today Survey 10 February 2009 Physician Work Conditions Contribute to Challenges in Providing Quality Care to Minority Patients, Study Finds 9 February 2009 54% of Unemployed People In Families With Incomes Below 200% of Poverty Level Are Uninsured 7 July 2008 Most New York State Hospitals, Nursing Homes Reach Deadline for Downsizing, Merging, Closure 16 June 2008 Officials Find Expired Items at Drugstores in New York 12 June 2008 Expansion of Health Insurance Could Help Reduce Health Care Disparities, Lawmakers, Experts Say New York Pharmacists Call for Reversal of Reimbursement Rate Cut Number of Underinsured U.S. Adults Increased by 60% Between 2003 and 2007, Study Finds 10 June 2008 Many People Base Life Choices on Ability To Retain, Obtain Health Insurance New York Medicaid Program To Stop Reimbursing Hospitals for Preventable Errors 29 May 2008 Consumers Union To Launch Hospital Ratings Service 20 May 2008 Use of Checklist at NYC Public Hospitals Effective in Preventing Infections Report Cites 15 New York State HMOs for Setting Consumer Restrictions on Prescription Drugs To Boost Profits 08 May 2008 Guide Informs Health Workers on How To Use Patient Demographic Data To Develop Equity Reports for Reducing Racial, Ethnic Inequities in Care 05 May 2008 Many Insured U.S. Residents Having Trouble Paying for Medical Expenses Because of Less-Extensive Coverage, Higher Premiums, Copayments, Deductibles 01 May 2008 55% of Large Commercial Health Plan Members Do Not Understand 'Critical Details' of Their Health Plans, Online Survey Finds Colorado House Approves Legislation That Would Bar Insurers From Providing Incentives for Prescribing Generic Drugs 29 April 2008 Health Care Costs Rank Among Top Economic Problems for U.S. Residents, According to Poll 28 April 2008 Association of American Medical Colleges Proposes Ban on Pharmaceutical Company Gifts to Physicians, Staff, Medical Students Appeals Court Decision Restores More Than $1M in HIV/AIDS Funds to New York Counties 21 April 2008 New York Hospitals Making Improvements in Spanish Interpretation Services But More Languages Needed, Report Finds 18 March 2008 States Consider Cuts to Health Care Programs as Lawmakers Work To Address Budget Deficits, According to Associated Press Review 29 February 2008 Private Medicare Plans’ Cost Questioned 22 February 2008 PhRMA Spent $22M Lobbying Congress in 2007 CMS Proposes Rule Changes That Would Give States 'Unprecedented Flexibility' in Designing Medicaid Programs 21 February 2008 States Look To Increase Number of Insured Young Adults by Allowing Them To Stay on Their Parents' Health Coverage Longer 19 February 2008 Health Plans Put Onus on Insured 18 February 2008 Study Finds Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Insurance 14 February 2008 State Medication Price Comparison Web Sites Often Lack Adequate Information, Provide Outdated Data, Report Finds New York State Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Whether Health Insurers Systematically Overcharge Patients for Using Out-of-Network Providers 12 February 2008 Increasing Number of Immigrant Workers in U.S. Will Have Little Effect on Medicare, Social Security Issues, According to Report HHS, National Business Group on Health Announce Project To Address Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Health Care 6 February 2008 Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent News About Health Care and the Internet 17 January 2008 USA Today Examines Legal Barrier Faced by U.S. States, Cities To Provide Universal Health Care Pharmaceutical Companies Often Do Not Publish Negative Results From Clinical Trials of Antidepressants, Study Finds 14 January 2008 Health Issues in State of the State Addresses 10 January 2008 AMA to Expand 'Voice for the Uninsured' Campaign Nationwide 9 January 2008 US Has Highest Rate of Preventable Deaths Among Industrialized Nations Analysis Examines Deaths Related to Lack of Health Insurance 7 January 2008 Connecticut Requests Proposals for Plan To Cover Uninsured Residents Blacks Older Than Age 65 Less Likely Than Whites To Receive Recommended Cancer Treatments, Study Finds 4 January 2008 Bush Administration Imposing Restrictions on States' Abilities to Expand Medicaid Eligibility U.S. Curtailing Bids to Expand Medicaid Rolls 3 January 2008 Insured, Wealthier Patients More Likely To Receive No-Cost Prescription Drug Samples From Physicians, According to Study 2 January 2008 Health Industry Develops Medical Credit Score AP/USA Today Examines Efforts To Offer Health Care Services to Low-Income and Uninsured U.S. Residents in Gathering Places JAMA Study Shows Racial Disparities in Emergency Department Pain Relief Prescriptions 20 December 2007 New Jersey Governor Announces Low-Cost Health Coverage for Children in Middle-Income Families Lead Poisoning More Common Among Immigrant Children Than Other Children in New York City, Study Finds 19 December 2007 Presidential Candidates Address Health Care Issues During Campaign Appearances 17 December 2007 For Recipients of Medicare, the Hard Sell 13 December 2007 Hospital Charges Increase by 90% From 1997 to 2005, Study Shows President Bush Vetoes SCHIP Reauthorization and Expansion Legislation for Second Time 12 December 2007 Hospitals Take Steps To Prevent Readmissions To Reduce Costs 11 December 2007 Washington, D.C., Council To Consider Bill Requiring Licensing of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Seniors Unable To Afford Prescription Drugs, Study Finds 10 December 2007 Some Physicians Refuse To Accept Patients Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans 7 December 2007 Medicare Cuts Payout on 2 Cancer Drugs 5 December 2007 NY Assemblyman Proposes Universal Health Care Plan 4 December 2007 Some New York State Hospitals, Nursing Homes Ahead of Schedule for Closure, Restructuring Plans 3 December 2007 New York Gov. Spitzer Considers Imposing Mandatory Managed Care Enrollment Among HIV-Positive Medicaid Beneficiaries 30 November 2007 Oxygen Suppliers Fight to Keep a Medicare Boon 29 November 2007 After Hepatitis Case, New York State Acts to Speed Alerts to Patients at Risk 28 November 2007 States With Higher Uninsured Rates Have Higher Suicide Rates, According to Report New York State Lawmakers Pledge To Pass Law Mandating Physician Ranking Systems Are Not Based Solely on Costs Young and Uninsured Turn To... Facebook 25 November 2007 Dr. Drug Rep 24 November 2007 There Are Alternatives: Insuring to Bridge the Gap or Opting Out Strategies to Avoid Medicare’s Big Hole 20 November 2007 Your Doctor's Business is Your Business Text Messages Offer Health Tips, Reminders 19 November 2007 Study Finds Higher Costs for Caregivers of Elderly Patients Without Borders 16 November 2007 Health Care Reform Proposals Do Not Address Problems for Insured 5 November 2007 Medicaid's Role for Women 31 October 2007 Federal Study Offers Dire Outlook on Child Insurance 23 October 2007 Hospitals in New York, Other Cities Increase Culturally Competent Care, Particularly Among Minorities With Diabetes 17 October 2007 States Begin Requiring Hospitals To Disclose Prices for Services 16 October 2007 Interactive Online Tool Provides Side-by-Side Comparisons of Presidential Candidate Health Care Proposals Uninsured? You're Not Alone 13 October 2007 Hands to Hold When Health Care Becomes a Maze Rules to Collect Care Costs are Coming Under Attack 12 October 2007 In New Jersey, a Safety Net Gets Smaller Minnesota Limit on Gifts to Doctors May Catch On CMS Unveils Updated Web Site To Help Medicare Beneficiaries Better Compare Price, Coverage, Quality of Prescription Drug Plans 11 October 2007 Alabama, Florida Lawmakers Address Immigrants' Access to Health Care Services Univeral Push for Insurance 03 October 2007 Bush Vetoes Children's Health Insurance Bill 02 October 2007 Standard Medicare Premium Will Rise 3.1% Next Year 01 October 2007 NY Joins Children's Health Insurance Lawsuit 29 September 2007 Hospitals Due to Close are Given Money 26 September 2007 Deals to Delay Market Entry of Generic Drugs Pose a Threat to Consumers, FTC Chair Says New York, Faulting U.S., Says It Will Pay for Cancer Care for Illegal Immigrants 23 September 2007 At Many Homes, More Profit and Less Nursing 22 September 2007 U.S. Rule Limits Emergency Care for Immigrants 21 September 2007 Helped by Generics, Inflation of Drug Costs Slows 18 September 2007 New York State and City Sue Merck Over Vioxx Health Spending By State Of Residence, 1991-2004 11 September 2007 Partnership for Coverage Hearings Expanded 10 September 2007 A Medical Publisher's Unusual Prescription: Online Ads 09 September 2007 Audit Cites Overpaid Medicare Insurers 07 September 2007 Hospitals, HMOs Get Checkups 06 September 2007 Medicaid Physician Payments Vary Widely Among States, Medicare Payments More Similar Across States, Report Finds Two Newspapers Examine Increased Use of E-Prescribing Technology 03 September 2007 Choosing Employee Health Insurance 30 August 2007 Health Care Hearing in Glens Falls Sept. 5 22 August 2007 Officials to Address Bush's New SCHIP Eligibility Restrictions 15 August 2007 Issue Brief Examines States' Efforts To Expand Health Coverage, Improve Quality Coverage, Access, and Quality 14 August 2007 A Grass-Roots Effort to Grow Old at Home 12 August 2007 World's Best Medical Care? 11 August 2007 Uninsured Face Health Plan Delays 08 August 2007 More Generics Slow Rise in Drug Prices Court Rejects the Right to Use Drugs Being Tested 02 August 2007 Amgen Challenges New Medicare Policy 01 August 2007 Children's Health Plan Focus on New Struggle 31 July 2007 PERSONAL HEALTH; In Matters of the Heart, Prevention Is Key 05 July 2007 Healthcare Looms at Top Campaign Issue 04 July 2007 Malpractice Rate Hike Hits Local Health Care Quick Takes on Health 1 July 2007 Graduates Need Health Insurance Checkup Now 28 June 2007 City Agency to Expand Health Care Options in SI 27 June 2007 Report Details Recommendation on Children's Health in Rockland