Ryall accepts DHBs need time to balance books (Otago Daily Times)
Health Minister Tony Ryall accepts that delaying cuts to housework help to some elderly people in Otago and Southland will mean the district health boards will take longer to balance their books. read more
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:10:48 GMT
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CDHB on Closure of 198 Youth Health Centre (Scoop.co.nz)
Canterbury District Health Board would like to make it clear that it had been working for some time with the 198 Youth Health Trust to assist it to continue providing services to young people in Christchurch.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:59:48 GMT
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PFLAG Launches Guide for Health Care Providers (The Advocate)
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays recently uploaded a new guide to help health care providers offer services more effectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:57:55 GMT
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President Announces Plans To Crack Down On Health Care Fraud (Medical News Today)
The Boston Globe: "President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system. ... Obama's anti-fraud announcement was aimed directly at the political middle." "Waste and fraud are pervasive problems for Medicare and Medicaid. ... Improper payments -- in ...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:32:07 GMT
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South Coast health class gets new text (Half Moon Bay Review)
Teaching with an antiquated textbook turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Terry Ajuria and many of the teenagers who passed her health class ? but she?s nonetheless trying to get a new one as soon as possible.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:20:07 GMT
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Obama to stump for health care reform in Montco (The Intelligencer)
President Barack Obama is coming to Montgomery County Monday to drum up public support for health insurance reform legislation.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:04:05 GMT
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Doctors, Nurses Prescribe Themselves Books (WJXT Jacksonville)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are tapping into their inner Tolstoys to better connect with patients. With increasing regularity, they're meeting in monthly book clubs to discuss medical-themed literature. Humanities courses are now required in many medical schools.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:14:25 GMT
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Getting beyond health promises is a difficult exercise (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
I have long known (though I've yet to give up trying) that it is almost impossible to motivate smokers to quit for good by regaling them with the health hazards of tobacco. And now I've been told by readers of last week's column, "Even More Reasons to Get a Move On," that repeated sermons on the health benefits of physical activity may get some folks started but are unlikely to keep them at it.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:12 GMT
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Extortion Charges Dropped, Against Ex-Mental Health Counselor of Winter Haven (The Lakeland Ledger)
By JASON GEARY THE LEDGER Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped charges against a former Winter Haven mental health counselor accused of trying to extort money from one of his clients.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:09:06 GMT
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National freeze on health insurance rates needed (News-Medical-Net)
Harvey Rosenfield, author of California's landmark insurance regulation Proposition 103?recognized as the most successful insurance regulation in the country?was joined today by people struggling to pay for health insurance in calling on President Obama and Congress to impose a national freeze on health insurance rates as part of the final round of votes on reform. Consumers must have a breather ...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:22:43 GMT
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