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While considerable attention routinely is focused on the number of people who dont have health insurance coverage, another important statistic is the number of people often including those who have insurance who dont have access to basic medical care, generally because they live in communities with an acute shortage of health care providers.
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An interdisciplinary task force of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology created in 2003 says our nations leaders have taken steps to prepare for future terrorist attacks in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, events, but have made far fewer preparations for a pervasive effect of any attack its psychological impact.
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While states have been scrambling for places to save money, especially in Medicaid and other health care services, so far most governors and legislatures have shied away from doing major damage to the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), according to an analysis released by Harriette Fox and Stephanie Limb of the Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center.
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For many years, states strapped for sufficient funds for their Medicaid programs and for all other state activities have looked for creative legal ways to obtain additional support from the federal government. Among the techniques that have been used are excessive payments to state-owned health facilities, provider taxes and donations, excessive disproportionate share payments to hospitals, and adjustments to upper payment limits.
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Myth: Patients wont like being transferred with lift equipment. They prefer the hands-on touch of nursing staff.
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The verdict is in on lift teams at Tampa (FL) General Hospital: They save money and backs. They win kudos from nurses. Theyre here to stay.
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If your hospital is not classified as a long-term care hospital (LTCH), you may not be paying attention to the questions being asked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and some politicians about the need for this level of care. But rehab advocates say you should, because the debate over long-term care ties in with the 75% rule.
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Balk JL. Calcium and magnesium for prementrual syndrome. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(5):33-36.
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Fentanyl (Duragesic) recall is expanded; Most hospital pharmacists monitor medication therapy; Study: Early treatment with thrombolytic t-PA for stroke; Sponsors announced for Medicare drug discount card.
