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A 16-bed observation unit has increased bed capacity and improved patient flow at Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, MI.
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Policies, laws, regulations, and health care reform proposals in five statesCalifornia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Washingtonare moving those states toward universal health coverage and also are addressing other innovative strategies such as improving health care provider diversity, distribution, and cultural competence.
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The battle between Congress and the Bush administration over SCHIP expansion is less about the technical aspects of the proposal and more about a fundamental difference on the role of government in organizing and overseeing the health care marketplace.
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There are great differences among states in the quality of health care children receive along with their access to care, family insurance premiums, equity, and the potential to lead long, healthy, and productive lives.
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This column features selected short items about state health care policy.
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Implementation of six SCHIP changes included in an Aug. 17, 2007, letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to state Medicaid directors has been delayed for one year. The House and Senate included the moratorium in an Iraq war funding bill signed by President Bush.
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The Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI) says introduction of state-mandated benefit legislation is slowing down, with 50 or 60 mandates being enacted each year rather than 100 or more. "That reduction implies that state legislators are finally getting the message," the council's "Trends and Ends" report says.
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O’Mathuna P. Cognitive/Non-cognitive Function in Elderly Patients. Atlern Ther Women’s Health. 2007;10:60-62.
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