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1. President Obama signed a bill that provides a temporary extension of unemployment benefits for those who are still out of work President Obama signed a bill that provides a temporary extension of unemployment benefits for those who are still out of work...
2. Share of Cost Health Care Reform – What’s Ahead in 2011? Share of Cost Health Care Reform - What's Ahead in 2011?...
3. Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use & Health – Mental Health Findings This report provides information about the prevalence of mental disorders and use of mental health services for youth aged 12 to 17 and adults aged 18 or older.  It also looks at mental health, suicidal thoughts and behavior and the co-occurrence of mental illness and substance use. One of the report’s findings is that among the 45.1 million adults aged 18 or older with […]...
4. Calif., R.I., Move To Strengthen Review Of Health Insurance Rates; Ind. Weighs Changes In State Employee Health Plans The Los Angeles Times’ Blog: “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger moved Wednesday to implement a major element of the new national healthcare overhaul, seeking a $1-million federal grant to strengthen the state’s review of health insurance rates. Much of the money would pay for actuaries to evaluate premium hikes sought by insurers. …...
5. Recession Contributes To Slowest Annual Rate Of Increase In Health Spending In Five Decades In 2009, US health care spending grew 4.0 percent—a historically low rate of annual increase—to $2.5 trillion, or $8,086 per person. Despite the slower growth, the share of the gross domestic product devoted to health spending increased to 17.6 percent in 2009 from 16.6 percent in 2008. The growth rate of health spending continued to outpace the growth of the […]...
6. Share of Cost, Allergy Shots Are Helpful For Some Asthmatics, Risky For Others Allergy shots can reduce symptoms of asthma, use of inhaled medications and allergy-related asthma attacks, confirms an updated review of studies. Yet, the treatment can also cause systemic side effects that range from a stuffy nose to fatal anaphylactic shock....
7. California’s Role In Ensuring That The Potential Of Health Reform Becomes Reality The fifty states will play a critical role in implementing the Affordable Care Act, and California is one of the states at the forefront of reform. The act can provide coverage to millions of currently uninsured Californians and offers important benefits in terms of more-affordable coverage, improved access to services, and better health outcomes. As […]...
8. I lost (or dropped) my health care coverage. Can I buy a Medicap policy? I lost (or dropped) my health care coverage. Can I buy a Medicap policy? ...
9. The Effects Of Unequal Access To Health Insurance For Same-Sex Couples In California Inequities in marriage laws and domestic partnership benefits may have implications for who bears the burden of health care costs. We examined a recent period in California to illuminate disparities in health insurance coverage faced by same-sex couples. Partnered gay men are less than half as likely (42 percent) as married heterosexual men to get employer-sponsored […]...
10. Recent Releases In Global Health Lancet Examines Health Workers Lost To International Organizations A Lancet Comment discusses how developing country doctors and nurses who are recruited by in-country international organizations, research institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can “prevent government-trained doctors and nurses from contributing to their [national health service] NHS....
11. Mississippi Health Benefits, there are two health insurance options that cover children Mississippi Health Benefits, there are two health insurance options that cover children...