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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Children’s Mental Health Campaign Questions Parity
On June 27, the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse held an Oversight Hearing on parity implementation and the causes for “boarding” mental health patients in the emergency rooms of local hospitals. The Children’s Mental Health Campaign (CHMC) … Continue reading
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Sleep-Deprived Residents May Catch Some Z’s, but Will Medical Errors Decrease?
About 98,000 people die every year from medical errors. A recent article in the New York Times describes the recently improved work schedules of medical residents, and how shorter working hours, in combination with other crucial changes in our health … Continue reading
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False Prophet
Assignment: compare and contrast. Earlier this year, Massachusetts officials passed what was dubbed the “gift ban,” regulations that limit the contributions, gratuities, and meals pharmaceutical and medical device firms can give to doctors. At the time, Robert Coughlin, president of … Continue reading
Posted in Prescription Drug Reform
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Student Health Programs Advance, but Still Need Improvement. UMass Amherst Students Fight Back.
Though most university students are healthy, they are not immune from becoming seriously ill or injured. In fact, over 15% of young adults live with chronic health problems such as asthma, diabetes, or hypertension. In addition, it’s essential that people … Continue reading
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Protecting Medicaid
The LA Times and the Politico’s tick-tocks on the final stages of the debt ceiling deal have this great detail: Late Saturday, a new demand from Republican negotiators stunned White House officials. In a conference call with senior administration aides, … Continue reading
Repeal Massachusetts Health Reform? The Facts Speak For Themselves
Today, Massachusetts Citizens for Life kicked off a ballot initiative campaign supposedly aimed at repealing the individual mandate in our state’s landmark health reform law. Here are a few reasons why we feel this campaign won’t get off the ground. … Continue reading
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Women’s Preventive Care Gets Support
One of the most well received provisions of the Affordable Care Act has been the requirement that new health plans cover recommended preventive health services at no cost to plan members. Last summer, the US Health and Human Services issued … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Quality, Health Disparities, Public Health
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