Fundamental Medicare Physician Payment Reforms Will Ensure Access to Care and Foster Practice Transformation An independent poll recently conducted on behalf of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) shows that an alarming number of physicians will stop seeing Medicare beneficiaries if current payment policies are not reformed. When physicians who have at least some say in [ Read More ]
Proposed cuts to New Jersey’s Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program may raise teen smoking and will increase costs to the state in the long run, said a former New Jersey health commissioner today. “New Jersey’s tobacco control programs have helped cut teen and adult smoking in recent years, but nationally there has been an upswing in [ Read More ]
Basic Human Rights a Priority Over Immigration Status of Children and Their Parents The American Humane Association believes that all children need protection, and that when it comes to child welfare, all children are deserving of services, regardless of their immigration status, nationality, ethnicity or country of origin, or the documentation status of their parents. [ Read More ]
When it comes to tanning, dermatologists have long suspected that most people need an attitude adjustment. Now, results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) confirmed that the majority of people still idolize the bronzed look of a tan despite wanting to protect themselves from skin cancer. The “Suntelligence: How Sun [ Read More ]
The Alzheimer’s Association has given people dealing with the disease a new voice with an online poetry project. The Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter hosts www.MindsetPoetry.org, a collection of poetry about Alzheimer’s. Contributors range in age from teens to those in their 70s, from children to grandchildren, spouses and siblings. “People affected by this disease [ Read More ]
MBGH’s employee focus group research will help employers design benefit programs to encourage participation and improve health Today the Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) released the results of its 2010 Employee Focus Group Research, conducted to identify the triggers and barriers for engaging employees in health benefits and improving and managing their health. Presented [ Read More ]