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Retail Medical Clinics Can Provide Care At Lower Cost, Similar Quality As Other SettingsRetail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores can provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 02, 2009According To New Study, Expanded Insurance Benefits Break Down Barriers To Hospice CarePatients with advanced illnesses more than doubled their use of hospice care when a major national health plan made hospice care more readily accessible, according to the results of a comparative study published in Journal of Palliative Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 02, 2009House Democrats Investigating Whether Insurers Unfairly Drop Small Business CoverageRep. Henry Waxman sent letters Monday to insurers seeking information on how they decide coverage for small businesses after alleging that they drop coverage for smaller firms whose employees get ill.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 02, 2009Leaving August Behind, Democrats Look Ahead, Boost Health EffortsDemocrats are "plotting a comeback" after losing the message war in August, and Sen. Max Baucus says health care reform is still likely this year. Politico: "Democrats lost the month of August - not just in the polls and at town hall events but also within their own caucus. The question now is whether they can win September ... Or reel in freshmen Democrats such as Reps.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 02, 2009Blogs Comment On Health Reform, CDC Circumcision Recommendations, Other TopicsThe following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. "The Abortion Distortion: Setting the Record -- and John Boehner -- Straight on the Capps Amendment," Jessica Arons, Huffington Post blogs: Arons -- director of the
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 02, 2009Today's Opinions And EditorialsHealth Care Needs A Clear Message Politico For a president whose communication skills are so justifiably well-regarded, the biggest obstacle comes as a surprise: the need for a clear and simple message of how his team's version of health care reform will benefit ordinary Americans (Mark Penn, 9/1).
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 02, 2009Poll: Most Americans Confused About Health Care ProposalsAccording to a new CBS News poll, "two in three Americans call the health care reforms being debated by lawmakers confusing; only 31 percent said they have a clear understanding of the proposed changes. Sixty-seven percent of those questioned said the reform ideas were confusing.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 02, 2009Republicans Keeping August Heat On In SeptemberRepublicans hoping to continue their efforts to win public support against a public plan in health care reform pledge to keep their steam in September while Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley's position on the public option is assailed by liberals. Politico: "For congressional Republicans, July was all about hoping the summer recess would come before the Democrats could pass a health care bill.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 02, 2009Union Leaders Hope To Restore Relevance In Push For Health ReformThe Associated Press: "The man expected to become the AFL-CIO's next president said Monday that lawmakers would pay a political price if they abandon a government-run option in any health care overhaul.
Medical News Today Wednesday, September 02, 2009Lawmakers, Constituents Continue Talking About Health OverhaulLawmakers from both parties are continuing town hall health care conversations. Las Vegas Sun: "Before taking the stage as the keynote speaker at a pro-health care reform rally Monday night at UNLV, Sen. Harry Reid had made his message clear, and he tried to drive it home with the first words out of his mouth. 'Health care is a moral issue,' Reid said.
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