Views on health reform, including how fast to act and what's important to protect vary and sometimes conflict depending on a person's age and region of the country, whether he or she has insurance, and is healthy or ailing, USA Today reports.
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Estimates say nearly 98,000 people die from preventable medical mistakes each year, while another 99,000 die of hospital-acquired infections, yet there is no comprehensive system for reporting medical errors.
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Experts expect these facilities to see a continuing increase in patients under current health reform proposals.
(Daily Report) Aug 07, 2009
More young workers in Florida — who make up 25 percent of the uninsured in that state — are going without health insurance coverage because they cannot afford it, and experts say it could mean problems in the future, The Orlando Sentinel reports.
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A new program trains doctors for a career working in rural communities. Meanwhile, Sen. Dick Durbin introduced a bill this week that would allow nurse anesthetists to be reimbursed by Medicare.
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A Selection of Today’s Opinions and Editorials
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Officials in France, which provides health care for all, are trying to control high costs with service cuts as they look to the U.S. health care reform efforts.
(Daily Report) Aug 07, 2009
As the economy has worsened, community health centers - which provide free and reduced-cost care to millions of Americans - have felt the pinch . Facilities, such as the Walker-Jones Health Center in Washington D.C., will have even more patients if Congress passes a health overhaul that expands coverage.
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Across the country, doctors are experimenting with a health care model that puts the focus on individualized, preventive care. In so-called medical homes, doctors are rewarded for using longer visits, phone calls and e-mails to keep patients healthy. This story comes from our partner NPR News.
(Story) Aug 07, 2009
While health reform legislation includes additional funds for community health centers, proposals to expand health coverage to the underserved and uninsured could overwhelm facilities that already provide reduced-cost care to 18 million people.
(Story) Aug 07, 2009