Sentences with phrase «health funding pool»

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As tax revenues have shrunk, the city's financial obligations have grown — mainly to an ever - expanding pool of 30,000 retirees, promised life - time pensions and health benefits by short - sighted government officials over decades who consistently failed to fund those future obligations.

Earlier, the Chairman, Dutch's Health Insurance Fund, Mr. Kees Storm, who signed on behalf of Dutch Government, said the Kwara State Health Insurance Fund would pool resources from the state government, federal government, communities, development partners and private sector to ensure a successful future of the programme.

Also at 10 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey will be joined by VA Hudson Valley HCS Director Margaret Caplan, Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi, and local veterans to break ground on a $ 5.5 million federally - funded upgrade to the Montrose VA facility's indoor pool, VA Hudson Valley Health Care System, Montrose Campus, Building 26, 2094 Albany Post Rd., Montrose.

The complaint also says that the request was granted, and Silver approved payment from a pool of discretionary funds paid for by health care - related assessments that was under Silver's sole control until the year 2007.

The authors note that while large, international, multi-lateral funds exist for global health delivery, there is no significant pooled funding mechanism for research and development to complement existing but limited R&D funding for a wide range of diseases.

The researchers analyzed data collected between 2002 and 2011 from patients in the Rochester Epidemiology Project, a National Institutes of Health - funded medical records pool that makes Olmsted County, Minn., the home of Mayo Clinic, one of the few places worldwide where scientists can study virtually an entire geographic population to identify health tHealth - funded medical records pool that makes Olmsted County, Minn., the home of Mayo Clinic, one of the few places worldwide where scientists can study virtually an entire geographic population to identify health thealth trends.

The meta - analysis, published online Jan. 20, 2013, in Annals of Internal Medicine, pools results from 15 investigations, slightly more than half of which were done after a 1996 federal law prohibited the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from funding research that could be seen as promoting gun control.

The second step involves expansion of health coverage of high - priority services to everyone, and the third step is to eliminate out - of - pocket payments by increasing mandatory, progressive prepayment with pooling of funds to ensure that disadvantaged groups and vulnerable populations are not left behind.

And there's a smaller pool of researchers working on this disease because of low levels of National Institutes of Health funding that have centered on pancreatic cancer.

Deasy is currently working to establish a pool of philanthropic funding that Los Angeles Unified will use to replenish its arts education and health and human services budgets.

Their health insurance customers are safe from those losses, and they know their claims will be paid by a separate company and a separate pool of funds.

While it's not technically health insurance, it is a pool of funds that you contribute to and then tap to pay for your medical bills.

Their health insurance customers are safe from those losses, and they know their claims will be paid by a separate company and a separate pool of funds.

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

Amanda Bresnan, executive director of Community Mental Health Australia, told the conference that federal funding for mental health programs was being transferred to the NDIS and a flexible funding pool for PHNs to commission services through a stepped care Health Australia, told the conference that federal funding for mental health programs was being transferred to the NDIS and a flexible funding pool for PHNs to commission services through a stepped care health programs was being transferred to the NDIS and a flexible funding pool for PHNs to commission services through a stepped care model.

Under the taskforce plan, these funds would be pooled with existing expenditure on public hospitals and private sector doctors to create a Commonwealth Health Benefit that would pay a standard amount to hospital patients, regardless of whether they were in a private or public hospital.

These have been directed at «developing a funding pool for health services to be used for any client need and... directed irrespective of program or institutional boundaries».

Funding priorities in mental health have recently been the focus of intense debate, with advocates of the community managed sector arguing that too much of the pool goes into tertiary services and hospitals stressing the importance of their role.

the use of funds pooling at a regional level, determined by reference to a nominal per person Medicare Benefits Sschedule [sic](MBS) / Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) contribution, which takes into account not only the national average costs of MBS / PBS usage by non-Indigenous Australians, but should also be weighted for the higher costs of servicing specific communities and the poorer health status of indigenous Australians;

[93] These trials recognise difficulties many Indigenous communities face in accessing mainstream health services, with contributions to the pooling fund made on the basis of an estimate of the amount that would otherwise have been made available to the community through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS), State health services and Home and Community Care (HACC) services.

A number of the Shared Responsibility Agreements and other funding initiatives have already been introduced that involve activities that are intended to have a significant health benefit.325 These include the «no school, no pool» policy; provision of sport and recreation facilities or equipment; support for market gardens and nutrition programs; through to support for women's groups and child care services.

Funding priorities in mental health have recently been the focus of intense debate, with advocates of the community managed sector arguing that too much of the pool goes into tertiary servic... Read more

Premiums are higher than rates for healthy individuals, but lower than the actual cost of most participants» health care — State general fund appropriations, grants from the federal government, and / or surtaxes on insurance premiums finance the pools» operating losses.