Sentences with phrase «health protection act»

Planned Parenthood Federation of America applauds today's preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp against Nebraska's recently enacted «The Women's Health Protection Act,» which requires physicians who may perform an abortion to discuss the entire body of research literature about possible health risks related to abortion with their patients who are seeking abortions, even though much of this information may be outdated, false or misleading.

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, represented by attorneys at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, today filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Lincoln, Nebraska, challenging the constitutionality of a recently enacted Nebraska law misleadingly titled «The Women's Health Protection Act.»

Planned Parenthood Federation of America released the following statement applauding Senator Richard Blumenthal (D - CT) for convening a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) today.

But this was followed the next year by amendments to the Quebec Public Health Protection Act, which awarded 20 claimants an average of $ 135,000 over 15 years.

In Quebec, the Animal Health Protection Act (R.S.Q. c. P - 42) includes sections which impose en affirmative duty of care towards animals.

HSI Canada welcomed the newly proposed animal cruelty penalties announced by MAPAQ as part of the updated P - 42 (Quebec Animal Health Protection Act) regulations to be introduced.

In June 2012, the Quebec government adopted Bill 51, an act to amend the Provincial Animal Health Protection Act, which improves the safety and welfare standards of companion animals in Quebec.

HSI Canada urges MAPAQ to continue to take concrete steps to improve the Quebec Animal Health Protection Act by addressing animal welfare concerns relating to euthanasia practices, overpopulation, sterilization, and introducing mandatory jail time for serious cases of animal cruelty.

Alanna Devine, director of animal advocacy at Montreal's SPCA said, «The Quebec Animal Health Protection Act, if properly enforced, can be effective in shutting down unethical breeding facilities.

Montreal, Sept 11 2014 — On June 10th, the Montreal SPCA seized 35 medium and large breed dogs from a facility located in the Lanaudière region under the Animal Health Protection Act.

Mr. Lamothe and Mrs. Lavallée face 14 tickets issued under the Animal Health Protection Act.

Following special consultations and public hearings by Agriculture Quebec, in which HSI / Canada participated in, the final version of the Bill reinforces the Animal Health Protection Act, and aims to improve the welfare of companion animals in Quebec in the following key areas:

MONTREAL — Humane Society International / Canada welcomes the adoption of Bill 51, an act to amend the Quebec Animal Health Protection Act, which will improve the safety and welfare standards of companion animals in the Province.

Comments Off on SPA Canada are shocked with the result of the filing of the Animal Health Protection Act on P - 42 today.

Nor was he able to successfully push for the Reproductive Health Protection Act which eventually became (and remains) the most controversial plank of the Women's Equality Agenda.

Farnworth's legislation, titled the Public Health Protection Act, amends existing provincial statute to restrict who can own and operate equipment like pill and tablet presses as well as tablet machines.

Not exact matches

The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.

While people who are breastfed are less likely to grow up to be obese, as the World Health Organization has noted, studies so far have found no evidence the act of breastfeeding offers protection against obesity.

That's a far cry from the far - reaching American Health Care Act passed by the more conservative House of Representatives earlier this year, which would gut numerous Obamacare protections and massively scale back the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled, as well as from the BCRA.

The State of Employee Benefits: Findings from the 2017 Health and Workplace Benefits Survey One effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) has been to create a more standard approach to employer - paid benefits between various employers.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the act included a variety of health - related provisions that extended health insurance coverage to many uninsured Americans, implemented measures designed to reduce health care costs, imposed requirements on health providers and insurance companies, and levied a broad range of taxes to help pay for expanded healthcaAct (PPACA): Also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the act included a variety of health - related provisions that extended health insurance coverage to many uninsured Americans, implemented measures designed to reduce health care costs, imposed requirements on health providers and insurance companies, and levied a broad range of taxes to help pay for expanded healthcaAct (ACA), the act included a variety of health - related provisions that extended health insurance coverage to many uninsured Americans, implemented measures designed to reduce health care costs, imposed requirements on health providers and insurance companies, and levied a broad range of taxes to help pay for expanded healthcaact included a variety of health - related provisions that extended health insurance coverage to many uninsured Americans, implemented measures designed to reduce health care costs, imposed requirements on health providers and insurance companies, and levied a broad range of taxes to help pay for expanded healthcare.

In an interview with Face the Nation that aired Sunday, President Trump asserted that protections for people with preexisting conditions were included in the American Health Care Act (AHCA).

VICTORIA — New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy is urging Health Minister Terry Lake to make sure that public health care is protected by investigating private medical clinics and compliance with the Medicare Protectiohealth spokesperson Judy Darcy is urging Health Minister Terry Lake to make sure that public health care is protected by investigating private medical clinics and compliance with the Medicare ProtectioHealth Minister Terry Lake to make sure that public health care is protected by investigating private medical clinics and compliance with the Medicare Protectiohealth care is protected by investigating private medical clinics and compliance with the Medicare Protection Act.

Publicly formulated guidelines from Health and Human Services, the Office for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research, the World Health Organization and World Scientific and Technological Associations should stringently guide all technical endeavor — especially when there is a temptation to act solely in terms of the profit factor.

«The Obama Administration has mandated that all health insurance plans must cover «women's health services» including contraception, sterilization, and abortion - causing medications as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,» the university says.

The Obama Administration has mandated that all health insurance plans must cover «women's health services» including contraception, sterilization, and abortion - causing medications as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act but what they don't understand is, we really don't give a fvck about women.

Holding did ok but Chambers was very cocky how many miss passes in dangerous areas did he miss place why didn't he booted the ball way down the field and take the pressure off at the first half the commentator spook of the inexperience of the defense and that liverpool did nt put enough pressure klopp rectified that straight away bang bang bang with runners and no protection while wenger face went all red with nothing to say the only thing that saved us really was the injuries for the game to take a change MR wenger is far to slow to fix things what is wrong with him he most not be in good health or something personnel worrying him cause after all he is the manager his got to have a fast thinking brain smell danger and act fast not seat and debate the issue with bold

This law is also commonly known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or simply Affordable Care Act (ACA) which regulates health insurance companies; in which some would tend to rip off clients for profit.

Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: The Athletic Concussion Protection Act of 2011 requires that an athlete suspected of sustaining a concussion during an athletic activity be removed from play and prohibited from returning until the athlete has received written clearance from a licensed health - care provider.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform) provides new rights for nursing mothers on the job.

Jan. 17, 2017: No matter how you feel about the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature health care law, one pro is pretty clear: Working moms who breastfeed gained a number of important protections under the law.

The FDA plays a role in protecting Americans against health risks posed by food allergens via the 2004 Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA).

«With a Democratic majority we can move forward on gun violence protection, climate change, the child victims act, women's health issues,» said Mayer.

He will also work to pass the Reproductive Health Act, which will update state abortion laws to fall in line with the federal protections granted in Roe V. Wade ensuring that New Yorkers have access to safe and legal abortions.

Even if the court strikes down the act, often referred to as «Obamacare», New Yorkers will continue to enjoy many of the consumer protections contained in the federal law, though the cost of health insurance could increase.

The conservative House Freedom Caucus and Republican moderates in the Tuesday Group came up with a revised bill that allows states to opt out of certain Affordable Care Act protections for consumers known as «essential health benefits.»

An Expert Panel on how the AHCA could affect Health Care in New York State ~ «The House of Representatives recently passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA)-- a bill that, if passed, will leave 2.7 million New Yorkers without health insurance and will roll back protections for women, children and anyone with preexisting condiHealth Care in New York State ~ «The House of Representatives recently passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA)-- a bill that, if passed, will leave 2.7 million New Yorkers without health insurance and will roll back protections for women, children and anyone with preexisting condiHealth Care Act (AHCA)-- a bill that, if passed, will leave 2.7 million New Yorkers without health insurance and will roll back protections for women, children and anyone with preexisting condihealth insurance and will roll back protections for women, children and anyone with preexisting conditions.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw is proposing a taxpayer protection plan in response to Congressman Chris Collins» amendment to the American Health Care Act which would eliminate the Medicaid mandate imposed on Erie County and force New York State to foot the bill for...

Interestingly, the Senate GOP has balked at creating a health care exchange here in New York, which is required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (unless states want the federal government to step in and create one for them).

Pittenger supported the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA), which would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.

A joint statement issued by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health pushed back on the comments made by a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday that the state did not act swiftly when warned of a chemical contamination in Hoosick Falls's drinking water.

«The Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017 commits historic levels of funding and takes aggressive actions to preserve our water supply while creating a national model for the protection of drinking water,» said New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker.

In addition to addressing issues of pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment, the plan includes further protections for domestic violence victims, stronger laws against human trafficking, and, what has become a controversial part of the agenda, the Reproductive Health Act.

The Assembly passed the latest version of the Reproductive Health Act, which codifies the protections of the high court's Roe v. Wade decisions in state law, Tuesday evening by a 96 - 46 vote.

«The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Health, and the Elusive Target of Human Rights.»

In this sense, the EU Data Protection Directive dates back to 1995 and the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the US is from1996.

The regulation was prompted, federal officials say, by a federal law known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which among other things governs the use of medical records and the protection of patient privacy.

Efforts to undermine the Clean Water Act and other federal initiatives must be strongly opposed, and I have led the charge against legislative proposals to roll back important clean water protections that may benefit some special interests, but risk public health and will damage the broader U.S. economy.

The CEQ also helped shape the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) declaration that it did not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions as well as its decision not to declare them a danger to public health under the Clean Air Act, despite an internal EPA analysis noting that greenhouse gas emissions endangered public welfare.

Under terms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), health insurance companies can no longer refuse to provide health coverage to living kidney donors or charge them a higher rate.