Sentences with phrase «about health care in»

At Animal Care Clinic we strive to overcome one of the most common complaints about health care in America — that patients do not feel heard.

At 9 a.m., before a 10 a.m. joint hearing where members of the NYC Council's Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services and Committee on Health will receive testimony about health care in city jails, New York City Jails Action Coalition supporters and people who received medical treatment while in jail or prison will hold a news conference to criticize Brentwood, Tennessee, subcontractor Corizon Health Inc. and the city Department of Correction, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Fascinating article in Slate today about the use of political campaign tactics to build demand for Michael Moore's new film about health care in America, Sicko:

You might want to ask about health care in the United States as a separate question.

Yes I agree something needs to be done about health care in this country, but no way do we need to go to NHS.

A series of smaller incidents, like the booting of a caucus member for raising concerns about health care in his riding, further fuelled the decline in support for the government.

What will Trump say about health care in his first address to Congress?

The investor has also been active in political circles, having met with eight Democratic Senators to talk about health care in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

Not exact matches

Having learned early in my career that nobody cares about my professional well - being more than me, I committed myself to coming up with more useful assessments of my professional health than «Pretty good, I guess.»

«The reason I'm here is that I was very excited about the problem that we weren't addressing in pharma — dealing with the 86 million people with pre-diabetes that can lead to a tsunami in health care costs,» he said, adding that «pharma is looking beyond the pill» and that «digital therapeutics will become therapeutics,» particularly when it comes to preventing disease.

A former health care investment analyst with a degree in biology from Yale University and current CEO of the company, Wojcicki is fascinated by the mysteries of the genome and what it can reveal about the human body.

Commentator Zeke Emmanuel gives five reasons to be optimistic about the future of health care in the U.S.

The big prescription managers — Express Scripts, CVS Caremark, and OptumRx control about 70 % of all U.S. prescriptions — have become some of the most potent players in health care.

A second challenging (and nonsensical) barrier to stemming this firearm - health crisis, he says, is the widely propagated myth that physicians can't, or shouldn't, talk to their patients about the safety risks of guns — a belief reinforced by a misunderstanding of a provision in the Affordable Care Act.

«Everything from poor roads, a classic problem in Russia, to health care and poverty,» came up in the speech, «but while he talked big, he said nothing about exactly how these issues are going to get improved,» she said.

University of Toronto «s Colleen Flood, the Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, explains what's standing in the way of health care reform, and why the business community may be our best bet for bringing about cHealth Law and Policy, explains what's standing in the way of health care reform, and why the business community may be our best bet for bringing about chealth care reform, and why the business community may be our best bet for bringing about change.

Tilcsik describes the course as a «collective journey» in which students from a variety of backgrounds — such as health care, politics, mining and aviation — come together to think critically about organizational pitfalls.

The slice of patients above the age of 60 consumes about 85 % of the drugs and devices and diagnostics out there,» says Justin Stephenson, senior life sciences analyst at Vancouver - based independent investment dealer Haywood Securities Inc. «That is only going to get significantly bigger in the western world, which is the main market for Canadian health - care products in the next five to 10 years.

Considering boomers make up about a quarter of the population, there's a wealth of business opportunity in serving this aging demographic, particularly when it comes to health care.

In mid-August, about 8,000 people in 14 Nevada counties faced the likelihood that they'd have no Affordable Care Act health - plan options in 201In mid-August, about 8,000 people in 14 Nevada counties faced the likelihood that they'd have no Affordable Care Act health - plan options in 201in 14 Nevada counties faced the likelihood that they'd have no Affordable Care Act health - plan options in 201in 2018.

New Jersey — a wealthy, educated state with ready access to world - class health care in Philadelphia and New York City — has «better access to higher - quality information that lets us be more complete» in screening, Walter Zahorodny, a New Jersey Medical School professor and director of the New Jersey Autism Study, said in a conference call about the findings.

Kimmel has been vocal about health care since he delivered his heart rending opening monologue in May about his newborn son, Billy, who came into the world with rare condition that required open heart surgery.

The downside: New companies will have to answer questions about their efficacy and be able to change consumer behavior, especially if they are introducing new methods of health care that take consumers away from in - person treatment, according to First Round Capital partner Phineas Barnes.

Health care (XLV) registered as a «winner» in the first quarter, down a little less than the S&P 500 as a whole, but being a winner showed that the market really fell apart after a strong start in January — health - care stocks were down only about 2 peHealth care (XLV) registered as a «winner» in the first quarter, down a little less than the S&P 500 as a whole, but being a winner showed that the market really fell apart after a strong start in January — health - care stocks were down only about 2 pehealth - care stocks were down only about 2 percent.

But the fix is provisional; insurers have been exiting the Affordable Care Act marketplaces over deep uncertainty about the health law's future, and insurance commissioners in some states have had to plea with firms to remain committed to the exchanges.

This might include data about preventive care, proper nutrition, and other early - childhood health issues (all delivered in local languages and dialects).

Health - care bills are the most common type of debt in collection and represent about 38 percent of total debt collected in the U.S., according to a study by ACA International.

It also means you have to get off your parents» health insurance plan and worry about finding your own way in the expensive and complex world of health care.

Gladwell argues this same idea of reframing a problem is essential to the health care debate — and just about any intractable issue you may face in the course of running your company.

She added, «But in the context of relative privilege, when you talk about work - life balance, the moms who don't have health care aren't called hard workers.

And rather than continue to waste their dwindling political capital ramming through a massive cut in health coverage that an equally massive chunk of the country says it doesn't want, they would effectively stage a vote on an unpassable bill, blame everyone (but themselves), and then move on to what they really care about: corporate tax reform.

«While all docs complain about their EHRs, as central repository for clinical information I think they'll continue to exist for a longtime,» said Roberts, who was speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif. on Monday about «the next big thing» in healthHealth conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif. on Monday about «the next big thing» in healthhealth care.

It was there, one rainy April afternoon, that I met Amber, who was about to graduate with a degree in health care management from a local college.

The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that about 11.5 million Americans signed up for individual health plans under the Affordable Care Act in the months following the presidential election.

The hearing wrapped up about a half hour ago (you can watch it on C - SPAN), but Senators skeptical of his nomination questioned Gottlieb's close financial ties to the health care and biopharma industries, which have paid him millions in speaking and consulting fees over the years.

With that in mind, here are five things you may not have known about how the health care industry is spending its political money this year:

Phin Barnes, a partner at First Round Capital and an investor in startup Modern Fertility, says the number of pitches he sees from companies addressing women's health care has increased about 10 times in the past five years.

Michael Mahoney, Boston Scientific chairman, speaks to CNBC's Meg Tirrell about the company's outlook and growth in the health care space.

Abigail Bozarth, a spokeswoman for AstraZeneca, said «AstraZeneca believes it is important to engage with policymakers, key partners, and the public — across all states in the United States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.»

Health care and industrials have earnings growth in the mid-teens, consumer discretionary and consumer staples only have about 9 percent earnings growth.

Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush speaks to «Squawk Alley» about the consolidation in the health - care space with the CVS - Aetna deal, the state of his own business and what he sees for health policy next year.

They hope to be able to amass enough data about women's menstrual cycles, sexual behavior, mood, and diet that they can help any woman know exactly when to conceive, warn her about early problems like potential endometriosis, and over time, promote better health care for women in general by collecting large amounts of information that hasn't been collected before.

Chanos, known for his big bet against Enron before it collapsed in 2001, said Thursday his firm has been concerned about the «rent seekers» in the U.S. health - care system who he alleges are ripping off the system.

In order for individuals to feel comfortable sharing their data, everyone in the health care ecosystem must constantly remain vigilant about protecting data and keeping private information privatIn order for individuals to feel comfortable sharing their data, everyone in the health care ecosystem must constantly remain vigilant about protecting data and keeping private information privatin the health care ecosystem must constantly remain vigilant about protecting data and keeping private information private.

Small - business owners offer health benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on Hehealth benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on Hehealth plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on HealthHealth).

But if politicians and voters are worried about health care costs in general, Mylan's rebates don't really solve much.

Now imagine the same information cloaked in the trappings of a great story, «a story about a family in South America that is being affected by changes in the global economy — a story about the father going to work in a foreign country to earn enough for the family, and the mother having to drive 100 kilometers for health care.»

According to the Health Care Cost Institute, about 43 % of all spending by individuals with employer - sponsored insurance in 2011 was shoppable, meaning that it was spent on medical services whose prices could be significantly lowered without compromising quality.

That thought, on display during Wednesday's presidential debates, is also at the heart of a battle raging between Democrats and Republicans, whose views about governement involvment in everything from health care and education to business are diametrically opposed.

We need to do something about the racial inequities in our health care system.