Sentences with phrase «effect on health care»

The program had little effect on health care use, but the report suggests several ways to improve its design.

The blockchain technology could have an enormous effect on the health care around the globe with sharing data can contribute to all sorts of healthcare current issues.

For the health care system, the researchers estimated the change in risk of diabetes, colorectal cancer and coronary heart disease due to the healthier diets and the subsequent effect on both health care costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

This study concluded that educational media may have a positive effect on health care professionals and their attitudes towards long - term breastfeeding.

Net neutrality's effect on health care.

Our attorneys and government relations specialists rigorously monitor legislative and regulatory initiatives and judicial developments for their potential effects on the health care industry.

Of the 12 models that meet the DHHS criteria for an evidence - based model, 5 showed favorable effects on health care usage.

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Plus, the President's health care overhaul includes a tax on indoor tanning that kicks into effect this year.

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.

Besides, Tea Party Republicans must now shelve the idea of using budget deadlines to extract concessions on the president's health - care law, which went into effect on Oct. 1, notes Jamie Carson, a professor of political science at the University of Georgia.

After a successful preliminary health care vote on Tuesday, Senate GOP leaders may have a new plan to get their health legislation over the finish line: pass what, in effect, could amount to a blank legislative check.

The survey provides an updated look at employers» response to the Affordable Care Act's excise tax on high - cost health plans, sometimes called the «Cadillac tax,» which is now scheduled to take effect in 2020.

Taken as a whole, the tax bill would not only increase taxes for millions of middle - class families but would also have disastrous effects on people's health care.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

The charges suggest that a small group of health - care firms — ones that acquire the rights to drugs and significantly increase their prices — is drawing the scrutiny of regulators and prosecutors, with a possible chilling effect on aggressive drug - pricing strategies.

Many health care analysts are concerned about the financial effect of the Affordable Care Act on health insurers, especially those with large exposure to Medicare and Medicaid such as Aecare analysts are concerned about the financial effect of the Affordable Care Act on health insurers, especially those with large exposure to Medicare and Medicaid such as AeCare Act on health insurers, especially those with large exposure to Medicare and Medicaid such as Aetna.

Abortifacients are not health care either, much on the contrary, they are Death Care, they simply cause the death of an unborn child and again, cause serious side effects to the woman's heacare either, much on the contrary, they are Death Care, they simply cause the death of an unborn child and again, cause serious side effects to the woman's heaCare, they simply cause the death of an unborn child and again, cause serious side effects to the woman's health.

«There's more emphasis now and there will be more emphasis because of the Affordable Care Act [on] offering mental health services in primary care settings,» suggests Curry, who is about to start a clinical trial looking at the effects of cognitive behavior therapy for adolescents with depression and substance abuse problCare Act [on] offering mental health services in primary care settings,» suggests Curry, who is about to start a clinical trial looking at the effects of cognitive behavior therapy for adolescents with depression and substance abuse problcare settings,» suggests Curry, who is about to start a clinical trial looking at the effects of cognitive behavior therapy for adolescents with depression and substance abuse problems.

The resulting 9 Common Ground Statements describe a maternity care environment that respects a woman's autonomy, reduces health disparities, supports cross-professional collaboration and communication, promotes physiologic birth, expands research that includes the woman in defining the elements of «safety», and accurately assesses the effects of birth place on outcomes and experience.

But this doesn't make sense for everything we do in health care, and we know the information we get from randomized controlled trials doesn't always translate well to real life because 1) the restrictions we put on eligibility for studies rarely allows the results to be generalized to the population as a whole and 2) Adherence to the intervention tends to be higher in a randomized controlled trial than in real life which makes the effect seem «better» than it is.

A full description of PROBIT's design and methods has been published elsewhere.17 In brief, 31 maternity hospitals and their affiliated polyclinics (where children are followed for routine health care) were randomized either to receive a breastfeeding promotion intervention modelled on the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding of the WHO / UNICEF Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) or to continue the maternity hospital and polyclinic practices in effect at the time of randomization.

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Knowing and avoiding the potentially harmful effects that high dairy consumption and milk - sensitivity reactions can have on your child is just as important and loving as nursing, close bonding, and informed health care decisions.

There remains relatively little information about the effects of midwife - led continuity models of care on mothers» and babies» health and well being in the longer postpartum period.

On the heels of the Concussion Management and Awareness Act going into effect in New York State on July 1, and the concurrent release of the NYS Education Department compliance guidelines, the President of the National Athletic Trainers» Association stressed the value of the athletic trainer in being the premier health care provider for student - athletes and the integral role that they play in concussion management when he spoke recently in Syracuse, N.On the heels of the Concussion Management and Awareness Act going into effect in New York State on July 1, and the concurrent release of the NYS Education Department compliance guidelines, the President of the National Athletic Trainers» Association stressed the value of the athletic trainer in being the premier health care provider for student - athletes and the integral role that they play in concussion management when he spoke recently in Syracuse, N.on July 1, and the concurrent release of the NYS Education Department compliance guidelines, the President of the National Athletic Trainers» Association stressed the value of the athletic trainer in being the premier health care provider for student - athletes and the integral role that they play in concussion management when he spoke recently in Syracuse, N.Y.

Future research should include further evaluations of successful interventions, with an emphasis on determining the optimal timeframe for the provision of support, the effect of educating women's family members, and the impact on infant health care use and cost - effectiveness.

Teaching self - care to caregivers: effects of mindfulness - based stress reduction on the mental health of therapists in training.

Unicef UK's Baby Friendly Initiative has made a real difference in giving our staff the skills and confidence to change the conversation about breastfeeding and early relationship building with parents... Together we can ensure that every single mother and baby receives the very best possible care, at a point in their lives where the information and support we provide will have a profound effect on their future health and development.

Relatedly for mothers, breastfeeding can have positive health benefits, including anti-inflammatory effects, increased sleep, decreased stress and possibly better mood, thus potentially helping to support parent engagement and care.33 Second, it is also possible that the positive effects on child cognitive development may play a role.

With Act 123 and 124 taking effect on February 20, 2012, Athletic Trainers are now licensed health care providers within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

«Sociodemographic factors were seen to have caused cessation of breastfeeding in some of the included articles, and a focus should be placed on how to improve related knowledge of health - care professionals as it is clear that sociodemographic factors have an effect on health behavior,» said Dr. Elisabeth Mangrio, lead author of the Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences review.

Facing the devastating effect that the Republicans» health care bill will have on families across this state, it's more important than ever that we speak up and fight back,» Cuomo said in a statement.

Cuomo is set to propose a tax on counties that would take effect if Congress enacts a health care provision to shift the $ 2.3 billion local share of Medicaid outside New York City on to the state.

Insurance premiums for Affordable Care Act health plans are likely to jump by 35 to 94 percent around the country within the next three years, according to a new report concluding that recent federal decisions will have a profound effect on prices.

As the McKay Commission observed, there are various forms of cross-border «spillover» whereby decisions in one part of the UK have effects upon others, for instance on the question of where citizens in border areas choose to go for health care.

If approved, the health taxes in the Deficit Reduction Plan and Executive Budget will drive up the cost of health insurance for all Business Council member employers that purchase health coverage — from sole proprietors and small businesses to the largest self - insured companies — yet will provide no additional covered benefits or have any effect on addressing the rising cost of health care.

Schneiderman said ending the subsidies would have a devastating effect on New York's health care system that goes far beyond those now receiving the benefits.

After weeks of warning about its possible consequences, a federal cut to New York's hospitals took effect on Sunday, adding stress to the state's already overworked public health care system.

We owe it to these men and women living in all of our communities to ensure they are cared for as they face the health effects of helping this country during and after one of the worst attacks on U.S. soil.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says threats in Congress to defund Obamacare won't have any effect on the federal Affordable Health Care Act going forward in New York.

Specifically, Cuomo said repealing the Affordable Care Act would have a «dramatic» effect on the state and leave 3 million people without health insurance.

From a public health point of view, it is counter productive for people not to have health care... Your health has an effect on the community.

If approved, the health taxes in the Executive Budget will further drive up the cost of health insurance for all Business Council member employers that purchase health coverage yet will provide no additional covered benefits or have any effect on addressing the rising cost of health care.

The tri-county area's leading provider of home health care aides said they are on the bubble, and any cuts would have «devastating effects» to the frail and elderly.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a special session of the state Legislature may be needed if more than $ 2 billion in federal health care cuts to New York are allowed to take effect on Oct. 1.

Exploding health care and pension costs, among other problems, are beyond the city's control but have an increasingly oppressive effect on municipal finances.

She said her health care provider has directed her to no longer work in the «toxic environment» due to the adverse effect on her physical and mental health.

ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo said a special session of the state Legislature may be needed if more than $ 2 billion in federal health care cuts to New York are allowed to take effect on Oct. 1.

In taking on the health care system, Mr. Spitzer is confronting the nation's costliest Medicaid program, one that helps support an expansive but money - losing hospital industry with arcane financing rules often designed to keep state aid in place, no matter the effect on patient care.

Governor Cuomo says threats in Congress to defund Obamacare won't have any effect on the federal Affordable Health Care Act going forward in New York.