Sentences with phrase «expand access to care»

This victory comes as Planned Parenthood fights to protect and expand access to care across the country in 15 lawsuits the nonprofit has filed since July.
With the relentless pressure to cut federal spending, digital solutions like telemedicine — which expands access to care and reduces costs by up to 90 % — will become a key part of that equation.»
A new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that the proportion of discharges among minority patients receiving inpatient care at minority - serving hospitals in Massachusetts increased after the implementation of health insurance reform measures which expanded access to care in non-safety net hospitals.
A special section in the current issue of Clinical Scholars Review, the journal of advanced practice nursing published by Columbia Nursing, explores how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) empowers CRNAs to help make anesthesia services more accessible to patients, while also highlighting laws in New York and other states that may impede the expanded access to care envisioned by ACA.
The Oncology Nurse Navigators encompass a broad range of roles, all aimed at expanding access to care and improving the patient experience.
Repealing health care reform — which promises expanded access to care for millions of women — would hurt the women of America.
Together, the house party guests discussed the impact that the Christie administration has had on access to women's health care in New Jersey over the past eight years, and why this upcoming election will shape New Jersey's future when it comes to protecting and expanding access to care.

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Barack Obama signed a new bipartisan health bill into law on Tuesday that includes funding to expand access to mental health care, an issue that has been a priority for many Sandy Hook families.
«It will allow us to expand and optimize our retail pharmacy network in key markets in the U.S., including the Northeast, and provide customers and patients with greater access to convenient, affordable care,» Pessina said in a statement.
Brown said he mentioned the proposals he first presented to Trump at a dinner last month: One would expand access to the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, while the other would give tax credits to companies that pay workers at least $ 15 an hour and offer health - care and retirement benefits.
More local staff members have been added as Americares expands its working network, developing and implementing plans with local organizations and free clinics to provide access to medicine, relief supplies and basic health care for people in crisis.
Direct Relief's interventions include expanding access to safe deliveries by training and equipping traditional birth attendants and midwives, addressing complications in birth with emergency obstetric care, and enrolling mothers into the Prevention of Maternal - to - Child Transmission of HIV program.
Some of Clinton's plans include guaranteeing 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, expanding early childhood education, capping childcare expenses at 10 percent of a household's income, helping the families of children with autism and other special needs get access to more resources and support, and insuring more families through the Affordable Care Act.
Should the «worse than death» meme ever be accepted by society, or adopted into the standard - of - care guidelines established by healthcare technocrats, or implemented under Obamacare cost / benefit insurance coverage guidelines, then expanding access to assisted suicide to — and even rationing the healthcare of — such patients is an imminent possibility.
I hope to see insurance coverage of Lactation Care Professionals expanded so everyone, included the least advantaged in the U.S., can have easy access to assistance when needed.»
2013: CiC focused on consumer advocacy demanding the reopening of Labor and Delivery services at North Central Bronx Hospital as well as petitioning City Council for funds to expand access to doula care for at risk moms and babies.
April 2014 — The US Midwifery Education, Regulation, and Association (US MERA) Workgroup met on April 10 - 13, 2014 to continue discussions on how to expand access to high quality midwifery care and physiologic birth for women in all birth settings in the US.
Most, 75 percent, believe it has expanded access to health care.
The new Ridge hospital, has ultra-modern facilities and a 420 - bed capacity to improve quality and expand access to health care delivery, particularly to its immediate catchment area.
Governor Cuomo's deal with legislative leaders on expanded access to breast cancer screening falls squarely within three unfortunate Albany traditions: It micromanages the health - care industry in ways that add red tape and drive up costs.
Schriock also called Kaplan, a town official elected in 2011, «a dedicated public servant focused on expanding economic opportunities for women and families, and protecting women's access to health care
Momentum Kids, originally set up by two mothers in Stroud, will expand across Momentum's network of 150 local groups, ensuring that single parents and sole carers have access to cooperatively run breakfast clubs, after school sessions and child care they need to facilitate their political engagement.»
A new plan from the de Blasio administration, called Direct Access, is intended to expand health care to New Yorkers who do not have it and diminish the mounting number of undocumented immigrants without insurance.
The IDC would enhance the Facilitated Enrollment Child Care subsidy by increasing funding to $ 25 million and expanding eligibility to those within 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Line, which would increase access to a number of families, and serve approximately 2,571 additional children.
According to Fordham University Professor Zephyr Teachout — whose journey from Vermont to Brooklyn, and primary challenge of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seems like a mirror - image of Mr. Sanders» early career — Mr. Sanders succeeded by leveling his attention on bread - and - butter issues: expanding access to dental care in the countryside, helping people cope with credit card debt, increasing benefits for military veterans.
The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to close the wage gap, including launching statewide public education campaigns on the breadth of career opportunities, salary negotiation and financial literacy, expanding access to child care and family leave, increasing career mentoring for young women and improving data and transparency on job titles, pay and benefits.
They will cut billions in funding for Medicaid, cripple our health care providers, and roll back the progress we have made to expand access to quality and affordable health care for millions of New Yorkers.
The other half is being earmarked to community organizations that will provide support to primary care physicians, offer expanded and rural access to opioid treatment and needle exchange services, and create a training program to assist victims of human sex trafficking who are controlled through opioid addiction.
Throughout the year, you've helped others secure a living wage and affordable housing, expanding access to health care, limiting discrimination and disenfranchisement on the basis of color or gender, and ensuring a fairer, more ethical, more participatory democracy and government that work for us all.
They'll discuss the complex issues related to health care including how to expand access and how to pay for it.
The Child Health Plus program will be expanded to ensure access to health care for every child in New York up to the age of 19.
«Walker, Scott, LePage, and Corbett have refused to lift a finger to bring their taxpayers» money home to create jobs and expand health care access,» Danny Kanner, a spokesman for the Democratic Governors Association, tells me.
«Virtual house calls for chronic diseases like Parkinson's are not only as effective as in - person care but broader adoption of this technology has the potential to expand access to patient - centered care,» said Ray Dorsey, M.D., the David M. Levy Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and lead author of the study.
«From a policy perspective, this study should encourage legislators and regulators to consider efforts to safely expand access to midwifery care for low - risk pregnancies,» she notes.
A number of studies have shown that expanding their scope of practice and giving midwives more autonomy can increase women's access to midwifery care
«The federal government has made a significant investment in the adoption of these systems, particularly with the challenges of expanding remote access to high - quality care
From 2006 to 2008, Massachusetts implemented widespread health reform, which expanded access to public medical insurance, created a health insurance exchange for more affordable private insurance, and served as a model for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The commentary calls upon health care providers to expand their use of medications to treat opioid addiction and reduce overdose deaths, and describes a number of misperceptions that have limited access to these potentially life - saving medications.
The lobbying group Research!America summed it up in March when it gave Obey an award: «Obey has been a driving force behind strengthening federal investments in medical research and in expanding access to affordable health care
Envisioning a Better Model — Over time, the emphasis of health care reform in Massachusetts shifted from expanding access to controlling costs and improving the quality of health care.
In addition, the loss of federal revenues associated with an expansion also means these health centers will not be able to expand into areas that lack access to health care, the report says.
This includes expanding access to Medicaid, the source of healthcare coverage for the majority of uninsured people living with HIV, under the Affordable Care Act.
It is imperative that policymakers act to expand access to palliative care
April 14, 2016 UChicago Medicine to Hold Community Forum on Proposal to Expand Emergency, Trauma and Specialty Care and Create a Cancer Hospital on South Side The University of Chicago Medicine announced the next phase of its public engagement campaign in support of its plans to increase access to emergency, trauma and specialty care and create a dedicated cancer hospiCare and Create a Cancer Hospital on South Side The University of Chicago Medicine announced the next phase of its public engagement campaign in support of its plans to increase access to emergency, trauma and specialty care and create a dedicated cancer hospicare and create a dedicated cancer hospital.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) The Health Reources and Services Administration (HRSA) works to to improve and expand access to quality health care for all and assure the availability of quality health care to low income, uninsured, isolated, vulnerable and special needs populations.
By using existing communication infrastructure and expanding the capability of existing mobile phone technology, mobile phone microscopy systems could enable greater access to high - quality health care by allowing rapid, on - or off - site microscopic evaluation of patient samples.
September 25, 2015 UChicago Medicine, Edward - Elmhurst Health strengthen pediatric affiliation Edward - Elmhurst Health and the University of Chicago Medicine have reached an agreement to expand access to advanced subspecialty care for infants and children in west and southwest suburban communities.
December 17, 2015 The University of Chicago Medicine announces historic community plan to strengthen access to care for Chicago's South Side UChicago plan includes a level 1 adult trauma center on its campus; new and expanded ER; and increase in hospital beds to meet community needs.
July 1, 2015 UChicago Medicine, Little Company of Mary expand pediatric partnership: Affiliation to boost community access to specialty care for infants and children The University of Chicago Medicine and Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers are partnering to expand care for infants and children by developing a subspecialty center on the community hospital's Evergreen Park campus that will provide enhanced neonatology and pediatric servicare for infants and children The University of Chicago Medicine and Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers are partnering to expand care for infants and children by developing a subspecialty center on the community hospital's Evergreen Park campus that will provide enhanced neonatology and pediatric serviCare Centers are partnering to expand care for infants and children by developing a subspecialty center on the community hospital's Evergreen Park campus that will provide enhanced neonatology and pediatric servicare for infants and children by developing a subspecialty center on the community hospital's Evergreen Park campus that will provide enhanced neonatology and pediatric services.
By integrating the True Health service model into their operations, hospitals are able to expand their patient reach and improve access to care in their community.
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