Sentences with phrase «for health reform»

In its first report Beyond the Blame Game (April 2008) the NHHRC listed closing the gap in Indigenous health as its first national priority for health reform.

At the forum, Planned Parenthood leaders will discuss the organization's role as a provider and advocate and share information on a variety of panels, including the following: Reforming the System: President Obama's Prospects for Health Reform; The Stakeholders Speak PPFA Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy Rubiner will address Planned Parenthood's priorities in health care reform: any health care reform effort must include access to comprehensive reproductive health care, and women's access to essential community providers must be protected.

The Alliance for Health Reform held a panel discussion on the future of the Medicaid program as congressional...

The Alliance for Health Reform hosted a health insurance policy forum to consider the state of the industry and the future of health care... read more

Health Insurance Outlook, Part 2 The Alliance for Health Reform's health insurance policy forum resumed for two additional panels.

The Alliance for Health Reform's health insurance policy forum resumed for two additional panels.

In an e-mail message sent last night to those volunteers, David Plouffe, the former campaign manager for the Obama campaign and guru to grassroots Democrats, wrote: «Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado and Congressman Tom Perriello of Virginia are two new members of Congress who have stood up for health reform and suffered vicious, deceptive attacks from the opposition.

Weiner, who was very outspoken about the need for health reform, respects McMahon and wants to see him re-elected, a Weiner spokesman told the paper.

Of course, it doesn't matter to them that the mandate is essential for ANY health reform that we undertake.

The SECOND push came to shove, the «purist» pro-life Christian right told America to vote for the same guy who initially SUPPORTED the right to choose, gun control, and even wrote the blueprint for HEALTH REFORM.

Consumers Union works for health reform, food and product safety, financial reform, and other consumer issues in Washington, D.C., the states, and in the marketplace.

Not exact matches

Dig Deeper: The Case for Self - Insurance Health Care Reform and Small Business: If You Have 50 Employees Starting now, companies that are growing or which are already hovering around 50 employees should make sure they can document exactly how they count employees versus contract workers, temps, and full - time equivalents.

Although the final fate of the sweeping health care reform lies in the hands of the Supreme Court, one can't fault Obama for not staying true to his word on this one.

Cuban did not appear to subscribe to those beliefs himself, criticizing Trump over the failed Republican health care push, for lacking a «foundation» for tax reform, and for struggling to develop relationships with Democrats in order to get future legislation passed in Congress.

Reform would standardize the labeling and make it easier for consumers to glean accurate information about how they're deciding to manage their health.

The situation is analogous to health care policy in the years before Obamacare, when, in the absence of a federal consensus, Massachusetts pioneered its own law aimed at reforming health insurance (which later became a model for the Affordable Care Act).

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.

A section of President Obama's signature health care reform law closes the «performance pay» loophole for health insurance companies.

It's the biggest health reform legislation passed by Congress since Obamacare and has galvanized a similarly motley crew of industries and lobbying outfits — including big pharma (the legislation's most ardent proponent), patient advocacy groups, mental health organizations, and medical researchers — who fought for its passage over the last three years.

«The collapse of the Senate's healthcare strategy is a near - term negative for the GOP's broader legislative agenda, but we contend that failing to pass health care legislation dramatically increases the sense of urgency surrounding the tax reform conversation,» Boltansky wrote.

But as recommendations for health care reform increasingly dominate the airwaves, there's a frustrating sense of deja vu: many of the problems that were identified last time remain.

But think about it: health care reform has been a reality for three years now.

New rules related to U.S. health care reforms are also creating demand for this kind of innovation.

He saw the state university as a powerful tool for leading health reform in West Virginia, and possibly the wider world.

In order to build up the private sector as a means for fighting government health care reform, AMA leaders designed the insurance company model.

Indeed, throughout the 1930s and 1940s, health care reform was a popular goal for progressive policymakers.

Cigna President & CEO David Cordani talks about health - care reform and his outlook for the company.

Reacting to voters» frustration with this news, both presidential candidates have called for additional health care reforms.

Additionally, potential legislative changes, including activities to repeal or replace, in whole or in part, the Health Care Reform Law, creates uncertainty for Humana's business, and when, or in what form, such legislative changes may occur can not be predicted with certainty.

The NSBA's McCracken calls the failure to pass health care reform «concerning» for small businesses.

Romney would also reform the tax code, first by eliminating the minimum deductible requirement for health savings accounts paired with catastrophic coverage, then by allowing a full deduction for all qualified medical expenses, which would include premiums, co-payments, and out - of - pocket spending.

For now, however, health - care reform has been placed on pause.

The poll, the work of the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Harvard School of Public Health, and National Public Radio, asked 1,704 adults for their reactions to the reform proposals put out by Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (still in the game!)

For UnitedHealth Group the focus next year is more about getting ahead of potential competition from tech heavyweights such as Amazon and Apple than getting bogged down in the twists and turns of health reform in Washington.

The key issues for the over 2.5 million Hispanic - owned businesses would appear to be the same as for all the other small firms out there: «less regulation, tax relief, lower health care costs, and litigation reform.»

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

Lawrence Bossidy, former Honeywell chairman and CEO, shares his predictions for next year, including health care reform, the Dow closing at 26,460 at the end of next year and a comeback for General Electric.

But as Congress moves toward repealing the mandate as part of tax reform, voters, legislators and industry experts have flocked to its defense, pointing out that doing away with it would cause already high premiums for individual health plans to rise by 10 percent.

Those just getting started should consult a special portal for health - reform resources added to the government's small - business information clearinghouse Business USA.

There's still plenty employers can do now to prepare for the coming health reforms.

Hall is a passionate advocate for social justice who has testified before Congress on health - care reform's impact on small business.

As China looks to reform its health care sector, technology will play a key role in driving development and the goal of universal health care for all citizens.

Some experts see good times ahead for small businesses under health care reform.

The 14 - point reform plan included discounted premiums for young adults, the creation of easily understood categories of cover, and cover upgrades that remove waiting periods for mental health services.

Consumers may be winners from the health reforms but the outlook for insurers is shakier, say analysts.

With federal health transfers now established for the next decade, the federal government has basically opted out of health care reform.

The budget repeals the ACA and replaces it with the RSC's American Health Care Reform Act, which provides a standard deduction for health insurance, allows the purchase of health insurance across state lines, and reforms the medical liability system among other chHealth Care Reform Act, which provides a standard deduction for health insurance, allows the purchase of health insurance across state lines, and reforms the medical liability system among other chhealth insurance, allows the purchase of health insurance across state lines, and reforms the medical liability system among other chhealth insurance across state lines, and reforms the medical liability system among other changes.

Looking years out at the election calendar, Trudeau's strategists pushed early for federal - provincial initiatives like Canada Pension Plan reform, a health accord and the framework for fighting climate change.

The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private sales.

The three main areas where my direct advice went unheeded were the following: (1) the need for large - scale financial assistance [29] for Russia, which I deemed (and still deem) to have been essential to molding a political consensus around reforms, and to bolstering the financial situation enough to achieve a modicum of success in the fight against hyperinflation; (2) the need for strong monetary and fiscal policy to achieve a rapid end to inflation [30]; and (3) the urgency of establishing a social safety net [31], especially in health care and pensions, to ensure an adequate social and political base for societal transformation and democratization.