Sentences with phrase «for accessing health care»

That includes consumer information on pricing, wellness programs, and various methods for accessing health care professionals and medical information, Sjoquist says.

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«A spouse can help keep doctor's appointments and provide transportation, making for easier access to health care services,» said Dr. Jeffrey Berger, another senior member of the project and a preventive cardiologist at NYU.
The widely enjoyed social benefits residents get in exchange for their taxes, such as universal health care, access to education and subsidized parental leave, could have something to do with the «strong social foundations» touted by Sachs.
«We need to work together to break down barriers to care and information for the millions of people desperate to take ownership of their sexual and reproductive health, and tackle disparities in health care access and outcomes.»
One class was tasked with finding better ways for veterans to access mental health care at VA hospitals.
This system, which currently has over 5 million Australians on it, could become a major tool for health providers to strengthen their decision making and care — they will have access to widespread clinical information such as discharge summaries, allergies, and medication usage.
And while many investors are, for the time being, simply steering clear of health care stocks whose future hinges on Americans» access to affordable insurance, hospital stocks in particular have become a proxy for the perceived likelihood that Trumpcare will repeal and replace Obamacare.
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.
«Those models are actually letting consumers access care more quickly and at a lower cost,» says Joel White, president of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage.
«This is the only way to deal with burgeoning demand for health care while improving quality, access, and cost,» she says.
St. Vincent's Healthcare CEO Tom VanOsdol says, «That's really a big part of the long - term solution is making sure we have access to services and enough services in the right locations so individuals, who don't necessarily need to go to the emergency department, can get the care and the treatment they need for underlying mental health issues.»
In the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons, while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental - health care.
In the next breath, however, Harper added: «It should not matter who delivers health care, whether it is private, profit, not - for - profit or public, as long as Canadians have access to those services through the public insurance system regardless of their financial needs.
Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.
This area covers the impact of policies affecting Canadians» health and long - term care choices and outcomes, for example regarding access to and quality of care, funding arrangements and incentives, pharmaceuticals policies, intergenerational equity considerations, and the impact of these choices on the public purse.
In a statement, Beaumont Health's Paul E. LaCasse said, «This is precisely what we needed to improve access to medical care at Beaumont's facilities for our patients who are elderly, in wheelchairs or have mobility challenges.»
«The Canadian Pharmacists Association welcomes today's Liberal announcement on health care and, in particular, its commitment to improving prescription drug access for Canadians and health care innovation.»
They have no access to education or health care or, in many cases, equal rights for women.»
The researchers are conducting additional research on how to improve access to mental health care in the workplace, and to quantify costs and benefits for employers.
Michael Geist, writing in the Toronto Star, declared that «a TPP based on the US proposals would signal a near - complete surrender of a made - in - Canada approach to intellectual property, leading to risks of lost Internet access, expansive border seizures, increased health care costs, and criminal liability for non-commercial infringement.»
Adequate health care and the right to security during sickness is guaranteed under Article 25 of the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights, however these rights are regularly violated and, for those in our nation least able to afford it, access to affordable health care often remains out of reach.
After Jaime highlighted loss of health care access by rural Pacific County residents, Premera announces new contract for health care coverage in Astoria
Telehealth holds tremendous promise for improving access to health care in the day - to - day lives of consumers and during emergency situations.
«Donald Trump's administration is handing out permission slips for hospitals and providers to deny individuals, including women and LGBT patients, access to a full range of health services including life saving emergency care.
CLEARWATER — Jennifer Rice, New Democrat spokesperson for northern Rand rural health, will visit Clearwater, Ashcroft and Quesnel to hear from parents, advocates and service providers about access to maternity care.
DAWSON CREEK — Jennifer Rice, New Democrat spokesperson for northern and rural health, will visit Dawson Creek on March 3 to hear from parents, advocates and service providers about access to maternity care.
* Funding certainty for CSRs: Cost - sharing reduction subsidies play a pivotal role in ensuring access to health care services for very low - income enrollees, helping these individuals better afford their co-pays, deductibles, and other out - of - pocket costs.
Specific policies include a Doctors and Nurses Fund to increase training capacity for new health care professionals; working with Aboriginal communities to close the gap in the health status of Aboriginal peoples; and the introduction of a drug plan to ensure Canadians have access to catastrophic drug coverage.
«Now, the question, after over a full year of progress and tremendous strides in accountability, opening access to care, improving access to benefits, tackling mental health, and strengthening relations with stakeholders, is whether the President is ready to turn the keys to the VA over to ideologues who have designs on having VA go the way of railroads, airports, energy companies, postal services, and other businesses that have been privatized — and have also proven profitable for a few,» he said in the statement.
ATHENS / NEW YORK, MAY 3, 2018 — As the Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, visits Lesvos for a regional conference, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that thousands of men, women, and children in Lesvos are living in squalid, overcrowded conditions in Moria camp, with insufficient access to health care.
In «The Case of the Vanishing Quebec Physicians: How to Improve Access to Care,» author Claude E. Forget, former Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, calls for primary care reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitCare,» author Claude E. Forget, former Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, calls for primary care reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitcare reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitcare in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitals.
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.
The teams focused on meeting survivors» health needs, increasing access to care and preparing safety net health facilities to better prepare for future storms.
It is merely a means of access to health care INSURANCE for those less fortunate and / or less healthy.
Too bad if more people vote FOR those who support giving poor women access to health care than vote as you do.
Women who work for them don't have the same rights & access to health care?
We all lve our familes, want better education for our children, want access to affordable health care, want privacy and freedoms and the individual liberties.
When I heard Hillary Clinton's statement at the recent 2015 Women in the World Summit that «Deep - seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed» for the sake of giving women access to «reproductive health care and safe childbirth,» at first I was confused.
The «stalls» are extreme but simply a metaphor for the fact that millions do not have adequate health care nor access to it.
But massive downsizing, the slashing of real wages and the degeneration of working conditions for public servants have deprived millions of Africans of whatever minimal access to health care, schooling and responsive public services they once had.
FCC Smedes, justice involves the right for all persons to share in the; common goods.36 To be able to provide for your family, to live where you can afford a house, to have access to adequate health care and public accommodations, these are rights that all possess by reason of their God - appointed humanity.
My last point and Im out... Throughout our great nations history... we always found a way to fight through national issues and come up with solutions... Giving the problems we have now to people in the 50's and 60's... and they may actually come up with a solution... if you earnestly care about making a change... start at the lowest levels of government... go do something... find out costs... expenses... how to get more health care to people... do things like that... quit waiting on the government to provide all the answers... its not the way this country was founded... and not the way we get through problems... If you or ur family does nt have insurance... get a job that can provide you that... instead of hoping the government will do so... If you or ur family lacks access to education... move to an area that excels at it... education is invaluable... Do something about your problem... and quit waiting for the next big lotto...
@Ken Freedom goes both ways, an employer is expected to pay an employee for work, give them lunch breaks and such as well as a clean environment, free conversation in the lunch room and access to a rest room and band aides, saftey standards and offer health care.
Workers on Rainforest Alliance Certified tea farms benefit from decent wages and housing, as well as access to safe water, health care and education for their children.
Benefits for approximately 1.5 million small - scale farmers and workers around the world include: • A fair price on products • Improved access to low - or no - interest loans • Technical assistance for building infrastructure • Communications systems • Collectively - owned transport & processing equipment • Better health care & education • Training & skill diversification
It's infant mortality that the US suffers in, not perinatal / neonatal (eg; very shortly after birth)-- and surprise surprise, it's pretty much for the same reason we have a high maternal mortality — in the US, poor people can't / don't have access to skilled health care until it's an emergency, because then they can't refuse you.
Dr. Cheyney currently directs the International Reproductive Health Laboratory at Oregon State University where she has developed an academic learning community comprised of five undergraduate research assistants, 12 graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow whose research agendas are focused on identifying culturally appropriate ways to improve access to high quality midwifery care as a means of reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and aHealth Laboratory at Oregon State University where she has developed an academic learning community comprised of five undergraduate research assistants, 12 graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow whose research agendas are focused on identifying culturally appropriate ways to improve access to high quality midwifery care as a means of reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and ahealth inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and abroad.
Provide a public registry of trained doulas who abide by a clear Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Provide doulas with access to resources for doula training, continuing education and networking opportunities within the doula community Educating the public, health care community and third party insurers as to the benefits of doula presence for new and expectant families Providing professional guidance to doulas
Dr. Fisher believes that dispassionate, rigorous study of birth across all settings is more important than ever given disparities in women's access to trained and licensed care providers, current and future physician workforce issues, rising costs of health care, and unacceptably high rates of adverse outcomes for mothers and infants in the U.S. compared to other industrialized countries.
«The pending 55 % cut will limit access, increase long - term costs for medical care, and almost certainly cement Alabama at the very bottom of many vital national health statistics.
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