Sentences with phrase «government health care funding»

«Poorly distributed government health care funding is draining budgets, jeopardising potential gains in Aboriginal health and contributing to the high Aboriginal unemployment, poverty, welfare dependence and community malfunctioning across Australia.

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Consider, for instance, that in Canada large corporations are not responsible for funding basic health care for their employees — the government takes care of that.

I bring this up because this absence (or call it omission, if you like) underlies the staunch opposition of many conservative Republicans to the Affordable Care Act — and to previous government efforts to provide publicly funded health care and insurance coverage to their citizens going back to the passage of Medicare in 1Care Act — and to previous government efforts to provide publicly funded health care and insurance coverage to their citizens going back to the passage of Medicare in 1care and insurance coverage to their citizens going back to the passage of Medicare in 1965.

To pay for that, the bill would cut a public health fund in President Barack Obama's health care law, reduce some payments made by Medicaid and Medicare and sell oil held in the government's strategic petroleum reserve.

So, grudgingly, the health care reformers and progressive politicians behind Medicare built their program of government - funded health policies for the elderly around the insurance company model.

«We need to rebuild our primary - care system first, through a network of government funded, fully paid community health centers where anybody — not just poor people — where everybody could go for their primary care for free,» she explained.

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.

Funding for mental health care initiatives is an issue specifically identified in our pre-budget letter to government and our 2017 Provincial Election Platform, given that there is strong evidence that effective programs can reduce both the economic and health impacts of these illnesses.

For example, the federal government implemented a number of one - time measures, including $ 4.0 billion in 2002 - 03 for health care initiatives, $ 3.5 billion in 2003 - 04 for health care initiatives and agricultural support, $ 3.6 billion in 2004 - 05 for the Wait Times Reduction Fund and $ 9 billion in 2009 - 10 to support the auto sector.

I'd be in favor of government - run health clinics for those in need requiring ALL physicians receiving their medical degrees via taxpayer - funded student loans serve 1 - 2 years in a local clinic providing health exams, vaccinations, pap smears, prenatal care, etc.... allowing credits for their service towards paying back their student loans.

But the First Amendment does not, I believe, preclude government funds going to faith - based programs that offer public goods (e.g., health care, job training, education) that the society wants the government to fund.

All government mandated programs including Women's Rights of Choice and Voting, Welfare, Health Care, Legal Services, Student Loan Programs, NASA, Agricultural Funding, Foreign Assistance Programs, Affirmative Action Programs, Gay Anything Programs will all cease to be funded by the stroke of my pen.

If a republican is against government handouts and government funded health care and retirement plans, then they should give up the ones they are enjoying which we tax payers are paying for each and every republican house and senate member.

About two years ago, and for the first time, the federal government through the National Institutes of Health set up a special fund concerned with the care and treatment of alcoholic persons.

The congressional bans on abortion funding impose a particular religious or moral viewpoint on those women who rely on government - funded health care.

My personal opinion, based on Jesus» own actions and words, is that he would want the church, or even for the non-believers — the communities themselves, to start charities or funds to help pay for their neighbors health care costs — I don't believe he would have advocated for the government to mandate it.

The peak industry group, which represents more than 60,000 businesses across manufacturing, engineering, telecommunications, mining, airlines and related sectors, will caution the Turnbull government against large cuts but call for careful spending reductions across aged care, health, the pension system and the public service to fund a company tax cut as a key priority.

States also have government funded health care for kids.

She is not short on prescriptions, either, and would like to see the government make a «big, bold offer» by asking Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb, a former health minister, to chair a commission on funding the NHS and social care.

For the last two years, I have also been trying to persuade the government to set up a cross-party NHS and Care Convention to look at how we deliver and fund health and social care serviCare Convention to look at how we deliver and fund health and social care servicare services.

Each of these countries, though, with the exception of the United States, has universal health insurance coverage, funded and regulated in large part by the government, so it doesn't seem likely that government - subsidized health care, in itself, is the sole factor in determining how long patients are stuck in The Waiting Place.

«I think we're going to come up with the monies for the shortfall fund for health care again in response to the federal government.»

«One of the causes of the fiscal crisis we are living is the unfair treatment by the federal government on health care funding for Puerto Ricans.

Espada and his son, Pedro Gautier Espada, each face five counts of embezzling government funds and one count of conspiracy for allegedly using their health - care business as their personal bank — among other charges.

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The Government's Better Care Fund has pushed forward integration between health and social cCare Fund has pushed forward integration between health and social carecare.

«Republicans couldn't keep government running, failed to fund health care for millions of kids, and are forcing 800,000 Dreamers to live in fear of deportation.

Public - school funding is safe so far, according to Paterson, but big cuts in discretionary funding, local government aid, and health care are on the horizon.

The Senate version would enact a stricter Medicaid funding limit on higher - spending states than on states that spend smaller amounts on government - financed health care.

Kenneth Adams, president of Empire State Development, New York's primary business - aid agency, said governments aren't forgoing funds they now use to pay for police, education, health care and other services because the zone tenants and employees are generally new to the state.

There's a $ 4.4 billion structural gap and he says at least $ 2 billion more in funding cuts in health care from the federal government.

«If you don't renew the millionaires tax, you lose funding for public schools, for health care, for housing, for everything that folks need from state government,» said Michael Kink, the executive director of Strong Economy For All.

Cuomo's office released a by - the - numbers breakdown of the impact of the American Health Care Act would have on New York, such as a $ 4.7 billion shift in Medicaid costs to the state from county governments, a $ 355 million reduction in payments to hospitals and a $ 2.3 billion hit to Medicaid funding overall.

It goes into other areas, too, for instance the liberal desire for government - funded health care, or other social programs, versus the conservative belief that the primary responsibility should rest with the individual.

But in an interview on Capital Tonight, Zeldin was reluctant to say definitively if he would vote for a so - called «clean» continuing resolution that would fund the federal government operations that didn't include any changes to the federal health care law of 2010.

They also said the governor is proposing a $ 1 billion increase in aid to public schools and assumes the level of health care funding from the federal government will remain flat for the next fiscal year.

He appreciated the government for its passion, especially, in funding the primary health care.

There's a $ 4.4 billion structural gap, and he said at least $ 2 billion more in funding cuts in health care from the federal government.

«In a three - way race, I think that a candidate who wants a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage, health care for all, a Green New Deal to provide full employment while acting on climate change, and who supports progressive taxes to adequately funds our schools and local governments will have the most support among the voters,» stated Hawkins.

Second, he let Sen Landrieu take the heat and be called a whore by his GOP minions for aquiring additional funds for Medicade - althought it was at his bequest Third - he goes around galavanting around the country fundraising» instead of governing - He blasts government for all of the ills and blamed the BP oil mess on Washington - yet he went licking up to DC for funds so he could build berms that wold be mysterious for the coast and let BP off the hook Cut funding for education - although he was afforded a damn good one He sides with his GOP pals about health care reform - REMINDER his child has a pre existing condition - heart problem

Cuomo's amendments also called for the creation of two government - controlled charitable foundations that would fund health care and education.

De Blasio tried to break the ice with a handshake in the beginning of the more than mile - long march — which was intended to pressure the federal government to improve health - care funding for Puerto Rico.

Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government - funded public health insurance option in a health care overhaul bill.

Researchers investigating decision - making in health care quality and defense, for example, will find significant interest and funding from U.S. government agencies.

The agency is getting some extra wiggle room thanks to $ 903 million it would get from the «Prevention Fund,» money that comes through President Barack Obama's health care legislation and that funds disease prevention at different levels of government.

While governments generally favor higher birth rates to maintain the workforce and tax base needed to fund pensions, health care and other benefits for the elderly, it is typically families that bear the brunt of the cost of having children, the study found.

A top priority, she recommends, is that all health care programs funded by the federal government be required to provide coverage of care — including sex reassignment surgery — while transgender patients make the physical transition to the sex matching their gender identity.

There would be a long - term public - sector payoff, according to the researchers: Government funding for Alzheimer's research would pale in comparison to the cost of caring for Alzheimer's sufferers in public health - care programs.

I agree with your personal view, however I think in terms of plant based diet, there are already so much amazing results in health care, that we could do more research on cancer, but as I heard, is really expensive to do without fundings from governments and others institutions.

Most likely, funding for this research will come from a foreign government agency, in a country with universal health care which has economic incentives to make a healthier pill.