Sentences with phrase «health legislation as»

New York Congressman Tom Reed is calling for mental health legislation as means to prevent mass shootings in the U-S.

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Trump tapped Republican Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon who drafted legislation years ago to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Republican leaders have set Friday as the goal for working out changes to Senate legislation that would repeal extensive parts of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the law dubbed Obamacare that expanded health insurance coverage to 20 million people.

And while the bill's supporters argue that the legislation is a sensible fix that gives states much - needed flexibility on health care programs, the AMA, AAMC, and AARP say it would benefit the young, the healthy, and the rich at the expense of the old, the sick, and the poor by taking hacksaw to the Medicaid program that covers low - income Americans and allowing states to opt out of benefits requirements and other regulations under Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act.

The National Federation of Independent Business, known as NFIB, was one of the lead plaintiffs in the original legal challenge to the health care reform legislation.

Delays in passing domestic legislation, including health care, are seen as likely to push back any new fiscal stimulus, which investors had anticipated would boost growth and possibly spur a quicker pace of interest - rate hikes.

The health service said the move was to keep in line with equality legislation to ensure those who do not identify as heterosexual are treated fairly.

Insurers are facing an upheaval in their health insurance businesses due to uncertainty over the healthcare legislation as Republican lawmakers seek to follow through on their promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

That helped galvanize major opposition to the legislation from health industry groups like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Hospital Association (AHA), as well as advocacy organizations such as the AARP.

The analysis does not include an additional cost of the legislation: its repeal of the individual mandate, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates could cause as many as 13 million fewer people to have health insurance, reducing federal spending for poor and middle - class Americans» health insurance by $ 338 billion over 10 years.

But the lack of public disclosure by Health Canada raises new questions about what controls are in place to ensure the product is free of contaminants and chemicals, particularly as the government prepares to introduce legislation to legalize the drug next year.

Enacted in 2003 as part of legislation providing drug benefits under Medicare, the tax preference is only available if the individual purchases a high - deductible health insurance policy.

Legislation earlier this year from Washington created quite a buzz, as the bill executed an overhaul of our entire health - care system.

«As well, ISDS puts a serious chill on the ability of governments at all levels to enact legislation and public policies that protect the health and well - being of citizens or promote sustainable development.

Farnworth's legislation, titled the Public Health Protection Act, amends existing provincial statute to restrict who can own and operate equipment like pill and tablet presses as well as tablet machines.

Importantly, reconciliation legislation can include provisions with costs, such as tax credits for health insurance or other tax and spending policies replacing Obamacare, as long as the net effect of the bill complies with the reconciliation instructions and does not increase the deficit beyond the budget window.

Finally, United Health's shares have risen as investors appear to be reassessing last year's health - care legislHealth's shares have risen as investors appear to be reassessing last year's health - care legislhealth - care legislation.

To SamGoober: The health care legislation does not cut traditional Medicare benefits but does cut Medicare Advantage - which uses private firms such as Humana and UnitedHealth Group to deliver Medicare benefits.

Because the Supreme Court's decision relied on on interpretation of the RFRA and not the First Amendment itself, Congress, by enacting legislation such as the bill offered by Murray and Udall, could override the court's ruling and guarantee women the same level of comprehensive health care coverage available to men.

Even in this country all national or state legislation designed to protect human health, the rights of workers, family farmers, or the natural environment will be subject to being overruled as in restraint of trade.

In 1992, AOECS received observer status for the Codex Alimentarius Commission - an organization consisting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) with the task to adopt standards as guidelines for food legislation in the various countries.

The federal government points to its pioneering legislation to make cigarette packs a uniform and anonymous dull brown as evidence of its will to take on the cancerous global industry in the interests of people's health.

As the Government contemplates stricter packaging legislation, drinks manufacturers and packaging designers are seeking to better define labelling guidelines in conjunction with health advocates» views to protect craft drinks» unique, artistic packaging.

We support the legislation surrounding nutrient, health, or related claims, as policies are put in place to regulate voluntary nutrition content claims.

The Affordable Care Act (also known as ACA) is health insurance reform legislation that was signed into law by President Obama in 2010.

One of our roles is to remind Member States, that as primary duty bearers, they have an obligation to protect health and ensure — through appropriate legislation — that «marketing and advertising do not have adverse impacts on children's rights.»

I commend you for introduction of this important legislation, which would require TRICARE to provide breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling to moms in this military health benefits program, just as the Affordable Care Act mandates for most private health plans.

In spring 2010, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Administration for Children announced the availability of funds for the Affordable Care Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.39 The program emphasizes and supports successful implementation of high - quality home visiting programs that have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness as defined in the legislation.

Since then, research, professional guidelines, state — wide health care directives, hospital systems, health care quality improvement initiatives, and federal and state - level maternity care legislation have identified many aspects of the MFCI and the Ten Steps of the Mother - Friendly Childbirth Initiative as key factors to improving maternal - infant health outcomes.

The Baby Feeding law Group (BFLG) is a coalition of 22 leading health professional and lay organisations such as the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Midwives, all working to bring UK and EU legislation in line with World Health Assembly Resoluhealth professional and lay organisations such as the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Midwives, all working to bring UK and EU legislation in line with World Health Assembly ResoluHealth and the Royal College of Midwives, all working to bring UK and EU legislation in line with World Health Assembly ResoluHealth Assembly Resolutions.

He added that Nestle was committed to complying with the 1981 World Health Organisation (WHO) Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes, as implemented in national legislation worldwide, and followed the code or national laws — «whichever are stricter» in the 152 countries worldwide with high child mortality and malnutrition rates.

The other WBTi indicators offer key points to include, such as Baby Friendly status being a universal goal, legislation in line with World Health Assembly recommendations, adequate protection for breastfeeding in the workplace, local support that is of high quality and integrated, and health professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfeHealth Assembly recommendations, adequate protection for breastfeeding in the workplace, local support that is of high quality and integrated, and health professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfehealth professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfeeding.

«It's a shame that Congress seems more interested in protecting industry than protecting children's health... this legislation may go down in nutritional history as a bigger blunder than when the Reagan Administration tried (and failed) to credit ketchup as a vegetable in the school lunch program,» — Margo Wootan, Nutrition Policy Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest in a press release

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

His entry comes as Faso has been criticized by liberals and Democratic figures like Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his support for the Republican - backed health care legislation.

At the same time, Flanagan is also supported the passage of legislation designed to boost donor registration, including registering 16 and 17 - year - olds as well as providing for the Donate Life Registry through the state health exchange.

The government's controversial health and social care bill came under even more scrutiny today as Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords requested sweeping changes to the legislation.

The push also comes as a version of the health care legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate this past week.

President Donald Trump promised a «great, great surprise» on the Senate Republican health care bill as McConnell worked to restart the stalled legislation.

A once - quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington yesterday, as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all - out attack on the Senate's embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote.

There are exemptions for alcohol (of course) as well as «substances used for a valid and demonstrable medicinal use», «given to an animal as a medicinal remedy», «cigarettes or vaporisers», or «food stuffs regulated by food health and safety legislation».

For too long Trump's allies in the Senate Republican Majority have blocked efforts to protect Roe v. Wade in New York and pass the Reproductive Health Act, as well as legislation to ensure access to contraception.

Pataki, who repeatedly referred to the health care reform legislation as «Obama care,» said Congress passed it even though a majority of Americans did not want it.

As Legislative Director for Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Carlina helped shape legislation to improve health, address the oversaturation of construction, take on landlord harassment, and improve inefficiencies within city agencies.

Jimmy Carter signed legislation to support the improve a community mental health center approach, though federal funding dipped massively in the early 1980s as the Ronald Reagan administration repealed the law and paved for the way for many mentally ill people to end up on the streets or in prison.

Almost 90 minutes of proceedings in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee included the first - ever Senate testimony from an openly transgender witness, who joined three other speakers in making a robust case for the legislation as necessary for workers and helpful for business.

«There are certain requirements in the legislation for the council to convene a couple of times a year — we'll certainly be meeting more often than that the first year — and for the council to make recommendations to the commissioner of health within one year of its first meeting as to the contaminants that should be tested,» says Hutton.

HELENA — As Sen. Max Baucus has taken the lead on health - reform legislation in the U.S. Senate, he's also become a leader in something else: Campaign money received from health - and insurance - industry interests.

However, past examples have shown that legislation combined with behaviour change campaigns is the most effective way to tackle a public health issue such as this.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today signed legislation to expand unlimited sick leave benefits for public sector officers and employees who developed a qualifying health condition as a result of their heroic response to 9/11 rescue, recovery, and clean - up efforts at World Trade Center sites.