Sentences with phrase «health treatments as»

Think of how much money you can save on holistic health treatments as well.

However, he gradually found himself crossing the line from dispassionate journalist to friend and benefactor as he became increasingly involved with rehabilitating his subject, not only finding him an apartment, but arranging for violin lessons and mental health treatment as well.

MENTAL HEALTH PARITY (ACT) Mental health parity refers to providing the same insurance coverage for mental health treatment as that offered for medical and surgical treatments.

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He's now being urged to declare a nation - wide «state of emergency» over the issue by a White House commission, as part of a wide - ranging list of recommendations which also encourages easier access to heroin antidotes and mental health treatment.

Research has shown that medical patients who develop emotional health problems cost more to treat and respond less well to treatment; as a result, says Ahern, «it behooves the medical system to do a better job in detection and treatment of behavioral health because it drives outcomes and drives the costs.»

The financial loss can range from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars, but the health risk is more serious still as consumers who fall for such scams may be counseled to stop or delay conventional treatment for their disease, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Mackey told the magazine then that his business is mission - based, with core values including commitments to the fulfillment of equitable treatment of stakeholders, as well as the health of the public, while also having a commitment to making money.

Alternative health treatments, meditation and spirituality as a whole are booming industries.

Included in the price is a state - sponsored concierge programme, entitling members to VIP access to government agencies dealing with immigration, driving licences, and work permits, as well as complimentary return airport transfers, an annual health check up at a private hospital, and 24 spa treatments and golfing trips a year.

One is an agreement with Harvard Pilgrim, a nonprofit health plan covering 1.2 million people, to pay rebates if a patient's vision doesn't meet certain thresholds in 30 to 90 days, and then 30 months after treatment, under a model known as outcomes - based pricing.

InterMune said Health Canada approved Esbriet as a treatment for mild - to - moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults.

The biggest one to date for a biosimilar product in the U.S. — the treatments have only been around for a handful of years in America despite widespread and long - standing availability in Europe and other regions — Renflexis may ultimately not do much to curb health care and patient spending, as the Wall Street Journal «s Charley Grant points out in an astute note.

We examined whether trusted Yelp reviews (screened to weed out fraudulent reviews) correlated with health care quality metrics for New York hospitals, including preventable hospital readmissions and mortality after hospital treatment for certain conditions (such as heart attacks) or procedures (such as stomach surgeries).

For example, small groups» coverage must now provide for essential health benefits, such as pediatric services, maternity care and substance abuse treatment, and is subject to maximum deductible and out - of - pocket limits.

Digital diabetes prevention and treatment platforms such as Virta and Omada Health connect users with support communities and health coaches — who can remotely monitor things like weight, blood sugar, diet, and medicine iHealth connect users with support communities and health coaches — who can remotely monitor things like weight, blood sugar, diet, and medicine ihealth coaches — who can remotely monitor things like weight, blood sugar, diet, and medicine intake.

Now PTC is facing its own challenges as it figures out the proper way to price the treatment — health care payers are questioning why they should buy the treatment when the commonly available and cheap steroid prednisone is just as effective.

«Sites such as Whitecoat treat healthcare as a commodity, and act as a barrier to encouraging a genuine conversation between health practitioners and patients about treatment needs and the treatment process,» ADA federal president Hugo Sachs said.

Regression on cognitive tests by drinking categories Controls: age, gender, education, health history, mental health treatment, family history of dementia); results for exdrinkers same as for drinkers

«The product mix will remain largely the same as currently offered, covering health promotion, basic treatments, fortified foods, clean stoves, water filters and solar lights.»

Training covers diagnosis, treatment, and recognizing danger signs that require referral to health facilities, as well as business and sales skills.6 After a CHP passes training, she spends her first two weeks conducting a census of all of the households in her designated area and collecting phone numbers and other key information.7 During this census, CHPs note which households have children under - 5 and pregnant women.8

So far, few patients have received the new drugs, as commercial health plans and Medicare wrestle with how to cover the treatment

The emergence of genetics - based medicines is pushing the cost of treating certain diseases to new levels, forcing hospitals and health insurers to reckon with how to...

The subset of treatment - oriented companies is small and diverse at this point, but as biopharma continues to embrace the potential of digital health tools, we expect to see this subsector takeoff in the coming years.

Portugal now treats drug users as individuals who need care, rather than as criminals, Costa said — a measure that involved bolstering the country's health care system to offer treatment alternatives, rather than jail time, and which has earned plaudits from the United Nations.

Health care companies have also continued to expand their research and development efforts, resulting in innovative discoveries as well as cures and treatments for many diseases.

InvivoSciences will continue to contribute to the improvement of human health by establishing a new paradigm for discovering drugs that focus on diseases with limited treatment options such as cardiac fibrosis, scleroderma, and lupus in a time - effective manner while remaining safe and cost effective.»

But hopefully, Dr. Mielnik concluded, as NaPro Technology become more widely available at clinics like Gianna «women will «vote with their feet» about the kind of health care they want to receive» and send the message to the medical community that treatments that do not treat the underlying problem and which suppress, destroy, or bypass their naturally - occurring cycle are no longer acceptable to them.»

Wendy — Hobby Lobby is paying for comprehensive health insurance that provides all sorts of treatments as part of an employee's compensation package.

The thing is Crystal there are no answers, only faith.In matters of debilitating life health issues, such as a child with a cancer that is not responoding to treatment and the child is dying, that is because the treatment is just not able to overcome the cancer.

And while these issues can not be discussed without considering other deeply troubling problems such as mental health treatment and school security, they need to be discussed if our country is going to move any closer to authentically providing our children with safe spaces to learn.

In situations where there does seem to be a place for deliverance, but the person also has mental health problems, do not give advice that goes out of your remit as a Christian — do not tell them to stop medication or change their treatment plan.

As a psychiatrist who has practiced and taught psychodynamic psychotherapy for years, I know that this type of therapy is actually one of the last vestiges of non-deterministic treatment in the cynical, superficial world of modern mental health care.

They parade with signs that say Protect the unborn», but soon the unborn are born, they and their parents are the throwaways of the society, being trashed as outcasts of society if they can't pay the insane insurance premiums to Mafia owned Health care Co's, when they need medical treatments and meds to help them stay alive.

(See Anna Freud, The Psychoanalytic Treatment of Children (New York: Schoken Books, 1946), and Barbara Biber, «Schooling as an Influence in Developing Healthy Personality» in Community Programs for Mental Health, Ruth Kotinsky and Helen L. Witmer (eds,)(Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1955).

«In health care, patients sometimes want to donate tissue to scientific research that can help lead to medical breakthroughs, such as treatments and cures for serious diseases,» he writes on Planned Parenthood's website.

Migrants and visitors to the UK not eligible for free healthcare will from now on be charged upfront for the cost of their treatment, as rules come into force that also extend charging community health services and charities that receive NHS funding.

He teaches his readers how to become proper physicians of souls, able to recognize different spiritual diseases and to suit the treatment to the various cases so as to guide the soul toward spiritual health, toward happiness and wholeness, toward sanctification and fulfillment.23

First, the center views the prevention of illness and the fostering of health as of equal importance to treatment.

The major reasons for this discrepancy is the fact that the local clergyman feels that (a) there is no one on the staff of the mental health center to whom he can personally relate, and (b) when he refers a parishioner he feels that his concerns are not adequately represented by anyone on the staff of the center, and (c) he feels that his role and relationship with the parishioner or the family is not recognized or utilized as an important part of the experience of therapy either during the treatment time or in the after - care period.

The centers were designed for several purposes: to admit emergency patients and help them for a brief period, discharging them if improved and sending them to hospitals if extended care was called for; to provide out - patient treatment to individuals and families; to serve as a coordinating or focal channel for many kinds of problems, referring clients to other agencies when indicated; and above all to take mental health services into the community more and more.

The churches can offer the health plans they want, but when they have a business outside the church, such as a school, or hospital, they must go by the laws of the land and not be granted any special treatment because they are owned by a church.

He or she just needs to be the «attending physician,» defined in the new California statute as a doctor having «primary responsibility for the health care of an individual and treatment of the individual's terminal disease.»

Such directives, which encompass the well «known «living will» as well as documents assigning health care decision making to a family member or others, are designed to allow a person to refuse even life «saving treatment or medical care if the person becomes mentally incapacitated.

Other studies show that the goji berry benefits eye health by protecting the retina from ganglion cells so goji antioxidants act as a natural treatment for glaucoma.

he program also encourages preventive measures such as vaccination, alternative treatments, litter management techniques and appropriate stocking density to maintain the health and welfare of the animals.

Caryn Hartglass: Well as this message becomes more popular, this vegan message, animal rights, how our food choices affect health and environment and treatment of animals, it's becoming more popular thanks to the Internet I think, primarily.

o Spa and Salon Treatment blocks, up to 30 treatments per hour, which includes a personalized welcome flier for the group o Fitness Activities and Classes, such as Fun Run, outdoor meditation or Yoga, and Zumba o Ten - minute Chair Massages, ideal for groups, particularly upon arrival o Biometric Health Screenings and Wellness Fair, up to 32 guests receive confidential health screenings followed by fun, interactive demonstrations o Tennis — Tournaments, CardioTennis, or round robins for larger groups o Gift Baskets filled with spa wear, shoes, healthy items and supplements from the Well & Being Community Health Screenings and Wellness Fair, up to 32 guests receive confidential health screenings followed by fun, interactive demonstrations o Tennis — Tournaments, CardioTennis, or round robins for larger groups o Gift Baskets filled with spa wear, shoes, healthy items and supplements from the Well & Being Community health screenings followed by fun, interactive demonstrations o Tennis — Tournaments, CardioTennis, or round robins for larger groups o Gift Baskets filled with spa wear, shoes, healthy items and supplements from the Well & Being Community Market

With the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt's target for digital - led NHS treatment by 2018, there is increasing expectation on the sector to use technology, such as smart packaging, to address these issues.

Nevertheless, it was at Brecksville, as recently as 1972, that Dr. Robert L. Custer, a psychiatrist who is now chief of treatment services of the Mental Health and Behavioral Science Service of the U.S. Veterans Administration, founded the world's first treatment center for pathological gamblers.

Prior to joining NAMI in 2003, Dr. Duckworth served as Acting Commissioner of Mental Health and the Medical Director for Department of Mental Health of Massachusetts, as a psychiatrist on a Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) team, and Medical Director of the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.

But really, breast milk has huge health benefits for the baby, so to stop breastfeeding for a while, is usually only recommended as a treatment after all other options have been tried (like daylight and more frequent breastfeeding).