Sentences with phrase «national health plans»

National health plans of other countries are not a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act recognized category of Minimum Essential Coverage.

To see the list of national health plans that have been granted Minimum Essential Coverage recognition to date, you can click on the Approved Plans below.

When the ACA began in 2010, President Barack Obama and Congress intended to eventually phase out the money because under the new national health plan, the number of uninsured people was expected to drop.

When the ACA began in 2010, President Obama and Congress intended to eventually phase out the money to help the uninsured, because under the new national health plan, the numbers of uninsured were expected to drop.

And that national health plan?

What the couple didn't know, however, was that the travel insurance company, like just about every insurance underwriter everywhere, included a subrogation clause and a first payer clause in its policy certificate, allowing the company to collect some of the claim money from the couple's extended health insurance provider — the insurer that pays for treatment not entirely covered under Canada's national health plan.

CHF CEO Leanne Wells said the government's priority needed to be the development of a national health plan and moving to the «next stage» of Medicare based on sound policy.

«Of course the change in Government and new administrative arrangements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs may have a negative impact on the implementation (of the National Health Plan), not least because of «ownership» issues but also because the premise of the plan around social determinants requires a coordinated effort across government agencies.

Wyatt said the acknowledgement of racism as a critical component for health in the National Health Plan was a «huge step forward» and said he was delighted the Implementation Plan had «sown seeds to tackle social and cultural determinants of health», which he said contributed to 31 per cent of the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

But we must see continued investment right across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, including for the national health plan, if we are to close the gap.»

Not exact matches

Small - business owners offer health benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on Hehealth benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on Hehealth plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on HealthHealth).

A recent issue of the National Center for Employee Ownership's Employee Ownership Report features a mental - health - services company called Telecare, which is introducing an employee - stock - ownership plan (ESOP) to its already highly - participative workforce of 1,600 - plus.

The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health...

The letter urged Klein to replace the Canada Pension Plan with an Alberta pension scheme; set up a provincial income tax system, rather than allow Ottawa to collect the tax on Alberta's behalf; replace the RCMP with an Alberta provincial police force; create a provincial health care plan; and «force Senate reform back onto the national agenda.&raPlan with an Alberta pension scheme; set up a provincial income tax system, rather than allow Ottawa to collect the tax on Alberta's behalf; replace the RCMP with an Alberta provincial police force; create a provincial health care plan; and «force Senate reform back onto the national agenda.&raplan; and «force Senate reform back onto the national agenda.»

Like Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement, the Canada Pension Plan was placed under the general administration of the Department of National Health and Welfare, although the Department of National Revenue would take care of matters related to the collection of contributions.

They include our flagship initiative, the National Disability Forum, as well as Customer Engagement Tools, Data Exchanges, Analytics Center of Excellence, Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Programs, and Health Information Technology.

Big, national employers are currently subject to only one set of health insurance regulations (federal), while small firms» plans are regulated at both the federal and state level (this is one of many reasons why individual and small group plans are so much more expensive than corporate plans).

During his tenure as Prime Minister, Mr. Martin set in place a ten year, forty - one billion dollar plan to improve health care and reduce wait times; signed agreements with the provinces and territories to establish the first national early learning and child care program and created a new financial deal for Canada's municipalities.

If this country were to adopt a proper comprehensive national health care plan, then the opinions of these strange celibate men would be of no consequence.

In three - fourths of the plans for mental health reported from all the states in a national mental health planning effort a few years ago, the clergyman was listed as a significant helping person.

Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis Passed Mini Stimuli Began Asia «Pivot Increased Support for Veterans Tightened Sanctions on Iran Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants Passed Credit Card Reforms Eliminated Catch - 22 in Pay Equality Laws Improved Food Safety System Expanded National Service Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco Pushed Federal Agencies to Be Green Leaders Let Space Shuttle Die and Killed Planned Moon Mission Improved School Nutrition Expanded Hate Crimes Protections Brokered Agreement for Speedy Compensation to Victims of Gulf Oil Spill Pushed Broadband Coverage Expanded Health Coverage for Children Helped South Sudan Declare Independence Killed the F - 22

The NFL responded by announcing plans to donate $ 30 million to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health to address these issues, so hopefully more answers will be discovered soon...

Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

The current national health care plans being written in the Congress would require every one of us to purchase private health insurance.

«Federal taxpayer subsidies are helping pay for over 1,000 health plans that cover abortion on demand, and [last week's] Supreme Court decision underscores that only Congress can put a stop to that,» said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life Committee (NRLC).

It is apparent that in nearly every instance the clergy has been included in the planning of the community mental health program at the national, state, and local level.

The company's 31 employees work hard to produce sprouted grains and sprouted - grain flours for customers around the country and around the world, including national companies like Kellogg, which plans to use To Your Health sprouted grains in a new Kashi brand cereal.

We call on governments at all levels to come together as a matter of urgency to develop in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities, health and community sector peak bodies and other key stakeholders, a policy framework, funding commitments and national action plan for food sovereignty and food security.

Journalist briefing, sample meal plans and links to the National health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) media release and launch address.

With the fall sports season beginning, the National Athletic Trainers» Association (NATA) recommends that athletic health care providers conduct a «Time Out» before athletic events to ensure that an emergency action plan (EAP) is reviewed and in place.

Supported by funding from the Canadian Institute for Health Research, Professor Vedam conducted a national, mix - methods study on factors leading to divergent attitudes among maternity care providers» regarding planned home birth.

July 11, 2013 — In light of the recent attention on safe birthing practices and the newly released AAP policy statement on Planned Home Births, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) hosted a national webinar,» A Home Birth Primer for MCH Programs,» on Thursday, July 11, 2013.

Steering group — This study was planned and coordinated by Jean Davies, research midwife, Newcastle; Pat Davies, health visitor, Sunderland; Alan Fortune, general practitioner, Alnwick; Linda Hedley, senior midwife, Berwick; Edmund Hey, consultant paediatrician, Newcastle; Barbara Hinchcliffe, health visitor, Hexham; Maureen Hodgson, community midwife, North Durham; Ann Kirkpatrick, midwifery supervisor, Darlington; Jane Lumley, National Childbirth Trust, Hexham; Norma McPherson, community midwife, Barrow in Furness; Diane Packham, Association for the Improvement of Maternity Services, Newcastle; Willie Reid, consultant obstetrician, Carlisle; Marjorie Renwick, regional maternity survey coordinator, Newcastle; Margaret Robinson, community midwife, Cockermouth; Laura Robson, director of midwifery education, Newcastle; Sheila Smithson, community midwife, Middlesbrough; Ann West, senior midwife, Penrith; Margaret Whyte, the Society to Support Home Confinement; Jane Wright, community midwife, Teesside; and Gavin Young, general practitioner, Penrith.

We compared medical intervention rates for the planned home births with data from birth certificates for all 3 360 868 singleton, vertex births at 37 weeks or more gestation in the United States in 2000, as reported by the National Center for Health Statistics, 10 which acted as a proxy for a comparable low risk group.

, President Obama established the first - ever Task Force on Childhood Obesity to develop a national action plan to mobilize the public and private sectors and engage families and communities in an effort to improve the health of our children.

The 2012 National Action Plan for Child Injury Prevention provides actions in surveillance, research, communication, education, health care, and public policy to guide efforts in saving lives by reducing injuries.

Plans to run these blunt ads infuriated the politically powerful infant formula industry, which hired a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a former top regulatory official to lobby the Health and Human Services Department.

As has been chronicled by nutrition, hunger, medical, national security, education and community organizations across the country, the bill is harmful to children's health, heaps administrative costs on schools, and plans to bury parents in more bureaucratic red tape, all while subsidizing well - off children at the expense of our less fortunate kids who need help.

Therefore, the target audience includes national and local public health policy - makers, implementers and managers of maternal and child health programmes, health care facility managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), professional societies involved in the planning and management of maternal and child health services, health care professionals (including nurses, midwives, general medical practitioners and obstetricians) and academic staff involved in training health care professionals.

(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;

A 2012 National Women's Law Center report found that the vast majority of best - selling health - care plans charged women higher premiums than men of the same age — sometimes as much as 80 percent more, even when they didn't cover maternity services.

To achieve the Comprehensive Implementation Plan on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition's target on exclusive breastfeeding, it is important to strengthen the adoption, monitoring and enforcement of national legislation in full compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breast - milk Substitutes and all relevant subsequent World Health Assembly Resolutions (Code).

Rivera left the New York - based 1199 SEIU three years ago, becoming a national figure as the president of SEIU Healthcare — a union that was active in lobbying for President Obama's health care reform plan.

The UK Government and the devolved administrations published the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on 17 July 2007 - setting out a way forward for work and planning on air quality issues and the air quality standards and objectives to be achieved; introducing new policy framework for tackling fine particles and identifying potential new national policy measures which modelling indicates could give further health benefits and move closer towards meeting the Strategy's objectives.

«We welcome the opportunity to share additional information about our affected populations as part of a national effort to develop a plan to study health outcomes in multiple PFAS - affected communities,» the letter states.

«A great deal of work has been carried out by the Department of Health, Public Health England, the NHS and local authorities to make sure national and local plans are up to date and fit for purpose.»

«New Yorkers are fighting to pass and implement a plan with huge public support — improved Medicare for All,» said Dr. Oliver Fein, chair of Physicians for a National Health Program NY Metro Chapter.

The health and social care bill published today contains plans to keep parents of children participating in the national child measurement programme informed about weight details.

Kayode Fayemi -(Ekiti), Foreign Affairs (State) Adamu Adamu (Bauchi), Health Osagie Ehanire (Edo) Information, Communication Technology Lai Mohammed (Kwara), Interior Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo), Labour Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo), Mines and Steel Development Abubakar Malami (Kebbi), National Planning Amina Mohammed (Gombe), Niger Delta Affairs; Rotimi Amaechi Niger Delta Affairs (State) Pastor Usani Uguru (Cross River), Petroleum Ibe Kachikwu (Delta), Police Affairs Chris Ngige (Anambra), Power Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Sports & Youth Development Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa), Trade and Investment Udo Udo Udoma (Akwa Ibom) Trade and Investment (State) Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna) Women Affairs Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim (Yobe), Works & Transport Ogbonaya Onu -(Ebonyi) Ogbonaya Onu -(Ebonyi), Works (State) Barr.

The former ministers are Prof. Tunde Adeniran (Education), Inna Ciroma (Women Affairs), Adamu Maina Waziri (Police Affairs), Prof.Jerry Gana (Information), Dr. Abubakar Suleiman (National Planning), Tanimu Turaki (Special Duties), Ishola Sarafa (Solid Minerals), Zainab Maina (Women Affairs), Joseph Anenih (Women Affairs), Ojo Maduekwe (Transportation), Prof. ABC Nwosu (Health), Dubem Onyia (Foreign Affairs), Bala Mohammed (FCT) and John Odey (Environment).