Sentences with phrase «new health care programs»

Helped customers enroll in new health care programs and obtain their cards and membership information.

Although the Ohio governor says he opposes the Affordable Care Act and would repeal it, he is one of the few Republican governors who approved expanding Medicare in his home state to help pay for the new health care program when it began in 2012.

@Mike, I don't think you get how this new health care program is supposed to work.

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The same outside adviser, who was unidentified in Tuesday's release, advised that a package of assistance programs to patients would: «force reporters to focus on the byzantine nature of drug pricing and health care and ensure the patient message gets out... specifically tie profits from Daraprim to the research and development of a new and more effective treatment for Daraprim patients.

One further sweetener: Those older than 55 with at least 10 years of service who take the offer are eligible for the Retiree Health Care plan, a program that Tribune says will accept no new enrollees after Dec. 31.

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.

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And the interaction of the new health care system with existing programs like the Veterans Administration also needs to be thought through.

Workplace wellness programs can lower health care costs in workers with chronic diseases, but components of the programs that encourage workers to adopt healthier lifestyles may not reduce health costs or lead to lower net savings, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

The new leaders in China seem determined to implement reforms to root out corruption, to keep the economy growing at 7 % or better and to begin to develop improved health care and retirement programs.

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.

They have new vehicles and eat pretty good on our dime I didn't have health care because the small business community is DEAD here and didn't quafily for any of those programs, why is the working person penalized for WORKING!!!

Already a movement is under way to improve end - of - life care by educating health - care providers to respond better to the needs of dying patients, by creating new care settings or improving existing ones, by seeking changes in methods of paying for appropriate care, by educating the public through conferences, town meetings, television programming, and even Web sites (see www.careproject.net), by providing adequate relief of pain, by withholding or withdrawing treatments that only prolong dying, by keeping company with those who are lonely, and by being a resource of meaning and hope for those tempted to despair.

You should consult your doctor or other health care professional for advice / services relating to health, nutrition and fitness, including before undertaking any new diet, nutritional or fitness program.

Available free of charge on MomsTEAM's new SmartTeams concussion website, the #TeamUp4ConcussionSafetyTM program, developed by MomsTEAM Institute as part of its SmartTeams Play SafeTM initiative with a Mind Matters Educational Challenge Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Department of Defense, is designed to do just that: to increase reporting by athletes of concussion symptoms by engaging coaches, athletes, parents, and health care providers in a season - long, indeed career - long program which emphasizes that immediate reporting of concussion symptoms - not just by athletes themselves but by their teammate «buddies» - not only reduces the risk the athlete will suffer a more serious brain injury - or, in rare cases, even death - but is actually helps the team's chances of winning, not just in that game, but, by giving athletes the best chance to return as quickly as possible from concussion, the rest of the season, and by teaching that honest reporting is a valued team behavior and a hallmark of a good teammate.

Dr. Fisher is a recent graduate of the Master of Health Care Delivery Science program at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.

We eradicate stigma by increasing the availability and accessibility of mental health care worldwide by: treating patients, training professionals, including psychologists, therapists, OBGYNs, pediatricians, nurses, and midwives, providing public programs, including new parent groups, breastfeeding clinics, and adolescent services, funding research, providing curated content online, and advocating in public and private sectors.

An educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB), text4baby provides pregnant women and new moms with information to help them care for their health.

With support from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, the New Hampshire CATCH Kids Club program has reached over 100 out - of - school sites across New Hampshire.

HIV Medicine DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00918.x IBFAN - Asia Position Statement on HIV and Infant Feeding, 13 October 2008 South African Tshwane Declaration on breastfeeding, S Afr J Clin Nutr 2011; 24 (4) UNAIDS 2010, Strategy Getting to Zero, UNAIDS Strategy 2011 — 2015 UNAIDS 2010, Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV, 2010 - 2014 UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero: Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 Press Release, 9 June, World leaders launch plan to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015 UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child UNICEF 2010, Facts for Life UNICEF 2011, Programming Guide, Infant and Young Child Feeding, 26 May 2011 WHO / UNICEF 2003, Global strategy for infant and young child feeding WHO 2007, Evidence on the long - term effects of breastfeeding: systematic reviews and meta - analysis WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF 2009, Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV / AIDS interventions in the health sector: progress report 2009 WHO 2009, Women and health, Today's evidence tomorrow's agenda WHO 2009, Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast - milk substitutes WHO 2009, Rapid advice: use of antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant womenand preventing HIV Infection in infants WHO 2009, Rapid advice: revised WHO principles and recommendations on infant feeding in the context of HIV WHO 2010, Priority Interventions — HIV / AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector WHO 2010, Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding: Principles and recomendations for infant feeding in the context of HIV and a summary of evidence WHO 2010, Annexure 7b to Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding.

If you have never exercised regularly before, you can safely begin an exercise program during pregnancy after consulting with your health care provider, but do not try a new, strenuous activity.

SERVING SUMMER MEALS IN HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: An implementation guide that provides basic information on the impact of food insecurity on health and the cost of health care, an explanation of the USDA's Summer Food Service Program with examples and steps for exploring implementation in new hospitals and healthcare setHEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: An implementation guide that provides basic information on the impact of food insecurity on health and the cost of health care, an explanation of the USDA's Summer Food Service Program with examples and steps for exploring implementation in new hospitals and healthcare settiCARE INSTITUTIONS: An implementation guide that provides basic information on the impact of food insecurity on health and the cost of health care, an explanation of the USDA's Summer Food Service Program with examples and steps for exploring implementation in new hospitals and healthcare sethealth and the cost of health care, an explanation of the USDA's Summer Food Service Program with examples and steps for exploring implementation in new hospitals and healthcare sethealth care, an explanation of the USDA's Summer Food Service Program with examples and steps for exploring implementation in new hospitals and healthcare setticare, an explanation of the USDA's Summer Food Service Program with examples and steps for exploring implementation in new hospitals and healthcare settings.

Part of the Aviva Women's Health and Midwifery Care program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a new women's clinic will be the first freestanding clinic in the city to be solely staffed by nurse - midwives.

Attention health care providers - The Texas Ten Step program is getting ready to release the beta version of DSHS - WIC's newest mobile app, «The Health Care Provider's Guide to Breastfeeding» for Android phealth care providers - The Texas Ten Step program is getting ready to release the beta version of DSHS - WIC's newest mobile app, «The Health Care Provider's Guide to Breastfeeding» for Android phocare providers - The Texas Ten Step program is getting ready to release the beta version of DSHS - WIC's newest mobile app, «The Health Care Provider's Guide to Breastfeeding» for Android pHealth Care Provider's Guide to Breastfeeding» for Android phoCare Provider's Guide to Breastfeeding» for Android phones.

Cash transfer programs, for instance, are an important means of improving economic security and access to maternal and child health care for pregnant women and new mothers, particularly for women living in poverty.

The Senate's version of the American Health Care Act would cost New York's Medicaid program billions of dollars over the next decade, putting Albany in the position of having to choose between raising taxes or cutting services and programs for hundreds of thousands.

One - third of all New Yorkers are on a state - funded Medicaid - related program for their health care.

As we made these critical reforms, we also streamlined public program eligibility processes to ensure that eligible uninsured New Yorkers could get the health care services they need.

Assembly Democrats relaunched a push for a statewide single - payer health - care program in hopes that the national debate over health care will give their legislation new momentum.

New York State is replacing the Medicaid Service Coordination Program, that's served this population for decades, with one called Health Home Care Management.

It is a collaborative effort among the Western New York (WNY) Veterans Project, Buffalo Police Department, The Buffalo Veteran's Administration Health Care System, The Buffalo Criminal Courts, The Buffalo Drug and Mental Health Treatment Courts, Erie County Pre-trial Services and the C.O.U.R.T.S Program (Court Outreach Unit Referral and Treatment Service).

The costs from tobacco use to New York is enormous: Tens of thousands of New Yorkers» lives are shortened due to tobacco use, health care systems must absorb the additional costs of treating tobacco users, and billions of tax dollars are expended to cover the medical costs of treating tobacco users who receive coverage through government programs.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday morning the federal budget outlook — and the fate of cuts to health care programs in New York — remained too vague to determine whether a special session of the Legislature was necessary.

Hawkins recently testified in support of a state single payer program that would make health care a right for all residents while eliminating the county and New York City contribution to Medicaid, a major driver of high property taxes.

And beyond the Faso - Collins amendment, the Senate health care bill «cuts billions of dollars for New York's Medicaid program, leading to devastating cuts to New York's hospitals, nursing homes, and home care providers,» Cuomo wrote.

New York will lose a billion dollars, but the governor's Medicaid director said the program will continue to provide health care for about 330,000 children even though the federal component has now ended.

Of the 37,030 new health - care enrollees, 23,717 actually joined Medicaid, the public health - insurance program for the needy that is 100 percent taxpayer subsidized.

IDNYC will also serve as the membership card for all participants in ActionHealthNYC, a new health care access program with services based at NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst, NYC Health + Hospitals / Gouverneur, and community - based health cehealth care access program with services based at NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst, NYC Health + Hospitals / Gouverneur, and community - based health ceHealth + Hospitals / Elmhurst, NYC Health + Hospitals / Gouverneur, and community - based health ceHealth + Hospitals / Gouverneur, and community - based health cehealth centers.

They oppose the Graham - Cassidy bill that would cap health care funding for states and phase out the money that states like New York got for expanding their Medicaid program.

«High health care bills are one of the main reasons that 3 million New Yorkers have to use emergency food programs annually.

What started out as a small, off - budget, temporary surcharge on insurance to help pay for charity care, hospital debt and graduate medical education as New York hospitals deregulated in the late 1990s, has ballooned over 19 years into a multibillion - dollar all - purpose revenue fund that supports dozens of public health programs, and plugs billion - dollar holes in the state's general budget.

(CNN)- Dueling ads over Obamacare will hit the airwaves this week, as a conservative group raises questions about the rollout of the president's sweeping health care reform, while a group on the other end of the political spectrum unveils a new TV spot seeking to defend the comprehensive program.

The new programs are expected to increase college access and support degree completion by providing wraparound services for students such as child and elder care, transportation, health care services, family and / or employment counseling, legal aid, and more.

The health care bill unveiled in the U.S. Senate Friday retains provisions that relate to New York's Medicaid program.

Going to a statewide single - payer health insurance program could offset the financial hit facing New York state if Congress does away with the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, Assemblyman Phil Steck said during a town hall - type meeting today.

The Oneida County Office for the Aging and Continuing Care Senior Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs will be holding a Summer Picnic and Health, Wellness and Information Fair on June 24, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Roselawn Banquet House, 446 Main Street, New York Mills.

Cuomo also plans to «establish a private equity pilot program» that would allow as many as five corporations to invest in health care facilities, which is currently illegal under New York State law.

More than $ 53 billion is spent annually on New York's Medicaid program to provide health care to more than 4.7 million people in need.

List of Supporting Organizations: • African Services Committee • Albany County Central Federation of Labor • Alliance for Positive Change • ATLI - Action Together Long Island • Brooklyn Kindergarten Society • NY Immigration Coalition • Catholic Charities • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Catholic Charities of Buffalo • Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler • Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany • Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse • CDRC • Center for Independence of the Disabled NY • Children Defense Fund • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc. • Citizen Action of New York • Coalition for the Homeless • Coalition on the Continuum of Care • Community Food Advocates • Community Health Net • Community Healthcare Network • Community Resource Exchange (CRE) • Day Care Council of New York • Dewitt Reformed Church • Early Care & Learning Council • East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. • Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley • Fiscal Policy Institute • Food & Water Watch • Forestdale, Inc. • FPWA • GOSO • GRAHAM WINDHAM • Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition • HCCI • Heights and Hills • Housing and Services, Inc. • Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement • Jewish Family Service • Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS • Latino Commission on AIDS • LEHSRC • Make the Road New York • MercyFirst • Met Council • Metro New York Health Care for All • Mohawk Valley CAA • NAMI • New York Association on Independent Living • New York Democratic County Committee • New York State Community Action Association • New York State Network for Youth Success • New York StateWide Senior Action Council • NYSCAA • Park Avenue Christian Church (DoC) / UCC • Partnership with Children • Met Council • Professional Staff Congress • PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 • ROCitizen • Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. • SCO Family of Services • SICM — Schenectady Community Ministries • Sunnyside Community Services • Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc • The Alliance for Positive Change • The Children's Village • The Door — A Center of Alternatives • The Radical Age Movement • UJA - Federation of New York • United Neighborhood Houses • University Settlement • Urban Pathways, Inc • Women's Center for Education & Career Advancement

Indeed, the governor — in both his annual State of the State speech and a policy book released later in the day — sounded warnings about the importance of lifting the neediest New Yorkers out of poverty through comprehensive education programs that address academics while also battling hunger, improving mental health and providing after - school care.