Sentences with phrase «on access to care»

Go to our Planned Parenthood issue page to see the latest attacks on access to care at Planned Parenthood, and how women's health advocates are fighting back.

March recently penned an op - ed for The Hollywood Reporter, reflecting on a trip with Planned Parenthood Global to Senegal, where abortion is criminalized, amid current developments on access to care in the U.S.

This latest attack on access to care goes even further by allowing states to easily eliminate essential health benefits like maternity care and allowing insurers to charge people with pre-existing conditions excessively high amounts for coverage — and yes, it also aims to «defund» Planned Parenthood health centers by prohibiting Medicaid patients from getting care from the doctors they trust.

Research by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services found other providers would have to expand their capacity to serve these women five-fold in order to offset the loss of Planned Parenthood health centers («An Early Assessment of the Potential Impact of Texas» «Affiliation» Regulation on Access to Care for Low - Income Women,» by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., et al. [email protected]; 202-994-4230).

Up and down the ballot, women's health champions are facing opponents who threaten to take us backward on access to birth control coverage; backward on access to safe, legal abortion; and backward on access to care at Planned Parenthood health centers.

So the Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC) is working on access to care issues through section 2706.

Not exact matches

«As the government continues to kick the can on the revised health bill, the healthcare system has no choice but to look to new cost - effective alternatives to provide greater access to care.

And, of course, there is the small matter of the fact that the NHS covers everyone equally, whereas Americans get care based on their ability to pay, leaving tens of millions with only minimal access to care.

Northam campaigned heavily on the promise of getting more Virginians access to health care.

«Although I was previously aware of the many social circumstances affecting my patients» access to care and the circumstances contributing to their overall health,» writes Jessica K. Willett, a California physician, «I'm now able to relate to it on a more personal level.

This system, which currently has over 5 million Australians on it, could become a major tool for health providers to strengthen their decision making and care — they will have access to widespread clinical information such as discharge summaries, allergies, and medication usage.

And while many investors are, for the time being, simply steering clear of health care stocks whose future hinges on Americans» access to affordable insurance, hospital stocks in particular have become a proxy for the perceived likelihood that Trumpcare will repeal and replace Obamacare.

Barack Obama signed a new bipartisan health bill into law on Tuesday that includes funding to expand access to mental health care, an issue that has been a priority for many Sandy Hook families.

This can work for the consumer if it delivers on the promise of facilitating access to high - quality primary care in more ways than currently delivered in the rather bare bones CVS Minute Clinics.

Many people living in rural, low - income communities, or on tribal lands have no access to care at all.

In addition to the usual benefits (health care, dental, etc.), workers at the beloved ice cream maker's South Burlington, Vt., headquarters have access to sponsored gym memberships, on - site yoga and Pilates classes, a shared community garden, and quiet rooms where they can go to sneak a few ZZZs during the day.

They also believe that when employees have access to on - site cafeterias, child care centers, gyms and concierge services, they become more productive because they don't have to leave the office to grab lunch or spend time driving to the gym or dropping off children at a daycare across town.

Under Mr. Fairbank's leadership, Capital One has demonstrated a strong commitment to philanthropy and volunteerism, supporting a number of area programs focused on community redevelopment and youth education, including DC Cares, the DC College Access Program and Junior Achievement.

In the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some have argued for a reinstatement of the nationwide ban on assault weapons, while others have suggested that the solution lies in improving access to mental - health care.

Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.

This area covers the impact of policies affecting Canadians» health and long - term care choices and outcomes, for example regarding access to and quality of care, funding arrangements and incentives, pharmaceuticals policies, intergenerational equity considerations, and the impact of these choices on the public purse.

«We certainly applaud government's efforts on easing the burden of high housing costs and increasing access to child care, but in introducing a payroll tax to offset lost MSP premium revenues this Budget delivers another meaningful blow to small to medium employers, especially in the service and technology sectors,» adds Black.

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«The Canadian Pharmacists Association welcomes today's Liberal announcement on health care and, in particular, its commitment to improving prescription drug access for Canadians and health care innovation.»

Some individuals with disabilities rely on support persons in order to help with communication, mobility, personal care, medical needs, or access to services.

The researchers are conducting additional research on how to improve access to mental health care in the workplace, and to quantify costs and benefits for employers.

Michael Geist, writing in the Toronto Star, declared that «a TPP based on the US proposals would signal a near - complete surrender of a made - in - Canada approach to intellectual property, leading to risks of lost Internet access, expansive border seizures, increased health care costs, and criminal liability for non-commercial infringement.»

In Fault Lines, Rajan demonstrates how unequal access to education and health care in the United States puts us all in deeper financial peril, even as the economic choices of countries like Germany, Japan, and China place an undue burden on America to get its policies right.

Adequate health care and the right to security during sickness is guaranteed under Article 25 of the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights, however these rights are regularly violated and, for those in our nation least able to afford it, access to affordable health care often remains out of reach.

DAWSON CREEK — Jennifer Rice, New Democrat spokesperson for northern and rural health, will visit Dawson Creek on March 3 to hear from parents, advocates and service providers about access to maternity care.

This funding will support the continued rapid expansion of Doctor On Demand's platform and further its commitment to delivering access to quality care at scale.

«Now, the question, after over a full year of progress and tremendous strides in accountability, opening access to care, improving access to benefits, tackling mental health, and strengthening relations with stakeholders, is whether the President is ready to turn the keys to the VA over to ideologues who have designs on having VA go the way of railroads, airports, energy companies, postal services, and other businesses that have been privatized — and have also proven profitable for a few,» he said in the statement.

I will grant you that we do have access to very inexpensive and quite good health care coverage (TRICARE) due to having full retirement benefits from the military, but I will also mention that neither of us have spent even $ 1 of our military retirements on living expenses.

In «The Case of the Vanishing Quebec Physicians: How to Improve Access to Care,» author Claude E. Forget, former Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, calls for primary care reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitCare,» author Claude E. Forget, former Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, calls for primary care reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitcare reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitcare in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitals.

The teams focused on meeting survivors» health needs, increasing access to care and preparing safety net health facilities to better prepare for future storms.

It is as much an attack on access to health care as on religious freedom.

And why on earth oppose access to birth control and reforms in the health care system when those will likely make the biggest difference in actually curbing abortions in this country?

Help someone with diabetes have access to medication and health care & they are much less likely to go on disability due to stroke, amputations, or heart attack.

The committee opinion sought to «maximize accommodation of an individual's religious or moral beliefs while avoiding imposition of these beliefs on others or interfering with the safe, timely, and financially feasible access to reproductive health care that all women deserve.»

My last point and Im out... Throughout our great nations history... we always found a way to fight through national issues and come up with solutions... Giving the problems we have now to people in the 50's and 60's... and they may actually come up with a solution... if you earnestly care about making a change... start at the lowest levels of government... go do something... find out costs... expenses... how to get more health care to people... do things like that... quit waiting on the government to provide all the answers... its not the way this country was founded... and not the way we get through problems... If you or ur family does nt have insurance... get a job that can provide you that... instead of hoping the government will do so... If you or ur family lacks access to education... move to an area that excels at it... education is invaluable... Do something about your problem... and quit waiting for the next big lotto...

Workers on Rainforest Alliance Certified tea farms benefit from decent wages and housing, as well as access to safe water, health care and education for their children.

Benefits for approximately 1.5 million small - scale farmers and workers around the world include: • A fair price on products • Improved access to low - or no - interest loans • Technical assistance for building infrastructure • Communications systems • Collectively - owned transport & processing equipment • Better health care & education • Training & skill diversification

Global examples have shown that soft drink taxes fail to have a meaningful impact on obesity rates and ultimately serve as a Band - Aid solution to a complex public health issue, which first and foremost requires access to adequate nutrition education and health care.

The difference tends to follow common patterns on why people don't get health care in good time: lack of education / socioeconomic ability, access to healthcare providers, etc..

For example, Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) combine the efforts of the Administration on Aging and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to help streamline access to respite and other care options.

Dr. Cheyney currently directs the International Reproductive Health Laboratory at Oregon State University where she has developed an academic learning community comprised of five undergraduate research assistants, 12 graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow whose research agendas are focused on identifying culturally appropriate ways to improve access to high quality midwifery care as a means of reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and abroad.

They continue to work together in Task Forces on strategic initiatives that will increase access to safe, respectful, affordable maternity care; improve inter-professional education; and enable patient - responsive and population - specific research on maternal choice, experience and outcomes related to birth place.

Similarly, Cathy Warwick, on being confronted by the reality that there are not enough staff and equipment to provide care for women in labor now declares that what midwives women really need is access to a specialized service that is appropriate for only a tiny proportion of the population and represents a dreadfully inefficient use of scarce resources.

Depending on the location, a mother may have access to lactation consultants or other trained health care workers, or not.

Somehow I think Queen Anne would have leapt on the chance to give birth in hospital, access proper medical care, have her children vaccinated etc. etc..