Sentences with phrase «public health options»
The recent budget proposal by U.S. Representative Paul Ryan, for example, which claims to stimulate economic growth by removing funds from the recently passed public health option, suggests that conflicting values are evidence of incompatible ideologies.
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«This is an option that reflects our commitment to public health,» she said at the public board meeting.
On Wednesday, President Obama outlined a handful of proposals such as health - care exchanges, tax credits, and a public option — all of which could provide welcome relief to businesses coping with skyrocketing health insurance costs.
This wouldn't just be effective from a public health standpoint — every dollar invested in funding more depression and anxiety treatment options leads to a four dollar return in better work productivity, according to the WHO.
Indeed, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has proposed a move in this direction, building on Obamacare with what she calls a public option for health insurance.
And if this works, we'll use it as a model for our public health insurance option.
On Tuesday night, at least 200 people came out to a high school to listen to Dr. Tipirneni, who spoke of her support for a public health insurance option, «common - sense» gun control, and robust funding for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Cultivating relationships with other nonprofit organizations, including those focused on environmental, global hunger, public health, free speech, and food safety issues, to build alliances and support for the policies that will be most effective at increasing plant - based options and readying the path to market for clean meat.
That was the same kind of talk that got bandied around to say we didn't need a public health care option.
They are asking that if you hire from the secular public and serve the secular public that you offer health insurance covering legal health options.
A public «option» would spell the end of private health care altogether.
We hope that you will consider providing vegan options, not just for vegan pupils but for the good of the planet, our public health and for animals.
In developing countries, there may be cases where the individual situation of the mother and baby would make replacement feeding the safer option, despite the public health recommendation to breastfeed.
«We support women breastfeeding any time, anywhere, but this assures those women who do want privacy that they will have that option,» says Carolyn Barber, manager of the Toronto public health department's nutrition services.
The American Fertility Association — The American Fertility Association (The AFA) is a leader in providing men and women, health care professionals, public officials and the media, both nationally and internationally, with information about infertility treatments, reproductive and sexual health and family building options including adoption and third - party solutions.
By guiding, informing, and coordinating alternative options for parents, educators, health and human service professionals, faith - based counselors, legislators, and the public at - large, CRC is able to help reduce divorce and strengthen families through custody reform; parental mediation and training; conciliation and access; parental financial and educational support systems; legislative revision and court briefs.
Central DuPage Health Systems, which holds an option to buy the 9 - acre vacant site, is scheduled to appear at a public hearing before Glen Ellyn officials on April 11 concerning the property.
These kinds of studies pile on the guilt for a mother who desperately needs sleep and whose only option might be to sleep with her child, but the public health community refuses to do evidence - based studies into best practices to give her practical advice she can actually use.
The group also asks its members to support the inclusion into the House bill of The Healthy School Meals Act (which would require more plant - based meal options in accordance with recommendations made by the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association) and to provide comments to the House supporting changes to the Farm Bill (in 2012) to increase federal support for local, organic diversified agriculture.
Public health minister Anne Milton had been exploring options to replace the free milk funding with more money for the Healthy Start voucher.
Leaving aside the fact that the family income was likely close to $ 300,000 at the time of Chiara's crisis, Public Advocate de Blasio, as a city employee, had access to excellent health insurance that covers unlimited inpatient rehab at nominal cost... and that's with the HMO option.
For 2016, however, the three public - sector options — Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and the Essential Plan — have mushroomed to 90 percent of enrollment, and private coverage is down to 10 percent.
· Allowing counties an option to modify how they fund state mandated pension contributions · Providing counties more audit authority in the special education preschool program · Improving government efficiency and streamlining state and local legislative operations by removing the need for counties to pursue home rule legislative requests every two years with the state legislature in order to extend current local sales tax authority · Reducing administrative and reporting requirements for counties under Article 6 public health programs · Reforming the Workers Compensation system · Renewing Binding Arbitration, which is scheduled to sunset in June 2013, with a new definition of «ability to pay» for municipalities under fiscal distress, making it subject to the property tax cap (does not apply to NYC) where «ability to pay» will be defined as no more than 2 percent growth in the contract.
«This office will continue to review all options moving forward to ensure that the federal government meets its clear legal obligation to fully study the potential risks to New Yorkers» health, environment and public safety before allowing fracking in the Delaware River Basin,» Schneiderman said in a statement.
However, Senate Democrats agreed this week on a tentative deal to drop the public option from their health care bill in order to ensure the measure can pass the chamber.
Missouri Republican Rep. Roy Blunt spoke out Monday against the public health insurance option that Democrats are advocating for as part of their health care reform proposal.
Romine declares that the option to choose whether or not to be exposed to the radiation is a vital one to public health.
«New Yorkers from across the State have told us directly they would like the option to purchase coverage that includes both adequate provider networks and out - of - network coverage,» said Bill Schwarz, the Health Department's Director of Public Affairs, in an emailed statement.
He didn't have the cojones to do REAL health care reform i.e., include a public option.
The former public health minister and boisterous 2010 intake MP made headlines in Total Politics complaining that the PM had given her a «soft bloody girly option» in appointing her in a role that has only ever been filled by women.
, who was a key backer of the public insurance option during the health - care debate, said he thinks the P Street Project can help provide resources and political cover for other liberal lawmakers.
Anyway, I think you're «hoping» for more Republican advance than may actually be out there... although there is no doubt that their agitations are likely to win over some who are taken in by fear tactics, I just don't see the making of any waves out there... especially after the health care bill gets signed into law with a public option... Dems will universally gain after that.
«You really haven't gotten your moneys» worth,» he said, specifically mentioning such ideas as a public option government - run health care plan or education reform or public financing of elections.
(CNN)- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a clear message Thursday to congressional negotiators on the health - care bill - dropping the public option would destroy any chance for comprehensive reform.
Rep. Eliot Engel told Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday that he believes it would be a «terrible miscalculation'to pass health care reform without a public option.
In her bid for re-election, Lincoln has found herself the target of large, influential unions upset over her refusal to support legislation that would make it easier for workers to unionize and over her refusal to back a public health insurance option as part of the Democratic health care bill.
«A public option is the best option to lower costs, improve the quality of health care, ensure choice and expand coverage.
Progressive Change Campaign Committee Co-founder Adam Green was reacting to a statement by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the issue of a public option in a health care bill.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has insisted the House of Representatives will pass a health care reform bill including a public option.
The Republican resolution, sponsored by Legislator Michael Anagnostakis, calls on Orange County to urge the state Department of Environmental Conservation to review a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision concerning the Millennium natural gas pipeline and consider all legal options to protect public health and the environment.
They spoke the day after President Barack Obama called the public option a preferred but non-essential element of overhauling the nation's ailing health - care system.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in comments at separate news conferences, said they would support any provision that increases competition and accessibility for health insurance — whether or not it is the public option favored by most Democrats.
Two senior Democratic Senate sources told CNN Thursday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is leaning toward a public option with the state opt - out provision in the Senate health care bill that will reach the full chamber in coming weeks.
On Tuesday, the Republican Senate whip, Jon Kyl of Arizona, called Democrat Kent Conrad's proposal for cooperatives in lieu of a public option «a Trojan horse» for a government takeover of health care.
A senior aide tells CNN that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is likely to include an «opt out» version of the public insurance option in the Senate health care bill Reid is currently crafting.
Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government - funded public health insurance option in a health care overhaul bill.
Sen. Max Baucus revealed a health care reform plan that Wednesday does not include a public option but mandates coverage.
Pass the public option in a fiscal budgetary ammendment striking down anti-trust laws against Health Insurance company monopolies, and severely limiting Health Insurance rate increase abuses.
In a report in the American Journal of Public Health performed in New York City, subways were the loudest mass transit option, with potentially hearing - damaging noise levels.
Building cities in a way that slows vehicle demand while delivering high accessibility could prove to be a low - cost option for curbing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as a solution to pressing problems for policymakers like local air pollution and poor public health.