Sentences with phrase «save health dollars»

On the ABC's AM program, Sophie Scott spoke with health economist Professor Philip Clarke about how to save health dollars without weakening our primary care system.

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Improving the way we take drugs could save those in the developed world many billions of dollars in annual health care expenses.

Their goal is to transform the health of millions of patients — and save the U.S. health system billions of dollars.

The reasons are understandable — a billion - dollar payday for Instagram, for example, tends to get investors» attention — but let's face it: another Facebook camera app is not going to save people's health, or restore American competitiveness, or life ur standard of living or quality of life.

No matter how the federal health care debate turns out, developing more reliable health care guides for consumers has the potential improve care quality, saving lives and eliminating billions of dollars in needless costs.

Both flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts are smart ways to save pre-tax dollars for qualified health care costs, including copays, prescriptions and other out - of - pocket expenses.

Where a dollar can be saved in an area of lower priority, it will be redirected to help sustain high - priority areas, such as health, education and job creation.

Mark Fitzgibbon, the boss of private health insurer Nib Holdings, can only dream about the immense amount of cost - saving data being unlocked via a spate of multibillion - dollar mergers in the US healthcare sector.

Save money to pay for qualified health or dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.

You'll see how we help health professionals save millions of dollars through streamlined work processes.

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A study from the World Health Organization suggests that breastfeeding babies for the first six months of their lives can significantly decrease infant death and would save millions of dollars in hospital costs for infant care...

A study from the World Health Organization suggests that breastfeeding babies for the first six months of their lives can significantly decrease infant death and would save millions of dollars...

If you knew that there was one thing you could do to save billions of taxpayer dollars that could go to feed the hungry, house the homeless, research cures for other devastating diseases, provide health care to the poor, would you do it?

The school meal standards are a long - overdue investment in the future health and productivity of our children, and they will save billions of dollars in future health care costs.

We are an independent consumer site dedicated to helping you to get a better night's sleep by sharing little known information that can not only benefit your health, but save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars on your next mattress purchase.

This new coverage has gone into effect with many health plans on or after August 1, 2012, so if you're a newly expecting parent and want to learn more, read on to see how this can potentially save you hundreds of dollars.

Lem said such a system could save Nassau several hundred million dollars a year in employee health costs.

The liberal health care advocacy group Save My Care is launching a TV and digital advertising campaign worth more than half a million dollars on Monday that will run this week.

Most recently, she served as Legislative Director for Council Member Rosie Mendez, where she was tasked with helping shape legislation and policy to address homelessness, improve health, regulate the recent spate of new construction, take on landlord harassment, and save taxpayer dollars by improving inefficiencies within city agencies.

Also signed off on were three bond resolutions one for a document management software system that will modernize government and save taxpayer dollars ($ 2 million); one for a playground for court - ordered visitation at the Pomona complex in service to child and parent visitation requirements ($ 375,000); and one for the continued repurposing of the Pomona complex with an eye on ensuring a complete one stop shopping hub for health and human services here in Rockland ($ 300,000).

«An historic analysis produced during his first term in office demonstrated that wider access to emergency contraception could save the state almost half a billion dollars in health care costs by decreasing the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions.

«It's been shown that if 90 percent of newborns were breastfed for the first six months of life this country would save 14 billion (that's B for billion) dollars in health care costs a year, and another 10 billion in health care costs for women,» says Doctor Ruth Lawrence, a leading world authority on breastfeeding and a distinguished professor at URMC.

The coalition also wants school districts with 51 - 100 or more employees to continue to participate in an experience - rated health care consortium or trust, a measure she said will save school districts and taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Congressman Chris Collins says an amendment to the American Health Care Act that he introduced could save Erie County taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

Buffalo Public Schools are chipping away at the vast costs of health insurance for current employees and retirees, saving millions of dollars.

Sullivan, head of the Office of Mental Health, said the move would allow the state to save millions of dollars and redirect that money toward other local services geared toward treating children in their own communities rather than a hospital setting.

As an employer currently responsible for the health insurance costs of many of its workers, Nassau County would save approximately $ 463 million per year on health insurance costs — almost half a billion dollars or 16 % of the most recent approved budget.

In a statement, Masterpole said the health care report his office produced in 2012 is saving the city millions of dollars annually in what it pays in medical benefits to city employees and their dependents.

These contracts will save the people of Erie County at least $ 136 million dollars in future retiree health care costs.

The new technique, described here yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, could save health care dollars by reducing the need for repeated doctor visits.

This pollution also finds its way into underground aquifers that supply our drinking water, so reducing it is a human health measure and could also save municipalities millions of dollars a year in drinking water treatment facilities and operational expenses.

Patients in small towns can save thousands of dollars in health care costs if their local rural hospital is part of a tele - emergency room network, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.

Now, researchers have developed a model that can predict preemie outcomes with greater than 90 % accuracy — an advance that could help doctors identify the sickest babies and save billions of dollars in health care costs.

A drug to prevent stroke after a serious subarachnoid hemorrhage that follows the rupture of an aneurysm would improve quality of life for patients, Garzon - Muvdi says, and could potentially save millions of dollars in health care costs if patients don't have to endure extensive hospital stays to monitor for a delayed stroke.

«A universal pharmacare system would improve the quality and accessibility of health care, while saving the Canadian economy billions of dollars every year.»

The authors estimate the Veterans Health Administration could save millions of dollars annually if hospitals reduced their SSI rates.

An accompanying editorial by Elizabeth Jackson, M.D., MPH, of the University of Michigan Health System, said the study highlights the urgent need for smoking cessation among PAD patients and getting patients to quit can improve care and save significant health dollars over the longHealth System, said the study highlights the urgent need for smoking cessation among PAD patients and getting patients to quit can improve care and save significant health dollars over the longhealth dollars over the long term.

More than 2,900 Michigan doctors have joined a growing organization that seeks to improve the health and health care of Michiganders covered by Medicare — while also saving taxpayer dollars.

The crazy thing is that if people followed the whole foods plant - based diet advocated by Dr. G. and others, we would save trillions of dollars, get rid of our worst health problems, and solve the global warming problem (since 50 % of greenhouse gasses due to animal «agriculture»).

but in the interest of education and accuracy, seat - belt laws are state laws — at least they started off as such — and they save millions of lives, billions of dollars, and they lower your insurance premiums just like mandatory helmet laws and mandatory auto insurance laws... and like the new requirement that everyone have health insurance.

For instance, a 2008 report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA) summarized the economic benefits of effective programs targeting substance use and misuse (which teach numerous SEL skills), noting that a large - scale, cross-program investment in school - based prevention would produce an $ 18 return per dollar invested and save state and local governments an estimated $ 1.3 billion (Miller & Hendrie, 2009).

In place of the practices above, states and districts can adopt strategies that foster efficiency at both the school and district level, such as adopting «activity - based cost» (ABC) accounting; empowering principals as school - level CEOs; adopting performance - based dollar distribution formulas and school - level financial budgeting; centralizing health insurance at the state level; and outsourcing operational services where proven to save money.

Here, too, the potential cost savings are significant: Researchers in Canada found that for every dollar spent on timely treatment of mental health problems and addictions, $ 7 is saved in healthcare costs, and $ 30 is saved in lost productivity and societal costs (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long - Term Care, health problems and addictions, $ 7 is saved in healthcare costs, and $ 30 is saved in lost productivity and societal costs (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long - Term Care, Health and Long - Term Care, 2009).

Just because it doesn't have a half eaten devils apple on it I get a 900 odd dollar saving and I'm not contributing to steve jobs health bills, deaths in his factories, his pollluting factories and his apple religion.

If your employer has a health savings account or flex spending account program, it'll let you pay for deductibles, uncovered dental expenses and prescription drug co-pays with pre-tax dollars, saving you more money.

Residents who understand the factors involved in their home, auto and health policies can save dollars by shopping around and negotiating for the best San Marcos insurance rates for their households.

In some cases, e.g. for someone who wants a small coverage amount and isn't in tip - top health, you'll actually save a few dollars by avoiding the medical exam and going with simplified term.

If you have a group health plan at work, take a look at your flexible spending account options and consider contributing to save tax dollars on your medical expenses.

It's not just about the dollars and cents saved on your taxes, but about your mental health.