Sentences with phrase «sponsored health program»

To start, one of the goals of the law, called the Affordable Care Act, is to ensure that as many people as possible have insurance coverage, whether it's through an employer plan, a government - sponsored health program such as Medicare or Medicaid, or a plan purchased by you directly from an insurance company or using the new state exchanges that are being set up under the law.

Government sponsored health programs such as Medicare almost never cover care received in a foreign country.

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Right now, it's only available through a sponsoring organization such as an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a health plan or employer.

Many receive benefits provided under Medicaid, including the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD), Foster Care and Long - Term Services and Supports (LTSS), in addition to other state - sponsored programs, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly known as «Part D»), dual eligible programs and programs with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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.

«The PBM industry is known for «business as usual» and has been challenged to bring real value to plan sponsors (health plans, ACO's, FFS government programs, self - funded groups).

Our tailored, world - class services for all plan sponsors — health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), state Medicaid programs, employer groups and unions — blend state - of - the - art technologies with experienced and talented professional teams to optimize your return on investment while enhancing your competitive stance in the market.

Many receive benefits provided under Medicaid, including the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD), Foster Care and Long - Term Services (LTSS), in addition to other state - sponsored programs, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly known as «Part D»), dual eligible programs and programs with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Our customized, world - class services for all plan sponsors — health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), state Medicaid programs, employer groups and unions — blends state - of - the - art technologies with experienced and talented professional teams to optimize your return on investment while enhancing your competitive stance in the market.

Its tailored, world - class services that reduce overall pharmacy costs, reduce avoidable drug impacted medical costs, and optimize specialty drug spend while improving patient quality of life are for all plan sponsors — health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), exchanges, state Medicaid programs, and employer groups.

Our best in class people, process and technology are aligned to support all plan sponsors — health plans, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), State Medicaid programs, employer groups, and unions.

Our tailored, world - class services for all plan sponsors — health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), state Medicaid programs, employer groups and unions — blend state - of - the - art technologies with experienced and talented professional teams to optimize plan sponsors return on investment while enhancing organization's competitive stance in the market.

Our tailored, world - class services are for all plan sponsors — health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), exchanges, state Medicaid programs, and employer groups.

«Health technology breakthroughs could play an important role in modernizing our aging healthcare system and creating innovative approaches to procurement can accelerate the adoption of those technologies,» said Zayna Khayat, lead of health systems innovation at MaRS Discovery District and executive sponsor of the prHealth technology breakthroughs could play an important role in modernizing our aging healthcare system and creating innovative approaches to procurement can accelerate the adoption of those technologies,» said Zayna Khayat, lead of health systems innovation at MaRS Discovery District and executive sponsor of the prhealth systems innovation at MaRS Discovery District and executive sponsor of the program.

Their function will lie not in the area of church - sponsored pastoral counseling programs, but rather in serving a particular professional role in a community mental health program.

Their lauded sponsor - a-child program works in cooperation with local churches to provide holistic health and education to children of all religious backgrounds.

Such consultation may occur at many levels: consultation to pastors concerning problem clients with whom they are working; consultation to a pastor and the church administration regarding human relation problems in the congregation; consultation to groups or programs in a congregation that are designed to assist people in the church; consultation to a local, regional, or denominational administration in regard to evaluation of religious candidates, human relations problems in the administration, or denominational programming related to mental health issues; consultation to a group of churches who sponsor a joint community program.

The Bureau of Chemical Safety in Health Canada's Food Directorate and the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP) are sponsoring the Tenth Workshop on Food Allergen Methodologies to take place in Toronto, ON, Canada on May 7 — 9, 2018.

«Whether through sponsoring local high school activities, being an active supporter of the county 4 - H program, educating youth through the dozens of tours given at the mill each year, providing flour for various service organizations» fundraisers, helping at the area health fair or providing equipment for the volunteer fire department, we believe that a healthy community builds strong, productive citizens.»

The 2014 program schedule included: culinary demonstrations centered around adventurous flavors and new menu trends; presentations and panel discussions focused on sustainable agricultural practices, the role of wheat in our diet vs. seekers of gluten - free options, and water issues affecting food production; discussions on how American menus are often shaped by millennials, health and nutrition concerns, and global cuisines; a Friday field trip to the CIA Farm in St. Helena and through Marin and Sonoma Counties to visit Pozzi Ranch, Dutton Ranch (where Valley Ford Cheese Company joined), and Gourmet Mushrooms with tastings and presentations by the farmers as well as farm bureau and land trust experts; and the exciting and interactive Saturday Market Basket Exercise, where attendees were divided into six teams to develop menu concepts using sponsor products for the following categories:

Neal Hoffman, M.D., is the Medical Director of the Montefiore School Health Program, the largest hospital - sponsored program in the country providing comprehensive care including medical, dental, mental and community - based services to students from elementary to high Program, the largest hospital - sponsored program in the country providing comprehensive care including medical, dental, mental and community - based services to students from elementary to high program in the country providing comprehensive care including medical, dental, mental and community - based services to students from elementary to high school.

Get 3.0 hours free online CEU / CME on breastfeeding from our program sponsored by MA Dept of Public Health.

Medicaid is a government sponsored health insurance program for low - income families who have no medical insurance or inadequate insurance.

To satisfy this mission, the VAPT will advance the psychosocial development and mental health of all people by sponsoring and supporting those programs, services, and related activities that promote:

In the ten weeks since they began, the ninety - seven participants taking part in the «A Better Me: Fit, Healthy and Happy» fitness program sponsored by the Oneida County Health Department have cumulatively walked the equivalent of 39 - hundred miles while learning about the benefits of proper nutrition and the prevention of diabetes and... Read more

Senator Klein with Paloma Hernandez, President and Chief Executive Officer of Urban Health Plan, and Bronx women who took part in the Bronx Women's Wellness Week, a set of programs sponsored, in part, by Senator Klein.

BY BARRY WARNER The Rockland County Department of Health in conjunction with the Rockland County Office of the Aging and the New York State Osteoporosis Education and Prevention Program (NYSOPEP) sponsored a special Fall Awareness Day program at Helen Hayes Hospital lastProgram (NYSOPEP) sponsored a special Fall Awareness Day program at Helen Hayes Hospital lastprogram at Helen Hayes Hospital last month.

The lawmakers were the original sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which created the responder health prHealth and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which created the responder health prhealth program.

The bill's sponsor, Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried, conceded that the measure could have limited practical impact since the state's medical marijuana program is expected to get underway so soon.

He is a former Chair of the Mental Health Committee and was a prime sponsor of the Medicaid Buy - In program, which would allow disabled Medicaid recipients to enter the work force while maintaining their benefits.

Community Walking Project Enters Final Phase «Team Members Log Twenty - One Million Steps» In the ten weeks since they began, the ninety - seven participants taking part in the «A Better Me: Fit, Healthy and Happy» fitness program sponsored by the Oneida County Health Department have cumulatively walked the equivalent of 39 - hundred miles while learning about the benefits of proper nutrition and the prevention of diabetes and obesity, according to Dr. Gayle Jones, Oneida County Director of Health.

That might be a first step but it is not acceptable, said Richard Gottfried, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Health and sponsor of the Compassionate Care Act, which would create a statewide medical marijuana program.

(5) A program bill for SEIU 1199: A measure backed by powerful health workers union 1199 SEIU that would allow home health aides to perform services typically done by nurses is stuck in the Assembly's rules committee with no Senate sponsor.

State Senators Jeff Klein and Ruben Diaz Sr. are sponsoring legislation that would raise the income limit for state's EPIC Health care program, which could allow thousands of additional seniors to enroll.

Medicaid is a government - sponsored health care program for poor and low - income residents.

Current training programs for stakeholders in the public health workforce need to incorporate more field experience, cross-training, and team - based activities, according to a AAAS - sponsored workshop report.

The CIHR / Rx & D Research Program is a partnership between Canada's Research - Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx & D) and CIHR [also a sponsor of Next Wave Canada], and was established to provide an opportunity for health researchers to work in close cooperation with Rx & D companies.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, a sponsor of Next Wave Canada) has launched a Science Policy Initiative, which, in turn, has spawned several academic policy - training programs.

Many of the National Institutes of Health - sponsored Clinical and Translational Science Award programs report having a CER component, but a recent survey of CTSA awardees revealed that about half of the 33 institutes that responded had complete courses that encompass the most common CER components such as health economics and health informHealth - sponsored Clinical and Translational Science Award programs report having a CER component, but a recent survey of CTSA awardees revealed that about half of the 33 institutes that responded had complete courses that encompass the most common CER components such as health economics and health informhealth economics and health informhealth informatics.

The Danish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education sponsors an Industrial Ph.D. program that, in its current form, has funded more than a thousand projects since 2002, most in health, natural sciences, and technology.

Fellows hired by AAAS Fellowship Programs, Inc. (AFPI) are provided company - sponsored health insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, and prescriptions.

He developed an outreach program to educate the South Asian community about diabetes risk and preventive measures during a recent Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program sponsored by the School of Public Health at the Shri Krishna Nidhi Foundation, an organization based in Hillsborough that promotes wellness among New Jersey's South Asian popuprogram to educate the South Asian community about diabetes risk and preventive measures during a recent Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program sponsored by the School of Public Health at the Shri Krishna Nidhi Foundation, an organization based in Hillsborough that promotes wellness among New Jersey's South Asian popuProgram sponsored by the School of Public Health at the Shri Krishna Nidhi Foundation, an organization based in Hillsborough that promotes wellness among New Jersey's South Asian population.

Red Eagle worked in Clarke's lab for two years, thanks to support from a UCLA summer research program and the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program, sponsored by the National Institutes of Healthprogram and the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program, sponsored by the National Institutes of HealthProgram, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

For the study, conducted as part of the doctoral thesis of Mahesh Raundhal, a graduate student in the laboratory of Prabir Ray, Ph.D., Pitt professor of medicine and co-senior author, the research team examined lung cell samples obtained from patients also participating in the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP), a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health - sponsored program to improve the understanding of severe Program (SARP), a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health - sponsored program to improve the understanding of severe program to improve the understanding of severe asthma.

Sponsor: This research was supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; the National Institutes of Health; the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; and National Science Foundation.

Sponsored by the Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHW), the Sept. 18 symposium featured the work of students who conducted research projects and participated in summer internships sponsored by the global health and U.S. health policy proHealth and Wellbeing (CHW), the Sept. 18 symposium featured the work of students who conducted research projects and participated in summer internships sponsored by the global health and U.S. health policy prohealth and U.S. health policy prohealth policy programs.

He had additional research training as a research fellow at RIC and Northwestern University from 1992 - 93 and participated in the Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Association of Academic Physiatrists.

In 1996, in response to these concerns, Varmus, then director of NIH, impaneled a group of experienced clinical investigators and academic health center administrators to make recommendations that might guide the NIH toward policy changes to alleviate the concerns in the clinical research community.14 Several of the panel's recommendations have been implemented, including increased support of the General Clinical Research Center budget, expanded support of training in clinical research, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented research.

Sponsors: The research was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's Integrated Assessment Research Program, National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, and the EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship.

(They might even — horror of horrors — replace the immunizations and antibiotics that currently form the backbone of government - sponsored public health programs.)