Coalition Promoting Drug Discount Cards
May 24, 2004
Lobbyists for the elderly, blacks and Hispanic Americans said on Sunday that they had begun a nationwide campaign to ensure that 5.5 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries receive drug discount cards, with a bonus of $1,200 in free medicine over the next 19 months.
American Public Health Association Applauds Introduction of Historic Tobacco Control Legislation
May 21, 2004
The American Public Health Association (APHA) today applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation in both the House and Senate to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) long-overdue authority to regulate tobacco products.
The macho no-no: Guys who are 'too manly' to seek medical care may end up ruining their health
May 20, 2004
He meticulously cleans his car each week, changes the oil every 3,000 miles and never forgets to rotate the tires. But when it comes to his own body, he'd rather not see a doctor unless he's lost a major body part.
Kerry health-costs debate alarms CBO: $1 trillion price tag, or is it really only $653 billion?
May 19, 2004
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is looking to dodge an escalating political and partisan debate over the projected costs of Sen. John Kerry's (D-Mass.) healthcare proposal.
Hospitals won't be required to report illegals: House rejects bill, citing dire health consequences
May 19, 2004
The House overwhelmingly rejected a controversial bill Tuesday that would have denied most types of emergency room care to illegal immigrants and required hospitals to report them to the government to be deported.
NHMA Calls On Congress to Provide Community-Based Research on Hispanics
May 18, 2004
There are more than 100 medical schools in this country today, but very few of them devote enough attention to research on Hispanics, said Dr. Elena Rios, president of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA).
Forum to discuss medically uninsured; nearly 1 in 5 Montanans has no health insurance
May 12, 2004
A 2004 Montana household and employer health insurance survey showed that 19 percent of Montanans are uninsured - nearly one in five people.
Senate passes health insurance bill
May 12, 2004
The Louisiana Senate decided Tuesday that health insurers should be allowed to offer lower-cost, basic policies to individuals and small groups -- 35 employees or less.
Likely cost of state's uninsured: $1.1 billion
May 11, 2004
Providing medical care to the millions of people without health insurance will cost the nation nearly $41 billion this year - and Colorado's share of that will amount to some $1.1 billion - according to a study released Monday by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
State lawmakers will seek relief for uninsured Nevadans
May 11, 2004
Nevada needs to chip away at its dismal health insurance situation by focusing on one uninsured group after another, some top Democrats said Monday.
Clerks control healthcare access for uninsured patients USA
May 11, 2004
With no requirement for healthcare providers to care for uninsured patients seeking routine medical attention, frontline staff -- from clerks to insurance verifiers -- are the gatekeepers, deciding who is seen by the physician and who is turned away, according to research conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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