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Whether a bite or sting results in an anaphylactic reaction, impressive local effects, or a life-threatening systemic reaction, the emergency physician must be able to institute appropriate and effective treatment. Emergency physicians also must be able to recognize clinical envenomation patterns, since some critically ill patients may not be able to convey the details of the attack. Since all areas of the country are represented in the envenomation statistics, all emergency physicians should be familiar with identification and stabilization of envenomated patients and know what resources are available locally for further management of these often complicated patients.
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There is a money available to subsidize health insurance for the uninsured, but it needs to come from money spent on uncompensated treatment, says a report presented by a coalition of groups looking to improve insurance coverage.
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A survey of local public health agencies by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in Washington, DC, indicates the nations smallpox vaccination program negatively impacts other bioterrorism preparedness activities such as development of response plans, disease surveillance systems, and epidemiologic capabilities.
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State and federal governments need to ensure continued access to effective medications for people with severe mental illnesses even though Medicaid programs are trying to save money by controlling prescription drug use, according to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) in Arlington, VA.
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A recent report from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington, DC, paints a grim picture of the choices parents are forced to make to obtain mental health services for their children.
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A new report issued by the Consumer Quality Initiatives in Dorchester, MA, records the difficulties experienced by young adults who receive mental health treatment as adolescents and later transition to adult services. The group finds that eligibility for adult services is stricter, and Medicaid dollars primarily support short-term acute care services.
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The Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 established a new state coverage option under Medicaid that permits states to extend Medicaid to any uninsured woman under age 65 who was screened and diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
