State Health Watch Archives – January 1, 2005
January 1, 2005
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Many uninsured don’t know safety net is available in their community
Many studies have been done on the need for safety net providers. But until recently, no one had looked at the level of awareness of those providers existence. Research by the Center for Studying Health System Change paints a disturbing picture of how well or not people understand the help they have available, and what capacity problems could develop if they understood better. -
Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope - President to pursue malpractice caps, which proponents say may help stem rising care costs
President George W. Bush, who says he has political capital from his reelection victory over Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) that he intends to spend, will use some of that capital to push for limits to jury awards in medical malpractice cases. -
Learning collaboratives help health centers improve primary care
A Commonwealth Fund study reports that while community health centers deliver primary health care to much of New York Citys low income population, the design and delivery of health care services at the centers can be made more patient-friendly. -
Software helps plan infectious illness treatment
In the face of a bioterrorism attack or even a major flu outbreak, state, county, and local health departments will be expected to act quickly to bring vaccinations and other medical care to all who need it. Now, those agencies have help coming in the form of RealOpt, a software program created by a Georgia Tech professor. -
Should hospitals guarantee poverty care?
While the Mississippi Hospital Association protests that the idea would be disastrous for its members, attorney Richard Scruggs said a lawsuit settlement being negotiated with North Mississippi Medical Center involving free and reduced medical care could become a national model for the level of service hospitals should provide. -
Clip files / Local news from the states
TALLAHASSEE, FLThe percentage of working people without health insurance in Florida increased over the past five years, mostly because they couldnt afford rising premiums, a new state study has found.