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Health Disparities
Coverage, Access, and Quality
Testimony: Addressing Disparities in Health and
Health Care -- Issues for Reform
Today's Topics In
Health Disparities:
State Initiatives to Reduce Racial and Ethnic
Health Disparities
Key Facts: Race,
Ethnicity and Medical Care
Recent Releases
New Analysis on Disparities in Health Coverage
Among Asian Americans
2008 Barbara Jordan Scholars Selected
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mEDICARE/MEDICAID/SCHIP
Medicare News
New Medicare Rule Ensures Access To Health Care
For Beneficiaries In Rural Areas
A
CMS fact sheet provides more information on the
proposed rule, including provisions that
uniquely apply to FQHCs. The fact sheet may be
viewed at
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp.
Bush Administration To Temporarily Keep Medicare
Physician Payment Rates At Current Levels After
Congress Fails To Pass Legislation
Resources on Medicare Spending and Solvency:
webcast,
issue brief explaining Medicare financing
and
summary of 2009 budget proposal
Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plan
Tracker Updated With 2008 Data
Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug
Benefit
Analysis Shows Effect of Rising Unemployment on
Health Coverage, Medicaid and SCHIP Spending and
Enrollment
Medicare Compliance
Administrative Simplification Compliance Act
Enforcement Reviews
Medicaid
News
Medicaid: Overview and Impact of New Regulations
Five Basic Facts on
Immigrants and Their Health Care
SCHIP
News
"SCHIP
and Medicaid provide an important safety net for
America's families, especially for families with
chronically ill children," Dr. Risa
Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, said in a news release.
"These programs allow kids to get the care they
need so that they can feel better, grow stronger
and thrive in school."
When children who need care do not receive it,
their conditions worsen and are harder and more
expensive to treat later, she said. "Because of
Medicaid and SCHIP, millions of kids can get
regular check-ups, take the medications they
need to stay well and see a doctor when they are
sick," she added. "Parents of any uninsured
child should find out if their family is
eligible for low-cost or free insurance before
sending their kids back to school."
The report kicks off the foundation's annual
Cover the Uninsured Back-to-School Campaign, a
nationwide effort to enroll eligible children in
public health coverage programs during the
back-to-school season:
http://covertheuninsured.org/
Chronically ill children in Utah enrolled in
either of the two state insurance program have
access to medical care equal to kids covered
through plans at their parents' workplace, but
sick kids who aren't insured generally only see
a doctor if their illness becomes an emergency.
See complete August 14th
Deseret News Story by James Thalman.
Determining Income Eligibility in Children’s
Health Coverage Programs: How States Use
Disregards in Children’s Medicaid and SCHIP
Analysis Shows Effect of Rising Unemployment on
Health Coverage, Medicaid and SCHIP Spending and
Enrollment
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WOMENS HEALTH
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Pharmacy/PRESCRIPTION drugS
AUCH Contract Pharmacies
New price update to be completed by mid
July.
New booklet will be good through October of
2008.
AUCH Pharmacy Services Program
The latest PSP Newsletter recently distributed
at the AUCH Annual Meeting is a great resource
for introducing new Community Health Center
staff members to the 340B program
FDA
Pharmaceutical Companies Say New Approach By FDA
Has Led To Decrease In Approvals Of New
Medications
340B
HRSA Pharmacy Affairs & 340B Drug Pricing
Program Current Issues/Highlights
PRESCRIPTION drugs
Older U.S. Residents on Average Paid 9.6% Less
for Generic Prescription Drugs in 2007, AARP
Study Finds
National Community Pharmacists Association To
Launch Ad Campaign To Lobby Lawmakers for Policy
Changes
Technology
Healthgrades Launches Prescription Drug
Information And Ratings Tool
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Coverage for the Uninsured
Poll Finds Most Americans Facing Serious
Financial Challenges, Including Health Care
Costs
Choosing Premium Assistance: What Does State
Experience Tell Us?
San Francisco's Plan To Care for Its Uninsured
Population
Five Basic Facts on Immigrants and Their Health
Care
Interactive Map Tracks Comprehensive State
Initiatives on Covering the Uninsured
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