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Nov. 4 -- TAL issued the following news release: Leading Australian life insurer, TAL, has today launched a white paper aimed at stimulating stakeholder and life insurance industry discussions on [...]

The Government has formulated and brought out National Health Policy (NHP), 2017, which aims at attainment of the highest possible level of good health and well-being, through a preventive and [...]

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Leavitt Partners released the 'State-Based Health Care Innovation: What Flexibility Exists Under Section 1115 and 1332 Waiver Opportunities?' white paper, which [...]

Falls Church, VA (PRWEB) March 15, 2017 In the midst of the ongoing health care debate, the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) today issued a position statement which emphasizes the [...]

2018 MAY 3 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Politics & Government Week -- Data detailed on Public Health - Public Health Policy have been presented. According [...]

Tenders are invited for Prepare a series of six white papers or authoritative reports that can provide guidance to State policymakers and stakeholders on options for medicaid financing and delivery [...]

Rockefeller and Company - a leading global wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations and endowments - released 'The Investment Opportunities in Healthcare Reform,' a white paper discussing [...]

The pressure created by the Green Paper of 30 January to ban smoking in enclosed or semi-enclosed public places, with no exceptions for restaurants and bars, is welcomed by anti-smoking [...]

The Hamilton Project, an initiative at the Brookings Institution, hosted a forum, 'Health Care Reconsidered: Options for Change,' today at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. At the event, policy [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander:'Going forward, I plan to take what we've learned today and from our previous four hearings, and ask leading [...]

The article offers information regarding the U.S. Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, highlighting the use of online health exchanges in paying for insurances as well as signing up for a plan. It reveals that applicants were given until December 15, 2013 to sign up for a healthcare plan which will begin on January 1, 2014. Other information such as Medicaid expansion is presented.

The article focuses on the Australian parliamentary inquiry into Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the lack of understanding surrounding its prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management. It also emphasizes the need for more research, data, and support for individuals affected by long Covid, while also emphasizing the importance of vaccination and improving indoor air quality to reduce Covid-19 cases and potential long Covid instances.

The article reports on a study which states that some of the leading proposals to slow the increasing cost of the Medicaid health program might actually add to its spending in the long run. A paper presented by researcher Andy Schneider of Medicaid Policy LLC found that 10 percent of Medicaid beneficiaries who are not in institutions account for more than 70 percent of the program's non-institutional program spending. A paper by Judith Feder, Professor and Dean of the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute, looked at Medicaid's role in paying for long-term care.

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the American Public Health Association (APHA): Who: Thousands of public health professionals sharing their research with 4,000 scientific papers and thousands [...]

The article focuses on the health impacts of sugar and highlights the findings of a comprehensive analysis of scientific studies. Topics include the research identifies various health problems associated with consuming free sugars; it emphasizes the need for public health education and policies to address sugar consumption; and the research was conducted by Researchers from China and the United States.

The article discusses the challenges faced by the Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients in Australia related to access to healthcare and support services. It mentions the failure of the support systems, health policy, and proposes two changes that could improve the lives of people with ADHD, including expanding the eligibility criteria of the National DNA Index System (NDIS) to include ADHD as a primary disability and providing free ADHD treatment under Medicare.

Discusses how parents lose access to their teenager's electronic health records when they turn 13. How teenagers cannot access these records either, since they are underage; Efforts of many health plans to move to electronic records; Assertion that families still have access to paper versions of a teen's nonconfidential records; Challenge of creating legislation regarding access to teen records to allow teens themselves to gain the benefits of electronic record systems.

Byline: Tichaona Zindoga Political EditorFinance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday made a timely intervention as he submitted a detailed paper on Zimbabwe's economic and political reforms to [...]

Leading South African scientists challenged the governing party on Monday to break with its deeply flawed record on AIDS and public health, spurring the country's new health minister to say that he and his party shared their diagnosis of systemic problems and were determined to repair them. The decision by the health minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, to embrace the often withering assessment of his party's failings, laid out in six papers published online Monday by The Lancet, a medical journal based in London, provided a strong signal that the governing party's new leadership intended to shake up a badly managed health system. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on the "working paper," a report released the U.S. Congressional Budget Office regarding the medicare spending in the U.S. The findings of the report can make complicate an upcoming 2007 effort by the White House to control the cost of the health insurance program for senior citizens.

The article reports that U.S. leaders on both sides of the aisle are instructing their members to focus almost solely on the Medicare prescription drug benefit and the upcoming May 15 sign-up deadline for seniors before they face a penalty. The Republican Conference has been urging members for months to engage in town hall meetings targeted at seniors eligible for the benefit, writing op-eds for local papers, and producing both radio and TV public service announcements to educate seniors on the law. On the other side of the aisle, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has armed members with a 23-page packet on Medicare, including a PowerPoint presentation, talking points and fact sheets critical of the GOP's drug benefit.

Byline: Erin Jaeger President-elect Barack Obama may not have to significantly increase health care spending in order to expand insurance coverage, according to a Dec. 17 policy recommendation paper by [...]

States that, as part of their effort to control health costs, Clinton Administration officials are considering asking Congress to impose restrictions on medical malpractice lawsuits and limits on doctors' fees. But confidential papers from the President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform show that proposals to limit lawsuits and payments for injuries caused by doctors' negligence are being seriously considered. Doctors' opposition to fee limits.

Discusses the need for health and economic reforms as the populations of developed countries get older. Vatican, Rome background paper on population issues; Trend toward the growing number of retired people and a shrinking number of those economically productive; Strains on pension and health care services; Rising population in underdeveloped countries.

Reports how the Clinton administration is considering a new government-subsidized program to provide long-term care to people with chronic illnesses or disabilities. How elderly people would benefit from such a program; What confidential work papers from President Bill Clinton's Task Force on National Health Care Reform show; Planning is still in the early stage; The four million people with Alzheimer's disease; More.

National Experts Join CHCI to Present White Papers, Discuss Critical Health Issues WASHINGTON, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, April 29, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) and CHCI-PepsiCo [...]

The article reports on the possiility of Medicaid recipients in Ohio to face work requirements following the approval of U.S. President Donald Trump administration's for states to apply for Medicaid waivers. It states that the Ohio Legislature has included language in the 2017 budget that requires the state to apply for a federal waiver that would require certain Medicaid recipients. It also mentions the warning of county executive director Scott Zielinski of the damage of the mandate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following Letters to the Editor from Louisiana small business owners were published in papers throughout the state, including: The Time Picayune, The News Star, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ezra Klein at the Washington Post passes along a new academic paper by MIT [...]

White Paper Details 'Unforeseen Benefits' of Addiction Treatment WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Treating Americans who are addicted to alcohol and drugs will lead to substantial health care savings totaling [...]

Senate Finance Committee Chairman's White Paper Outlines Plans to Improve Healthcare Coverage While Launching New Initiatives to Improve Care Quality and Value WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- US Oncology, which [...]

A new 'thought paper' created by one of the healthcare industry's leading business development organizations cautions hospitals against taking a wait-and-see approach to healthcare reform if they are to have [...]

The article reports on the decision of authorities in Pakistan to shutdown the services of aid group Doctors Without Borders (MFS), on its healthcare projects in Kurram District, as the government plans to tighten its control on foreign non-government organizations (NGO) in the country.

The article discusses the National HIV/AIDS Strategy formulated by former U.S. President Barack Obama as a preventive measure, suggesting that it has improved investments and funds extended to prevention and treatment of the disease and has also increased community efforts.

The author reflects on the success of the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March 2014 despite of the criticism from the Republican opponents of U.S. President Barack Obama in the U.S. Congress. The author mentions that enrollees have surged during the deadline on March 31, 2014 which include under-40-year-old invincibles. He adds that the Obamacare was signed by 7.1 million Americans.

The EU's Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou is due to present a white paper setting out an EU strategy on nutrition and physical activity on 30 May. Taking care not to [...]

America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) President and CEO Karen Ignagni made the following statement regarding a new white paper on Medicaid issues just released by The George Washington University School [...]

America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) President and CEO Karen Ignagni made the following statement regarding a new white paper on Medicaid issues just released by The George Washington University School [...]

AHIP President and CEO Karen Ignagni made the following statement regarding a new white paper on Medicaid issues released by The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health [...]

AHIP President and CEO Karen Ignagni made the following statement regarding a new white paper on Medicaid issues released by The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health [...]

The Federation of Belgian Businesses (Federation des entreprises de Belgique - FEB) published a White Paper on International Medical Services on 21 September. It aims, through this initiative, to demonstrate [...]

In an informal document ( non-paper') submitted to his counterparts in the EU Council of Ministers, Rudy Demotte, the Belgian Minister for Health and Social Affairs, supported the idea of [...]

The European Commission on July 15 adopted a reflection paper, entitled the TSE Roadmap, outlining potential changes to EU measures on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies such as BSE in cattle and [...]

In its position paper, UEAPME is particularly critical of the provisions regarding the approval procedure by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) for 'food and nutrition claims for SMEs will [...]