New York state may assume bigger chunk of Medicaid bill
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Haymarket Media
Jan 06, 2005
Budget advisors for New York Gov. George E. Pataki said on Tuesday they are considering a plan to increase the amount the state contributes to New York’s skyrocketing Medicaid costs, costs currently...
Jewish Home for the Aged workers cancel holiday strike plans
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Haymarket Media
Jan 03, 2005
Workers at the Jewish Home for the Aged in San Francisco cancelled a five-day strike that was scheduled for last week after family members of residents and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) asked them to hold...
Congress passes healthcare funding within massive spending bill
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Haymarket Media
Nov 23, 2004
When Congress approved a $388 billion omnibus spending bill on Saturday, it assured numerous healthcare programs would receive funding in fiscal 2005.
San Francisco nursing home workers strike against cut benefits, frozen wages
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 23, 2004
Cut benefits and frozen wages led about 360 San Francisco nursing home employees to strike on Monday. The employees at the Jewish Home for the Aged began their strike at 6 a.m. Monday and were expected...
Providers request national flu vaccine strategy from Congress
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 19, 2004
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should adopt a national strategy to help state health departments distribute flu vaccine to long-term care patients during shortages like this season’s,...
Relatives of nursing home residents still challenging 2-year-old restraining order
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2004
Two years ago, the Christian Community Home of Hudson (WI) requested a temporary restraining order against nursing home visitors, charging them with harassment after they criticized the care their relatives...
Study: Heart disease and stroke risk factors linked by single genetic defect
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 01, 2004
A single flaw in a person’s genes may indicate a lifetime of struggle with heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other metabolic disorders, according to recent...
IL Gov. seeks vaccine abroad for nursing home residents
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 26, 2004
Saying he has found as many as 30,000 doses of flu vaccine in the hands of overseas drug wholesalers, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich (D) wants permission from the federal authorities to buy the doses for elderly...
Gov. Bush may seek to reverse feeding-tube law rejection by court
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 27, 2004
It was still unclear as to when the feeding tube would be removed from a severely brain-damaged Florida woman whose case has made medical ethical headlines for years. The Florida Supreme Court last week...
Seeking sprinkler support
Sep 21, 2004
In the wake of deadly tragedies and tougher policies, providers
and advocates are on a quest for fire-fighting funding.