Toward a New U S Health Care System
The author critiques the fragmented U S health care system noting high administrative costs and poor service distribution. He argues for a redesigned model with quality measures, cost control, multi level governance, and values centered on caring, relief of suffering, aging, end of life, and public health. William G Bartholome of Kansas Medical Center supports these ideas.
Environmental factors tied to birth defects across towns
A Norway study of over 370000 mothers shows moving to a new town halves the risk of a second child with the same birth defect, implying environmental triggers. Researchers note the exact hazards remain unclear, but household or job-change factors may influence susceptibility. More than 150000 U.S. babies are born with serious defects yearly, with genetics and environment both implicated.
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Oston
Norway
Allen J. Wilcox
Wilcox
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Research Triangle Park
N.C
Uae
United States
Kay Johnson
The
March of Dimes
Rolv Terje Lie
University of Bergen
New England Journal of Medicine
Health care fraud losses hit 100 billion a year
A Senate Aging Committee report cites Medicaid and Medicare abuse costing about 100 billion annually. Cases include a pharma salesman selling six million dollars of expired pacemakers, doctors billing for unperformed psychotherapy, a Minnesota therapist billing after patients died, and a New Hampshire pharmacist stealing nearly 375 thousand dollars by billing for drugs not dispensed. The report urges crime and health reform bills to curb abuse.
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Washington
William Cohen
Maine
Capitol Hill
Cohen
GOP
Senate Special Committee On
New York
Minnesota
Medicare
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Floods Fail to Boost Mosquitoborne Diseases Across Regions
The CDC said last year's Midwest floods did not raise mosquito borne illness overall. Despite extensive Mississippi and Missouri river flooding, surveillance found no uptick in encephalitis across North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and no increased cases in Illinois Iowa Kansas Missouri.
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Atlanta
Midwest
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Health Agency
Mississippi
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Illinois
Kansas
Social Security plans Osage tour and Osawatomie visit
An Ottawa Social Security representative will visit Osage City at the City Senior Center on August 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. and Osawatomie on August 18 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Visitors should bring Social Security numbers, last year’s tax returns, birth certificates, and bank information for direct deposits.
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Ottawa
Social Security Office
Osage City City
Second & Market ‘St
Osawatomie Community Senior Service Center
6Th St
When to come to ER Continued from page 8
The Ramsey Memorial emergency department urges awareness of insurance coverage and pre certification rules. It explains that life threatening emergencies are evaluated in ER without prior physician contact, while non urgent visits may require pre approval and may incur costs if not approved. It emphasizes triage by condition severity and aims to provide care within available resources.
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HMOP
Blue Select
CIGNA
Teene
Ransey Memorial Emergency Department
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University of Kansas Medical Center
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APC
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Wellsville Manor
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Melinda Lear
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Matthew Skea
Christie Lyman
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