Cancer foundation founder: Here’s the healthcare solution
Greg Anderson, founder and CEO of Hershey-based Cancer Recovery Foundation International, has a proposal for a plan that he says would lead directly to a new and better healthcare system for America.
What you should know about conducting your own medical research
The New York Times has two correlating articles about patients taking medical research into their own hands: one on healthcare information websites (such as WebMD), and the other on how patients are using information they discover from these websites, and even from medical journals and television programs, to have a greater hand in their own care.
Healthcare policy on the national level
Kaiser Network News has two recent reports on national healthcare legislation that would affect Pennsylvanians: one on state Medicaid funding, and one on healthcare for veterans.
PA Patient Safety Authority has released Sept. advisory
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has released an advisory including information about medical errors.
Trib-Review: Govt’ helping to crack down on hospital infections
Starting today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will not reimburse hospitals for additional costs created by preventable infections and other conditions caused by hospital errors.
Patriot-News offers two opinions on healthcare reform
The Patriot-News published recently two individuals’ opinions on what we need to do to reform healthcare in the United States and/or Pennsylvania.
PA Chamber: Inquirer wrong on best health care reform plan
The Pennsylvania Chamber addressed the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, noting that while all parties involved in the healthcare debate want more affordable and accessible care, funding a long-term government program with a declining revenue - such as tobacco taxes - is just “bad public policy.”
Flu vaccine: There’s enough of it to go around
National health officials say that enough flu vaccinations are available, so that anybody who needs/wants one will be able to obtain protection from the flu, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Philadelphia Inquirer to feature series on casualties of the healthcare system
The first story in the series, published today, tells the story of a man whose cancer treatments left him $27,000 in debt.
State heard testimony against nursing home chain
Allegations against the largest chain of nursing homes in the state, HRC ManorCare, Inc.; was the subject of a hearing by the House Aging & Older Adult Service Committee.