Chambersburg Public Opinion: Conscientious objection has no place in health care
Today, the Chambersburg Public Opinion features an editorial contending that a bill introduced by Sen. John Eichelberger (R-Blair), which would allow health care workers to deny giving any type of care that would go against their moral or religious belief, such as dispensing birth control pills; goes against the responsibility and duty that is bestowed upon doctors and other healthcare workers.
More on Sen. Eichelberger’s bill to allow healthcare workers to refuse to provide certain types of care
The Times-Tribune reports on the results of a senate committee’s hearing on a bill that would allow healthcare workers to refuse to provide patients certain medical services.
No healthcare plan also means no renewal of PHC4
Legislators failed to renew the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.
Future of PHC4 still uncertain
Adding to the list of issues that many are pushing to be addressed before the end of the fall legislative session is the renewal of the healthcare watchdog organization Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.
Advice from the New York Times: Finding the right doctor
The New York Times has some advice for seeking a doctor in an age of insurance company-approved physician lists and an increasing number of doctor specialties.
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.
PA Patient Safety Authority has released Sept. advisory
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has released an advisory including information about medical errors.