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People OK With Summary Care Record Program, But Largely Uninformed

A study published on bmj.comreports on the failure of an extensive public information campaigndesigned to let people know of the NHS Summary Care Record(SCR) - just 30% of people living

June 2nd, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

Connecticut AG Says Legislation To Expand State Worker Insurance Pool Would Not Affect Current Contracts, Increase Costs

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) said legislation that would allow workers at small businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit groups to join the state employee health insurance pool would preserve, and

June 2nd, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

States That Rank High In Measures Of Children’s Health Tend To Have Lower Rates Of Uninsured Children, Higher Health Costs, Study Finds

Children in states with higher rates of insured children are more likely to receive higher-quality health care, according to a Commonwealth Fund study released Wednesday, McClatchy/Kansas City Star reports. Researchers

June 2nd, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

JCR Releases Tool Kit To Prevent Errors In Handoff Communications

When information is missing or incorrect during a patient handoff, the consequences can be tragic. A "handoff" is the process of transferring care for a patient from one caregiver to

June 2nd, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

Securities And Exchange Commission Says Companies Must Allow Shareholders To Vote On Universal Health Coverage Proposal

The Securities and Exchange Commission, in a reversal of a previous position, has told companies that they cannot exclude a health care proposal from proxy materials provided to shareholders, the

June 2nd, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

Op-Eds Address Presidential Candidates’ Health Care Proposals

Several newspapers recently published opinion pieces addressing health care in the presidential election. Summaries of the pieces appear below.Jagdish Bhagwati/Sandip Madan, Wall Street Journal: Neither Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.)

June 2nd, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

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