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We Listen. We Care. We Act.

November 30, 2011
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and the theme of this year’s observance is “We Listen. We Care.” As I wrote in my last post, Compassion & Choices listens to those facing life’s end, and our response is guided by our principles for patient-centered care . The third key...
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Barbara Coombs Lee
Health Care

Fuzzy Math: Treasury Department says kids don't count when determining whether family insurance is affordable?

November 30, 2011
Since when is 14,000 no different than 5,000? When the U.S. Treasury Department estimates the affordability of a family's health insurance. If it goes uncorrected, their fuzzy math may deny affordable health coverage to 270,000 Californians--122,000 of whom are children. While premiums continue to...
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Kristen Golden Testa
Environmental Health Health Care

Tips Tuesday: Be a savvy, health-conscious, and socially-responsible consumer and avoid the Toxic Trio.

November 29, 2011
Do you enjoy the luxury of a manicure or pedicure, but are concerned about the safety of nail polishes? Here’s your Tuesday Tip: When it comes to safer nail polishes, including base and top coats, avoid the chemical ingredients formaldehyde, toluene, and dibutyl phthalate, aka the “Toxic Trio.” You...
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Catherine Porter
Health Care

We’re saying #thanksobamacare for improving heath care for our families!

November 29, 2011
Why do some people treat Obamacare like it’s a dirty word? It means more kids covered by health insurance, better access for women to health care and Congress having the same health care as the rest of us. That deserves a big thank you, and we’re out to prove it. At The Colorado Consumer Health...
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Serena Woods
Environmental Health Health Care

Kids' health researchers talk turkey

November 23, 2011
At an all-day seminar last week, I listened to university researchers discuss this startling question: Are we poisoning our children? Hard data points to a resounding, very sobering "yes".
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Kristin Schafer
Health Care Blog Carnivals

11 Tips to Help Children Get Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP

November 19, 2011
Co-authored with Stephanie Hodson of United Ways of CA One of United Ways of California’s goals is to improve the health of children and adults. We know that a lack of health care coverage often means that primary care is an unattainable luxury. Yet primary care is so important in preventing or...
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Judy Darnell
Health Care Blog Carnivals

Waiting on the World to Change

November 19, 2011
“Now we see everything that's going wrong With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it So we keep waiting Waiting on the world to change.” John Mayer – Waiting on the World to Change I kind of love John Mayer. I mean yes, he sings with...
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Kelli King-Jackson
Health Care Blog Carnivals

CHIPRA helps to keep Chicago area kids and teens healthy

November 18, 2011
Beacon Therapeutic is a social service agency that has a wide array of services to benefit children, teens, and families in the Chicagoland area. Beacon’s newest program, CHIPRA(Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Grant), is an outreach program funded through a federal grant...
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Marge Dunne
Health Care Blog Carnivals

Expanding Access to Care for Young Adults Through the Right Outreach and Enrollment Strategies

November 18, 2011
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) marked a historic expansion of access to health care for many people, and the federal and state exchanges will be a large part of that reform. Ideally, low- and middle-income consumers will buy insurance with subsidies through online health benefit exchanges, where...
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SC Medicaid Director Seeks to Remove Roadblocks to Medicaid Enrollment

November 18, 2011
By Sue Berkowitz While South Carolina is often a state cited for being first on list for outcomes that are bad and last in those that are good, we have some surprisingly positive news. The South Carolina Medicaid director Tony Keck, in his 2012-13 budget request to Gov. Haley, asked for an...
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