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KHI
Latest health news from the Kansas Health Institute
- 08/24/2010 - 22:30
Three Kansas programs have been awarded federal grants for their rural health work.
KDHE
- 08/23/2010 - 16:27
With school starting up again in Kansas, the lazy days of summer for children and adolescents are coming to an abrupt end.
For teenagers who have gotten used to sleeping late during the summer months, the early start times at many of our state’s high schools are bound to cause a few rude awakenings.
Health Reform
Health-Care Law Guarantees Insurance Coverage for Patients in Clinical Trials
Submitted by julieb on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 04:00.The law requires health plans to pay the routine care costs of patients who participate in clinical trials for the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer and other life-threatening conditions.
Sebelius Could Face Health-Reg Fight
Submitted by julieb on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 04:00.Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius could find herself pitted between top Democrats on Capitol Hill and state insurance commissioners over a key section of the health care overhaul.
Imaging at the Doctor’s: Good Thing or Transparent Ploy?
Submitted by julieb on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 04:00.The group's decision to install its own machine puts it squarely in the middle of a controversy over whether doctors should be allowed to order advanced diagnostic imaging tests — MRIs, CT or PET scans — for Medicare and Medicaid patients in their offices.
White House Makes Health Reform Case to Doctors
Submitted by julieb on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 04:00.President Barack Obama's administration asked U.S. doctors Monday to get on board with health reform legislation passed in March, saying those who embrace change will prosper.
8.4 Million Californians Lack Health Coverage as the Ranks of the Uninsured Swell, Study Finds
Submitted by julieb on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 04:00.The number of Californians who lost jobs and health insurance probably increased in every county last year, according to a study released Monday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
