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Health project helps victims of domestic, sexual violence in Indian country
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:13:03 -0700
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An innovative program funded by two federal agencies, and implemented by some of the nation’s leading domestic violence organizations, showed dramatic success at improving the health system’s response to domestic violence at Indian, tribal and urban health care facilities across the United States.
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WellCare Health Plans awarded URAC accreditation
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:35:36 -0700
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a Full Health Plan Accreditation for its HealthEase of Florida and WellCare of Florida subsidiaries by URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. URAC's Health Plan Accreditation standards include key quality benchmarks for network ...
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Mississippi Health First event set in Meridian
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:19:22 -0700
In October a new statewide health initiative was launched for people living with diabetes in Mississippi. It is called Mississippi Health First, and it is a collaborative effort to improve the health of individuals living with diabetes. Through Mississippi Health First people learn how to manage and control their disease and improve their health and quality of life. The event will ...
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Sanford Health and WebMD Announce Partnership to Educate Parents, Children and Professionals on Health, Nutrition and ...
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0700
Sanford Health, the largest not-for-profit rural healthcare provider in the United States, and WebMD Health Corp. , the leading source of health information, today announced an educational collaboration on children's health, nutrition and fitness.
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Provisions in Health Care Reform Law Lay Out Role of Primary Care, Family Physicians
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:36:13 -0700
Recent passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was only a starting point in reforming the health care system in the United States. As guidelines and regulations are developed, many health policy experts note that actual implementation of the law will not work without the ability to bend the health care cost curve. And that cannot be accomplished without a greater emphasis on ...
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