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Wales Approves Minimum Price for Alcohol Bill
Jun 21, 2018The National Assembly for Wales has approved a new law which will introduce a minimum price for alcohol in Wales. The legislation intends to reduce the amount of alcohol being consumed in the form of binge drinking, while reducing the ...
Tags: Alcohol
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Parata Systems Enters Agreement with American Associated Pharmacies
Oct 11, 2017Pharmacy technology provider Parata Systems has entered a group purchasing agreement with American Associated Pharmacies, a member-owned cooperative representing more than 2,200 independent pharmacies. Effective immediately, the new ...
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Kaiser Permanente Colorado Provides $1m To Combat Food Insecurity
Mar 22, 2016Kaiser Permanente Colorado is reaffirming its commitment to diminishing the rates of hunger in this state by providing 13 local nonprofits a portion of a $1m grant that aims to increase access to food for all Coloradans. "Hunger is a ...
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Cautious Optimism Rules as Good News Returns
Nov 5, 2015An outbreak of cautious optimism in optics and laser markets is fueling the hope that the economic slowdown may be over. Not all vendors are cheerful however, with the order books of some in the materials processing sector continuing to ...
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Antibiotics Prescribed Are Linked with Many Cases of Serious Bacterial Infections
Mar 11, 2014Antibiotics prescribed in doctors' offices are linked with many cases of serious bacterial infections that can cause severe diarrhea in children, according to a new study. Researchers found that 71 percent of cases of Clostridium ...
Tags: Antibiotics, bacterial infections, the health of our nation's children
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NYSE: WAG Opened a Unique Walgreens Store Today on The UCSF Campus
Feb 27, 2014UC San Francisco and Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) have opened a unique Walgreens store today on the UCSF campus that aims to improve medication safety, decrease health care costs and help patients use medicines more effectively by ...
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Half of The Accountable Care Organizations Slowed Spending But Few Met The Requirements
Feb 25, 2014In their first results of the heralded program -- which was set up in the health law -- federal officials say about half of the accountable care organizations slowed spending but few met the requirements to qualify for bonuses. Kaiser ...
Tags: Healthcare Delivery Reforms, reduce healthcare costs, Medicare
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Health Exchanges in Washington State and New York
Feb 14, 2014Today's headlines include progress reports on health exchanges in Washington state and New York as well as poll results on Virginia's Medicaid Expansion. Kaiser Health News: Insuring Your Health: Advocates Worry That Drug Company ...
Tags: Health&Medicine
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Women Ages 50 to 74 Would Result in Breast Cancer Screening That Is Equally Effective
Feb 14, 2014Adoption of new guidelines recommending screening mammography every two years for women ages 50 to 74 would result in breast cancer screening that is equally effective, while saving the United States $4.3 billion a year in health care ...
Tags: Health&Medicine
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Navajo Nation Changing Food Habits on The Largest Indian Reservation in The United States.
Feb 13, 2014The Navajo Nation is going to use sales tax policies to try changing food habits on the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation Council on Jan. 30 approved an additional 2-percent sales tax on so-called ...
Tags: Healthy Food, food safety
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Retail Sales Are Projected to Increase 4.1% in 2014 as The Economy Continues to Improve
Feb 7, 2014Retail sales are projected to increase 4.1% in 2014 as the economy continues to improve, the National Retail Federation said. The projected rise from 3.7% growth in 2013 excludes automobile, gas station and restaurant sales. The retail ...
Tags: Transportation, Retail Sales
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News Coverage Offers Different Looks at How The Health Law Is Impacting Consumers
Feb 7, 2014News coverage offers different looks at how the health law is impacting consumers and insurers. USA Today: Obamacare Increases Incomes Of Poorest, Study Finds The Affordable Care Act will "significantly" increase the incomes of ...
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Mayor and Governor Teaming up to Save Brooklyn Hospitals
Feb 7, 2014A selection of health policy stories from New York, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, Kansas, Florida, Rhode Island and Georgia. The New York Times: Mayor And Governor Teaming Up To Save Brooklyn Hospitals Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. ...
Tags: N.Y.Mayors, Health-Care, Financial Data, GOP
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Each Week, KHN Compiles a Selection of Recently Released Health Policy Studies and Briefs
Jan 21, 2014Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Hospitalization Of Elderly Medicaid Long-Term Care Users Who Transition From Nursing Homes To compare ...
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Healthy Food Products Will Boost The Health of The Swiss Population
Jan 21, 2014Healthy food products that are produced in an environmentally-friendly manner will boost the health of the Swiss population while protecting natural resources. The National Research Programme "Healthy Nutrition and Sustainable Food ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Health, Medicine, Healthy food
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