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Clean Bills of health?
by Anso Thom TWO Bills recently tabled in parliament are set to shake up the private hospital industry and centralise decision-making over hospital tariffs as well as the regulation of new medicines and scientific trials within the health minister’s office. The National Health Amendment Bill…
Author: Sunday Tribune (South Africa)
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The Third Age: Now's the time to ponder long-term health care
Original Source By ANN GOWANS Neither presidential candidate has spoken about long-term care when discussing plans for reforming our health-care system. It seemingly is not a real issue for them. This is a bit easier to understand, perhaps, from the point of view of the…
Author: Columbia Tribune
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Implementing the New Health Care Law and What it Means for Children
Although the benefits from the newly signed health care bill won’t be available until 2014, implementation efforts are already underway. To better understand how the new law will be implemented and what it means for children, GCYF partnered with First Focus to host a webinar to…
Author: Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families
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This Week’s Health Industry News
By DUFF WILSON One year ago this week, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. The anniversary will be marked by a series of events from proponents and opponents of the law who are still waging a pitched battle over…
Author: New York Times
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Alliances In Health Debate Splinter; Once-Friendly Groups Split as Details Emerge
Health Care for America Now and the AARP are Atlantic grantees. by Dan Eggen and Perry Bacon Jr. Months of relative cooperation among disparate interest groups in the heath-care reform debate appear to be coming to an end, as the major political parties and their…
Author: The Washington Post
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HCAN Rally: Health Care Can't Wait
Link to Video On 25th June, ten thousand activists rallied on Capitol Hill for quality affordable health care coverage for everyone in the United States. Mobilised by Health Care for America Now! or HCAN, activists visited with dozens of members of of the U.S. Congress…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Bold Advocacy: How Atlantic Philanthropies Funded a Movement
By Naomi Rothwell The dramatic story of the recent American health care reform movement – and how foundations had a hand in changing history – has not been widely told. Starting in 2008, Atlantic Philanthropies and others helped fund an extraordinary campaign to push for…
Author: GrantCraft
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Vital Healthcare Capital Launches $30 Million Social Impact Loan Fund
Vital Healthcare Capital Launches $30 Million Social Impact Loan Fund Supporting Better Care for People with Complex Needs in Low-Income Communities Financing For Providers Developing Better Care Models and Quality Frontline Healthcare Jobs New York, NY — Vital Healthcare Capital (V-Cap), a social impact lender, today announced a…
Author: Vital Healthcare Capital
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Coalition demands health before profits
Original Source by Jeannette Rivera-lyles, Sentinel Staff Writer A group of Central Florida community leaders and residents announced Tuesday that they will be part of a $40 million grass-roots campaign to push for affordable health care. Health Care for America Now, a national coalition of…
Author: The Orlando Sentinel
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National Consumer Organization Expands its Commitment to Quality Long-Term Care Through New Three-Year Project
WASHINGTON, Sept 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (formerly NCCNHR), also known as the Consumer Voice, announces the launch of a major project, Consumers for Quality Care, No Matter Where, funded through a three-year grant by The…
Author: CNBC