http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/12/20101230a.html
View the video here.
They did a lot and have a long road ahead but with Secretary Sebelius at the helm, lots will be done.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
VA Judge rules on Keystone provision in health reform law
According to NBC breaking news, a federal judge in Virginia has found part of the Obama care law (the keystone provision), unconstitional. The keystone provision mandates that starting in 2014, everyone must have health insurance. According to observers, this should not have any impact on the implementation on the law.
Read more about the challenges to the health care reform law at wsj health blog and the new ruling at Kaiser news brief.
Click here for the text of the ruling courtesy of wsj.com
Also in related health reform challenge news :this coming thursday, a Florida court is scheduled to hear arguments regarding a separate challenge to the health overhaul.
Read more about the challenges to the health care reform law at wsj health blog and the new ruling at Kaiser news brief.
Click here for the text of the ruling courtesy of wsj.com
Also in related health reform challenge news :this coming thursday, a Florida court is scheduled to hear arguments regarding a separate challenge to the health overhaul.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Doc payment for cut for medicare patient delayed.
Physician payment cuts for medicare patient scheduled for Jan 1, 2011 has been delayed. According to NPR, this issue is dated to the early eighties and has nothing to do with the health care overhaul.
This delay will come as a relief for some medicare recipient as they do not have to be concerned with losing their doctors as some might have to get rid of some medicare patient to keep their practices afloat.
From more information:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101208/ap_on_bi_ge/us_medicare_deal_5
This delay will come as a relief for some medicare recipient as they do not have to be concerned with losing their doctors as some might have to get rid of some medicare patient to keep their practices afloat.
From more information:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101208/ap_on_bi_ge/us_medicare_deal_5
Thursday, December 2, 2010
HHS announces Healthy People 2020
Today HHS unveiles a new 10year objective aim at tackling preventive health measures.
Please read the press release below:
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, December 2, 2010
Contact: OASH Press Office(202) 205-0143
HHS announces the nation’s new health promotion and disease prevention agenda
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled Healthy People 2020, the nation’s new 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention, and “myHealthyPeople,” a new challenge for technology application developers.
For the past 30 years, Healthy People has been committed to improving the quality of our Nation’s health by producing a framework for public health prevention priorities and actions.
“The launch of Healthy People 2020 comes at a critical time,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “Our challenge and opportunity is to avoid preventable diseases from occurring in the first place.”
Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, are responsible for seven out of every 10 deaths among Americans each year and account for 75 percent of the nation’s health spending. Many of the risk factors that contribute to the development of these diseases are preventable.
“Too many people are not reaching their full potential for health because of preventable conditions,” said Assistant Secretary for Health Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H. “Healthy People is the nation’s roadmap and compass for better health, providing our society a vision for improving both the quantity and quality of life for all Americans.”
The Healthy People initiative is grounded in the principle that setting national objectives and monitoring progress can motivate action, and indeed, in just the last decade, preliminary analyses indicate that the country has either progressed toward or met 71 percent of its Healthy People targets.
Healthy People 2020 is the product of an extensive stakeholder feedback process that is unparalleled in government and health. It integrates input from public health and prevention experts, a wide range of federal, state and local government officials, a consortium of more than 2,000 organizations, and perhaps most importantly, the public. More than 8,000 comments were considered in drafting a comprehensive set of Healthy People 2020 objectives. Based on this input, a number of new topic areas are included in the new initiative, including:
Adolescent Health
Blood Disorders and Blood Safety
Dementias, including Alzheimer’s Disease
Early and Middle Childhood
Genomics
Global Health
Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being
Healthcare-Associated Infections
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
Older Adults
Preparedness
Sleep Health
Social Determinants of Health
Healthy People is also issuing a special challenge to encourage developers to create easy-to-use applications for professionals who are working with the new national health objectives and state- and community-level health data.
“This milestone in disease prevention and health promotion creates an opportunity to leverage information technology to make Healthy People come alive for all Americans in their communities and workplaces,” said Chief Technology Officer Todd Park. “The ‘myHealthyPeople’ apps challenge will help spur innovative approaches to helping communities track their progress using Healthy People objectives and targets as well as develop an agenda for health improvement.”
HHS is also launching a newly redesigned Healthy People Web site that allows users to tailor information to their needs and explore evidence-based resources for implementation. The Web site is located at: www.healthypeople.gov. For more information about myHealthyPeople, go to www.challenge.gov/
Please read the press release below:
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, December 2, 2010
Contact: OASH Press Office(202) 205-0143
HHS announces the nation’s new health promotion and disease prevention agenda
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled Healthy People 2020, the nation’s new 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention, and “myHealthyPeople,” a new challenge for technology application developers.
For the past 30 years, Healthy People has been committed to improving the quality of our Nation’s health by producing a framework for public health prevention priorities and actions.
“The launch of Healthy People 2020 comes at a critical time,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “Our challenge and opportunity is to avoid preventable diseases from occurring in the first place.”
Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, are responsible for seven out of every 10 deaths among Americans each year and account for 75 percent of the nation’s health spending. Many of the risk factors that contribute to the development of these diseases are preventable.
“Too many people are not reaching their full potential for health because of preventable conditions,” said Assistant Secretary for Health Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H. “Healthy People is the nation’s roadmap and compass for better health, providing our society a vision for improving both the quantity and quality of life for all Americans.”
The Healthy People initiative is grounded in the principle that setting national objectives and monitoring progress can motivate action, and indeed, in just the last decade, preliminary analyses indicate that the country has either progressed toward or met 71 percent of its Healthy People targets.
Healthy People 2020 is the product of an extensive stakeholder feedback process that is unparalleled in government and health. It integrates input from public health and prevention experts, a wide range of federal, state and local government officials, a consortium of more than 2,000 organizations, and perhaps most importantly, the public. More than 8,000 comments were considered in drafting a comprehensive set of Healthy People 2020 objectives. Based on this input, a number of new topic areas are included in the new initiative, including:
Adolescent Health
Blood Disorders and Blood Safety
Dementias, including Alzheimer’s Disease
Early and Middle Childhood
Genomics
Global Health
Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being
Healthcare-Associated Infections
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
Older Adults
Preparedness
Sleep Health
Social Determinants of Health
Healthy People is also issuing a special challenge to encourage developers to create easy-to-use applications for professionals who are working with the new national health objectives and state- and community-level health data.
“This milestone in disease prevention and health promotion creates an opportunity to leverage information technology to make Healthy People come alive for all Americans in their communities and workplaces,” said Chief Technology Officer Todd Park. “The ‘myHealthyPeople’ apps challenge will help spur innovative approaches to helping communities track their progress using Healthy People objectives and targets as well as develop an agenda for health improvement.”
HHS is also launching a newly redesigned Healthy People Web site that allows users to tailor information to their needs and explore evidence-based resources for implementation. The Web site is located at: www.healthypeople.gov. For more information about myHealthyPeople, go to www.challenge.gov/
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
WORLD AIDS DAY
Today on this world AIDS day, I would love us to observe a moment of silence for all those who have died from the disease including those without it that worked to eliminate it.
To those living with this disease, I am so sorry you have to and to those working to find a cure, thanks for all your efforts.
To everyone else out there please be careful, remember, “prevention is better than cure”. Know your health status because according to the U.S department of Health and Human Services (HHS), about 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the U.S and 33 million are living with it worldwide and also about one out of five people living with HIV is not aware of it.
Here is HHS's Secretary Kathleen Sebelius thoughts on World AIDS DAY. She also mentions the steps that the US is taking to help eradicate the HIV epidemic.
Here is WHO's Director General, Dr. Margaret Chan thoughts on the HIV epidemic. She is happy that the epidemic is becoming stabilizes in some regions of the world but concerned that certain regions do not have access to treatments. She wants the rights of people living with HIV protected and to end discrimination against them.
To find out more about AIDS CHECKOUT:
http://www.aids.gov/
http://www.who.int/hiv/en/index.html
To those living with this disease, I am so sorry you have to and to those working to find a cure, thanks for all your efforts.
To everyone else out there please be careful, remember, “prevention is better than cure”. Know your health status because according to the U.S department of Health and Human Services (HHS), about 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the U.S and 33 million are living with it worldwide and also about one out of five people living with HIV is not aware of it.
Here is HHS's Secretary Kathleen Sebelius thoughts on World AIDS DAY. She also mentions the steps that the US is taking to help eradicate the HIV epidemic.
Here is WHO's Director General, Dr. Margaret Chan thoughts on the HIV epidemic. She is happy that the epidemic is becoming stabilizes in some regions of the world but concerned that certain regions do not have access to treatments. She wants the rights of people living with HIV protected and to end discrimination against them.
To find out more about AIDS CHECKOUT:
http://www.aids.gov/
http://www.who.int/hiv/en/index.html
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