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Covering America's Children
Although Cover the Uninsured Week 2007 drew to a close on April 29, advocates of universal coverage work to share their message year-round in an effort to keep this growing problem high on the national agenda.
CINDY SANDERS |
Creating a Coalition for Coverage
There is strength in numbers.
In January 2007, 16 national healthcare organizations announced they had joined together and reached a consensus on policy approaches to increase the number of Americans with access to health insurance.
According to Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, the Health Coverage Coalition for the Uninsured (HCCU) looked at approaches that would be effective and could garner agreement from those with varying perspectives.
CINDY SANDERS |
Massachusetts Officials Outline Low-Cost Health Plans
Massachusetts health officials say they've passed a key hurdle en route to near universal insurance coverage for state residents.
In February, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick made an eleventh-hour appeal to a group of state insurance companies to come up with an affordable set of health plans for...
JOHN CARROLL |
Healthcare Reform Efforts Take Root
The corridors of power on Capitol Hill have long been the front lines in the war over healthcare policy. But recently many of the most combative groups have been joining hands with their most implacable political opponents in common cause.
JOHN CARROLL |
OFF Call: Roman Holiday
Once again, love drives me on, that loosener of limbs, bittersweet creature against which nothing can be done. —Sappho.
Rome is a great place to fall in love again — with your loved ones, no matter the relationship, and yourself. Who could not fall under the romantic spell of the city's unending mysteries guarded by angels frozen in time?
LYNNE JETER |
Cervical Cancer a Killer in Arkansas
The year started with great promise for those engaged in the fight against cervical cancer in Arkansas.
A press conference was held in the capitol rotunda. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter was there, along with members of the Arkansas Cervical Cancer Task Force. All united in their fight against cervical cancer.
One way to beat the disease early is to get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, more commonly known as HPV, so state Sen. Sue Madison (D-Fayetteville) took the obvious step and filed Senate Bill 954 on March 5. The title?
JEREMY PEPPAS |
Conway Dentist Reaches Out to TMJ Patients
CONWAY—Kyle Dalton has been a dentist for 20 years and for the past decade has been practicing in Conway.
Dalton has specialized in cosmetic dentistry and temporomandibular joint disorder, better known as TMJ.
JEREMY PEPPAS |
Dashboards for Business … and Bodies?
Planes, trains and automobiles. They all have something in common. The pilot, engineer or driver all rely on a complex set of information (fuel usage, speed, engine temperature, oil pressure, geographic information systems, time, and so forth) delivered to them in a comprehensive but easy to read display.
RICHARD W. OLIVER |
Golden Shovels Start Project at St. Vincent
With golden shovels and some pomp and circumstance, St. Vincent broke ground on its $47 million expansion and renovation project in front of a crowd of about 100 in late March.
JEREMY PEPPAS |
Happy Anniversary to Us
Welcome to the 12th issue of the Medical News of Arkansas. That's right, one-year old, but our parent company, Medical News, Inc. has had a presence in Arkansas for longer.
Internet domain names were registered well over two years ago and talks with Medical News CEO Mac Hardcastle about expanding into the Arkansas market started in January 2006.
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In the News May 07
Arkansas to participate in Practice Size Exploratory Project
Arkansas was one of four states recently selected to participate in a new research initiative sponsored by the national Center for Health Care Strategies. The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care will join Arkansas Medicaid on the initiative, entitled the Practice Size Exploratory Project, or PSEP.
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In the News May 07
Arkansas to participate in Practice Size Exploratory Project
Arkansas was one of four states recently selected to participate in a new research initiative sponsored by the national Center for Health Care Strategies. The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care will join Arkansas Medicaid on the initiative, entitled the Practice Size Exploratory Project, or PSEP.
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On the Road, Again
Travel Nurses Work around the Country
Nurses who enjoy traveling and diversified work experiences have the option of becoming a travel nurse.
In an era of staffing shortages at hospitals, travel nurses help fill any voids created by shortages or vacations.
JENNIFER GILL |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Michael Roman
Dr. Michael Roman holds more than one title — besides "MD," he's also an MBA and a CEO, of his own company, no less.
An emergency room physician, Roman got an interest in preventative medicine and founded Corporate Health America on the fourth floor of the Little Rock Cardiology Clinic building in west Little Rock.
JEREMY PEPPAS |
Procedure Cuts Postsurgery Downtime
Physicians know about perfusionists. They are the people who monitor heart-lung machines and do blood conservation during surgery. But, what fewer doctors understand is the technique being offered by some perfusionists called autologous blood therapy (ABT), which uses blood collected prior to surgery to create a gel used during surgical procedures to promote ultrafast healing and nip pain in the proverbial tush.
GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
State Appears Ready to Increase Research Funding
Arkansas appears poised to make the second major step in a long-term effort to boost the high-tech segment of its economy: injecting $30 million to $50 million into university research.
TED GRIGGS |
Stem Cell Bill Boosts Cancer Treatment, Research
Years from now, regenerative medicine may make it possible for patients to grow their own cartilage, skin, or heart valves. Advances in stem cell research will help create cures for cancer and diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's.
TED GRIGGS |
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