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Two months ago, lawmakers had to reduce spending by $334 million in a special session to balance the books.
Today lawmakers may provide hints at how stingy they will be, as they begin debating bills leftover from last year.
Senators might have to be even tighter with spending in light of news Friday that tax receipts in December were almost 10 percent less than expected.
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— Omaha World-Herald, January 11, 2009
Small businesses are responsible for three-quarters of all new jobs in the U.S., and it will be their efforts that get America back to work. Right now decisions are being made on Capitol Hill that will have an immediate impact on every small business in America. That is why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—a national affiliate of the State Chamber—has unveiled U.S. Chamber Small Business Nation, a new online community where you can openly exchange information and ideas. The site has more than 4,000 pages of how-to business resources and tools, an advocacy center to educate and engage businesses on key legislative issues, and a discussion platform to facilitate the exchange of ideas and solutions.
Click here for more.
— Chamber Daily Update, January 12, 2010
WASHINGTON—In anticipation of the release of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on viral hepatitis, the CDC Foundation (the independent nonprofit partner of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), in partnership with CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis, recently launched the Viral Hepatitis Action Coalition.
The Coalition is comprised of private-sector organizations committed to supporting high priority research, education and program evaluation projects initiated by CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis. In addition to providing funding for specific projects, Coalition members also will support CDC by sharing research data, connecting CDC to appropriate stakeholders and networks, and providing feedback on the information and tools needed in the field to respond to the recommendations outlined in the IOM report.
Read more.
— Infection Control Today, January 11, 2010
BROKEN BOW—On Sunday, January 17, 2010 Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center will host a dedication ceremony and open house
to celebrate the opening of 12.2 million dollar patient wing consisting of 23 private rooms,
two labor/delivery rooms, all new nursing and support areas and a major
remodel to the entrance area of the Heritage Hall Nursing Home. The dedication
ceremony will be held at
2:00 p.m. and the open house and public tours begin at 3:00 p.m. Guest Speakers
include Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy, Senator Deb Fischer and Mayor R.C. McMeen.
An overview of the event will be included in the next issue of Newslink.
Click here for
directions.
—
Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center, January 13, 2010
OMAHA—Lakeside Hospital in Omaha
will open a 20-bed cancer unit today
as part of its expanded medical
tower.
The hospital at 168th Street
and West Center Road has treated
cancer patients but not on
a designated floor, said Becki
Swanson, an Alegent Health Administrator.
Read more.
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Omaha World-Herald, January 11, 2010
LINCOLN—The Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Partnership (NHPCP) is accepting nominations for the Shining Star Award, Spirit of Hospice Award and Outstanding Hospice Volunteer award to be presented at the Association's Annual Conference Banquet on March 31, 2010, at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln. Nominees should be a member or employed by an organization that is a member of the
NHPCP. Nominations will be accepted through February 12, 2010.
Click here to view award details and nomination forms.
—
NHPCP press release, January 12, 2009
LINCOLN—Nebraska could become one of several states challenging a provision in the federal health care reform package that would assess penalties against people who didn't obtain health insurance.
A proposed amendment (LR289CA) to the Nebraska Constitution introduced to the Legislature on Wednesday would bar the state from forcing people to buy insurance or fine people for not obtaining insurance.
Senator Beau McCoy of Omaha introduced the measure. He concedes that it would not trump federal law. But McCoy says it could help set up a federal court challenge of such a law.
Including Nebraska, lawmakers in almost 30 states have introduced or plan to introduce similar legislation.
— Lincoln Journal Star, January 13, 2009
LINCOLN—Lawmakers voted down a measure Jan. 12 that would have changed provisions related to tuberculosis detection and prevention in Nebraska.
Read more.
— Unicameral Update, January 13, 2009
WASHINGTON—Facing an electorate more worried about jobs and the economy than health care, House and Senate Democrats have stepped up efforts to get a compromise bill to President Obama by the end of the month, the
Los Angeles Times reports. On January 12, House leaders gathered to discuss potential changes to the bill. That chamber is expected to slightly modify the legislation Senate Democrats passed last month by the narrowest of margins, before sending it back across the Capitol for a final vote.
Read more.
— Los Angeles Times, January 13, 2010
WASHINGTON—Furious with the Senate and desperate to regain a foothold in the
health care debate, a wave of rank-and-file House Democrats assailed the
Senate's tax on high-end health care plans Tuesday night, on the eve of a
critical White House meeting with the president.
"There's a big problem with the way the administration wants to pay for this," said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY),
whose panel authors the tax code.
Read more.
— Politico, January 13, 2010
National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) 2010 Update: Ensuring Compliance
January 19, 2010 – Webinar
Using Electronic Health Records to Document and Improve Quality of Ambulatory Care
January 19, 2010 – Webinar
Lincoln Science Cafe - ‘Are Liberals and Conservatives Physiologically Different?’
January 21, 2010 – Lincoln
HFMA 2010 Winter Meeting
January 21-22, 2010 – North Platte
National Rural Health Policy Institute
January 25, 2010 – Washington D.C.
Funding Opportunities for Electronic Health Records Under the HITECH Act
January 26, 2010 – Webinar
SAVE THE DATE:
NHA Advocacy Day
March 9, 2010 – Lincoln
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Seminar
March 11, 2010 – Grand Island
SAVE THE DATE:
2010 Lifespan Health Services Conference
May 11-12, 2010 – Kearney
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