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LINCOLN—The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking community-based providers from across the state to make family planning and reproductive health services available to low-income persons.
Approximately $1.8 million for family planning and reproductive health services will be available for a 12-month period, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Affairs.
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— DHHS press release, February 24, 2010
WASHINGTON—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently
awarded states $100 million in grants to test child health quality measures and
implement health information technologies for children enrolled in Medicaid and
the Children's Health Insurance Program. Funded by the Children's Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009,
the five-year grants will support projects in 18 states, including two states
that plan to develop an electronic health record for children.
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— HHS press release, February 24, 2010
OMAHA—Methodist Health System, The Nebraska Medical Center, and their affiliated physicians are joining together to form the Accountable Care Alliance. This partnership is being developed to reduce costs to patients and to improve quality and efficiency of patient care across the two health systems.
The Accountable Care Alliance will be structured like an accountable care organization, one of the models being considered by the federal government under health care reform as a way to reduce health care costs. An accountable care organization is an integrated health care delivery system that relies on a network of primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals that are held responsible for the quality and cost of health care to a defined patient population.
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The Nebraska Medical Center press release, February 23, 2010
LINCOLN—The February 18 Tribute to Trauma Champions was truly a night of celebration and thanksgiving. The annual
event was held to recognize the medical expertise, tireless dedication and teamwork required among the many health care specialties to successfully care for a single trauma patient. From EMS first responders to trauma care professionals at the Trauma Center to rehabilitation staff members and those who help patients return home, a coordinated system of care is vital to treat our region’s most critically injured patients.
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BryanLGH Web site, February 25, 2010
OMAHA—The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy now ranks fourth nationally among 110 pharmacy schools in funding per researcher from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The college moved up two spaces from sixth last year.
The rankings—compiled annually by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)—show that the College of Pharmacy's doctoral-level investigators collectively received more than $6.6 million in NIH funds in 2009. That is a 31 percent increase in NIH funds from 2008, when the college's researchers collectively brought in about $5 million.
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UNMC press release, February 24, 2010
LINCOLN—The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony February 24 on a bill that would provide for a two-year moratorium on the issuance of new hospital licenses in Nebraska.
LB 999, sponsored by Lincoln Senator Kathy Campbell, would direct the
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services not to accept applications from or issue licenses to new hospitals from September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2012. The bill makes an exception for critical access hospitals.
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— Unicameral Update, February 25, 2010
LINCOLN—The Legislature today heard testimony regarding
LB 1110.
This bill, introduced by Lincoln Senator Kathy Campbell, would change provisions relating to coverage for certain children under the Medical Assistance Program as prescribed.
Senators voted February 17 to suspend the Legislature’s rules and allow the
introduction of a bill meant to address a gap in Medicaid eligibility for
low-income, pregnant women. The state recently was notified that its means of
determining Medicaid eligibility for the families of pregnant women was in
violation of federal guidelines. As a result, benefits for many unborn children
will terminate March 1, 2010.
— Nebraska Hospital Association, February 25, 2010
LINCOLN—As the Legislature's Judiciary Committee got ready Thursday afternoon to hear a bill (LB 1103) on late-term abortion, experts from both sides attempted to get their viewpoints out early.
For the first time, Capitol security moved a metal detector in front of the door to the hearing room where the Judiciary Committee would hear testimony.
If the bill would pass, Nebraska would be the first to outlaw most abortions
past 20 weeks of gestation.
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— Lincoln Journal Star, February 25, 2010
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will use a bipartisan summit to push for health care legislation, but if that fails to generate enough support the White House has prepared the outlines of a more modest plan. His leading alternate approach would provide health insurance to perhaps 15 million Americans, about half what the comprehensive bill would cover. It would do that by requiring insurance companies to allow people up to 26 years old to stay on their parents' health plans, and by modestly expanding two federal-state health programs, the
Wall Street Journal reports.
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— Wall Street Journal, February 25, 2010
WASHINGTON—The House voted to strip health insurance companies of their exemption from federal antitrust laws. The provision passed on a 406 to 19 vote, with most Republicans joining all the House Democrats in voting for the measure. President Obama has said he favors the idea of repealing the exemption, and House Democrats say doing so would add scrutiny to the practices of health insurers, the
Washington Post reports.
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— Washington Post, February 25, 2010
WASHINGTON—The Senate overwhelmingly passed a $15 billion jobs bill Wednesday morning, giving Democrats—and embattled Majority Leader Harry Reid—a much needed legislative victory.
A larger-than-expected number of GOP senators, led by Scott Brown of Massachusetts, pushed the bill to its 70-28 passage. Several more Republicans broke ranks with their leaders on final passage compared with a 62-30 procedural vote Monday, giving the bill a much more comfortable margin.
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— Politico, February 25, 2010
Join us for 2010 NHA Advocacy Day
March 9, 2010 – Lincoln
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To Err is Human - and Costly Addressing the Potential Litigation Impacts of So-Called "Never Events"
March 2, 2010 – Webinar
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF)
Clinical Seminar
March 25, 2010 – St. Louis, MO
2010 NHPCP Annual “Living a Good Life…at the End of Life” Conference
March 30 - April 1, 2010 – Lincoln
Disney’s Approach to Quality Service for Healthcare Professionals
April 6, 2010 – Omaha
Grant Writing Workshop
April 8-9, 2010 – Lincoln
9th Annual ASHE Region 6 Education Conference
April 22 & 23, 2010 – Mankato, MN
Crucial Conversations Training
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