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Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Bills Package To Expand Access To Health Care To State's Uninsured
Michigan lawmakers introduced health reform packages this week, the Detroit News reports. On Thursday, state senators introduced a bipartisan package of health care bills aimed at expanding health insurance coverage to the state"s 1.2 million uninsured residents. The package, named MI Health, would establish two state health plans that provide the residents with more affordable and accessible coverage options.MI Access would expand the state Medicaid program to include residents with annual incomes under 200% of the federal poverty level, and beneficiaries would contribute copayments for services and medications. MI Coverage would provide subsidized coverage options for residents with annual incomes at 200% to 300% of the poverty level. Fees for residents under MI Coverage would be set according to their health levels and habits (Bouffard, Detroit News, 5/14). The proposed legislation package also would create a state fund that pays for insurance claims exceeding $25,000, or up to $250,000 per year, with health plans making contributions to the fund. In addition, the package proposes to bar commercial insurers from rejecting coverage for applicants with chronic conditions or increasing their premiums if they have been previously diagnosed with a chronic condition (Anstett, Detroit Free Press, 5/15).
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Nigeria, UNICEF Launch First National Child Health Week
UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman, who visited Nigeria to launch the country"s first ever National Child Health Week, said an unacceptably high number of children in the country are dying from preventable diseases, and she called on Nigerian government officials to provide integrated healthcare, Xinhua reports (8/3).
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Men with insomnia and sleep duration of six or fewer hours of nightly sleep are at an increased risk for mortality, according to a research abstract presented on June 8, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies
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Rep. Schwartz Introduces Legislation To Establish AAMC-Proposed Health Care Innovation Zones

The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) applauds Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) for introducing legislation (H.R. 3134) to establish pilot "health care innovation zones" (HIZs) building on the strengths of academic medical centers (AMCs). The legislation creates and tests these zones around the country with the goal of improving patient outcomes, while slowing the growth of health care costs. "Our nation faces a complex health care crisis of access, quality and cost, and there is an urgent need to design and test large scale, innovative models to transform the way we deliver and pay for care," said AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D. "The AAMC wants to thank Rep. Schwartz for introducing this legislation, which will enable providers to truly reform delivery systems and improve the health of communities." The HIZs would include an academic medical center-a medical school, faculty physicians, and teaching hospitals-and community partners that provide the full spectrum of health care, such as inpatient, outpatient, post-acute, and preventive services to patients, as well as Medicare beneficiaries. Within the zones, alternative payment structures that reward quality and outcomes, rather than units of service, would be promoted. Planning grants would first be awarded to design innovation zones that improve quality, decrease costs, and train the next generation of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals in new models of cost-effective, quality health care. The HHS secretary would then establish innovation zones in communities across the country to test the ability of HIZs to increase provider integration, improve health care services, and reduce costs. The demonstration projects would operate for a period of at least three years, subject to renewal. Association of American Medical Colleges


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