2008 NEWS

JAN |FEB |MAR |APR |MAY |JUN |JUL |AUG |SEP |OCT |NOV |DEC

Dec

• Cover the Uninsured Week dates announced , Dec/11/2008
• AHA News: Reviving neighborhoods and feeding families are part of how St. Mary’s Health System, Dec/08/2008
• Report: Obesity, uninsured barriers to health improvement, Dec/03/2008

Nov

• AHA News: Gap widens in cost of care, government payments, Nov/24/2008

Oct

• AHA News: Voters rank health care as a top concern, Oct/27/2008
• AHA News: Consensus on health reform sought at Miami forum on Health for Life ..., Oct/27/2008
• AHA News: ... and at event in nationís heartland, Oct/27/2008
• Study: Many uninsured children have a parent with health coverage, Oct/21/2008

Sep

• AHA News: Denzter: Economic woes will test nationís resolve to fix health care, Sep/29/2008
• IL legislature overrides amendment to uninsured discount bill, Sep/26/2008
• PBS to premiere documentary on uninsured , Sep/25/2008
• Study: Health coverage costs stressing many farm families, Sep/17/2008
• AHA News: Census: 45.7 million Americans lacked health insurance last year, Sep/01/2008

Aug

• Census: 45.7 million Americans uninsured in 2007, Aug/26/2008
• Study: Covering uninsured would increase U.S. health spending by 5%, Aug/25/2008
• Report: Working families burdened by lack of adequate insurance, Aug/20/2008
• AHA News: Safety-net providers continue to face financial pressures , Aug/19/2008
• CMS not taking action against states over SCHIP directive, Aug/15/2008
• Report: 27% of Hispanics lack a usual health care provider, Aug/13/2008
• Study: Safety-net providers face continued financial pressures , Aug/12/2008
• Study: Uninsured immigrant population on the rise, Aug/06/2008
• Study: Third of uninsured suffer from chronic illness, Aug/05/2008
• AHA News: Denver forum deals straight talk on fixing nation’s health care problems, Aug/04/2008

Jul

• Ruling prohibits Senate panel from marking up SCHIP legislation, Jul/23/2008
• AHA expresses support for SCHIP legislation, Jul/22/2008
• HHS awards $49 million for state high-risk insurance pools, Jul/21/2008
• AHA News: Another look at SCHIP?, Jul/21/2008
• AHA News: Health for Life sparks a dialogue on improving health care at Iowa forum, Jul/21/2008
• AHA News: Senators seek to lift SCHIP Senators seek to lift SCHIP restrictions, Jul/21/2008
• Senators introduce resolution to nullify 2007 SCHIP directive, Jul/18/2008
• AHA News: Big voice for uninsured, Jul/07/2008
• Study examines parity in state health coverage initiatives, Jul/02/2008
• HRSA issues health center report, locator tool, Jul/01/2008
• NJHA: State budget cuts mean uncertain future for hospitals, Jul/01/2008

Jun

• CDC: 43.1 million Americans uninsured in 2007, Jun/25/2008
• Cities report growing demand for health services, coverage costs, Jun/24/2008
• Study: Medical spending, beneficiary costs lower with public coverage, Jun/24/2008
• States strive to cover uninsured as revenues decline, Jun/23/2008
• AHA News: Health for Life, ‘Healthy Americans Act’ offer a road map to better care, Jun/09/2008
• AHA News: Reportññ13.7 million young adults were uninsured in 2006, Jun/09/2008
• AHA News: States’ scorecard finds differences in children’s health care, need for SCHIP, Jun/09/2008
• Share of uninsured adults drops under MA health reform, Jun/03/2008

May

• Report: 13.7 million young adults uninsured, May/30/2008
• Scorecard examines child health care by state , May/28/2008
• AHA News: SCHIP directive from ‘07 faulted for negative effects, improper procedures, May/26/2008
• House holds hearing on bill to nullify SCHIP directive, May/15/2008
• IA governor signs law to cover all uninsured children, May/14/2008
• Foundation issues plan to cover 44 million uninsured Americans, May/13/2008
• CMS approves SCHIP expansion for Indiana, May/13/2008
• AHA News: CMS issues letter clarifying SCHIP directive , May/12/2008
• AHA News: Cincinnati hospital hosts a House debate on health care in America, May/12/2008
• Groups protest proposed charity care cuts in NJ, May/12/2008
• House bill would nullify SCHIP directive, May/09/2008
• CMS issues letter clarifying SCHIP directive, May/08/2008
• Study: Uninsured workers cost nation more than $44 billion a year, May/02/2008

Apr

• Study: Rise in unemployment would drive up uninsured, Apr/28/2008
• AHA News: Cover the Uninsured Week keeps the spotlight on coverage for all, Apr/28/2008
• Report looks at options for covering uninsured, Apr/25/2008
• Senators urge CMS to rescind SCHIP directive, Apr/21/2008
• AHA News: Brokaw: Health care remains top concern, reform a huge challenge, Apr/14/2008
• Study: Some Asian Americans more likely to be uninsured, Apr/11/2008
• CT, MA support NJ in lawsuit against SCHIP directive, Apr/11/2008
• Senate hears from CMS, experts on SCHIP directive's impact, Apr/10/2008

Mar

• AHA News: The Value Corner, Mar/31/2008
• AHA News: Cover the Uninsured Week promotional materials available , Mar/31/2008
• CDC's early 2007 estimates show rise in uninsured, Mar/27/2008
• Report: Economic cost of uninsured is high, Mar/27/2008
• Report: 60% of Hispanics with limited English are uninsured, Mar/26/2008
• NJ hospitals support effort to expand children's health coverage, Mar/19/2008
• Cover the Uninsured Week promotional materials available, Mar/18/2008
• AHA News: CMS reports 5.9% increase in SCHIP enrollment in ‘07, Mar/17/2008
• CMS reports 5.9% increase in SCHIP enrollment, Mar/12/2008
• AHA News: MediSys CEO seeks coverage for needy patients, Mar/03/2008

Feb

• Hospital groups unite against NJ charity care cuts, Feb/28/2008
• Study: Growth in uninsured continued as economy improved, Feb/20/2008
• Uninsured patients more likely to present with advanced-stage cancer, Feb/19/2008
• AHA News: Aspen Institute project issues  10 principles for health reform, Feb/18/2008
• AHA News: House again fails to override SCHIP veto, Feb/04/2008
• Study: Few low-income uninsured buy non-group coverage, Feb/04/2008

Jan

• House again fails to override SCHIP veto, Jan/23/2008
• AHA News: HHS urged to reverse limits on kids’ coverage, Jan/21/2008
• KFF: 17 million women uninsured , Jan/10/2008
• Study estimates deaths due to lack of health insurance, Jan/09/2008
• President signs Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act, Jan/02/2008

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