HEALTH CARE
Forums to provide businesses with health reform info
The Affordable Care Act will have a major impact on North Dakota businesses that provide health insurance to their workers. While the health care reform law took effect in 2010, many of its key provis...
Posted on 6/17/13 at 12:56 PM
Change fatigue in health care
The patient was at the hospital for a straightforward same-day surgery but the admission process fell far short of efficient. She was directed hither and yon - first to the registration desk, then to ...
Posted on 5/9/13 at 3:39 PM
Opinions Get Us Into Trouble
Most of us tend to have an opinion. I sure do on just about any subject except where we should eat tonightmuch to the huzs chagrin. With technological advances and the trappings that have come with t...
Posted on 7/13/12 at 7:30 AM
Art in All Places - Jamestown Regional Medical Center
This morning I had the opportunity to visit the Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC). Not as a patient but as an art enthusiast. I hadn't yet had the opportunity to see the new facility. So why st...
Posted on 4/10/12 at 3:42 PM
N.D. lawmakers discuss inmate medical bills
BISMARCKThe increasing cost of medical care for jail inmates is of growing concern for North Dakota counties, and state lawmakers are trying to decide how to handle the issue. The Senate Human Servic...
Posted on 1/10/11 at 6:43 PM
Governments may push workers to health exchange
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — In a move that would capitalize on provisions under President Barack Obama's health care law but could cost the federal government millions of dollars, Washington state lawmakers have found a creative way to pass a large chunk of their health care expenses along to Washington, D.C. — and analysts say others are likely to follow suit.By Mike Baker, Associated Press , April 24, 2013
Ad shows health care benefits for Native Americans
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota officials are launching a video campaign on an exclusive Native American TV network to talk about health care benefits.February 03, 2013
Hospitality home in the works in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS (AP) — The Sunshine Memorial Foundation in Grand Forks is raising $5 million for a hospitality home in the regional health care hub.January 20, 2013
Group opposes N.D. health exchange
BISMARCK — A coalition of conservatives says it will continue to oppose federal health care reform and does not think North Dakota should implement provisions of the law.July 23, 2012
Court keeps upcoming health care decision secret
WASHINGTON — It's the biggest secret in a city known for not keeping them.By By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press , June 24, 2012
Justices ready to move to heart of health case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court plunged into debate Monday on the fate of the Obama administration's overhaul of the nation's health care system, and the justices gave every indication they will not allow an obscure tax law to derail the case.March 26, 2012
Obama, Romney sweep health care laws under a rug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama.March 19, 2012
Lawmakers open to changes in military benefits
WASHINGTON — The government's promise of lifetime health care for the military's men and women is suddenly a little less sacrosanct as Congress looks to slash trillion-dollar-plus deficits.By By Donna Cassata, The Associated Press , October 23, 2011
Obama appeals health care setback
Raising prospects for a major election-year ruling, the Obama administration launched its Supreme Court defense of its landmark health care overhaul Wednesday, appealing what it called a “fundamentally flawed” appeals court decision that declared the law’s central provision unconstitutional.By By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press , September 29, 2011
A threat to medical privacy?
If efficient electronic technology threatened the privacy and security of medical records, most consumers of health care services would opt for privacy and security.By The Forum , September 28, 2011
Bismarck clinic decides to opt out of BCBS initiative
Mid Dakota Clinic of Bismarck has opted out of a major initiative by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota that involves sharing patient records with an outside consultant and cites patient privacy concerns as the reason.By By Patrick Springer, Forum Communications Co. , September 17, 2011
McConnell: Ryan Medicare plan 'on the table'
WASHINGTON — The top Republican in the Senate said Sunday that a controversial House Medicare plan is “on the table” as President Barack Obama and his GOP rivals wrestle over budget cuts to enact this summer.By By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press , May 29, 2011
Spin meter: On health care, it's Newt vs. Newt
ATLANTA — An official presidential candidate for less than a week, Newt Gingrich already finds himself in hot water with conservatives for suggesting he supports health care mandates while at the same time deriding a Republican budget proposal that would replace Medicare with vouchers.By By Shannon McCaffrey, The Associated Press , May 17, 2011
Health care, taxes on N.D. Legislature study list
Health care, taxes and education are among the subjects North Dakota lawmakers will be studying as they begin preparing for the next session.May 10, 2011
ND Senate endorses protest of federal health law
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are about to approve a bill that questions the recent federal health care overhaul.By The Associated Press , April 19, 2011
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