Just heard this from our friends at the National Health Law Program: Health Care Reform Victory: Court Upholds Constitutionality of ACA
More details from NY Times : Appeals Court Backs Health Care Law
Archive for November, 2011
Breaking News: Court Upholds Constitutionality of ACA
Posted in Health Care Marketing on 8 November 2011| Leave a Comment »
Backward step of the day: Tobacco companies 1 : Public Health 0
Posted in Health Care Marketing on 7 November 2011| Leave a Comment »
Should we take up a collection for the tobacco companies whose claims that they would suffer “irreparable harm” ( and a cost of $20M) if required to redesign all of their cigarette packaging, were upheld today in a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon? Judge Leon’s action 
And the good news is…
Posted in Access to Medicines, Advocacy, Assistance, Children's Health, Consumer Protection, Economics of Health Care, Health Insurance, Pharmacists, Prescription drugs, State of Washington on 7 November 2011| Leave a Comment »
Now more so that ever, learning of positive developments and new efforts of those working to make a difference, helps me to keep going . I share here with you some news of significance at the local, state, and national levels.
In Washington State:
State lifts three-visit ER limit for poor patients
Workers’ wellness saving jobs in parks, policing, transit
Poor people win: Judge allows 11,000 to rejoin Basic Health
In New York State:
Medicaid team passes four sets of reform proposals, including Safe Rx to “Promote Language Accessible Prescriptions”
Governor Cuomo Issues Executive Order to Improve Access to State Services for Non-English Speakers
Nationally:
One Million Young Adults Gain Health Insurance in 2011 Because of the Affordable Care Act
For kids in foster care, law now requires that states create protocols and actively monitor the use of psychotropic medications
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