| Search 1) News For: Illinois Public Health Clinics Public hearing on government-health-plan bill set Thursday CHAMPAIGN ��� Are you disgruntled about not being able to afford health insurance? Or not being able to afford medical care even when you do have insurance? Here's your chance to tell your legislators what you think of a proposal to provide health care for everyone in Illinois through a government-sponsored, single-payer insurance plan. A public hearing on the Health Care for All Illinois Act ... Medical journal slams Ottawa over public health safeguards As the death toll rose Tuesday from the national listeriosis outbreak, an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal slammed the federal government for undermining public health safeguards. Health and safety fair is Saturday in Provo Utah Valley Regional Medical Center will host its annual family health and safety fair Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Northwest Plaza on the hospital campus in Provo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fair is free and open to the public. NHS consults over disclosure of patient data NHS Connecting for Health begins a public consultation today on whether details given by patients to GPs, clinics and hospitals should be shared with medical... Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's Amendatory Veto Could Jeopardize Bill That Would Grant Uninsured State Residents Discounts ... Final passage of a bill that would give Illinois residents without health insurance a discount on hospital care could be jeopardized because of an amendatory veto by Gov. Rod Blagojevich D, the Chicago Tribune reports. The bill -- which would have guaranteed uninsured Illinoisans the "most generous discounts in the U.S. Medical Revolution: In-Store Clinics The Globe reports on Massachusetts joining the medical revolution with the opening of a CVS in-store clinic in Medway. Nurse practitioners are on hand at these clinics to give vaccinations and treat "minor acute illnesses." As people rush to get flu shots this fall, the clinics will also be able to help. It's $59 a visit, which is more than a copay but less than a real doctor bill, and you ... Search 2) News For: Illinois Public Health Clinics Fairview Health Services Joins Minnesota Health Information Exchange The Minnesota Health Information Exchange MN HIE announced today that Fairview Health Services has joined as a sponsor. MN HIE will connect doctors, hospitals and clinics across the state so they can quickly access secure electronic medical information. MN HIE's initial service will offer access to medication history. Future services will include lab and radiology tests and e-prescribing. Breast cancer health fair set for September Pink Heart of Wisconsin will hold its 2nd Annual Breast Cancer Health Fair from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at Munson Bridge Winery, W6262 Bridge Road, Withee. Proceeds will benefit Marshfield Clinics Breast Cancer Angel Fund. This fund is available to assist Marshfield Clinic patients who are uninsured or underinsured and unable to cover the cost of a mammogram or other breast cancer ... HHS Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency For Louisiana Following Hurricane Ike's Landfall HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt declared a public health emergency to ensure that individuals, including those enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program SCHIP in Louisiana, continue to receive their health care items and services. The declaration follows one made on Thursday to cover Texas. Fairview Health Services Joins Minnesota Health Information Exchange MINNEAPOLIS----The Minnesota Health Information Exchange announced today that Fairview Health Services has joined as a sponsor. MN HIE will connect doctors, hospitals and clinics across the state so they can quickly access secure electronic medical information. |

