HHS eases interpreter mandate but doctors must pay the bills

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The US Dept of Health and Human Services requires physicians, who treat Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program patients, ensure that all individuals eligible for such services are able to obtain them. There are factors that should be considered for potential patients that may have limited English proficiency skills but the amount that should be invested by physicians in these translation services is not well defined.

Strategy & planning, Government domestic functions, Contracts & orders received, Management dynamics, Business services, not elsewhere classified, Medicaid, Administration of Public Health Programs, Contracts & orders let, Translation Services, Translation and Interpretation Services, Management, Planning, Contracts, Social policy, Contract agreement, Medical policy, Health policy, Company business management, Medical practice, Administrative agencies, Government agencies, Company business planning, United States. Department of Health and Human Services, Translating services, Translators (Persons), United States. State Children's Health Insurance Program

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Cutting-the-fat bills target overweight kids

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The state Legislature in Maine, Washington, is taking on the problem of obesity with a comprehensive package of proposals to promote exercise, and curtailing the sale of soft drinks in schools. The bill requires fast food restaurants to list nutrition information on menus and call for studies of nutrition programs.

Eating places, Fast Food Restaurants, Limited-Service Restaurants, Bottled and canned soft drinks, Risk factors, Obesity, Soft drink industry

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