New infections threatening world crisis

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The world medical community is unprepared for major, impending epidemics. In the US, there is no effective system for tracking outbreaks of diseases not listed with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as notifiable illnesses. To handle new outbreaks, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health recommends that the CDC expand its information gathering on hospital-acquired infection and focus on collecting information on antiviral drug resistance. It also recommended a national program to teach public health, epidemiology, and medical entomology.

HEALTH SERVICES, Management, Planning, Health care industry, Diseases, Demographic aspects, World health, Epidemics

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Bush plan would change small-group insurance

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The Bush Administration sent a draft bill to Congress that would require health insurance providers in a state to offer the same plan to every small employer in the state. Small employers are defined as companies with fewer than 50 employees. The legislation was designed to increase the availability and affordability of health insurance and to bar the exclusion of people with high-risk or pre-existing medical conditions.

Analysis, Laws, regulations and rules, Small business, Social policy, Medical policy, Health policy, Health insurance industry, Insurance, Bush, George H.W.

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Rehabilitation facilities hit in congressional hearing

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Testimony heard by the House Government Operations Committee's human resources subcommittee described rehabilitation facilities for people with brain injuries as 'resort-like,' overpriced and under-regulated. The hearing uncovered misleading marketing and billing practices and inadequate and inappropriate treatment. The subcommittee will continue its investigation and may hold additional hearings.

Residential care, Care and treatment, Investigations, Mentally disabled persons, Rehabilitation centers

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