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Hunger is a Health Issue
By Lee W. Hammerling, MD, ProMedica chief medical officerChronic conditions, including diabetes and heart disease, can be difficult to manage. The lack of a very basic human need – nutritious food – can further exacerbate these diagnoses. Hunger and malnutrition also can make obesity and mental...
Sep 04, 2013
School Nurses are focused on prevention of chronic health conditions
August 7, 2013 - Guest PFCD blog by Shirley Schantz, EdD, ARNP, RN and Angela Shubert, National Association of School NursesThe statistics are startling and demand attention: One in three children ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese. Today’s children could be the...
Aug 07, 2013
AMA Declaration and Proposed Legislation Provides Additional Tools to Curb Obesity and Diabetes in Medicare
June 19, 2013Today Reps. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) Ron Kind (D-WI) along with Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced a bipartisan bill focused on treatment and prevention of obesity in America. The "Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013" takes an important step to curb this...
Jun 19, 2013
Poor adherence generates higher health care costs and worse health outcomes
A new national survey commissioned by the Partnership for a Healthy America and conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies, confirms that we have a serious adherence program in America. Two out of three of us are not taking our medicines as prescribed. Prescription...
May 03, 2013
Exploring Opportunities to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Costs Among the Growing Aging Population
March 1, 2013This week, I was invited to testify on Capitol Hill in front of the Senate Special Committee on Aging in a hearing to discuss “Strengthening Medicare for Today and the Future.” Called to explore the possibilities for protecting the Medicare program without shifting costs or cutting...
Mar 03, 2013
Key Element Missing in Healthcare Decisions: Patients
February 4, 2013We all are patients at some point and experience the challenges of making important healthcare decisions, often with less information then we need to make informed decisions. Having a “patient-centered” health system is a commonly cited goal of health reforms. Though there is...
Feb 04, 2013
The Long-term Approach to Entitlement Reform
December 14, 2012With all of the rhetoric about entitlement reform, both sides are debating the best way to cut Medicare. Rarely discussed in these conversations, though, is what the short-term and long-term impact will be to the patient.My column, “The Link Between Fiscal Health and Population...
Dec 14, 2012
Research and Metrics Underscore the Importance of Fighting Chronic Disease
December 14, 2012The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) is the largest ever systematic effort to capture the global distribution and causes of a wide array of major diseases, injuries, and health risk factors. The report highlights non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and heart...
Dec 14, 2012
Fighting the Chronic Disease Challenge in California and the Nation
December 6, 2012On November 27th, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease hosted a forum at the Hotel Sainte Claire in San Jose, CA that included a discussion on the “Chronic Disease Challenge in California and the Nation, Achieving Healthy Changes: How technology can transform healthcare.” The...
Dec 07, 2012
Affordable Care Act Proposed Rules
November 27, 2012Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Obama administration announced new regulations to implement three key provisions of the Affordable Care Act. They focus on insurance market reforms, standards for coverage of essential health benefits and employer-based wellness programs....
Dec 04, 2012

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