HEALTH CARE RESOURCES
These are General Health Care Resources.
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ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
Abortion: Medicaid Not Responsible
Miami Daily Business Review, February 25, 2002
Abuse Linked to Women's Ovarian Function
Reuters Health, November 23, 2001
Affordable Medicines Can Lengthen Seniors' Lives
HealthScoutNews, April 11, 2002
Ambitious Project Aims to 'Save the Mothers'
CNN, March 16, 2001.
America's Uninsured: A Closer Look
A report from the National Academies of Science, October 2001.
Americans Confused About the Uninsured: Report
Reuters, October 11, 2001
The Benefits of Exercise in Geriatric Women
Report originally published in AJGC 10(5):260-263, 2001.
Bill Seeks Repeal of Rehab Care Spending Caps
Reuters Health, February 28, 2002
Breast Cancer Care Worse for Poor
The Associated Press, April 3, 2002
Bush Administration Allowed to Move Forward on Drug Discount Card
Reuters Health, November 8, 2001
Care Without Coverage: Too Little Too Late
Study by the National Academy of Science's Institute of Health, regarding the care of people who are uninsured and chronically ill, or trauma victims.
Children's Health/Substance Abuse
Informational articles from the Medmem Medical Library.
China Sterilization Captive Dies After Fall
The Associated Press, May 19, 2001
Clinical Trials Web Sites Don't Disclose Study Risks
Reuters Health, May 29, 2002
Closing Clinic Doors
The New York Times, May 21, 2001
Consumers Encounter Barriers in External Review Programs
Reuters Health, March 19, 2002
Controversial Changes To Patient Privacy Rules
MSNBC News Services, March 22, 2002
Danazol Use for Endometriosis Linked to Ovarian Cancer Risk
Reuters Health, March 18, 2002
Deal May Help Eating Disorder Costs
The Associated Press, July 31, 2001
Developing Empathy in Future Physicians
Medscape, 2001
Disabled Adults in US Often Cannot Afford to Take Drugs as Prescribed
Reuters Health, July 8, 2002
Drugmakers Plan New Rules to Cut Perks for Doctors
Reuters Health, April 19, 2002
Employers Push More Health Coverage Costs to Workers
Reuters Health, April 8, 2002.
Enrolling in a Study? Most Don't Ask Key Questions
Reuters Health, May 22, 2002
EU Ups Family Planning Cash to Fill Gap Left by US
Reuters Health, July 24, 2002
FDA Proposes Public Disclosure of Advisory Panel Members' Conflicts of Interest
Reuters Health, February 12, 2002
FDA Warns Against Use of the Dietary Supplement LipoKinetix
MedscapeWire, November 16, 2001
Few Know About Pill for Emergencies
The Associated Press, May 13, 2002
Five-Nation Survey Highlights Healthcare Cost and Access Problems
Reuters Health, May 14, 2002
GAO Sides With Hospitals on Medicaid Payment Rule
Reuters Health, April 10, 2002./p>
Gap in Seniors' Drug Coverage Exceeds Earlier Estimates
Reuters Health, February 27, 2002
Group Posts Disciplined Doctor Data on Internet
Reuters Health, June 6, 2002
Group Sues Over Florida Medicaid's Denial of Drugs
Sun-Sentinel, March 29, 2002
Harvard-Led Study Says Blacks Get Poorer Health Care in Medicare Managed Care Plans
The Associated Press, March 13, 2002
Health Advocates Rip Proposals for Stand-Alone Medicare Drug Benefit
Reuters Health, April 17, 2002
Health Care for Children and Adolescents in the Juvenile Correctional Care System
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, April 2001.
Healthcare Utilization Among Women With Physical Disabilities
Medscape Women's Health eJournal 7(4), 2002
Healthcare Workers Join Ranks of Uninsured
Reuters Health, March 4, 2002
Health Privacy Principles for Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence
A report from the Family Violence Prevention Fund, October 2000, regarding privacy and disclosure laws pertaining to victims of domestic violence.
Healthy People 2010 Companion Document for LGBT Health
The Healthy People 2010 Companion Document for LGBT Health is a comprehensive look at multicultural LGBT community, written by and for health care consumers, providers, researchers, educators, schools, clinics, advocates, and health professionals in all settings.
Homosexuality and Adolescence
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 1993.
Hospitalization Can Traumatize a Child
Reuters Health, June 14, 2002
House Committee Approves Minors' Interstate Abortion Travel Bill
Reuters Health, March 21, 2002./p>
Improving Substance Abuse Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment Financing for Children and Adolescents
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 2001.
In a First, Medicare Coverage Is Authorized for Alzheimer's
The New York Times, March 31, 2002
Infant Mortality Associated With Congential Syphilis Remains A Problem in US
Reuters Health, May 28, 2002
Inmates to Be Allowed Abortions
Las Vegas SUN, June 5, 2002
Insurance Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Children and Adolescents: A Consensus Statement
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 2000.
Insurance Group Denounces Big Premium Hikes for Sick
Reuters Health, April 11, 2002
Interest Groups Battle Over Medicare Drug Plan Ads
Reuters Health, May 10, 2002
Iowa Court Order Prompts Standoff Over Women's Medical Records
Reuters Health, July 23, 2002
Italian Gynecologists Refuse to Prescribe Contraceptives to Underage Girls
Reuters Health, July 12, 2002
Judge: Contraceptives in Health Plan
The Associated Press, June 12, 2001
Kaiser Foundation Survey Finds Teens Turn to Web for Health Info
Reuters Health, December 11, 2001
KidsHealth
A joint project of the American Medical Association & the Nemours Foundation; health education and resources for parents, teens, and children.
Knowles Vetoes Bill Restricting Publicly Funded Abortions
Anchorage Daily News, June 6, 2002
Latinos Overcharged for Health Care, Study Says
Reuters, June 9, 2001
Lawmakers Say Research Subjects Need Congressional Protection
Reuters Health, April 23, 2002.
Lawmakers to Seek Medicare+Choice 'Lock-in' Repeal
Reuters Health, October 15, 2001
Mailed Prozac Samples Cause Stir
The Associated Press, July 4, 2002
- Attorney General Issues Subpoenas in Case of Prozac Mailed to S. Floridians
Sun-Sentinel, July 9, 2002
Many Doctors Say They Are Refusing Medicare Patients
The New York Times, March 17, 2002
Many HIV Patients Don't Plan for End-Of-Life Care
Reuters Health, June 13, 2001
Medicare HMO Drug Benefits Hard to Compare: Report
Reuters Health, May 17, 2002
Medicaid State Plans
Listing by state of Medicaid plans for low-income individuals.
Medicare HMO Enrollees See Soaring Out-of-Pocket Costs
Reuters Health, February 14, 2002
Medicare Managed Care Plans Cutting Seniors' Prescription Drug Coverage
Reuters Health, October 16, 2001
Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Programs
Prescription drug assistance programs offered through/approved by Medicare, with information on various plans.
Mentally Ill Children, and the Custody Crisis You Never Heard Of
The National Law Journal, May 1, 2000
Missed Opportunities, Medical Errors Undermine Quality of Care
Reuters Health, April 16, 2002
More HMOs Withdraw From Medicare+Choice
Physicians Financial News, 2001
Most Cancer Rates Down, Study Finds
Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2001
Most Seniors Unaware of Medicare HMO 'Lock-In'
Reuters Health, March 1, 2002
Neglect of Our Most Vulnerable
ABC News, March 5, 2001
New Body to Oversee Clinical Trial Ethics in Developing World
Reuters Health, May 31, 2002
New York Must Provide Medicaid to Immigrants
The Associated Press, June 5, 2001
Nurse Practitioners Push to Make Their Presence Known
Medcape News, June 13, 2001
One in Seven Americans Say They Can't Get Needed Healthcare
Reuters Health, March 21, 2002
Panel: System Fails Cancer Patients
The Associated Press, December 3, 2001
Pediatricians Urged to Ask About Rape
The Associated Press, Jun 4, 2001
Pfizer's Warner-Lambert Probed on Neurontin Marketing
Reuters Health, March 14, 2002
- Whistle-Blower Says Marketers Broke the Rules to Push a Drug
The New York Times, March 14, 2002
Pharmacies Flout California Drug Discount Law
Reuters Health, March 13, 2002
Physicians and Patients Need More Education on Adverse Drug Reactions
Reuters Health, November 16, 2001
Principles of Patient Safety in Pediatrics
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, June 2001.
Report: Kids on Medicaid Not Getting Care
The Associated Press, August 13, 2001
Rx List
Look up prescription medications online, dosage, cost, interactions; Spanish- and English-language information, drug FAQs, alternative medicine section.
Senators Question Bush Plan for Uninsured
Reuters Health, March 12, 2002
Serious Drug Toxicities Recognized During Postmarketing Surveillance
Reuters Health, April 30, 2002
Sharp Rise in Prescribing Drives Drug Spending
Reuters Health, July 9, 2002
Some Terminally Ill Parents Avoid Custody Planning
Reuters Health, June 12, 2001
State Seizes Control of Maxicare
Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2001
State-by-State Report Card on Health Care Laws and Domestic ViolenceEvaluation of state activity in passing laws to improve the health care response to domestic violence as of June 30, 2000.
Stronger Efforts Needed to Ensure Children's Access to Health Screening Services
U.S. General Accounting Office Report to Congress, July 2001, regarding Medicaid provision of "Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, & Treatment (EPSDT) Services" to children. [PDF]
Study: Lesbians Have Higher Risk for Some Cancers
Women's Enews, April 25, 2001
Study Suggests Medicaid Cost-Cutting Efforts Decrease Access to Needed Drugs
Reuters Health, April 9, 2002
Surgeon General Urges Frank Sex Talk
MSNBC News, June 28, 2001
Survivors Lack Knowledge of Their Childhood Cancer
Reuters, April 9, 2002
Underfunded Indian Health Service: Rationed Care, Malpractice and Sanctioned Doctors
The Associated Press, March 3, 2002
US: Children of the Working Poor Lack Health Care
Reuters Health, July 4, 2001
US Senate Bill Would Limit Tax Breaks for Drug Advertising
Reuters Health, May 7, 2002
Vermont Governor Signs Drug Detailing Measure
Reuters Health, June 13, 2002
Violence Against Women: A Priority Health Issue
Comprehensive report from the World Health Organization, regarding violence against women worldwide, including domestic violence, commercial sexual exploitation, and sexual assault during wartime and at times of peace.
When Peer Review Yields Unsound Science
The New York Times, June 11, 2002
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
(click here for Articles/Information/Research)
AMA Physician Select
www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
Locate American Medical Association physicians by area, medical specialty
Children's Healthcare is a Legal Duty (CHILD, Inc.)
Box 2604
Sioux City, IA 51106
www.childrenshealthcare.org
Doctors of the World
375 W. Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 226-9890
Toll-free: 1-888-817-HELP
www.doctorsoftheworld.org
Largest corps of volunteer medical professionals in the nation.
FAMILIES USA
1334 G Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 628-3030
www.familiesusa.org
Health care issues, Medicaid info, CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
459 Fulton Street, Suite 107
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 255-4547
www.glma.org
An organization of 2,000 medical professionals, providing referrals for gay, lesbian,bi, and transgender patients throughout North America.
Hospice Foundation of America
12000 Biscayne Blvd. #505
Miami Beach FL 33181
Phone: (305) 981-2522
www.hospicefoundation.org
Indian Health Service
The Reyes Building
801 Thompson Avenue, Ste. 400
Rockville, MD 20852-1627
Phone: (301) 443-1083
www.ihs.gov
The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for American Indian and Alaska Native people. List of area offices by state/region available on-site.
The Mautner Project for Lesbians With Cancer
1707 "L" Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Phone/TTY: (202) 332-5536
www.mautnerproject.org
Founded in 1990, The Mautner Project is the only national organization dedicated to lesbians with cancer, their partners and caregivers.
Medicare Rights Center
1460 Broadway, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 869-3850
Toll-free: 1-888-HMO-9050
www.medicarerights.org
The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) is a national, not-for-profit organization that helps ensure that older adults and people with disabilities get good affordable health care, through direct assistance, education, advocacy for policy changes, and when necessary, staff representation for those unable to obtain needed health care.
Patient Advocate Foundation
753 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 200
Newport News, VA 23606
Toll-free: 1-800-532-5274
www.patientadvocate.org
Save the Mothers Fund
FIGO Secretariat
70 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8AX, U.K.
Phone: 20 7224 3270
www.figo.org/sav-moth.asp
Teen Health Connection
CMC NorthPark
251 Eastway Drive
Charlotte, NC 28213
Phone: (704) 446-0924
www.teenhealthconnection.org
Information on adolescent medicine, physical and mental health.
