Prospects for single payer coverage after Harry and Louise

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: This paper considers evidence of indirect influences of the Harry and Louise media campaign on public support of single payer health coverage in a conservative state. DESIGN AND METHODS: Data from a statewide, representative public opinion survey on health reform conducted in Oklahoma over a two-year period, 1992-1994, were combined with data on the Harry and Louise media campaign broadcasts. A two-stage structural-equation model tested the hypothesis that support for single payer varied inversely with support for "mainstream" health reform. RESULTS: Findings support the hypothesis, providing evidence that a campaign affecting support for mainstream health reform inversely affects support for single payer, despite the tendency for support for health reform to correlate with support for single payer. IMPLICATIONS: Findings suggest that an unintended indirect effect of a campaign against mainstream health reform may have been increased support for single payer. Those proposing future reforms should be aware of available media technologies and how they will be used.     

Dear Hillary...

As Hillary Clinton worked on the reforms of the US health system, three University of Minnesota fellows, Meeta Pherwani, Craig Hostetler and Sarah Miller, offered her some advice based on their experience with the NHS.     

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全国社区卫生重点联系城市会议于宁召开医改背景下社区卫生发挥纽带作用，成都社区卫生服务中心年内全设中医科，我国自主研制人用禽流感疫苗获生产批准，2008中国癌症防治科普计划在京启动，蒙成药首次纳入内蒙古社区用药范围，39健康大讲堂为大众健康上课     

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中国医疗卫生信息化高峰论坛在京召开(本刊记者张利刚报道)9月23日,在中国医疗信息化浪潮的推进下,RCG 宏霸数码科技(北京)有限公司(以下简称RCG)得到中国医院协会信息管理专业委员会的大力支持,在北京钓鱼台国宾馆举办了RCG宏霸数码助力中国医疗卫生创新建设——2008中国医     

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第十次全国医药行业协会会长、秘书长联席会召开；山东德州885万买公共卫生服务；世递国际中国临床实验供应链服务中心开幕；礼来在中国设立研发总部。     

Bill 8--accountability and control

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) and the hospitals of Ontario have for some time agreed that there has been little clarity as to their respective expectations in accounting to each other for their responsibilities in the delivery of healthcare. Bill 8, introduced in the Ontario Legislature in November 2003, provides the vehicle the government proposes to use to introduce formal accountability processes for hospitals. One major area of disagreement between the Ministry and the OHA concerns Sections 26 and 27, which would permit the Minister to intervene directly with a hospital's CEO. The authors believe that the Minister can exercise effective operational accountability without bypassing the hospital board, and thus avoid clouding accountability.     

哈医大二院危机情景剧之--对帐单之惑

据报道,患者翁文辉从2005年6月1日住入重症监护室(ICU)到8月6日病逝的67天中,翁家支付治疗费用约140万元,自购药品花费约400余万元,累计花费550余万元.