Obama Tells Supporters That It's Time for Action on Health Care
from the Los Angeles Times
President Obama, attempting to maintain some momentum in the aftermath of an appeal to a joint session of Congress for an overhaul of health care, assembled supporters to reiterate his appeal that "the time for talk is winding down" and the time for action is at hand. More

Judge Rules on Migrant Health Care Policies
from The Associated Press via Maui Weekly
A federal judge has ruled that Hawaii’s government must continue providing lifesaving dialysis and chemotherapy treatments to Pacific Island migrants suffering from kidney disease and cancer. U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright granted a temporary restraining order preventing the state from instituting a new, limited health insurance program intended to save $15 million. More

More U.S. Primary Care Doctors Needed for Projected Surge of 50 Million Uninsured Patients
from The Associated Press via The Washington Examiner
Among the many hurdles facing President Barack Obama's plan to revamp the nation's health care system is a shortage of primary care physicians — those legions of overworked doctors who provide the front line of medical care for both the sick and those hoping to stay healthy. More

Legal Nurse Consultant Sheds Light on Unique Role
from New England Nursing News
A mother whose baby was on life support with no chance of survival was emotionally distraught — her newborn was dying and she didn’t have the money to pay for a burial. But after she called a law firm a nurse was able to reach out and compassionately guide her to the legal help and support she needed. More

Grady Says It Will Pay to Fly Dialysis Patients to Their Home Country
from Atlanta Journal Constitution
Grady Memorial Hospital, in Atlanta, Ga., is offering to relocate about 60 outpatient dialysis patients to other states or send them back to their home country as the hospital prepares to close the dialysis unit. More

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from Health Leaders Media
The three major nurses' organizations in the country have come together to form the largest registered nurses union and professional association in U.S. history: National Nurses United. Members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses, and Massachusetts Nurses Association make up the 150,000 member national organization. More

Home Health Care to Be $4 Billion Market for Wireless by 2013
from iApplianceWeb.com
According to a new report from Parks Associates the U.S. market for wireless home-based healthcare applications and services will grow at a five-year cumulative annual growth rate of over 180% and become a $4.4 billion industry in 2013. More

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from the New York Times
As President Obama and Congress find themselves constrained by a rapidly growing federal deficit, they may have to be parsimonious in the subsidies granted uninsured families toward the purchase of health insurance. Many solid middle-class, uninsured Americans may not benefit much or at all from such subsidies. Absent a mandate to the contrary, and perhaps even with such a mandate, they may remain uninsured. More