For the first time ever, KPBS teams up with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to compare American privatized medicine with government funded, universal health care in Canada. In the end, which system would make us healthier? In which country would we live longer? And is basic health care a right or a privilege? [San Diego Week broadcasts this Envision San Diego episode called “Right to Health” Friday July 3, 2009]
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Nurse TV is an Australian community television show made by nurses for nurses. Nurse TV aims to educate the public about the role of the nurse in the 21st century. The following segment is about Janine Sayers, a woman who was able to keep her terminally ill husband at home with the help of palliative care nurses. To learn more about Nurse TV, visit our website at www.nursetv.com.au © Waterbyrd Filmz 2004
Florida Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee discuss PCB HSQS 12-03, now HB 7091 on January 31st, 2012. Bill information: Health Care Coverage Mandates (HB 7091) Deletes provisions providing health insurance policies, health care services plans, or other contracts be construed to require payment to podiatrists & chiropractors for services within their scope of practice; repeals provisions relating to required coverage for bone marrow transplant procedures; repeals provisions relating to payment of acupuncture benefits to certified acupuncturists; deletes requirement that health insurance policies covering massage must also cover services of person licensed to practice massage; deletes provisions relating to mandated eligibility for participation in provider networks by therapists, counselors, psychologists, or certain psychiatric nurses; repeals provisions relating to required coverage for home health care services; repeals provisions relating to requirements that optional coverage for mental & nervous disorders be made available; repeals provisions relating to required coverage for individuals with autism spectrum disorder; repeals provisions relating to required coverage for cleft lip & cleft palate treatment under certain circumstance; deletes provisions relating to payment for treatment at osteopathic hospital, required coverage for cleft lip & cleft palate treatment, & payment for services provided by massage therapist.
