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Traffic was backed up for miles in both directions on Highway 60 in Salem near Saddlebrook Trail Wednesday, Oct. 20 due to a three-car accident.
According to a press release by Salem Police Department Major Roy Overshiner, four people were injured, including three adults and one 3-year old.
All four were flown from the scene to Louisville area hospitals by three medical helicopters.
Injured drivers were, Brenna L. McCarty, 30, Pekin. She was driving a 1997 Mercury. She was headed northwest bound. Also injured was McCarty's daughter Addison.
Mickey R. Altemose, 47, of Salem was also injured. He was driving a red 1983 Chevrolet Camaro and was headed Southeast bound from Salem. His car was struck in the driver's side by McCarty's vehicle. It then left the roadway and struck a rock enbankment.
Amy Beth Burns, 31, of Salem was the driver of a 2003 Mitsububishi. She was traveling behind Alemose. Her vehicle was struck head-on by the McCarty vehicle.
Conditions of those injured are not known at this time.
Overshiner said Highway 60 was closed for more than two hours as members of the Salem Police Department, the Washington County Sheriff's Department and the Indiana State Police's Accident reconstruction team. The Salem Fire Department as well as Washington EMS services also assisted with the rescue.
Also assisting on the scene were three civilians, two of which were nursing students witnessed the accident and stopped to assist with the child before rescue workers arrived. There was also a man who witnessed the accident who stopped to help.
The Eastern Musketeers made history one more time Friday as they defeated visiting Eastern Greene 52-16. For the first time in the Musketeers history they are assured of not finishing the year with a losing record. They enter sectional play with a 5-4 record. A loss would end the year for them with a .500 record and a win would insure the first winning season ever. No matter what happens next week against Lawrenceburg, EHS Head Coach John Dablow is pleased with his team's performance in his second season. " I am just so proud of the players, coaches and the fans," he said. "The players have worked so hard and I am happy to be a part of it." Dablow took over the program that won just one time in 20 games. The Musketeers showed instant improvement in his first year posting a 3-7 record and playing several additional opponents closer than intially expected. Then this year, they've won all the games they were supposed to and besides a late lapse in the game against Brownstown and dismal performance against West Washington, Eastern has played at a higher level. That higher level of play continued Friday against the visiting Thunderbirds. Josh Freeman started the game for Eastern when he intercepted a pass and took it to the house. The Musketeers added the PAT and led 7-0. The Musketeer advantage grew to 13-0 with 5:35 remaining in the first quarter when they scored off a 47-yard touchdown run by Jash Higdon. Neither team managed much offense in the second quarter until Eastern's Ryan Tandy scored on a 30-yard touchdown. The Musketeers converted the try for two and led 21-0. Eastern continued to put points on the board and the game ended with Dablow getting his first Gatorade shower. While the scene on the field after the win was a celebration, Dablow was still thinking like a coach and pointed to his team's nine turnovers as a concern heading into sectional play. "Even though we were up big in the throughout the game, we cannot make the silly mistakes that we did tonight," he said. "We had too many turnovers!" Ryan Tandy finished with 230 yards of Eastern's 438 total. Information for this story was gathered by Ryan Watson.
Humane Society yard saleA yard sale to benefit the Humane Society of Washington County will be held at the Washington County Fairgrounds., Salem, on Friday and Saturday, October 29 and October 30. The sale will begin at 8 am and end at 3pm. Contact the Humane Society at 883-3673.
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|The focus of this course is on the philosophic foundations, overall value and generally accepted practices of both research design and methodology in the behavioral sciences, specifically as it applies to program evaluation. (2 credits / hours)
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Career and Lifestyle Development
|The principles of counseling for career and lifestyle development apply both in secular and in ministry environments. This advanced level course supports the Pennsylvania state requirement that those interested in pursuing licensure must have studies that provide an understanding of career development and related life factors. The course will address theories and their application in formal and informal settings. Students will receive instruction in class, through assignments including a choice of site visitations for a project, and through case studies. The missionally focused capstone of the course will take place in week 5 with the student counselor's participation in an onsite clinic open to the public. (2 credits / hours)
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Human Development
|This course explores how humans grow, learn, and mature across the life-span. It surveys common developmental periods of life while considering how the issues within each developmental stage relate to counseling practice and ministry. Special attention will be given to identifying developmentally specific challenges and how to address them from a Christian perspective. Each student will engage in a personal exploration project. (3 credits / hours)
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|This course builds on a prior coursework in professional ethics and cross-cultural diversity by exploring the historical and philosophical foundations of professional counseling. Students will study underlying assumptions, epistemologies, philosophies of science, theories, and approaches involved in the field of psychology and counseling. The first semester will explore historical and epistemological foundations of the field while the second semester will explore and critique the modern world of Christian counseling. (2 credits / hours)
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Full SubmissionInputs: Rio+20 Compilation Document November 1, 2011 As youth, we will live in a world shaped by the outcomes of the Rio+20 summit. Over the past century we have seen the needs of future generations neglected while ecosystems are abused and the people who depend on them ignored. Global ecological and economic crises are not distant possibilities; they are an immediate reality and require global collaboration. We call for a Rio+20 process that ensures bold and immediate action that protects the rights of future generations to lead meaningful and dignified lives. Expanding the Definition of Sustainable Development Sustainability is a critical organizing concept for global action but vague and competing definitions pose a liability to successful outcomes. Current UN definitions are helpful but often fail to go far enough in capturing the full scope of work involved in meaningful sustainable development and a transition to a global green economy. We call on Member States to: ● Adopt a definition of sustainability that conveys underpinning ecological, social, cultural, and economic principles. We need to re-conceptualize development and prioritize the precautionary principle if we are to achieve sustainability. ● Adopt a definition of ?green economy? that prioritizes the well-being and basic needs of people and recognizes that infinite material growth is impossible in a finite world. A green economy must minimize ecosystem degradation and move beyond GDP as the sole indicator of prosperity. Improving Institutions and Governance Systems Achieving the goal of global sustainability depends on having an effective institutional framework based on commitment from sovereign governments. Rio+20 will be a unique opportunity to strengthen international environmental governance and to develop the necessary tools to mitigate and adapt to current world challenges. ● We call on Member States to strengthen the responsibilities and mandate of the UNEP. The strengthened institution needs to possess the financial support to fully streamline its monitoring, assessment and reporting responsibilities. ● We call on the Secretariat to initiate an extensive review of compliance mechanisms within existing international environmental agreements, identifying the most successful practices and supporting their use in future agreements. Creating Tools for the Green Economy Our current global economic institutions and international economic system have failed to adequately support sustainable development ? we need new policies to assist in the transition to a green economy. Youth need to be a central stakeholder of any such policies since we will be the ones to carry forward this new economy. We call on Member States to: ● Streamline green technology standards across all countries and international institutions to better facilitate the transfer and dissemination of green technology. ● Address the adverse impacts of structural adjustment programs (including austerity measures, privatization, and export-led growth) on sustainable development and poverty alleviation. ● Promote ?active labor market policies? including: subsidized or free primary, secondary, and post-secondary Education; job training; and unemployment insurance in order to improve labor market flexibility and income mobility in the face of ecological changes and changes to industrial structure that may emerge due to environmental regulation. ● Establish international legal structures that recognize and protect the rights of ?benefit corporations? to pursue a ?triple bottom line? of economic, social, and environmental gains without undermining fiduciary responsibility. ● Recognize and address the need for a reform of the international banking and finance sector through the implementation of a Financial Transaction Tax (also known as a Tobin or Robin Hood Tax). The money collected through this tax should be put towards sustainable development initiatives. ● Call for a review and potential cancellation of third-world debt in appropriate circumstances where it will allow for further investment in sustainable development initiatives. Debt-for-nature swaps, with indigenous peoples as key stakeholders, should also be considered. ● Recognize, with regards to the green economy, that one size does not fit all and instead offer a range of ideas and possibilities for all countries on the path to sustainable development. These should be based on the sharing of best practices, lessons learned, and the robust transfer of knowledge and technology. Equity and Equality: The Foundation of Sustainable Development The objective of any international policy should be to further promote equity and equality. Rio+20 needs to prioritize both of these concepts as it discusses ways to bring about sustainable development. We call on Member States to: ● Prioritize local control of resources, recognizing that the privatization of essential resources such as water ? especially without robust public monitoring and oversight ? risks restricting people's access to resources that have sustained them for generations. In the absence of resource management structures, states should build capacity for management rather than privatizing or managing resources directly. Indigenous peoples and their historical rights to resources, particularly land, must be explicitly protected. ● Address the inequities of development by establishing concrete planning mechanisms for the equitable distribution of benefits of international development projects. Development fundamentally implies a change in existing structures. As a result, we must actively mitigate harms to those who are adversely affected. ● Recognize that developing countries, local communities and individuals need stronger legal and economic institutions to maintain their sovereignty and freedom to develop along paths other than export-led growth. ● Establish a legal forum in which affected individuals can seek redress from parties facilitating trans-national development projects. Individuals need to be given space to legally defend themselves when their land and communities are threatened. ● Recognize and address the need for global protection of the commons. Land, sky, water, ecosystems, ores, public spaces, scientific knowledge and local customs all sprang from nature?s abundance and/or the life?s work of previous generations. We need international institutions to assist in protecting these shared resources. Conflict and Disaster: Obstacles to Sustainable Development In the Johannesburg Declaration (paragraph 19), Member States ?reaffirm [their] pledge to place particular focus on, and give priority attention to, the fight against the worldwide conditions that pose severe threats to the sustainable development of our people, which include...armed conflict...[and] natural disasters...? We need a renewed commitment to closing implementation gaps and achieving progress on these critical issues. We call on Member States to: ● Address as a priority the impacts of armed conflict on local communities and the environment, with special consideration for related conditions that pose severe threats to children and youth, such as: disruption of basic services, endemic disease, intolerance, terrorism, and environmental hazards and degradation (e.g., landmines and medical waste). ● Strengthen international, national, and local partnerships to engage local stakeholders in support of integrated financial mechanisms, as well as post-conflict and environmental disaster assessments, cleanup and reconstruction, capacity building, victim assistance, and risk Education. ● Actively foster, with the support of the Secretariat, intra-UN collaboration to effectively and comprehensively address the impacts of armed conflict and disaster on sustainable development. Civil society should also be actively involved in the development and implementation of innovative and robust policy measures. ● Recognize the unique needs of environmentally displaced peoples and consider establishing international procedures to assist them. ● Emphasize the crucial role of sustainable development in mitigating the economic, social, and environmental effects of armed conflict, and in promoting and sustaining peace. For more information, please contact: Matt Maiorana, SustainUS Policy Coordinator email@example.com


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Published: Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 4:54 p.m.
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TRINITY | Fred Carlton Barker, 91, a resident of Trinity, died Friday evening, May 10, 2013, at High Point Manor.
A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Pleasant Community Church, Hoover Hill Road, Trinity, by Pastor Bryan Rush and the Rev. Elton Wilborne. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Barker will remain at the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and other times at the home, 3321 Finch Farm Road.
He was born April 1, 1922, in Randolph County, a son of Charlie Carpenter Barker and Mary Della Kirk Barker. He was a retired employee with Thomasville Furniture Industries with 22 years of service. Mr. Barker was a member of Mount Pleasant Community Church in Trinity. On Feb. 24, 1945, he married Bernice M. Lanning, who died Aug. 26, 1998. He was also preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Mattie Barker; and brothers Ray Von Barker and Glenn Barker.
Surviving are a daughter, Shirley Hardin and husband Tom of Lexington; sons Sidney Ray Barker and wife Dana of Archdale and Carlton Barker and wife Kathy of Asheboro; a sister, Frances Cheek Varner of Asheboro; a brother, Leo Barker and wife Fleta of Lexington; five grandchildren, Mark Barker and wife Mary, James Barker and wife Tiffany, Kelli Heathman and husband Monty, Karie Sams and Scott Sams and wife Megan; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorial contributions be directed to the Cemetery Fund of Mount Pleasant Community Church, 2415 Hoover Hill Road, Trinity, NC 27370.
Online condolences may be sent to the Barker family at www.jcgreenandsons.com.
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Published: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 4:02 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 4:02 p.m.
Davidson County commissioners will discuss possible repairs to the courthouse addition when they meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Davidson Governmental Center at 913 Greensboro St.
The county is considering replacing the roof to the courthouse addition, which was built in 2000, because of recurring leaks.
The county took bids on the project last week and support services director Dwayne Childress recommended commissioners accept a bid from Davie Roofing Solutions of about $71,639.
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Advancing Social Justice Through Clinical Practice edited by Alianza's board member Etiony Aldarondo, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2007, is a comprehensive volume that bridges the gap between the psychosocial realities of clients and the dominant clinical practices. It offers an array of conceptual and practical innovations to address both individual suffering and social inequities fueling this suffering. This is an empowering tool and a must read for mental health professionals. The accessible writing style also makes it ideal for teachers and students in the field. Filled with hope, critical analysis, and uncommon clinical wisdom, this is a book like no other in the field. To order call 1-800-926-6579 or visit LEA's web site: www.erlbaum.com.
Grief Therapy with Latinos - Integrating Culture for Clinicians by Carmen Inoa Vazquez, PhD and Dinelia Rosa, PhD. This book serves as a clinical reference that helps in the understanding of relevant cultural values and their effect on the grieving process. This book also addresses the application of specific interventions in a culturally relevant manner, including the relevance of language in grief therapy, psychology and counseling with a Latino population. http://www.springerpub.com/product/9780826106599
Latino Mental Health in the United States: A Community-Based Approach This report builds on NCLR's experience and prior efforts in Latino mental health. Its purpose is to contribute to an increased understanding of the challenges that Latinos in the Unites States face in accessing mental health services and taking care of their mental health. Melissa Cristal Mercado-Crespo, Cristina Bartolomei, Tara Hacker, Emilia GianfortoniLiany Elba Arroyo, Liany Elba Arroyo - National Council of La Raza
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Master's degree in Public Health, Social Work, Sociology, Gender and/or Women's Studies, College Student Personnel, or related field preferred. Graduate Certificate in Gender Violence Intervention or equivalent preferred. Experience with outreach in an educational setting preferred. Knowledge of social justice concepts and principles preferred.Must demonstrate the ability to plan, develop and manage programs. Strong project management skills.Solid written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to communicate with people of various levels of authority and to work collaboratively to achieve program goals.Ability to work in a diverse environment required.
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Mike Leavitt, chairman of Leavitt Partners and former HHS secretary, addresses the aggressive repositioning of players in the evolving health care system in a new Alliance for Health Reform video.
On Wednesday, September 10 2014, the Alliance for Health Reform hosted a dinner to honor Senator Jay Rockefeller's contributions to health policy. Also at the dinner, the Alliance announced that Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland will become honorary co-chairman of the Alliance when Senator Rockefeller retires from Congress at the end of 2014. Please watch the video to view remarks on Senator Rockefeller's contributions by distinguished health policy leaders.
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Richard Onizuka, chief executive officer, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, discusses Washington's health insurance marketplace enrollment in 2014 and what they were able to learn for the impending second round.
A new Alliance for Health Reform video features Princeton's Uwe Reinhardt questioning whether bundling payments for medical services might actually lead to higher – not lower – costs."The ACO's, the accountable care organizations, could create local monopolies that could dictate to you what that bundled price would be, and some of us fear that bundled prices might be even more than what the fee-for-service for that bundle would be today. … You really should align all the payers and say, 'Let us jointly negotiate with the ACOs what those bundles should be so that they cannot divide and rule and sort of make us on the buy side weak.'" FULL TRANSCRIPT
A new Alliance for Health Reform video features former Medicare and Medicaid administrator Mark McClellan arguing that throwing spaghetti against the wall to "see what sticks" isn't the best way to lower costs while improving quality. "We need to do a better job of measuring what we want health care to really produce, and many health care providers now, especially [now] that they're working together, tracking how their patients are doing, how they're managing chronic diseases, how they're preventing complications, how they're reducing the risk of high-risk patients for complications, they're producing data that can be used for those measures. So let's move towards payments based on that. It's also important to engage patients. We saw this in Medicare Part D, where beneficiaries had a chance to save, if they chose a less costly plan, if they chose drugs that were less expensive but met their needs, like generics, and we've seen Part D costs go way down over time. That's the power of engaging patients." FULL TRANSCRIPT
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH), also referred to as the primary care medical home, is a model that aims to transform the organization and delivery of primary care. Why are we investing in testing the patient-centered medical home model? What does current evidence say about the impact of PCMH models? Can these models generate savings for the health care system down the road? Do primary care practices have the capacity and time to develop these models? What resources are necessary to ensure a functioning PCMH? What is the status of the demonstration projects run under CMMI? What are some successes and challenges that active PCMHs have encountered? How else does the ACA provide support for patient-centered medical homes? A distinguished panel of experts addressed these and related questions.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for increased consumer involvement in health care decision-making. Transparency in price and quality as a tool for consumer engagement is a critical component of that process. One does not buy food, clothing or housing without comparison shopping. Yet in health care, equally important and typically a large part of the family budget, consumers have not had the tools to compare prices and quality of the product they are buying. The data are spotty and the little data that are available are not consumer friendly. What tools are needed to compare price? Quality? What does the ACA require with regard to transparency? Will consumers have the information they need to compare products on state-based insurance exchanges? Are the data available? In a consumer friendly format? What kinds of information in addition to price do consumers need to make choices between various treatment options or to choose a care provider?
A new Alliance for Health Reform video features Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum, and a former director of the Congressional Budget Office, arguing that recent slower spending in health care won't continue.FULL TRANSCRIPT
A new Alliance for Health Reform video features Sister Carol Keehan of the Catholic Health Association of the United States addressing the challenges of quickly enrolling millions of Americans for health insurance this fall. Open season begins October 1 of this year, yet she says that up to 85 percent of those who will be newly eligible for Medicaid or for subsidies to buy private insurance in state-based exchanges don't know it.FULL TRANSCRIPT
Jonathan Blum, acting principal deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicare at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), addresses the slower growth of Medicare spending over the last few years, and what his agency is doing to try and continue the trend. "There are promising signs that this strategy to change the payment system, to change the payment models, to focus on waste and abuse, is paying off," he said. "We are taking a whole new approach to addressing fraud in the program. Much more data resources, much more on the ground reaction. We have seen dramatic spending declines in areas of spending, such as home health and durable medical supplies that historically fueled lots of the fraud." FULL TRANSCRIPT
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has the potential to greatly increase the number of insured people and change how health care services are delivered. What the additional coverage will mean regarding access to providers, who those providers will be and what services they will deliver are issues that affect all segments of the health care workforce.
Proposals to fix the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) abound and there is agreement that policy makers must take action, but the question of how to reach a permanent solution remains. The SGR originated as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to control federal Medicare spending. Congress began overriding the SGR in 2002 and has continued to delay scheduled physician reimbursement cuts ever since. Medicare physician payments were maintained at their current rates in 2012 as a result of The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. Most recently, Congress extended payment rates until January 2014 as part of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations.
Health care experts recently kicked off a series of briefings for reporters addressing complex issues that states face leading up to major 2014 health law changes. Illinois will have a federal partnership insurance exchange next year, but may take more control after that, Deputy Gov. Cristal Thomas said at the first briefing in Chicago. Georgetown University insurance expert Sabrina Corlette, hospital leader David DiLoreto and journalist Bruce Japsen also spoke at the briefing, held Dec. 12 at Columbia College, and sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
As states calculate the wisdom of expanding their Medicaid programs in 2014 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – or opting not to, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's John Lumpkin points to potential political, financial and human implications. Opting out, he says, "will create fiscal challenges, it will create operational challenges. Hospitals and physicians in each one of those states are still going to see patients who don't have insurance. Who's going to pay for those costs? They're going to be asking their state governments to help." John Lumpkin is senior vice president and director of the health care group at RWJF and formerly head of the Department of Public Health in Illinois.
Much of what influences our health happens outside of the doctor's office—in our schools, workplaces and neighborhoods. What if we had a way to figure out, county by county, how to identify these non-clinical influences and improve them to create healthier places to live, learn work and play? We do, thanks to the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program. In this video, Michelle Larkin of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation explains how local leaders can use the rankings. The foundation supports both the rankings program and the production of these videos.
Researchers in the past have noted sometimes surprising variations in the type of care people receive within a state or region. The Commonwealth Fund has taken this sort of analysis a step farther. A fund report shows local variation in access to care, cost of care and lifespan, as well as type of care. In this video, Cathy Schoen of the fund describes some of the the market-by-market differences and how to use the information for local change. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Census Bureau announced Sept. 12 that the number of people without health insurance dropped in 2011, and the agency is set to release a second report Sept. 20 detailing insurance coverage at the local level. Leading uninsured experts explain demographic and geographic trends in insurance coverage.
Although opinions about the health reform law as a whole remain divided, support is growing for specific provisions of the bill, says Humphrey Taylor, chairman of the Harris Poll. For instance, almost two out of three respondents in a March 2012 poll said they would not want to repeal the requirement in the law that prevents insurers from denying coverage to people because they are sick, or have been sick. In this short video, Mr. Taylor outlines growing support for other provisions as well. Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
About one out of every five dollars in U.S. health spending goes for Medicare, making the program a popular target for federal budget cutters. What options does the public favor for reducing the Medicare spending growth rate? In this video, Humphrey Taylor, chairman of the Harris Poll, explains that there's little support for choices that actually affect people's pocketbooks. Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Many of the key decisions implementing the health reform law are left to the states. For example, states have a lot of leeway in how they set up health insurance exchanges, where individuals and small business will be able to buy coverage starting in 2014. This webinar offered an update on what's happening in the states with implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and what lies ahead. Cosponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Association of Health Care Journalists.
The health care overhaul law passed by Congress in 2010 sets out national goals and requirements. But many of the key decisions implementing the law are left to the states.
In this video, William Custer of Georgia State University in Atlanta offers an update of how Georgia is responding to the law.
From a Dec. 14, 2011 briefing sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The health care overhaul law passed by Congress in 2010 sets out national goals and requirements. But many of the key decisions implementing the law are left to the states.
In this video, Andy Miller, founder of Georgia Health News, offers tips to reporters on how to cover health reform at the state level.
From a Dec. 14, 2011 briefing sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The health care overhaul law passed by Congress in 2010 sets out national goals and requirements. But many of the key decisions implementing the law are left to the states.
This is the question and answer session of a briefing for reporters on state-level reform implementation held in Atlanta Dec. 14, 2011. Sponsors were the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
About 70 percent of Americans over age 65 will need some form of long-term care. This can mean nursing home care. But more commonly, it means help at home with activities such as dressing, cooking and eating.
Many people think Medicare covers long-term services and supports. With limited exceptions, it does not, as this video points out.
Featuring Bruce Chernof, MD, president and CEO of The SCAN Foundation, dedicated to helping seniors receive integrated medical treatment and human services in the setting most appropriate to their needs.
Most people think the new health reform law simply increases the number of people with health coverage in the U.S. But it does much more. It also contains a number of provisions to help people get long-term supports and services at home, or if need be, in a nursing home.
This 4 1/2- minute video outlines some of the ways in which the Affordable Care Act promotes long-term care. Featuring Bruce Chernof, MD, president and CEO of The SCAN Foundation, dedicated to helping seniors receive integrated medical treatment and human services in the setting most appropriate to their needs.
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The health care overhaul law passed by Congress in 2010 sets out national goals and requirements. But many of the key decisions implementing the law are left to the states.
In this video, Deborah Chollet of Mathematica Policy Research in Washington, DC, offers an update of how states are responding to the law.
From a Dec. 14, 2011 briefing sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Aligning Forces for Quality initiative (AF4Q), launched in 2006, is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's core strategy in its longstanding commitment to improve the quality of health care that Americans receive. In this short video, Robert Graham, MD, national director of AF4Q, discusses how the program works to create lasting change through community-level coalitions. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Health care spending will be at the heart of efforts to cut the federal deficit, this fall and well into the future. The best way to reduce unnecessary spending, says Karen Davis, president of The Commonwealth Fund, is making sure everyone gets the right care, using new provider payment mechanisms. In this video, Dr. Davis outlines some of these payment reforms and lays out the case for greater use of comparative effectiveness research to learn what really works. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), the Senate Majority Leader from 2003-2007, reflects on some changes needed in the U.S. health care system, included changes he would like to see in implementing the health care reform law. His insights, as a physician and longtime health policy leader, will interest those across the political spectrum. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), a heart and lung transplant surgeon and Senate Majority Leader from 2003 - 2007, explains why it's so important to support primary care - as the health reform law attempts to. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Primary care providers will be under more pressure than ever as baby boomers age and 32 million more Americans gain health insurance. This 3-minute video describes how the Affordable Care Act addresses this problem. Featuring Kevin Grumbach, MD, professor and chair of the Dept. of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The health reform law offers a substantial tax credit to help many small businesses provide health insurance to their employees. Many nonprofit organizations are also eligible, even though they don't pay taxes. In this 4-minute video, Terry Gardiner, a former small business owner in Alaska, now with Small Business Majority of Washington, DC, explains the tax credit. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
People with pre-existing health conditions can now get health insurance at the same price as if they were completely healthy. The health reform law directs that a new high-risk insurance pool be set up in every state, and that has been done. Deborah Chollet of Mathematica Policy Research in Washington, DC explains who is eligible for the new coverage. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The health reform law will expand Medicaid coverage to 16 million Americans, beginning in 2014. This video explains who will be newly eligible for Medicaid, and how the expense for these new Medicaid recipients will be divided between the federal government and state governments. Featuring Diane Rowland, executive vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the health reform law will reduce the federal deficit by $124 billion by 2020. Respected analysts disagree, however. In this five-minute video, economist Joe Antos of the American Enterprise Institute explains why he believes health reform will cost much more than expected. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The new health reform law benefits people on Medicare in a number of ways. This three-minute video explains some of the ways, such as ending out-of-pocket expenses for recommended screenings, checkups and other preventive services. Featuring John Rother, president of the National Coalition on Health Care. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Not sure what's in and what's not in the health reform law signed by President Obama in March 2010? You're not alone, as this 2 1/2 minute video makes clear. Featuring Humphrey Taylor, chairman of the Harris Poll. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The new health reform law offers several benefits for young adults. This three-minute video outlines these benefits, such as allowing young adults to remain on their parents' health plan until they turn 26. Featuring Sara Collins, vice president for the Affordable Health Insurance Program at The Commonwealth Fund. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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A recent whirlwind of mergers and acquisitions has thrown health care industry consolidation into the spotlight. In 2014 alone, there were 1,299 mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector at a value of $387 billion, a new record. In this roundtable for reporters, featuring a top FTC official and two experts, panelists discussed the drivers behind this recent trend; the scope and extent of consolidation among doctors, hospitals and insurers; implications for consumers and other stakeholders; and the roles of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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What is the key to creating a more consumer-friendly and patient-centered health care system? Leading experts address challenges and potential solutions in a new Alliance video featuring Benjamin Moulton of the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, Robin Gelburd of FAIR Health, and Tim Skeen Anthem.
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On October 5, speakers at a reporter roundtable held at the National Press Club on open enrollment III provided the latest information about premium trends and drivers, health plan availability and new comparison tools for consumers to use in choosing health plans. They discussed trends in the role of navigators and brokers, and increasing consumer expectations, particularly around the ease of the process.
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A new Alliance toolkit, "The Connection between Health and Housing: The Evidence and Policy Landscape," provides a detailed look into federal, state and local initiatives, as well as cost implications for health and housing programs.
Attempts to tie health and housing policy are gaining momentum, amid evidence that housing, a social determinant of health, is an important factor in the health status of various populations. More than 610,000 people experience homelessness in the U.S., and over 250,000 individuals within that population have a severe mental illness or a chronic substance use disorder, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Alliance for Health Reform has released a new toolkit, "Biosimilars: Unpacking Complex Issues."
The Affordable Care Act created an expedited licensure pathway for biosimilars, and, in March 2015, the U.S. approved the first biosimilar, leaving policy makers, regulators, providers and stakeholders to grapple with regulatory and financial questions.
Biosimilars are similar – but not identical – to biologic drugs, and cost less. Unlike traditional pharmaceuticals, biologic drugs are derived from living organisms and tissues, making them more complex and expensive to produce.


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Dozens of Park City businesses will once again be "Showin' the Love" for locals by offering off-season deals for residents every Thursday from May 2 through June 20. Coordinated by the Historic Park City Alliance, participating businesses will offer discounts and deals during the day. Parking on Main Street will also be free all day.
Proof of residence is not required, although locals may need to mention offers at participating businesses to receive the deals. For a list of specific deals at participating businesses, visit Historic Park City
About 20 businesses in Park City will be participating, including:
>501 on Main: Two-for-one entrees.
>Blue Iguana: 20-percent off entire bill.
>Eating Establishment: Fish taco lunch or dinner specials come with $2.95 margaritas.
>Lindzee O'Michaels: Locals-pricing on select food and drinks all day.
>Flannagan's: $1.50 tacos and $7.50 wing platters - reopens June 2
>Reyes Adobe: $5 regular margaritas and a $4.99 "Smothered Burrito Grande" lunch special between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Special includes a small side of chips and salsa and a 16-ounce soda.
>Shabu: $5 sushi and $4 hot sake.
>Vinto: Two scoops of gelato with the purchase of any pizza or pasta.
>Expanding Heart: 15-percent off all yoga clothing, and $15 for a 15-minute reading by one of the store's Intuitive Readers.
>Gallery MAR: Free gift with any purchase.
>J Go Gallery: 15-percent off a single piece of art jewelry from the Sparkle & Bling Collection.
>La Niche: Complimentary latte with any $25 purchase.
>Mary Janes: Buy any item full-price and get a second at 25-percent off.
>Mountain Town Olive Oil: 10-percent off total purchase.
>Park City Museum: Free admission days May 16 and 30, sponsored by Leland and Diana Swaner and the Park City Rotary Club, respectively.
>Pine: 15-percent off jewelry.
>Prospect: 20-percent off total bill.
>Prospect Youth: 20-percent off total bill.
>Rocky Mountain Christmas: 10-percent off total bill.
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It would have been the comeback of the century, but Janet Evans is OK with failing to make the U.S. Olympic swimming team.
"I'm proud I had the courage to try," Evans, 40, tells the Los Angeles Times after finishing 53rd out of 65 at the trials in the 800 freestyle, an event she set the current American record in back in 1989.
Evans, who has won four gold medals and retired after the 1996 games, started training again two years ago, according to the newspaper. Despite figuring out months ago that she was going to fall short, she refused to quit.
"Doing something for myself and inspiring others to maybe go do something they're scared of doing, or maybe outside their comfort zone," she tells the Times. "I think it became bigger than making the Olympic team."
There totally should be a medal for that.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Lou Campanelli has been named Pacific-10 Coordinator of Men's Basketball Officiating, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced today.
Campanelli has a background in Pac-10 men's basketball, having served as head basketball coach at California for eight years from 1985-93. He compiled a record of 123-108 (.532) and led the Bears to post-season play on four occasions, including an 1990 NCAA Tournament berth - Cal's first in 30 years. Prior to arriving at California, Campanelli was head coach at James Madison for 13 years (1973-85) where he guided the Dukes to a record of 238-118 and five NCAA Tournament appearances. His 21-year head coaching record stands at 361-226 (.615).
He has also coached one year in the Japan Pro League, and spent the last four years as an advance scout for the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers and New Jersey Nets.
Campanelli is a graduate of Montclair State in Upper Montclair, N.J., where he also earned his master's degree.
"I am pleased Lou Campanelli has accepted the position of Coordinator of Men's Basketball Officiating," Hansen said. "He is an enthusiastic leader, and brings an outstanding background in college basketball to this challenging assignment.
"Booker Turner provided us fine leadership, and I'm confident Lou will do so as well.
"He is passionate about the game and welcomed this opportunity to serve it and the Pac-10."
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Dr. Rochester is a tenured Professor of Athletic Training at Northern Michigan University, where she has been the Director of the Athletic Training Education Program since 1998.
Northern Illinois will also serve as the host of this year's Illinois Athletic Trainer's Student Congress. The congress is scheduled to meet on Sunday, April 21, at noon in the Yordon Center.
Northern Illinois graduate student and Huskie Media
Relations graduate assistant Michael Benson will compete in ESPNU's newest
sports trivia show Wednesday as a contestant on UNITE: The Schwab.
A regular segment of the nightly "UNITE" show on ESPNU, the UNITE: The Schwab contest is hosted by ESPN sports trivia guru Howie Schwab and UNITE host Reese Waters. Each week, college students from across the country are quizzed in four categories - pro sports, college sports, pop culture and social media - for a chance to advance in the tournament bracket. Benson's appearance airs Wednesday, April 10 at 11 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
Benson will represent Northern Illinois in the Mid-American Conference round of the competition. The winner from Wednesday's round will advance to the semifinals against conference champions from around the nation, including the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big 12.
"It would be great to say that I am a MAC champion," Benson said. "Not too many people can claim that distinction, granted it is a sports trivia contest and not an actual sport. It's a lot of fun and I'm excited to represent my family and NIU."
A native of Morrison, Ill., Benson is a graduate student in NIU's sport management program and serves as the primary media contact for the Huskie cross country, wrestling and track & field teams.


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Facebook Acquires Instagram for $1B
Two top social media marketing platforms are combining, as Facebook is acquiring Instagram for $1 billion.
"I'm excited to share the news that we've agreed to acquire Instagram and their talented team will be joining Facebook," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Monday-morning statement. Zuckerberg continued:
For years, we've focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family. Now, we'll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests.
Facebook is "committed to building and growing Instagram independently," Zuckerberg said. Instagram's connectivity to "other services beyond Facebook" is important, he added. In addition to Instagram providing its own photo-sharing service that shares photos on Facebook, Instagram also shares on Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, Foursquare, and more. Said Zuckerberg:
This is an important milestone for Facebook because it's the first time we've ever acquired a product and company with so many users. We don't plan on doing many more of these, if any at all. But providing the best photo sharing experience is one reason why so many people love Facebook and we knew it would be worth bringing these two companies together.
Instagram confirmed the acquisition in a post on its own blog.
Instagram has 30 million users.
For users, part of the allure of Instagram is that it's lightweight and fast. If you just want to share a photo, or look at other people's shared photos, Facebook is cluttered with games and apps. But Instagram is basically just a camera app with an array of arty filters and a "Share" button.
That lightweight sharing and big, devoted user base attracts brands, including Southwest Airlines, Bergdorf, Burberry, General Electric, Gucci, Pepsi Max, Redbull, and Starbucks ("23 Brands Using Instagram and What They're Doing Right"). As a marketing tool, Instagram is limited, with no mechanism for conversion, referring fans elsewhere on the Internet to additional content, and only offering basic analytics (you can find out how many people are following your brand, and users can mark photos as favorites, and that's about it). But for branding, it's terrific; brands use it to share photos of their products, from Starbucks coffee drinks to Southwest planes to big, hairy industrial machinery produced by GE.
What do you think is the potential for brands in an Instagram-Facebook marriage? Should Facebook enhance Instagram, or would that drive away users who love it for its simplicity? Let us know.
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ZF-3280: Zend_Server_XmlRpc_Cache - does not improve performance
[From firstname.lastname@example.com] -- David Goodwin email@example.com wrote (on Thursday, 15 May 2008, 10:43 PM +0100):
I've written a (relatively) small Zend_XmlRpc_Server service and I'm
pleased with the architecture of the code itself; however, I now need to
see if I can boost performance.
The documentation [1] covers how the server definition can be cached
using Zend_XmlRpc_Server_Cache; unfortunately when I implemented this,
calling 1000 method calls goes from taking 1 minute 40s to 2m 40
seconds. Hardly a performance improvement!
Has anyone else here used the Zend_XmlRpc_Server_Cache functionality,
and/or have any numbers to report back re "before and after"
implementing it?
Unfortunately, the server cache does not do what I intended it to when I originally coded it. The problem with performance is due to the fact that it must both re-instantiate objects as well as perform reflection on all of them -- but in reverse order (reflection objects are what are cached).
I would like to address this in the future; would you be willing to put an issue in the tracker, so it doesn't get lost, but also so that I can ping you about testing?
In the meantime, you have a couple of options:
- First, don't use the server cache
- Make sure you are using an opcode cache
- Consider setting up functionality to cache read-only methods, so that the XML-RPC server can be bypassed entirely for such calls.
Resolved in trunk. Usage remains the same. However, the server now stores the internal method mapping definition without requiring the Reflection objects used to generate it. This now nets a gain in performance when using Zend_XmlRpc_Server_Cache.
Changing issues in preparation for the 1.7.0 release.


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NKF Cloaks Conflicts on Eve of Crucial Meeting
The non-profit National Kidney Foundation is refusing to release the final roster of the expert panel that meets in Dallas on Saturday to re-evaluate its anemia guidelines for people suffering from chronic kidney disease. Recent studies show that raising red blood cell counts to meet targets established in the 2006 NKF guidelines increases strokes and heart attacks for people on dialysis, and hastens the onset of dialysis for people with chronic kidney disease. Eleven of the 16 members of the committee behind those guidelines, which were underwritten by Amgen Inc., had ties to firms that sell drugs to alleviate anemia, which are Amgen, Roche and Johnson & Johnson. The government's Medicare program currently spends over $2 billion a year for these drugs.
The current roster on the NKF website lists 12 of 18 members with ties to those three firms. A spokesman for the group refused to answer questions about possible changes to the committee in the wake of recent criticism in The Lancet attacking both the guidelines and conflicts of interest in the NKF guideline-writing process. "We've decided to keep the membership anonymous," said Bryan VanSteenbergen, a spokesman for NKF.
In an article in the current issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Daniel W. Coyne of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis blasted the committee's decision last year to ignore unpublished data showing excess mortality even though the NKF was aware of the results. "In whose interest was it not to delay release of the guidelines until the results of these studies were available," he asked. In a written response, five physicians from the committee, four with ties to the drug makers, said reviewing only published studies "served as a safeguard against bias."
Coyne also attacked Medicare reimbursement policy, which rewards dialysis clinics for increased use of the drugs, and called on NKF to prohibit or "greatly limit" physicians with conflicts of interest from serving on its guideline-writing panels. "There are many physicians in academia with few or no ties to industry who are well trained to evaluate evidence from clinical trials and capable of writing guidelines," he told Integrity in Science Watch. "By not restricting corporate conflicts of interest among guideline panel members, the NKF has sometimes chosen physicians clearly favored by their sponsoring corporations, and effectively encourages those companies to attempt to influence all panel members." In the written response to his article, the NKF committee members said prohibiting physicians with conflicts from sitting on the panel "although attractive in theory, is unrealistic." They called instead for greater transparency.
Journals Fight Open-Access Movement
The Association of American Publishers has hired the "pit bull of public relations" to fight the open-access movement, which campaigns to make scientific research freely available, Nature reported last week. Eric Dezenhall, whose clients have included former Enron chief Jeffrey Skilling and ExxonMobil, spoke to officials from Elsevier, Wiley and the American Chemical Society last summer about a possible campaign that would include messages such as "public access equals government censorship" and would cost an estimated $300,000 to $500,000.
Mark Patterson, director of publishing for open-access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS), said the PR campaign shows the strength of the open access movement. "There has been huge progress towards open access over the past year in particular, and comprehensive open access is now inevitable," he wrote in an e-mail exchange.
PLoS is part of a group of scholarly publishers that is urging the European Commission to support open access by guaranteeing public access to publicly funded research shortly after publication. The group's petition has garnered more than 12,000 signatories so far.
EPA OKs Charity Promos on Bleach
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to allow Clorox Co. to advertise a pledge that it will donate a small percentage of the retail purchase price of its bleach products to the Red Cross. EPA guidelines regulating the content of labels for registered pesticides, rat poisons, fungicides and anti-microbial agents emphasize safety and usage information and discourage any "symbols implying safety or nontoxicity, such as a Red Cross or a medical seal of approval." But the agency has decided to allow placement of the phrases "Dedicated to a healthier world" and "Help Clorox raise $1M for the Red Cross," as well as the use of the Red Cross logo on both the front and back panels, on five Clorox products, according to documents released last week by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
Clorox spokeswoman Mary O'Connell noted that the company has a long history of working with the Red Cross and its sister organizations, especially during natural catastrophes such as the recent hurricanes and tsunamis, because of bleach's disinfectant properties. "Bleach has saved more lives than any other substance made by man," she said.
PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said his group is concerned that the decision would allow manufacturers of pesticides and other commercial poisons to feature similar tie-ins with charitable organizations and marketing slogans on their product labels. "EPA realizes that once they have made allowances for Clorox, they have to make comparable allowances for anyone else that wants them," he said. EPA officials confirmed that the agency is developing guidance on charity labeling.
Panel on Hormone Guidelines Rife With Conflicts
Almost five years after alarming data from the Women's Health Initiative study on hormone therapy showed an increased risk of cardiac problems for older women using the drugs, the North American Menopause Society has released a new set of guidelines that recommends use of hormone therapy to younger women and says use of estrogen and progestin drugs may help pre-menopausal and postmenopausal women's heart and bones. The decision makers on the NAMS committee are heavy with conflict of interests. Out of 14 members, only 5 do not have obvious financial ties to pharmaceutical companies. Notable among those with financial conflicts of interest is NAMS Executive Director Wulf Utian, who led the advisory committee.
NAACP Touts High-Cost Heart Drug After Contribution
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is demanding that Medicare pay for BilDil, the first cardiac medication tested and approved solely for African-Americans. The strongly worded letter came after the NAACP received $1.5 million in contributions from NitroMed, the drug's manufacturer, the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reported. The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology say there is no difference between taking BilDil and its two generic components. Medicare says taking the two generics instead of BilDil would save consumers or their insurers between $1,300 and $2,700 a year. In its letter, the NAACP said the generics are no substitute because patients on generics need to swallow more pills, thus reducing compliance, and some would have to split pills to get the proper dose.
Hearing To Examine Political Influence on Climate Change Scientists
The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on political interference in the work of government climate change scientists. In preparation for the hearing, Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ranking Republican Tom Davis (R-Va.) have asked the White House Council on Environmental Quality to provide documents related to allegations that officials edited scientific reports and took other actions to minimize the significance of climate change.
Researchers Who Get Pharma Funding More Likely to Back Nicotine Replacement Therapy
A Canadian study has found that researchers with drug company funding are more likely to conclude that nicotine replacement therapy has a better chance of helping people quit than those who do not take money from pharmaceutical companies, CanWest news service reported last week. Paul McDonald, a health studies professor at the University of Waterloo, who conducted the study, said "the overwhelming majority of the studies that are being conducted are being conducted in whole or in part with private-sector funding or pharmaceutical funding." The results will be made public at a conference in Texas next month.
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Newly appointed University of California Regent Bruce D. Varner co-owns an energy firm that does business with the University of California at Riverside, but Varner said he would recuse himself from decisions that might affect the firm, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported last week. ... Adriane Fugh-Berman of the Georgetown University School of Medicine and several colleagues recently launched PharmedOut, a Web site aimed at doctors seeking continuing medical education programs free of industry funding. The program is funded through a grant program created as part of a 2004 settlement between Warner-Lambert and the attorneys general of 50 states and the District of Columbia regarding its marketing campaign for the drug Neurontin. ... Although EPA officials have decided who they want on the NOx and SOx Primary Review Panel, the membership of the panel will not be announced until later next month, agency spokesman Fred Butterfield said last week.