Attitudes of organized labor officials toward health care issues: an exploratory survey of Alabama labor officials

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Majority of trade union leaders in the US are satisfied with the health benefits and coverages they receive from providers, as revealed by a survey conducted on Alabama AFL-CIO Convention delegates. However, union officials are still discontented with the rising costs of health insurances, which they believe are caused by the cost-shifting policies of insurers. Labor officials further raised concerns on the inability of trade unions to address various health insurance problems through collective bargaining efforts.

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Medical Care Insurance, Labor organizations, Labor Unions, Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations, Evaluation, Compensation and benefits, Surveys, Health insurance, AFL-CIO, Insurance policies, Labor leaders, Labor activists

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The impact of flooding on the delivery of hospital services in the southeastern United States

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The operations of hospitals in Alabama, Georgia and Florida were adversely affected when the three states were hit by severe floods in Jul. 1994. This illustrates the risks from natural disasters, particularly flooding, faced by hospitals. Research shows that the effect of the flood on hospitals in these areas, or even the hospitals' response to flooding, were not in any way related to the quality of hospital or community plans for disaster. Ways to cope with future flooding are recommended.

Hospitals, Economic aspects, Natural disasters, Floods, Southern States, Hospital administration

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Determinants of HMO success: the case of Complete Health

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A combination of health care delivery systems may compensate for the deficiencies of individual models. A study of Complete Health, an individual practice association (IPA) affiliated with the University of Alabama Medical Center, demonstrates that plan structure and design, strategic orientation and practices and stakeholder management orientation and practices can lead to a successful linkage despite differing philosophies on health care delivery.

Models, Management, Health care industry, Social policy, Health maintenance organizations, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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