Medicaid wants you: the increased demand on this safety-net program makes physician participation more important than ever

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Medicaid is a complicated system with frequently poor physician reimbursement rates, but it is a crucial health care provider for 31 million recipients. These numbers may rise substantially if the Clinton health care proposal places uninsured Americans in the Medicaid system. Although there was a 1991 drop in the number of physicians treating Medicaid patients, that trend has reversed and the numbers are climbing. In addition, while reimbursement rates can be low, physicians with efficient office systems can make a profit by treating Medicaid patients.

Admin. of social & manpower programs, Management, Social policy, Medicaid

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Silence shrouds occupational infections, say health workers

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The case of Patti Wetzel, a physician who acquired AIDS through a needlestick accident, highlights the extent to which the phenomenon of occupational AIDS infection is ignored by the medical community. Speaking at a conference in San Francisco, Wetzel said that reporting procedures and counseling services are woefully inadequate at hospitals. These inadequacies are exacerbated by discrimination against infected workers and by the Centers for Disease Control, which has understated the incidence of AIDS among health personnel.

General medical & surgical hospitals, Safety and security measures, Hospitals, Work environment, AIDS (Disease), AIDS (Disease) in the workplace

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Questionable vendors peddle costly kits for 'compliance.' (meeting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's bloodborne pathogens standard)

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The difficulties and costs of complying with OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standards have given rise to the unscrupulous marketing of compliance materials. Companies claim that their products are 'OSHA-approved' and that they feature 'required' course material. However, OSHA does not approve training materials, nor it does not require compliance courses. Other marketing tactics used by unscrupulous companies are discussed.

Laws, regulations and rules, Health care industry, Marketing, United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Pathogenic microorganisms, Training manuals

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