Thursday, March 23, 2006
physician charity care decline
http://www.hschange.com/CONTENT/826/
Center for Studying Health System Change
"Continuing a decade-long trend, the proportion of U.S. physicians providing charity care dropped to 68 percent in 2004-05 from 76 percent in 1996-97, according to a national study from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). The ongoing decline in physician charity care is alarming given the increase in the number of uninsured people, particularly during the first half of the decade. Declines in charity care were observed across most major specialties, practice types, practice income levels and geographic regions. Increasing financial pressures and changes in practice arrangements may account in part for the continuing decrease in physician charity care"
Center for Studying Health System Change
"Continuing a decade-long trend, the proportion of U.S. physicians providing charity care dropped to 68 percent in 2004-05 from 76 percent in 1996-97, according to a national study from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). The ongoing decline in physician charity care is alarming given the increase in the number of uninsured people, particularly during the first half of the decade. Declines in charity care were observed across most major specialties, practice types, practice income levels and geographic regions. Increasing financial pressures and changes in practice arrangements may account in part for the continuing decrease in physician charity care"
Friday, March 10, 2006
Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth
http://www.aypf.org/publications/WhateverItTakes/WITfull.pdf
American Youth Policy Forum
"Any sensible school reform effort must embrace both dropout prevention and recovery. Whatever It Takes does not focus on prevention but recognizes its obvious importance. With roughly one-third of our young people dropping out of school -- one-half among young people of color—recovery and reconnection reconnection must become a top priority of public school districts. Through our research, we have come to believe strongly that high school reform would be greatly enhanced by the kinds of leadership and innovation displayed daily by the people whose work is chronicled in these pages. Many are extraordinary individuals who persistently perform the heavy lifting necessary to ensure that out-of-school youth areproperly reconnected to society’s mainstream."
American Youth Policy Forum
"Any sensible school reform effort must embrace both dropout prevention and recovery. Whatever It Takes does not focus on prevention but recognizes its obvious importance. With roughly one-third of our young people dropping out of school -- one-half among young people of color—recovery and reconnection reconnection must become a top priority of public school districts. Through our research, we have come to believe strongly that high school reform would be greatly enhanced by the kinds of leadership and innovation displayed daily by the people whose work is chronicled in these pages. Many are extraordinary individuals who persistently perform the heavy lifting necessary to ensure that out-of-school youth areproperly reconnected to society’s mainstream."
aging statistics
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/aging_population/006544.html
U.S. Census Bureau
A report released on March 9 highlights the dramatic changes in the patterns involved in U.S. aging. These include.
By 2030, 1 of 5 Americans will be 65 or older
85 and older is now the fastest growing population segment
Disability population is falling
To read the full report, follow the link above.
U.S. Census Bureau
A report released on March 9 highlights the dramatic changes in the patterns involved in U.S. aging. These include.
By 2030, 1 of 5 Americans will be 65 or older
85 and older is now the fastest growing population segment
Disability population is falling
To read the full report, follow the link above.
