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State Health Notes
December 2003 Issues
Volume 24, Number 410: December 15, 2003
Cover Story - Year-End Wrap Up: State Officials Address Major Health Policy Issues
In a year-end wrap up, program officials from three states summed up the status of three important policy areas: public health, health insurance and Medicaid.
Focus On - Defibrillators: Public Placement Saves Lives
Putting defibrillators in public places can reduce deaths from sudden cardiac arrest. A look at how they work and what it takes to set up a public access program.
Highlights
NM purchasing pool…RI health reform plan…Cost sharing impact …IL drug list…WY malpractice reform…Syphilis stats... OH birth defects council... LA antismoking campaign... WV Medicaid obesity benefit... Flu season … AR “Cash and Counseling” evaluation.
Tracking Trends - The Schiavo Case & Living Wills
The Terri Schiavo case could renew interest in living wills. A snapshot of state legislative actions in 2003.
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Volume 24, Number 409: December 1, 2003
Cover Story - The Trauma Care System: Is It In Critical Condition or Just Anemic?
Trauma centers are an essential element in the nation’s health care system, saving the lives of millions of seriously injured patients. But are they equipped to handle mass casualties? Here’s a measure of the system’s reach—and of the gaps.
State Speak - Parella: Wrestling with Medicaid Costs
David Parella, director of the Connecticut Medicaid program, discusses some of the painful cuts the state has made and calls for a reevaluation of federal, state roles.
Highlights
OK Medicaid provider payments… UT PCN program “at capacity” … OR Children’s Charter…TX CHIP rolls drop...CT AG’s inquiry into Rx supply collusion… Med school stats … Nurse shortage study… Tobacco settlement $$$… Preparedness evaluation...Tobacco ads & kids… Chronic pain and productivity… Air pollution and asthma… AK addiction intervention grant.
Tracking Trends - Isolation and Quarantine
Fear of contagious diseases, whether terrorist-inspired or spread by natural agents, is causing states to review outdated quarantine laws.
FYI - CHAT: Letting Consumers Prioritize Health Care Benefits
Consumers in Sacramento, California used a computer exercise called CHAT to learn about the cost of health care—and the trade-offs when they can’t have it all.
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