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State Cuts Medicaid Reimbursements to Hospitals
By Elaine Grant on Friday, November 21, 2008.This morning, the legislature’s fiscal committee shrank Medicaid payments to hospitals by close to $30 million.
These cuts are over and above the cuts made by the governor’s executive order.
Lawmakers and hospital executives agree that the cuts create big challenges for hospitals – and the patients they serve.
NHPR health reporter Elaine Grant reports.
Community Health Centers Struggle to Stay Afloat
By Elaine Grant on Thursday, November 20, 2008.Community health centers are a critical piece of the state’s safety net. They provide medical care to more than 60,000 uninsured and underinsured residents.But a recent report found that they live on a financial edge. And our worsening economy is threatening their viability.
NHPR’s health reporter Elaine Grant has the story.
Appeals Court Reverses Decision on Prescription Privacy
By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, November 18, 2008.The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation law that bars companies from selling the prescriptions doctors write.
Last year a lower court had ruled the measure was unconstitutional.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports proponents believe the law will drive down healthcare costs and preserve the privacy of the patient-physician relationship.
Vitamin D Deficiency
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, November 17, 2008.
The centers for Disease Control say about 70% of Americans don’t get enough Vitamin D. It’s called “the sunshine vitamin” because without the sun’s rays, our skin can’t make it. And the darker your skin, the more sun you need. That’s why African Americans are twice as likely to have insufficient amounts of Vitamin D than whites – making them more likely to get certain diseases.
Not Everyone Loves the Flu Shot
By Elaine Grant on Friday, November 14, 2008.For the first time ever, state public health officials are urging everyone over the age of six months to get a flu shot.
This year, there’s plenty of the vaccine to go around.
But myths about flu shots are so rampant that convincing people to get the shot is a tough job.
NHPR’s health reporter Elaine Grant reports.
American Red Cross - Great Bay Chapter
By Deborah Schachter on Saturday, November 8, 2008.The American Red Cross is best known for its blood drives and disaster relief, but it also sponsors swimming lessons and lifeguard training. Marvin Lesser, a longtime volunteer with the Great Bay chapter, tells his experience.
