Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g2J1pZu28240; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:51:35 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:51:35 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <002c01c1cee8$2dfeeaa0$db52f7a5@oemcomputer> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:765] Health News Digest from Sound Partners Weekly X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1610 Lines: 33 FYI: The Following Health News Digest is from this week's Sound Partners Weekly: * * * * * * * * Health Care Gap for Minorities Minorities experience a range of deficiencies in healthcare, including inadequate communication with their physicians, access to healthcare and insurance coverage. A new survey from the Commonwealth Fund says that minority Americans report poorer overall health than their white counterparts, with many experiencing chronic conditions that often go untreated. http://www.cmwf.org/media/releases/collins523_release03062002.asp Doctors Abandon Medicare and Medicaid In order to stay solvent, many clinics and physicians are limiting their treatment of patients on Medicaid or Medicare, according to a recent Seattle Times article. In Thurston County, home to the state capital of Olympia, doctors are not accepting new pediatric patients who are insured by Medicaid. The state of Washington is viewed as one of the "hot spots" being watched as federal reimbursements to physicians shrink and government bureaucracy to process payments becomes a heavier burden. http://www.seattletimes.com Inadequate Dental Care for Children Many children eligible for dental care under Medicaid are not receiving proper care, with many not seeing a dentist before entering kindergarten. Inadequate dental care can harm school attendance and performance, and affects children living in poverty at twice the rate of those who are covered by insurance. A helpful fact sheet from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools is available online. http://www.healthinschools.org/cfk/dentfact.asp
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