The Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, may be on the way out. Patient groups are celebrating the potential demise of the Board, established by the Affordable Care Act. IPAB was created to make decisions about payments for medical treatments, deciding what will be paid for and what will not. This might be acceptable...Continue reading
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Prostate Cancer Screening Policy Update
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is a large piece of legislation that can be confusing. Much of the legislation leaves the formation of regulations and implementation to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Men’s Health Network (MHN) is closely monitoring and analyzing regulatory developments for prostate cancer...Continue reading
What Does the New Healthcare Bill Mean for You?
For many men and their families, September 23, 2010 ushered in a few important changes to health insurance law. To help you easily identify and decipher these changes, Men’s Health Network has summarized some of these major changes in a new document in our online library. It can be found at: https://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/PPACAinsurancechange0923210.pdfContinue reading
A Game Plan for Healthy Living: Helpful Hints for Prostate Health
For many men around the country, September is significant for one reason and one reason only…the start of new seasons of college and professional football. Roster depth analysis, fantasy football drafts, and the office betting pool all begin to take place this month. But as important as keeping up with football stats may be for...Continue reading
Health Reform Unraveled: A Health Professional’s Perspective
Last week, Congress passed arguably the most comprehensive health legislation since Medicare. After over a year of passionate debate (and nearly a 100 years in the making), the bill was signed into law. Though not a perfect bill, far from it for many, the legislation establishes a fundamental social precedent where we as a society...Continue reading
Men’s Health Caucus in the American Public Health Association
On February 24, 2010, Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association (APHA), announced the Association’s support for the Men’s Health Caucus, which will draw awareness to an emerging and cross-cutting public health concern. Scott Williams, Chair of the newly formed Caucus and Vice President of Men’s Health Network (MHN), explained that...Continue reading
Beyond Health Care
Health reform has been a topic of great importance here in Washington for the past few months since discussions and debates have intensified in June, 2009. Health reform, however, has primarily focused on one aspect of health – health care. In the broader sense, though, health encompasses a wider reach. For example, health professionals are...
Health Reform: What’s in it for Men?
With health reform sound bytes swirling across the media as ferociously as a September hurricane, I thought it would be helpful to assess some of the real proposals on the table. Most elements of the reform effort will surely benefit men’s health outcomes. Health insurance subsidies and ending harmful insurance market practices will allow men...Continue reading
Men’s Health in Public Policy by Adam Dougherty, MPH
As you may or may not be aware, health reform is THE topic of the summer in Washington, DC and men’s health has a lot to gain (and lose) in the talks. There are two bills making their way through Congress that deal specifically with men. First the good news! The resolution H. Con. Res....Continue reading
Forget GM, Where’s the Bailout for Our Moral Bankruptcy?
Exclusively for tamh.menshealthnetwork.org It’s a unique phenomenon of perception that causes us to be de-sensitized to small changes that occur over long periods of time. We’ve all fallen victim to this at some point in our lives. The extra slice of pizza each night during college that gave you the “Freshman 15”, that extra coffee...Continue reading