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Statement By HANYS' President Daniel Sisto On The White House Health Reform Agreement With Hospitals
"Today"s White House health care reform announcement clearly demonstrates that hospitals are willing to make a tremendous sacrifice to help expand health care coverage to millions of Americans who desperately need and deserve better access to care.

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Poor Working Conditions For Docs May Affect Quality Of Care
"Adverse working conditions for primary care doctors, including time pressures and an unfavorable organizational culture, may lead to stress, burnout, and ultimately to lower quality patient care, a new study found," MedPage Today reports. The study, published in the July 7 issue of The Annals of Internal Medicine, found that "53.1% of primary care physicians reported time pressure during physical examinations, while 48.1% reported chaotic working environments. Only 23.7% felt that quality was strongly emphasized in their practices. ... Moreover, 48.8% described their jobs as moderately or highly stressful, while 26.5% reported burnout, and 30.1% said they were at least moderately likely to leave their practices within two years." The authors wrote that the findings "are disturbing at a time when recruitment and retention in primary care are of major concern."
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U.N. Calls For Investing In Women To Ensure Economic Recovery, Reduce 'Health Gap'

To mark World Population Day on July 11, U.N. officials are calling for investment in women and girls during the global financial crisis as a way to promote economic recovery and tackle poverty and inequality, afrol News reports. "There is no smarter investment in troubled times," Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of UNFPA, said. According to Obaid, even before the financial downturn, women and girls were the majority of the world"s poor. "Now, they are falling deeper into poverty and face increased health risks, especially if they are pregnant," she said, adding that the "health gap" will get bigger "unless we increase social investments, maintain health gains and expand efforts to save more women"s lives." Obaid said world leaders should make women"s health and rights a political and development priority. She also highlighted the cost-effectiveness of reproductive health investments. "An investment in contraceptive services can be recouped four times over - and sometimes dramatically more over the long term - by reducing the need for public spending on health, education and other social services." In a statement, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on decision-makers to "protect women"s ability to earn income, keep their daughters in school, and obtain reproductive health information and services, including voluntary family planning." "UNFPA estimates that more than 500,000 women die each year during pregnancy and childbirth from mostly preventable and treatable medical problems. For every woman who dies, another 20 women suffer injuries and disabilities that can last a lifetime," afrol News writes. According to UNFPA, Africa has a maternal mortality rate at least 100 times those in developed countries (7/13). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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