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New EPI Healthcare Study By June O'Neill Shows Uninsured 'Crisis' Wildly Overestimated
The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study which shows that the widely employed estimate of 47 million uninsured Americans is a misleading representation of the problem. The study, authored by Drs. June and David O"Neill of Baruch College and City University of New York, shows that more than 43 percent, or 18 million, of uninsured Americans ages 18-64 could likely afford health coverage and are actually "voluntarily uninsured." June O"Neill served as Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) from 1995-1999.
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Surgeons Warn: Skateboarding Tough On Feet, Ankles
Children and young adults love the thrill of skateboarding. They learn to master their skills of "riding the rail" and "catching air." But according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), such tricks, while fun, can be physically demanding and cause serious foot and ankle injuries.
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Don't Let The Credit Crunch Squeeze Your Vision!
As the credit crunch keeps on crunching and finances are squeezed ever tighter it is tempting to put off that visit to the optometrist and to carry on with your old specs for another few months. If your vision is good then it is even less likely that you will make an appointment for a sight test - after all you can "see" that nothing is wrong!
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Health Service Must Implement Working Time Directives, Says British Medical Association (Northern Ireland)

With the implementation of the 48-hour working week for workers throughout Europe, including doctors, on 1 August 2009, the BMA in Northern Ireland has said that it will insist that the health service must meet its obligations to implement the European Working Time Directive (EWTD). Dr Brian Patterson, Chairman of the BMA"s Northern Ireland Council said: "On the eve of the implementation of EWTD, we understand that approximately 80 per cent of doctors in Northern Ireland are working within the time limit of 48 working hours per week. "While acknowledging the huge challenge that is the change required to comply with the new European Working Time Directive, employers have had ten years to prepare. Doctors are concerned that patient services could be affected in trusts that have not properly prepared for the working time directive". Dr Patterson continued "We continue to have grave concerns because of the gaps in local junior doctor rotas. We will insist on real compliance by employers1. "Solutions rely on hospital managers working with doctors to ensure that doctors" time is best used and all training opportunities are maximised. It will also need a movement to a health service that is more reliant on an expanded consultant workforce, which will benefit patients and the profession as a whole". Notes 1 A recent survey in the Health Service Journal reported that 1 in 10 had been told to lie about working hours British Medical Association Northern Ireland


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