Thursday, February 13, 2003

Health Care for the Uninsured: How Much Do We Already Spend and Who Pays?
Page at the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured that serves as an index to resources related to a study on how much the country spends on care for the uninsured and how much care the uninsured receive compared to the rest of America, including an article at Health Affairs magazine, ""How Much Medical Care Do the Uninsured Use, and Who Pays For It?," a news release, the full report (both in Adobe Acrobat format) and other, related resources.  
  

Children With ADHD Become Adults
Article in the Southern Medical Journal at Medscape - "Historically, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been viewed as a disorder confined primarily to pediatric patients, with only a small percentage persisting into adulthood. Recently, it has been reported that up to 50% of children with ADHD will continue to have manifestations of this disorder as adults." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Classes may be effective treatment for ADHD patients, parents
Press release from the Center for the Advancement of Health - "Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and their parents may benefit from group classes that teach behavioral and social skills as a supplement to their medical treatment, a new study of 100 children suggests."  
  

Magellan woes spur state to protect TennCare (Tennessee)
Story in The Tennesean - "The state will supervise the operations of two TennCare companies to ensure that the financial difficulties of their Maryland-based parent do not affect the availability of mental health services for 1.43 million Tennesseans."  
  

56th Annual Convention of the Ontario Psychological Association - February 18-22, 2003
CNW press release - "A roster of international speakers and hundreds of professionals from across the Province of Ontario working in the field of psychology will attend the four day annual convention of the Ontario Psychological Association, "Strengthening Resilience in Our Communities", at the Toronto Marriot Eaton Centre Hotel. This year's program features topics that reflect the diverse nature of the practice of psychology and, in particular, will highlight topics related to helping individuals adapt in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, and other significant sources of stress - such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors."  
  

Task Force Seeks More Data Prior to Cutting Services (Oregon)
Curry Pilot story on a model showing how much money Curry County Human Services spends on each one of its clients, requested by the Human Services Task Force as part of an effort to reduce costs. See also in the Pilot the story Future Bleak for County's Home for the Mentally Ill - "A special meeting Tuesday about Curry County Human Services' Driftwood Home for the mentally ill ended up with more questions than answers concerning its budget, and a decision about the home's future was put off until later this month."