MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'budgets'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758735&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Ftma19HnNJy0%2F By Tad DeHavenA Deloitte survey of 527 executives at mid-market companies (annual revenues of between $50 million and $1 billion) found “tempered optimism” that the economic recovery will continue. However, the survey also found significant concern over government fiscal and regulatory policies. A whopping 50 percent cited federal, state, and local debt as the greatest obstacle to U.S. growth in the coming year. Lack of consumer confidence (39 percent) and rising health care costs (33 percent) came in second and third. Lest anyone construe the executives’ concern about government debt as implied support for tax increases, high tax rates came in fourth at 30 percent. Government austerity, which can include tax increases, and infrastructure needs came in at 15 and 9 percent, respective... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758735 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:54:59 +0100 4758735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549754&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedicaid-will-the-cost-of-expanding-eligibility-be-overwhelming%2F2011.03.04 Medicaid has been front and center this week as President Obama addressed the National Governors Association, and several governors testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Obama told the governors that he supports the Wyden-Brown bill, which would accelerate the availability of waivers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), so that states would not have to first create health insurance exchanges under the law, and then have the right to dismantle them and replace them with other mechanisms to achieve coverage goals of the law without additional cost to the federales. (See Wyden-Brown fact sheet.) The sponsors’ home states, Oregon and Massachusetts would otherwise have to dismantle parts of their own health reform efforts in order to align with the federal mandates... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549754 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:00:45 +0100 4549754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477699&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTiVWVOvmBW8%2F By Christopher PreblePresident Obama might want it to appear as though he is reining in defense spending with his budget submission for FY 2012, but his approach to the Pentagon’s budget reveals the opposite. Perhaps the president hopes that his adoption of the faux cuts that Secretary Gates put on the table last month will be seen as responsible. Perhaps he is taking a prudent first step and signaling to the military, and its suppliers and contractors, that the days of double-digit increases are over. That may be; but far deeper cuts are warranted. . If the president had truly wanted to send a signal, he would have followed the advice of his own deficit reduction commission and endorsed far deeper cuts in military spending. The Department of Defense will spend $78 billion less over the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477699 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:48:26 +0100 4477699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450272&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNTXDwT1ezW0%2F By Chris EdwardsIn Hollywood, there is a genre called "slasher movies." In the media, there is a genre of "slasher stories" on state government budgets. A piece in the WaPo today is classic: Democratic and Republican governors alike are sounding similar themes, as they slash once sacrosanct programs...In California, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has proposed closing a $25 billion budget gap by...slashing funding for higher education...Sen. Dean A. Rhoads, the chamber's senior Republican, said Nevada should be raising taxes as well as slashing programs. Wow, it sounds brutal doesn't it? For a different perspective on state budgets, see my testimony last week to the Senate Budget Committee. Slasher Stories is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450272 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:02:57 +0100 4450272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372028&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhyPt9a6SJJI%2F By Michael F. CannonObamaCare requires each state to open its Medicaid program to all legal residents earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.  Supporters estimate this mandate will cost state governments little: the Kaiser Family Foundation’s worst-case-scenario estimates suggest that state Medicaid spending would rise by just 1.2 percent in New York and 5.1 percent in Texas between 2014 and 2019. In a new working paper titled, “Estimating ObamaCare’s Effect on State Medicaid Expenditure Growth,” Cato Institute Senior Fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale shows that those estimates are generally far too low.  Gokhale finds that the five most-populous states — California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas — will struggle to cope with the rising Medi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372028 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:09:43 +0100 4372028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920808&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fintroducing-corporate-sponsored-state-parks%2F photo: Thinkstock Is it worth sticking corporate logos on signs around state parks in order to keep them open? Several parks in New Hampshire, Maine, Georgia, and Virginia are low on funds and looking into corporate sponsorships to continue to be able to maintain their public land. People visit state parks to feel closer to nature (and to drink beer in campsites), not to be bombarded with corporate sponsorship ads. But then again, funding from the big guys could be the lesser of two evils here. So, is it better to have a state park brought to you by Pepsi, Comcast, or Sony than no park at all? Sound off. via The Huffington Post Post from: BlissTree Introducing: Corporate-Sponsored State Parks? (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920808 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:32:26 +0100 3920808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816383&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fk6WT7mdx7t8%2F By Chris EdwardsCNNMoney.com reports on how state governments are digging themselves deep into debt. The story points to Moody’s Investor Service data on “tax-supported” debt, which is bond debt that state taxpayers will ultimately have to pay back. The article shows the large variations in government debt across the states, and notes that “not every state is ratcheting up its borrowing. Many states have strict laws governing their debt issuance. Some places, such as Nebraska and Wyoming, have virtually no debt.” I’ve argued that all state governments ought to follow the no-debt approach to state finance. With good planning, capital expenditures can be financed “pay-as-you-go” or out of current revenues. Debt creates bad incentives fo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816383 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:09:46 +0100 3816383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718383&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F8z4V9g2yTDs%2F By Christopher PrebleIn yesterday’s Daily Caller, I responded to an article questioning cuts in military spending. Although the author focuses on a few of the specifics proposals put forward by the Sustainable Defense Task Force (SDTF), he seems to imply that any cuts in a budget that has grown 86 percent since 1998 (in real terms) would undermine our security. I was able to respond to his more outrageous claims, including his assertion that Barack Obama plans to cut $1 trillion from the Pentagon budget over the next ten years. In fact, Obama has now submitted two DoD budgets, each larger than the year before. We are spending more money (in real, inflation-adjusted dollars) on the military today than at any time since World War II. One of the other assertions in an article riddled wi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718383 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:28:33 +0100 3718383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714165&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsgMQt2rrrkY%2F By Michael F. CannonIn a recent Wall Street Journal oped, Carnegie-Mellon economist Allan Meltzer explains how ObamaCare is delaying economic recovery: Two overarching reasons explain the failure of Obamanomics. First, administration economists and their outside supporters neglected the longer-term costs and consequences of their actions. Second, the administration and Congress have through their deeds and words heightened uncertainty about the economic future. High uncertainty is the enemy of investment and growth… Mr. Obama has denied the cost burden on business from his health-care program, but business is aware that it is likely to be large. How large? That’s part of the uncertainty that employers face if they hire additional labor… Then there is Medicaid, the medical... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714165 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:02:38 +0100 3714165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710513&cid=t_104269_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F28%2Fhealth-service-journal-2010-10th-june%2F Fade Fade: Hard budgets for GPs – profit or productivity? Fade Skinny: The coalition government’s plans for revamping practice based commissioning with ‘real’ budgets are dominated by concerns over ensuring the policy will incentivise service improvement and not simply produce wealthier GPs. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Budgets, Current Awareness, GPs, Journals, Practice Based Commissioning (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710513 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:50:21 +0100 3710513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706616&cid=t_104269_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F28%2Fhealth-service-journal-2010-10th-june%2F Fade Fade: Hard budgets for GPs – profit or productivity? Fade Skinny: The coalition government’s plans for revamping practice based commissioning with ‘real’ budgets are dominated by concerns over ensuring the policy will incentivise service improvement and not simply produce wealthier GPs. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Budgets, Current Awareness, GPs, Journals, Practice Based Commissioning (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706616 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:50:21 +0100 3706616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552226&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRgcYIr2G6OE%2F By David BoazOn Thursday I noted that former California House Speaker Willie Brown said we shouldn’t worry about the cost of government workers’ pensions because “My guess is that the State of California, like most places involved with pensions, is going to cease to pay them.” My former colleague Andrew Biggs, writing at The American, says Speaker Brown and I are, believe it or not, too optimistic: In most states, accrued public-sector pension benefits carry an effective property right, either through legal rulings or outright constitutional provisions. As Donald Kohn, the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, put it, “For all intents and purposes, accrued benefits have turned out to be riskless obligations.” Some states interpret these rights as prospect... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552226 Mon, 10 May 2010 18:47:37 +0100 3552226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354295&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fsrd0HN_MzQY%2F By Chris MoodyAlthough public schools are usually the biggest item in state and local budgets, spending figures provided by public school officials and reported in the media often leave out major costs of education, and understate what is actually spent. In a new study, Cato’s Adam B. Schaeffer reviews district budgets and state records for the nation’s five largest metro areas and the District of Columbia. Schaeffer finds that, on average, per-pupil spending in these areas is 44 percent higher than officially reported. In this new video, Schaeffer explains the whole thing in under three minutes: (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354295 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:10:21 +0100 3354295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298292&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fc8d7z699Udg%2F By Tad DeHavenTea partiers take note: at the forefront of any effort to reduce the size of the federal government should be the devolvement of federal programs to the states. Achieving this may seem like mission impossible given the states’ addiction to federal money. However, there are signs that the idea of returning the relationship between the federal government and the states to that which the Founders prescribed is starting to gain some currency. On Friday, the president of the Utah Senate and the speaker of the Utah House of Representatives penned an op-ed in the Washington Post calling for the federal government to begin the devolution process. The authors want the states to have the right to opt out of federal programs and allow the states to keep the taxes their residents s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298292 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:52:36 +0100 3298292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3145957&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZwijLskzamc%2F By Chris EdwardsToday, Cato released a report on employee compensation in state and local governments. As states struggle to balance their budgets in coming months, they should look to find savings in employee compensation, which represents half of all state and local spending. The particular issue of excessive state pensions is being probed by newspapers across the nation. Over at Reason, Nick Gillespie discusses the problem in his home state of Ohio. That state’s newspapers teamed up to pen a series of articles on government pensions, which are representative of the growing pension problems in many states. There has been a parallel series of articles across the nation on “pay-to-play” state pension scandals. These scandals involve Wall Street firms bribing pub... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3145957 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:15:39 +0100 3145957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3063244&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FrfWvE4yDcew%2F Michigan is facing a projected $2.8 billion state budget shortfall. As a result, Governor Granholm has cut $212 million from state public school spending — rousing the ire of parents and education officials around the state. But if Michigan merely converted all its conventional public schools to charters, without altering current funding formulas, it would save $3.5 billion. Here’s how: the average Michigan charter school spends $2,200 less per pupil than the average district school — counting only the state and local dollars. Put another way, Michigan school districts spend 25 percent more state and local dollars per pupil, on average, than charter schools. Sum up the savings to Michigan taxpayers from a mass district-to-charter exodus and it comes to $3.5 billion. Any... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3063244 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:39:06 +0100 3063244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3019085&cid=t_104269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F23%2Fa-mental-budget-for-the-holidays%2F From EurekaAlert: If you feel like you’re in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a “mental budget” can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. “There are some behaviors that consumers try to limit but have trouble doing so,” write authors Parthasarathy Krishnamurthy . . . and Sonja Prokopec . . . . “Even as one aims to curtail consumption of sugars and fat, one ends up consuming the tiramisu or the triple-chocolate cake. Such discrepancies between one’s goals and actual behaviors represent instances of self-control failure.” Overconsumption is a serious issue in the United States. For example, National Institutes of Health statistics show that two-thirds of American adults are overweight, with associated ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3019085 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:01:57 +0100 3019085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2930910&cid=t_104269_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F27%2Fhealth-service-journal-2009-22nd-october%2F Fade Fade: Tory plan could give GPs interest bonanza Fade Skinny: GP practices could earn thousands of pounds a year in interest payments under Conservative plans to turn practice based commissioning budgets into “hard cash”. (Print subscription held at Fade Library Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Budgets, Current Awareness, GPs, Journals, Practice Based Commissioning (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2930910 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:00:47 +0100 2930910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858618&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsRlDB2iw6f0%2F In a profile of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Creigh Deeds, the Washington Post tells us about the grandfather from whom he got his unusual first name — and his interest in political power: Creigh Tyree mattered. While serving as chairman of the Bath County Democrats, during the Depression, Tyree’s house was the first private home in the county to receive electricity from the federal Rural Electrification Act, proof of the power of government, he told his grandson. Or at least proof of the practice of government. And that is in fact the lesson that young Creigh learned: Watching the elderly man work the circuit of county shops and farms, the boy saw the power of political maneuvering, the influence it brought a man, the way it enabled the well-connected to pick up a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858618 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:57:13 +0100 2858618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2667396&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPUck3N3aEeI%2F Steve Chapman points out in the Chicago Tribune: The crisis in state budgets is not an accident, and it wasn’t unforeseeable. For years, most states have spent like there’s no tomorrow, and now tomorrow is here. They bring to mind the lament of Mickey Mantle, who said, “If I knew I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.” If they had known the revenue flood wasn’t a permanent fact of life, governors and legislators might have prepared for drought. Instead, like overstretched homeowners, they took on obligations they could meet only in the best-case scenario — which is not what has come to pass. Over the last decade, state budgets have expanded rapidly. We have had good times and bad times, including a recession in 2001, b... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2667396 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:27:28 +0100 2667396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630053&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUIFag96H7DQ%2F As I have written previously, President Obama and the members of Congress who voted to kill funding for the F-22 did the right thing. The Washington Post reports: The Senate voted Tuesday to kill the nation’s premier fighter-jet program, embracing by a 58 to 40 margin the argument of President Obama and his top military advisers that more F-22s are not needed for the nation’s defense and would be a costly drag on the Pentagon’s budget in an era of small wars and counterinsurgency efforts. While this vote marks a step in the right direction, the fight isn’t over. The F-22’s supporters in the House inserted additional monies in the defense authorization bill, and the differences will need to be reconciled in conference. But the vote for the Levin-McCain amendme... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630053 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:34:13 +0100 2630053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570335&cid=t_104269_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F03%2Funderstanding-personal-health-budgets%2F Title: Understanding personal health budgets The Skinny: Provides consistent, accessible information to give to people who might be interested in having a personal health budget. Defines personal health budgets and provides details of where to obtain further information. Publisher: DH Size of Document: 14p Published: 02/07/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Health Economics, NHS Tagged: Financial Management, Grey Literature, NHS, Patient Information, Personal Health Budgets, Personalisation (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570335 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:15:52 +0100 2570335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510284&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0FhTEaO333Y%2F It seems that the Japanese government no longer seems entirely comfortable relying on America for it’s defense. Reports Reuters: A draft of Japan’s new mid-term defense policy guidelines is calling for the reinforcement of military personnel and equipment in the face of growing regional tensions, Kyodo news agency said. The draft, obtained by Kyodo, says Japan needs to reverse its policy of reducing its defense budgets in light of North Korea’s missile launches and nuclear tests, as well as China’s rise to a major military power, the news agency said. The document urges the government to raise the number of Ground Self-Defense Forces troops by 5,000 to 160,000, Kyodo said. The new National Defense Program Guidelines, covering five years to March 2015, are scheduled ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510284 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:25:58 +0100 2510284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405412&cid=t_104269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F14%2Frecession-mental-health-use-has-doubled%2F While a recession has been bad for health products and services in general, it’s been a boon for mental health industry. Data comes from a survey of 3,307 adults surveyed once in January and again in April 2009. The survey found that people actually spending and using various health services and products — primarily the use of prescription drugs, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, physician services, dental services, and health/personal care goods — fell during that time period. During the same time period, demand for psychiatric and mental health services nearly doubled — from 4 percent in January to 7 percent in April. Job loss, loss of your home, and lack of discretionary income likely drives more people to seek out help for feeling depressed, anxious or other em... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405412 Thu, 14 May 2009 18:00:14 +0100 2405412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2144459&cid=t_104269_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F29%2Ffairer-contributions-guidance-a-consultation-on-the-extension-and-revision-of-the-statutory-guidance-for-charging-for-non-residential-social-services-in-relation-to-personal-budgets%2F is an ongoung consultation.  The accompanying Draft Contributions Guidance refers to contributions for personal budgets, which consist solely of adult social care funding. The new guidance aims to provide councils with a system for calculating how much a person should contribute to their personal budget and is a companion to the existing Fairer Charging guidance. Posted in Grey Literature, Health Economics, Local Authorities, Social Services   Tagged: Choice, Financial Management, Grey Literature, Local Authorities, Personal Budgets, Social Services    (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2144459 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:06:18 +0100 2144459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1894824&cid=t_104269_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F21%2Findividual-patient-budgets-background-and-frequently-asked-questions%2F commissioned by NHS West Midlands from the University of Birmingham’s Health Services Management Centre aims to answer a series of frequently asked questions from local PCTs. With direct payment and patient budget pilots about to be launched following the Darzi Review, this policy paper helps the NHS to understand the key principles and issues at stake in this new area of policy and practice. Posted in Grey Literature, Health Economics, NHS, Primary Care   Tagged: Direct payments, Financial Management, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Individual Patient Budgets, Primary Care    (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1894824 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:51:02 +0100 1894824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1894826&cid=t_104269_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F21%2Fevaluation-of-the-individual-budgets-pilot-programme-final-report%2F The Individual Budgets pilot programme was a cross-government initiative led by the Department of Health working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions, and Communities and Local Government. The pilot was conducted over two years 2006-2007 involving 13 local authorities. The report ( Executive Summary and 4-page summary) was written by The Individual Budgets Evaluation Network (IBSEN) a combined team from The University of York Social Policy Research Unit and the Personal Social Services Research Units of Manchester University, LSE and University of Kent; and Kings College London.   The DH response to evaluation report is also available. Posted in Grey Literature, Local Authorities, Public Sector, Social Services   Tagged: Financial Management, Grey Literature, ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1894826 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:00:03 +0100 1894826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1461314&cid=t_104269_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2F5-caregivers-tips-to-save-on-food-costs.html Five tips that will help those who are on limited budgets to survive these times of high food prices are listed below. Lifestyle changes to adapt to the situation are necessary, but there are ways to make this easier.BUY FRESH PRODUCE because it costs less, instead of canned, frozen or packaged vegetables or fruit. Then wash and prepare it, and store it in a freezer in ziplock bags. Carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and so on can be eaten raw, microwaved, baked in foil, boiled or cooked as desired later.PREPARE COMPLETE MEALS AND FREEZE them yourself instead of buying frozen packaged meals, boxed. or canned meals. ONE DAY PER WEEK PREPARE MEALS AHEAD. Prepare a variety of meals for freezing in single serving containers or ziplock bags. AVOID SPOILAGE. Storing fresh vegetables or more fruit th... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461314 Wed, 21 May 2008 19:03:00 +0100 1461314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1395102&cid=t_104269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F04%2F23%2Fwho-receives-psychotherapy-a-decreasing-trend%2F There are dozens of empirically proven treatments for a wide range of mental disorders. Drugs. Psychotherapy. Self-help books and support groups. Other stuff. It all works, and it works even better when you combine it together. This isn’t so much rocket science any more as “common sense.” So you’d think every family doctor and general physician out there wouldn’t just be prescribing the latest psychiatric medication to the patients who ask for it — they’d tell them they need a complete treatment program that includes a referral to an experienced mental health professional for proper diagnosis and treatment. And, as is so often the case here on World of Psychology, you’d be wrong. Maggie Mahar over at Health Beat has an interesting blog ent... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1395102 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:08:03 +0100 1395102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1369080&cid=t_104269_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F13%2Findividual-budgets-and-the-interface-with-health-a-discussion-paper%2F was commissioned by CSIP as a stand alone piece of work to capture the issues and learning from the Individual Budgets pilot regarding the interface between Individual Budgets and Health. A “think tank” session was organised with key stakeholders from the Cabinet Office, Department of Health, In Control and Individual Budget pilot sites to discuss these emerging issues and any relevant activity. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1369080 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:30:45 +0100 1369080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1087616&cid=t_104269_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F198760282%2F2007_edition_of_the_european_c.html The 2007 edition of the European Commission's annual report of research and development spending places Pfizer Inc. at the top of the heap outspending all other industries.Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology became the top R&D spenders beating out the technology heardware and equipment sector this year. In European based companies GlaxoSmithKline found itself in 7th position. Overall Pfizer (5.8 bn EUR) found itself ahead of the top European company, DaimlerChrylser (5.2 bn EUR).The report finds a strong increase in R&D investment by pharmaceuticals, e.g. Merck (+24.3%), AstraZeneca (+15.5%), Roche (+15.5%), Johnson & Johnson (+12.9%) and GlaxoSmithKline (10%).1. Pfizer 2. Johnson & Johnson 3. GlaxoSmithKline 4. Sanofi-Aventis 5. Roche 6. Novartis 7. Merck 8. As... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1087616 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:00:10 +0100 1087616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=913619&cid=t_104269_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fblack-sheep-bleats-with-forked-tongue.html I blame the Celtic blood that courses through my veins, but I believe that budgetary concerns plague everyone. Most people have the monthly cycle of rent, food and utility bills, robbing Peter to pay Paul, as well as the need to conserve energy and save the planet. So often, it is the tiny things, the small extravagances that snap the spine of the bank balance. It is because of these tiny things that I determine to eradicate all extraneous and frivolous expenditure. I think these thoughts as I wrangle with the child safety cap on the jar. One of the best ways to save pennies, which of course will expand into many thousands of spare dollars, is by controlling the kitchen. Most of us have freezers and the careful homemaker makes full use of it’s magical powers. Why make one, when two are c... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=913619 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:55:00 +0100 913619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=485334&cid=t_104269_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F20%2Fwithin-our-grasp-or-slipping-away%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Research, Politics, Daily newsWithin Our Grasp, Or Slipping Away? Assuring a New Era of Scientific and Medical Progress is a twenty one page report written by Johns Hopkins University and seven other institutions. These institutions petitioned Congress not to let biomedical research funding stagnate. The scientists say that funding for cancer, Alzheimer's disease and spinal cord injury research is not keeping up with the times. The scientists argued years of stagnant budgets for the National Institute of Health interrupted promising research and drove young investigators into other careers. "Warning bells should be sounding loudly in Congress and among the public, " said Edward Miller, Hopkins dean and CEO. "The world's premier biomedical research engine is at ri... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=485334 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 485334