Health care or healthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions ^*. The organised provision of such services may constitute a health care system. Before the term "healthcare" became popular, English-speakers referred to medicine or to the health sector and spoke of the treatment and prevention of illness and disease.

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State Health Policy Developments: Doctor Shortages, California Insurance Crackdown
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0800
News outlets across the country report on state health policy developments. The Los Angeles Times: "At a time when nearly 7 million Californians are uninsured, state regulators are trying to rein in discount health and dental plans that officials say frequently overstate benefits, offer little if any savings and promise access to doctors who aren't part of the system. Some of the discounters fraudulently market themselves as insurance, while preying on the poor, the elderly and others who urgently need care, officials say. ... Plan executives bristle at such criticism...
Today's OpEds: Recommendations To Democrats, Cutting Costs, 'Rationing' Health Care
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0800
Back To The Drawing Board Los Angeles Times Democrats may not attract any GOP support for comprehensive healthcare reform by stepping up efforts to limit the growth in healthcare costs. But they will make the benefits of the measure clearer to a skeptical public (2/8). Five Ideas For Getting Health Care Reform Back On Track USA Today The only reasons for delay are short-term and political. It's expedient to punt. But Democrats are delusional if they think they'll inoculate themselves against attacks this fall by backtracking. No one wins by trying and failing...
Obama Invites Republicans To Share Ideas At Televised Health Reform Summit
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 -0800
The New York Times reports that the President's inivitation is for a half-day televised summit February 25. It is "a high-profile gambit that will allow Americans to watch as Democrats and Republicans try to break their political impasse." The move is seen as a way for Obama to force Republicans to help govern and to "put more scrutiny on Republican initiatives" on health care...

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Albany Region :: New York :: New England Physician Recruitment Center
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:28:01 -0500
Internal MedicineAlbany NY region Join a growing, well-established primary care practice that is part of a hospital-based network of physician practices and community family health centers. They are
Albany Region :: New York :: New England Physician Recruitment Center
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:28:01 -0500
Internal MedicineAlbany NY region Join a growing, well-established primary care practice that is part of a hospital-based network of physician practices and community family health centers. They are
Middletown :: New York :: New England Physician Recruitment Center
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:28:01 -0500
Internist-Primary care-Middletown region NewYork- about 1 hour to NYC- join group using hosptialists expanding their services and have recently moved into another modern office building....group is

All Hospitalist Jobs

Quick Access To The Coast ** 7 On / 7 Off ** Brand New Location In Virginia!!! :: Virginia :: The Curare Group, Inc.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:28:04 -0500
JOB DETAILS Employed Position 185k Base Salary Plus Production Incentives Schedule 7 On 7 Off 15 - 18 Patients Daily Minimal ICU Involvement Comprehensive Benefits Sign On Bonus Paid Relocation
Quick Drive To Boston & Providence ** Hospitalist Job In Maine ** $20K Sign On :: Massachusetts :: The Curare Group, Inc.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:28:04 -0500
JOB DETAILS Employed Position 180k Starting Base Salary Production Incentives Sign On Bonus Great Flexible Schedule Minimal ICU Involvement 18-20 Patients Daily Full Compliment Of Benefits
Extremely Flexible Practice * Hospitalist Job In Phoenix Arizona * Partnership :: Arizona :: The Curare Group, Inc.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:28:04 -0500
JOB DETAILS Well Established Group Competitive Salary Plus Bonuses Partnership Track Flexible Schedule Options Minimal Call Requirements Full Benefits Package Sign On Bonus Student Loan Forgiveness

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