DCPCA Welcomes Kaiser Permanente to its 

Corporate Partnership Program!

 

We are pleased to welcome Kaiser Permanente as a Corporate Partner of DCPCA.  Kaiser Permanente works to improve the health of their members and the communities they serve, and we are pleased to partner with them in improving the health of our community.

 

Click here for more information about our Corporate Partnership Program or contact Maisha Armstrong for more details.

 

Today's Alert
Nurses at another D.C. hospital claim unsafe "understaffing"
First tax bills to fund D.C. Health Link are out to insurers. So how much will it actually cost them?
D.E.A. to allow return of unused pills to pharmacies
Consumers to hear soon if plans are canceled
Planned Parenthood pushes back on over-the-counter contraception
CDC confirms respiratory illness in children in Missouri, Illinois, more testing underway
Take a seat. You may be able to reverse the damage to your health.
FDA approves breakthrough drug that fights melanoma
EVENTS
September 10, 2014

JOB POSTINGS

Mental Health Therapist,
La Clinica del Pueblo
HIV Nurse Care Coordinator,
La Clinica del Pueblo

Family Physician,
La Clinica del Pueblo 

Specialty Care Program Manager,

Primary Care Coalition 

Family Practitioner, Mary's Center
 
Director of Nursing
Unity Health Care

Physician-Family Practice
Unity Health Care 

Grant Writer,

Providence Health Foundation
Providence Health Foundation
Catholic Charities  
Mary's Center
La Clinica Del Pueblo
La Clinica Del Pueblo

Nurses at another D.C. hospital claim unsafe "understaffing"

By Tina Reed, The Washington Business Journal, September 8, 2014

Ahead of planned expansion projects, nurses at Providence Hospital are the latest to come forward with complaints about understaffing and the impact on patient safety.  According to Dwayne Collyer, a Providence emergency department nurse and National Nurses United member, "Providence just does not have enough nurses to provide safe care at the hospital, and the dangers to patients may get worse if the number of beds increases."



First tax bills to fund D.C. Health Link are out to insurers.  So how much will it actually cost them?

By Tina Reed, The Washington Business Journal, September 5, 2014

While the verdict is still out on whether or not the District will be permitted to tax certain insurance providers in order to help pay for the city's insurance exchange, initial bills have already gone out, and insurers are not happy.   According to Unum representatives, the fee "is substantially in excess of the amount estimated by the Working Group's outside expert as necessary to fund the exchange."

D.E.A. to allow return of unused pills to pharmacies

By Catherine Saint Louis, The New York Times, September 8, 2014

Hoping to reduce prescription drug abuse, the D.E.A. is moving to allow consumers to return unused drugs to pharmacies.  "This is big news and long overdue," said Dr. G. Caleb Alexander, co-director of the Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "It's baffling that it's so easy to get a prescription for opioids and yet so difficult to dispose of these drugs safely."

Consumers to hear soon if plans are canceled

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News, September 5, 2014

Consumers with health insurance plans that do not satisfy the minimum coverage requirements established by the Affordable Care Act should soon be hearing about whether or not those plans have changed or if they will be cancelled.  

Planned Parenthood pushes back on over-the-counter contraception

By Kelly Cohen, The Washington Examiner, September 8, 2014

Citing concerns about cost and overall accessibility, Planned Parenthood is fighting back against proposals to allow birth control pills to be sold without a prescription.  

CDC confirms respiratory illness in children in Missouri, Illinois, more testing underway

By Natalie Villacorta, Politico, September 8, 2014

According to the CDC, Enterovirus D68 has infected at least 19 children in Missouri and 11 in Chicago, with more cases suspected across the Midwest.  This respiratory infection, which typically results in cold-like symptoms, has proven especially problematic in the past few weeks and is generating serious concern amongst public health officials, health care providers and parents.   

Take a seat.  You may be able to reverse the damage to your health.

By Abby Phillip, The Washington Post, September 8, 2014

To improve your health and potentially reverse damage done by prolonged hours of sitting, consider taking a five-minute walk each hour to break up your day.  According to researchers, this simple strategy has the potential to reduce blood pressure and improve blood sugar levels.  

FDA approves breakthrough drug that fights melanoma

By Dr. Bruce Hensel & Samia Khan, NBC Washington, September 6, 2014

On Thursday, September 4th, the FDA gave its seal of approval to Ketyruda, a new skin-cancer drug that has proven effective in fighting melanoma. 

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Join the DC Department of Health and the DC Primary Care Association for our inaugural health care symposium.  This two-day event will bring together experts from across the country and feature a keynote presentation from Dr. Rishi Manchanda, founder of HealthBegins and author of "The Upstream Doctors".  

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September 23-24, 2014


 

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formerly the Almas Conference Center

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