Hilo mental health services reduced
HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Health care services for the mentally ill in Hilo are feeling the statewide budget pinch. Kevin Hedlund of CARE Hawaii in Hilo says its funding has been cut by 75% and its work force will be reduced by half.

Census Report 2008 Confirms Damage Mental Health Services Are Having On Briton's Black Communities, UK
The conclusions in the fourth national census of the ethnicity of all inpatients in the NHS and independent mental health and learning disability hospitals in England and Wales shows that the discrimination within the services continues unabated.

Mental Health Services struggles with high demand
Student demand for Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS) at UConn is up 30 percent since last year, according to director Barry Schreier. With understaffing a major issue, this increase could mean even longer waits for students seeking care. According to Schreier, UConn falls short of providing an adequate amount of counseling staff.

State cutting mental health services 12%
The state Department of Mental Health on Tuesday announced budget cuts of 12 percent that will mean trimming services to people with mental illness around the state.

Clackamas County cuts health care services
With dwindling revenue and increasing costs, Clackamas County will sharply reduce the amount of public health services offered directly by the county. Some will be taken over by the state, others by non-profit entities. County-operated primary care clinics are already closing, including the ...

Perdue To Replace Health & Human Services Secretary
North Carolina Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue says Health and Human Services Secretary Dempsey Benton won't stay in that position permanently in her administration.

Fardell?s plan to deliver health services to west
Concerned about the delivery of health services to western NSW communities set to be deserted by Rex Airlines, Dubbo MP Dawn Fardell is arguing that a ?$10 subsidy a ticket? in support of a replacement operator would be taxpayer money well spent.

Indiana Planned Parenthood Offering Gift Vouchers For Health Care, Contraceptive Services
Planned Parenthood of Indiana recently announced that its network of 35 clinics across the state will be selling holiday vouchers for basic health care services, including the recipient's choice of birth control method, AP/Google.com reports.

Lufkin State School is 1 Of 13 Criticized For Health Services
Report criticizes services and patient treatment.

Budget Cuts Force Health Departments to Cut Services
Due to state budget cuts, the Chatham County Health Department is facing a decrease in revenue of almost $1 million, which will cause a reduction in services offered in Chatham County.

Increased collaboration for health services
Collaboration between Otago and Southland diabetes and endocrinology services is about to increase, with two Otago consultants soon to begin monthly outpatient clinics at Invercargill Hospital.

States Ask Feds for Health Care Help with Medicaid and SCHIP
Dec. 3, 2008 - In Utah, lawmakers have ended some physical therapy, vision and hearing services offered under Medicaid, the national health insurance program that serves 59 million needy.

New state program offers family planning services
The Wyoming Department of Health will offer more low-income women the ability to receive family planning services through its new Pregnant by Choice program starting the first of the year.

Health care options expand: Health & Dentistry may provide services to Lorain employees
LORAIN ? Lorain County Health & Dentistry might soon become an optional health care provider for Lorain employees, something agency and city officials say would be a big boon for both parties.

Lack of mental health services in prison a concern: Ombudsman
Prison staff and inmates are at risk because of a lack of mental health services in prisons, Chief Ombudsman Beverley Wakem says in her annual report to Parliament.

Insurers like Obama health plan, with reservations
WASHINGTON -- The insurance industry embraced many of President-elect Barack Obama's ideas for better health care coverage Wednesday, though it opposes a key piece of his plan to require employers to help pay for that coverage.

Fewer Patients Using Health Care Provider Quality Ratings Web Sites To Make Decisions
Fewer U.S. residents use Web sites that rate health services when selecting insurance plans, hospitals or physicians, according to state and national studies, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. According to the Press-Enterprise, independent quality ratings organizations, such as HealthGrades, typically analyze data submitted by health care providers to CMS and other regulatory agencies.

Health and Human Services Director Jan Kaplan resigns
Jan Kaplan, director of the Lincoln County Health and Human Services Department and the Lincoln Community Health Center, has announced his resignation after nearly 10 years of service to the community, citing personal reasons for the decision that becomes effective Jan. 2.

Lancman, Padavan oppose health, education cuts
State Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and state Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) hail from different sides of the aisle, but they are pushing a similar message when it comes to the state budget: The state should not cut health and education services, a move Gov. David Paterson has said may be necessary to close a $12.5 billion budget gap next year.

Valence Health Expands Executive Team with New Vice President of Consulting Services
Valence Health, a leading provider of clinical integration and data management solutions, today announced the expansion of its executive team with the addition of Elizabeth Simpkin as vice president of consulting services.