Funds for Day Care Inspections Were Cut, Health Officials Say
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In the last two years, New York City has cut the amount of money it devotes to day care inspections, and over the last five years it has failed to claim more than $2 million in state money
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Shrinking budgets and escalating costs this year exacerbated many of the county&#39;s health- care problems, which included the first human case of West Nile virus and the fact that prescription medications are increasingly expensive for many seniors.
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The reduction of a little more than 6 percent of its work force was part of a cost-cutting program designed to save $700 million by 2009.
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The spending cuts include a reduction in benefits for about 340,000 people enrolled in a health insurance program for the working poor.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) is cutting the pay of executives, administrative staff and frontline employees by 10%, increasing the shared cost of health care coverage and making changes to retirement benefits as part of its turnaround plan.
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BERLIN - Germany&#39;s health reform - which aims to maintain universal healthcare by slashing costs - is working as shown by a sharp drop in spending on medicine last month, an official said Monday.
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ALBANY, NY -- The multi-billion-dollar health care program that helps fund everything from medical colleges to insurance for poor children may run a shortfall by the end of the state fiscal year, Comptroller Alan Hevesi warned Thursday.
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The state health department has developed a list of possible program cuts that could be needed to balance the state budget - in case the economy doesn&#39;t grow fast enough to generate new revenue.
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Senate Democrats are cutting back on their proposed expansion of a health insurance program for children, a Republican lawmaker involved in the discussions said Tuesday.
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New York's Health Department called its oversight of day care centers a bureaucratic maze riddled with problems that spell potential dangers for children.
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NHS trusts are slashing funding for homoeopathic services amid concerns about efficacy and the need to cut costs.
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The state has revoked the license of a day care center accused of hiding crying infants in a storage room during an unannounced inspection, officials said.
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Respiratory ailments, mental trauma and other problems that arose after the Sept. 11 attacks are costing the U.S. health care system $393 million per year, according to an analysis that city officials released Tuesday.
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Health officials on Thursday were investigating the cause of an illness that has spread through an assisted-living facility, leaving one resident dead and eight hospitalized.
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Many companies are playing a bigger role in managing and monitoring their workersâ health in an effort to cut health care costs.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will investigate the disappearance of $22 million worth of equipment, computers and other items from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Insulated from lawsuits by their corporate structures, private investors in nursing homes have cut expenses and staff, sometimes below minimum requirements.