Healthcare Reform Sample Clauses

Healthcare Reform e-Health technologies such as remote monitoring and remote diagnosis provide a tangible opportunity to shift the balance of healthcare away from the hospitals and into the community with benefits for patients and the healthcare system as a whole. As part of the European Semester process, Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland issued in June 2014 contain recommendations on a number of issues including reform of the healthcare sector initiated under the Future Health Strategic Framework to increase cost- effectiveness. A key reform in this regard is the increased use of ehealth. eHealth implementation is identified by the Commission as one of the Societal Challenges for the upcoming decades. It covers the ICT-based interaction between patients and health-service providers, institution-to-institution data transmission, peer-to-peer communication between patients or health professionals. It also includes health information networks, electronic health records, and tele-medicine services, including personal wearable and portable communicable systems for monitoring and supporting patients. eHealth is increasingly being seen in the context of new health delivery models outside of traditional hospital computing environments, with a view of patient information extending across the full range of care settings. This will involve building relationships with both the ICT industry and academia, working in tandem with our partners in Europe and progressing the eHealth agenda in line with the EU eHealth Action Plan 2012 – 2020, to maximise the potential for innovation and improvement. A critical component of implementing this strategy is the ubiquitous availability and accessibility of Broadband infrastructure and Next Generation Access. EU/IMF commitments in this regard related to the publication of an eHealth Strategy and the publication of the Health Identifiers Bill. The eHealth Strategy was published in December 2013 and its implementation is underway. The Health Identifiers Bill was also published in December 2013 and is being progressed steadily through the Oireachtas. The Bill provides the legal basis for Individual Health Identifiers for health service users and unique identifiers for health service providers. The identifiers will be used across the health service, both public and private. Individual Health Identifiers are primarily about patient safety and ensuring that the right information is associated with the right individual at the point of care. Indi...
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Healthcare Reform. During the past decade, a number of attempts have been made by Congress and by the Clinton Administration to reform healthcare. The most notorious and unsuccessful was attempted in 1992 by Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx’x panel. Under this model, the U.S. government would be the single payer, funded by payroll taxes, for all healthcare. This created concern about price regulation, and the stocks of all major U.S. pharmaceutical firms declined. The attempt failed due to its complexity and the objections of special interest groups. Successfully implemented reforms include Medical Savings accounts and portable healthcare insurance. In addition, industrial organizations like AT&T and GE (which have thousands of employees covered and are a major market for the drugs) demand, and have obtained, large discounts allowing drugs to be covered by their healthcare plan. Hence there is severe price pressure on the drug industry as regulations and customers change. FDA approval of drugs. The FDA has been under pressure from Congress to speedily approve drugs for life threatening conditions like AIDS and cancer. The review time has gone down from around 12-18 months in early 1990 to about 9-12 months in 1998. The FDA also has expedited review (now about six months) for a special category called breakthrough drug12. Expedited review drugs include Xxxxxx- Xxxxxxx’x Rezulin diabetes drug. A major drug company has to have a good relationship with the FDA and understand the process to win approval for its drugs. This has created a major entry barrier for the United States, the world’s largest pharmaceutical market. Major non-U.S. drug firms either have this capability (such as Glaxo Wellcome) or have teamed up with a U.S. company (such as Japan’s Sankyo, which allied with Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx to market Rezulin in the United States).
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Healthcare Reform. The parties recognize that certain State and Federal laws, programs and regulations, including the Affordable Care Act, may impact future medical plan offerings. Effective July 2017, either party may request to reopen Section 4,A,(2) regarding medical insurance for the purpose of discussing alternative approaches and proposals to providing healthcare coverage. In addition, should State or Federal laws concerning taxation of healthcare benefits change, the parties agree to meet and discuss the impact of such change.
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Healthcare Reform. At such time as regulations are issued implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the City and Escondido FFA will meet and confer to review the impact of such regulations on the benefits plans then in force. If modifications to the benefits, eligibility for coverage, employer or employee contribution to the cost of insurance, or any other provisions of the benefit plans covered by this MOU will be modified or may be affected by the ACA during the term of this agreement, it is agreed that the City and Escondido FFA will reopen the contract to meet and confer and determine how such mandated changes will be implemented, and to possibly address other health plan options. EXHIBIT "A" FIRE SAFETY PERSONNEL INCREASES SALARY RANGES JANUARY 2021 Union Code Job Description Base Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 FIR FF/Paramedic 5,702 5,987 6,286 6,601 6,931 7,277 7,641 FIR Fire Engineer 5,987 6,286 6,601 6,931 7,277 7,641 8,023 FIR Fire Captain 7,027 7,379 7,747 8,135 8,542 8,969 9,417 EXHIBIT "A" FIRE SAFETY PERSONNEL INCREASES SALARY RANGES JANUARY 24, 2021 - 4.0% SALARY INCREASE Union Code Job Description Base Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 FIR FF/Paramedic 5,930 6,227 6,538 6,865 7,208 7,568 7,947 FIR Fire Engineer 6,227 6,538 6,865 7,208 7,568 7,947 8,344 FIR Fire Captain 7,308 7,674 8,057 8,460 8,883 9,327 9,794 EXHIBIT "A" FIRE NON-SAFETY PERSONNEL INCREASES SALARY RANGES JANUARY 2021 Union Code Job Description Base Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 NSF Paramedic 3,883 4,077 4,281 4,495 4,719 EXHIBIT "A" FIRE NON-SAFETY PERSONNEL INCREASES SALARY RANGES JANUARY 24, 2021 - 4.0% SALARY INCREASE Union Code Job Description Base Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 NSF Paramedic 4,038 4,240 4,452 4,674 4,908
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Healthcare Reform. Customer agrees it is solely responsible for ensuring that its group health plans comply with any applicable requirements of the federal healthcare reform law (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, together with any applicable regulations issued pursuant to those Acts) and for determining if its group health plans are grandfathered health plans for purposes of those requirements. Customer is solely responsible for determining what, if any, effect the services provided under this Agreement may have on the grandfathered status of its group health plans. BHS is not responsible for ensuring that any group health plan qualifies or continues to qualify as a grandfathered health plan.
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Related to Healthcare Reform

  • Healthcare Section 1. Bargaining unit employees with one (1) year or more of service will be provided coverage for the duration of this contract through the “Full Coverage” Team Care Plan (“Team Care MM200”), which includes dental, vision, life, short term disability, medical and prescription drug benefits. Prior to January 1, 2020, bargaining unit employees with less than one (1) year of service will be provided coverage through the “Medical Only” plan. On January 1, 2020, all bargaining unit employees enrolled in the Medical Only plan shall be enrolled in the Full Coverage plan, and the Medical Only plan will eliminated. The rates for 2019 and a further description of the plan and rates are referenced

  • Healthcare Matters Each Healthcare Borrower will not permit to occur any of the following:

  • Health Care The Company will reimburse the Executive for the cost of maintaining continuing health coverage under COBRA for a period of no more than 12 months following the date of termination, less the amount the Executive is expected to pay as a regular employee premium for such coverage. Such reimbursements will cease if the Executive becomes eligible for similar coverage under another benefit plan.

  • COVERED HEALTHCARE SERVICES This section describes covered healthcare services. This plan covers services only if they meet all of the following requirements: • Listed as a covered healthcare service in this section. The fact that a provider has prescribed or recommended a service, or that it is the only available treatment for an illness or injury does not mean it is a covered healthcare service under this plan. • Medically necessary, consistent with our medical policies and related guidelines at the time the services are provided. • Not listed in Exclusions Section. • Received while a member is enrolled in the plan. • Consistent with applicable state or federal law. We review medical necessity in accordance with our medical policies and related guidelines. Our medical policies can be found on our website. Our medical policies are written to help administer benefits for the purpose of claims payment. They are made available to you for informational purposes and are subject to change. Medical policies are not meant to be used as a guide for your medical treatment. Your medical treatment remains a decision made by you with your physician. If you have questions about our medical policies, please call Customer Service. When a new service or drug becomes available, when possible, we will review it within six (6) months of one of the events described below to determine whether the new service or drug will be covered: • the assignment of an American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code in the annual CPT publication; • final Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval; • the assignment of processing codes other than CPT codes or approval by governing or regulatory bodies other than the FDA; • submission to us of a claim meeting the criteria above; and • generally, the first date an FDA approved prescription drug is available in pharmacies (for prescription drug coverage only). During the review period, new services and drugs are not covered. For all covered healthcare services, please see the Summary of Medical Benefits and the Summary of Pharmacy Benefits to determine the amount that you pay and any benefit limits.

  • Health Care Operations Health Care Operations shall have the meaning set out in its definition at 45 C.F.R. § 164.501, as such provision is currently drafted and as it is subsequently updated, amended or revised.

  • HEALTH CARE PLANS ‌ Notwithstanding the references to the Pacific Blue Cross Plans in this article, the parties agree that Employers, who are not currently providing benefits under the Pacific Blue Cross Plans may continue to provide the benefits through another carrier providing that the overall level of benefits is comparable to the level of benefits under the Pacific Blue Cross Plans.

  • Child Care A. Employees employed as of March 1 who meet the following criteria shall be eligible for a lump sum payment each year. Eligible employees may apply for this payment between March 1 and April 15 of each year. Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of receipt of the completed application. Any application received after April 15 will be considered on a case by case basis and shall not be arbitrarily rejected.

  • Home Health Care This plan covers the following home care services when provided by a certified home healthcare agency: • nursing services; • services of a home health aide; • visits from a social worker; • medical supplies; and • physical, occupational and speech therapy.

  • Health Care Benefits (a) Each regular full-time employee may elect coverage for himself and his eligible dependents* under one of the following health insurance plans:

  • Extended Health Care Plan (a) The Employer shall pay the monthly premium for regular employees entitled to coverage under a mutually acceptable Extended Health Care Plan.

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