Bills Address Long Waits for Behavioral Health Patients
...partment waiting for the specialized care they needed. Snapshot checks of hospitals since the initial survey have revealed continued gridlock for behavioral health patients awaiting transfer. Assemblyman Cryan's package includes three measures to address the crisis: A-3582 would requi...LERA National Policy Forum Set for June 11-12 in Washington, D.C.
... in Washington D.C. the 2009 Labor and Employment Relations Association National Policy Forum theme signals what may be an end to over two decades of gridlock on a broad range of labor and employment policy issues and explores new frontiers in labor and employment policy. This year's Policy Forum will have a...Veterans Health Care Funding Reform Bill Promises Transparency, Accountability
... DAV National Commander Raymond E. Dempsey. "Now, more than ever, it is absolutely imperative for Congress to end the old-style partisan politics of gridlock and reform the budget process to ensure that veterans, particularly sick and disabled veterans, have access to quality and timely health care," he sai...Divided We Fail Launches Next Phase of National Campaign to Fix America's Health and Economic Crises
... how the health care and economic crises are affecting them. "Partisan gridlock won't do anything to end the health and economic problems our country faces... to give voice to millions of Americans who are tired of letting Washington gridlock stand in the way of affordable, quality health care and long-term financial...New Year's Resolution for Illinois Lawmakers: Fix Broken Health Care System
...ealth care bills on time so people can get care when they need it. This New Year's resolution will require lawmakers to break through political gridlock and set aside partisan bickering to focus on health care solutions that work. AARP is dedicated to working with the General Assembly to ensure Illino...Caregivers in Maryland Call for Increased Funding, Support
...ration of Independent Businesses are leading Divided We Fail, an initiative to give voice to millions of Americans who are tired of letting Washington gridlock stand in the way of affordable, quality health care and long-term financial security. Go to www.dividedwefail.org to learn more. ...National Leaders Say Need for Health Care Reform 'Urgent'
...eration of Independent Business, are leading Divided We Fail, an initiative to give voice to millions of Americans who are tired of letting Washington gridlock stand in the way of affordable, quality health care and long-term financial security - the most pressing domestic issues faction our nation. Common s...Study confirms increased heart attack deaths in NYC ambulance diversions
...being on diversion simultaneously, were associated with a 14.1 to 15.7% increase in AMI outpatient deaths. In effect, an additional "borough-day" of gridlock was associated with a 39.0 to 68.4% increase in AMI outpatient deaths. As a result, there were between 201 and 390 additional AMI deaths during the st...Equity concerns raised by congestion pricing can be addressed to make approach viable
...travel particular routes at peak travel times -- as a way to reduce traffic gridlock and raise money for transportation projects. However, because these policie... "A well-designed congestion pricing project can deliver clean air and less gridlock to everyone." The RAND study evaluated alternative ways of defining and...Defectors take the car, cooperators go by bus
...f most people are happy to take the bus, and just a few people defect and drive by car, then there is a comfortable level of crowding on the buses, no gridlock and a few happy drivers with full trunks. ...