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Carle Foundation Hospital – The Center for Rural Health and Farm Safety’s Progressive Agriculture Safety Days

April 2018 - Having grown up on her family’s farm in Illinois, Amy Rademaker knows that farming is more than a job. It’s also a culture, a family tradition and a major driver of the economy.
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Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New Hampshire – Frisbie Smiles

April 2018 - Since good oral health habits begin at childhood, the Frisbie Smiles program started by offering dental education and screenings in a local Rochester elementary school.
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Taylor Regional Hospital – Hospitality Van Service

April 2018 - Located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, Taylor Regional Hospital launched its hospitality van service in 2007 when the hospital’s cancer center noticed that patients were missing their routine check-ups and radiation treatments.
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Healthcare providers do more to fight hunger, but efforts could be hindered by funding cuts

April 2018 - In Chicago, Cook County Health and Hospitals System has partnered since 2015 with Greater Chicago Food Depository to address food insecurity among its patients.
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Spark Health Care Innovation with Design Thinking: the AHA Innovation 90 Program

Spark Health Care Innovation with Design Thinking: the AHA
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GAO Report Misses Mark on 340B Program

A July 6 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examining Medicare Part B spending at hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program draws unsubstantiated conclusions about a program that has a proven track record of improving access to care for poor patients and vulnerable communities. Simply put, the GAO report misses the mark.
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AHA responds to latest effort by pharmaceutical industry to disparage 340B program

A report paid for by a group backed by the pharmaceutical industry is the latest in a series of attempts to misrepresent a program that has a proven track record of helping poor patients and vulnerable communities.
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Setting the Record Straight on 340B

A new report ;by the Berkley Research Group (BRG) is the latest attempt by the pharmaceutical industry to disparage a program with a proven track record of helping poor patients and vulnerable communities.
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Health Affairs Study Gets It Wrong on 340B: Hospitals Use the Program to Help Vulnerable Patients and Communities

The 340B program accounts for only two percent of the $325 billion in annual drug purchases made in the U.S., or roughly $6.5 billion. Hospitals participating in the 340B program provided $28.4 billion in uncompensated care in 2012; in other words, four times the drug purchase amount.