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IOM Vitamin D And Calcium Workshop On Aug. 4
As part of its study of how much vitamin D and calcium people need, a committee convened by the Institute of Medicine will hold a public workshop to gather insights and data from experts on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Among the workshop"s presentations will be a discussion of a recent vitamin D and calcium report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which can be found at http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/vitadcaltp.htm. A workshop agenda with a list of presentations is available at http://www.iom.edu/?id=68400.

The Lasting Effects Of Center-Based Care And Insensitive Parenting
A growing number of American children are enrolled in child care and questions remain about how these settings may affect them in both positive and negative ways. A new study published in the May/June 2009 issue of the journal Child Development finds that early interpersonal experiences - center-based child care and parenting - may have independent and lasting developmental effects.
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430,000 West Virginians Are In Families That Will Spend More Than 10 Percent Of Their Income On Health Care In 2009
A report released by the consumer health organization Families USA spotlights a growing crisis among insured families, as rising health care costs devour a growing portion of their pre-tax income.
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Cindy Mann To Lead Center For Medicaid And State Operations

CQ HealthBeat reports on reactions to Cindy Mann"s appointment as Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, noting that liberals are hailing her appointment and "saying she"ll counter steps taken by the Bush administration to tighten eligibility and alter benefits." On May 29, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appointed Mann to the position, which is part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and which "oversees the federal part of both the Medicaid and State Children"s Health Insurance Program." CQ HealthBeat reports that "Mann"s predecessor at the helm of CMSO, Dennis Smith, took steps to control spending in the Medicaid program that angered the left. Republicans in particular have emphasized that Medicaid is unsustainable financially in its current form" (Reichard, 6/1). Meanwhile, an HHS press release said "Mann most recently served as a research professor and executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University"s Health Policy Institute." It also noted that "Mann previously served as director of the Family and Children"s Health Programs at CMSO from 1999-2001; in that capacity she played a key role in implementing Medicaid and the Children"s Health Insurance Program." This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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