single A single-centre investigator-blinded randomised parallel-group study protocol to investigate the influence of an acclimatisation appointment on children’s behaviour during N<sub>2</sub>O/O<sub>2</sub> sedation as measured by psycho By www.nature.com Published On :: 2020-03-17 Full Article
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single The impossible (pipe) dream—single-payer health reform By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 08:38:00 -0500 Led by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, one-time supporters of ‘single-payer’ health reform are rekindling their romance with a health reform idea that was, is, and will remain a dream. Single-payer health reform is a dream because, as the old joke goes, ‘you can’t get there from here. Let’s be clear: opposing a proposal only because one believes it cannot be passed is usually a dodge.One should judge the merits. Strong leaders prove their skill by persuading people to embrace their visions. But single-payer is different. It is radical in a way that no legislation has ever been in the United States. Not so, you may be thinking. Remember such transformative laws as the Social Security Act, Medicare, the Homestead Act, and the Interstate Highway Act. And, yes, remember the Affordable Care Act. Those and many other inspired legislative acts seemed revolutionary enough at the time. But none really was. None overturned entrenched and valued contractual and legislative arrangements. None reshuffled trillions—or in less inflated days, billions—of dollars devoted to the same general purpose as the new legislation. All either extended services previously available to only a few, or created wholly new arrangements. To understand the difference between those past achievements and the idea of replacing current health insurance arrangements with a single-payer system, compare the Affordable Care Act with Sanders’ single-payer proposal. Criticized by some for alleged radicalism, the ACA is actually stunningly incremental. Most of the ACA’s expanded coverage comes through extension of Medicaid, an existing public program that serves more than 60 million people. The rest comes through purchase of private insurance in “exchanges,” which embody the conservative ideal of a market that promotes competition among private venders, or through regulations that extended the ability of adult offspring to remain covered under parental plans. The ACA minimally altered insurance coverage for the 170 million people covered through employment-based health insurance. The ACA added a few small benefits to Medicare but left it otherwise untouched. It left unaltered the tax breaks that support group insurance coverage for most working age Americans and their families. It also left alone the military health programs serving 14 million people. Private nonprofit and for-profit hospitals, other vendors, and privately employed professionals continue to deliver most care. In contrast, Senator Sanders’ plan, like the earlier proposal sponsored by Representative John Conyers (D-Michigan) which Sanders co-sponsored, would scrap all of those arrangements. Instead, people would simply go to the medical care provider of their choice and bills would be paid from a national trust fund. That sounds simple and attractive, but it raises vexatious questions. How much would it cost the federal government? Where would the money to cover the costs come from? What would happen to the $700 billion that employers now spend on health insurance? How would the $600 billion a year reductions in total health spending that Sanders says his plan would generate come from? What would happen to special facilities for veterans and families of members of the armed services? Sanders has answers for some of these questions, but not for others. Both the answers and non-answers show why single payer is unlike past major social legislation. The answer to the question of how much single payer would cost the federal government is simple: $4.1 trillion a year, or $1.4 trillion more than the federal government now spends on programs that the Sanders plan would replace. The money would come from new taxes. Half the added revenue would come from doubling the payroll tax that employers now pay for Social Security. This tax approximates what employers now collectively spend on health insurance for their employees...if they provide health insurance. But many don’t. Some employers would face large tax increases. Others would reap windfall gains. The cost question is particularly knotty, as Sanders assumes a 20 percent cut in spending averaged over ten years, even as roughly 30 million currently uninsured people would gain coverage. Those savings, even if actually realized, would start slowly, which means cuts of 30 percent or more by Year 10. Where would they come from? Savings from reduced red-tape associated with individual insurance would cover a small fraction of this target. The major source would have to be fewer services or reduced prices. Who would determine which of the services physicians regard as desirable -- and patients have come to expect -- are no longer ‘needed’? How would those be achieved without massive bankruptcies among hospitals, as columnist Ezra Klein has suggested, and would follow such spending cuts? What would be the reaction to the prospect of drastic cuts in salaries of health care personnel – would we have a shortage of doctors and nurses? Would patients tolerate a reduction in services? If people thought that services under the Sanders plan were inadequate, would they be allowed to ‘top up’ with private insurance? If so, what happens to simplicity? If not, why not? Let me be clear: we know that high quality health care can be delivered at much lower cost than is the U.S. norm. We know because other countries do it. In fact, some of them have plans not unlike the one Senator Sanders is proposing. We know that single-payer mechanisms work in some countries. But those systems evolved over decades, based on gradual and incremental change from what existed before. That is the way that public policy is made in democracies. Radical change may occur after a catastrophic economic collapse or a major war. But in normal times, democracies do not tolerate radical discontinuity. If you doubt me, consider the tumult precipitated by the really quite conservative Affordable Care Act. Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in Newsweek. Authors Henry J. Aaron Publication: Newsweek Image Source: © Jim Young / Reuters Full Article
single Incorporating continuing education into single-drug REMS: Exploring the challenges and opportunities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 18 May 2015 09:00:00 -0400 Event Information May 18, 20159:00 AM - 4:15 PM EDTThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DC The Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) program has become an important tool of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ensuring that the benefits of a given medical product outweigh the associated risks, and has enabled FDA to approve a number of products that might not otherwise have been made available for patient use. Since the implementation of the REMS program, however, concerns have been raised regarding its impact on patient access to products and the associated burden on providers and health care systems. In an effort to address these concerns—and as part of its commitments under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization of 2012—FDA has undertaken efforts to standardize and improve the effectiveness of REMS, and to better integrate REMS programs into the health system. As part of this broader initiative, the Agency is currently assessing the feasibility of integrating accredited continuing education (CE) programs and activities into REMS programs that have been developed for a single drug. Under a cooperative agreement with the FDA, the Center for Health Policy held an expert workshop on May 18, titled “Incorporating Continuing Education into Single-Drug REMS: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities”. This workshop provided an opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers, regulators, CE providers, accreditors, and other stakeholders to explore the ways that CE can be a valuable addition to the REMS toolkit, discuss potential barriers to the development and implementation of REMS-related CE for single products, and identify strategies for addressing those barriers. Event Materials Bio sheetREMS CE Meeting AgendaREMS_CE_Meeting_Discussion_Guide_FinalREMS CE Meeting Summary Full Article
single Incorporating continuing education into single-drug REMS: Exploring the challenges and opportunities By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400 The Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) program has become an important tool of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ensuring that the benefits of a given medical product outweigh the associated risks, and has enabled FDA to approve a number of products that might not otherwise have been made available for patient use. Since the implementation of the REMS program, however, concerns have been raised regarding its impact on patient access to products and the associated burden on providers and health care systems. In an effort to address these concerns—and as part of its commitments under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization of 2012—FDA has undertaken efforts to standardize and improve the effectiveness of REMS, and to better integrate REMS programs into the health system. As part of this broader initiative, the Agency is currently assessing the feasibility of integrating accredited continuing education (CE) programs and activities into REMS programs that have been developed for a single drug. Under a cooperative agreement with the FDA, the Center for Health Policy held an expert workshop on May 18 titled, “Incorporating Continuing Education into Single-Drug REMS: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities”. This workshop provided an opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers, regulators, CE providers, accreditors, and other stakeholders to explore the ways that CE can be a valuable addition to the REMS toolkit, discuss potential barriers to the development and implementation of REMS-related CE for single products, and identify strategies for addressing those barriers. Downloads Download discussion guide Authors Gregory W. DanielMark B. McClellan Image Source: © Joshua Lott / Reuters Full Article
single The impossible (pipe) dream—single-payer health reform By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 08:38:00 -0500 Led by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, one-time supporters of ‘single-payer’ health reform are rekindling their romance with a health reform idea that was, is, and will remain a dream. Single-payer health reform is a dream because, as the old joke goes, ‘you can’t get there from here. Let’s be clear: opposing a proposal only because one believes it cannot be passed is usually a dodge.One should judge the merits. Strong leaders prove their skill by persuading people to embrace their visions. But single-payer is different. It is radical in a way that no legislation has ever been in the United States. Not so, you may be thinking. Remember such transformative laws as the Social Security Act, Medicare, the Homestead Act, and the Interstate Highway Act. And, yes, remember the Affordable Care Act. Those and many other inspired legislative acts seemed revolutionary enough at the time. But none really was. None overturned entrenched and valued contractual and legislative arrangements. None reshuffled trillions—or in less inflated days, billions—of dollars devoted to the same general purpose as the new legislation. All either extended services previously available to only a few, or created wholly new arrangements. To understand the difference between those past achievements and the idea of replacing current health insurance arrangements with a single-payer system, compare the Affordable Care Act with Sanders’ single-payer proposal. Criticized by some for alleged radicalism, the ACA is actually stunningly incremental. Most of the ACA’s expanded coverage comes through extension of Medicaid, an existing public program that serves more than 60 million people. The rest comes through purchase of private insurance in “exchanges,” which embody the conservative ideal of a market that promotes competition among private venders, or through regulations that extended the ability of adult offspring to remain covered under parental plans. The ACA minimally altered insurance coverage for the 170 million people covered through employment-based health insurance. The ACA added a few small benefits to Medicare but left it otherwise untouched. It left unaltered the tax breaks that support group insurance coverage for most working age Americans and their families. It also left alone the military health programs serving 14 million people. Private nonprofit and for-profit hospitals, other vendors, and privately employed professionals continue to deliver most care. In contrast, Senator Sanders’ plan, like the earlier proposal sponsored by Representative John Conyers (D-Michigan) which Sanders co-sponsored, would scrap all of those arrangements. Instead, people would simply go to the medical care provider of their choice and bills would be paid from a national trust fund. That sounds simple and attractive, but it raises vexatious questions. How much would it cost the federal government? Where would the money to cover the costs come from? What would happen to the $700 billion that employers now spend on health insurance? How would the $600 billion a year reductions in total health spending that Sanders says his plan would generate come from? What would happen to special facilities for veterans and families of members of the armed services? Sanders has answers for some of these questions, but not for others. Both the answers and non-answers show why single payer is unlike past major social legislation. The answer to the question of how much single payer would cost the federal government is simple: $4.1 trillion a year, or $1.4 trillion more than the federal government now spends on programs that the Sanders plan would replace. The money would come from new taxes. Half the added revenue would come from doubling the payroll tax that employers now pay for Social Security. This tax approximates what employers now collectively spend on health insurance for their employees...if they provide health insurance. But many don’t. Some employers would face large tax increases. Others would reap windfall gains. The cost question is particularly knotty, as Sanders assumes a 20 percent cut in spending averaged over ten years, even as roughly 30 million currently uninsured people would gain coverage. Those savings, even if actually realized, would start slowly, which means cuts of 30 percent or more by Year 10. Where would they come from? Savings from reduced red-tape associated with individual insurance would cover a small fraction of this target. The major source would have to be fewer services or reduced prices. Who would determine which of the services physicians regard as desirable -- and patients have come to expect -- are no longer ‘needed’? How would those be achieved without massive bankruptcies among hospitals, as columnist Ezra Klein has suggested, and would follow such spending cuts? What would be the reaction to the prospect of drastic cuts in salaries of health care personnel – would we have a shortage of doctors and nurses? Would patients tolerate a reduction in services? If people thought that services under the Sanders plan were inadequate, would they be allowed to ‘top up’ with private insurance? If so, what happens to simplicity? If not, why not? Let me be clear: we know that high quality health care can be delivered at much lower cost than is the U.S. norm. We know because other countries do it. In fact, some of them have plans not unlike the one Senator Sanders is proposing. We know that single-payer mechanisms work in some countries. But those systems evolved over decades, based on gradual and incremental change from what existed before. That is the way that public policy is made in democracies. Radical change may occur after a catastrophic economic collapse or a major war. But in normal times, democracies do not tolerate radical discontinuity. If you doubt me, consider the tumult precipitated by the really quite conservative Affordable Care Act. Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in Newsweek. Authors Henry J. Aaron Publication: Newsweek Image Source: © Jim Young / Reuters Full Article
single Wretched Excess Never Looked So Good: 45,000 Lights On A Single House By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:02:22 -0500 Sometimes it's worth it. Full Article Design
single Lucirmás Turns Single Wine Bottles into 3-Piece Table Sets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:52:00 -0400 Spanish company Lucirmás debuts Pure-Bottle, a fully recycled and recyclable table set which consists of a glass, lantern and spoon. Full Article Living
single Taiwan promises to ban all single-use plastics by 2030 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:21:00 -0500 Finally, one nation is taking firm, clear action toward going plastic-free. Full Article Science
single The solution to single-use plastics is simple: Ban them By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:53:00 -0500 The UN Environment Assembly is putting together a "political declaration on pollution," but we need action more than words at this point. Full Article Business
single How About An Entire Book On A Single Poster To Save Paper And Space? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:22:08 -0400 For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying Full Article Living
single Beaches are buried in single-use Tetra Paks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:03:11 -0500 In many countries like Vietnam, there is nobody to even pick them up, let alone recycle them. Full Article Business
single Smart Egg Carton Redesign is Made From Single Piece of Cardboard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:00:00 -0400 One designer tackles how the ubiquitous egg carton could be rethought in order to waste less. Full Article Design
single Multifunctional NOOK is modern single bed that adapts to your needs (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:18:57 -0500 Optional add-ons like desks, drawers, cabinets, trundle beds and even bike racks make this single bed a place to work, play, rest and relax. Full Article Design
single 7 Gorgeous Eco Celebrities We Can't Believe are Single By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:40:22 -0500 They're hot, they're celebrities, and they believe in saving the Earth. But what's better is that they all have one thing in common (besides the environment) -- they're single! We've listed some of our favorite eco-hotties below Full Article Living
single Italian island of Capri bans single-use plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2019 09:38:00 -0400 But there's a strange loophole for biodegradable plastics, which we know aren't much better. Full Article Science
single Australia will be home to world's largest single-tower solar thermal power plant By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:27:20 -0400 The project will also include molten salt energy storage for 24 hour solar power. Full Article Energy
single Super sexual centenarian tortoise single-handedly saves his species By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:21:12 -0400 Tortoise sauve! The randy 100-year-old Galapagos tortoise has sired over 800 babies. Full Article Science
single How to fight food waste, in a single phrase By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Memorize this and you'll be set in the kitchen. Full Article Living
single Room in a box: It's cardboard, it's cheap, it's strong and it all fits in a single box. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 May 2015 09:40:28 -0400 Kayak not included, but everything else a dorm room needs is. Full Article Design
single You could be fined for possession of single-use plastic in India By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:28:00 -0400 The state of Maharashtra, home to Mumbai, collected nearly $6,000 in fines this past Sunday from businesses that haven't gotten rid of banned plastics yet. Full Article Science
single Recycling is hard. That's why we have to eliminate single use packaging and not get distracted. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 14:01:47 -0500 StackitNOW is a great idea but also demonstrates how intractable the problem is. Full Article Science
single Trudeau says Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:06:00 -0400 The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create. Full Article Science
single This tiny house carved out of a single tree could be in Hobbiton instead of Haida Gwaii By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:45:47 -0400 In Haida Gwaii the trees are so big that you could live in them. Full Article Design
single ALL the rivers in the United States on a single beautiful interactive map! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:15:12 -0500 A recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded that 55 percent of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor condition. When we see a number like that we might not realize how many rivers there are in the US... Full Article Science
single France begins radical plan to phase out single-use plastic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:56:36 -0500 The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun. Full Article Science
single India to implement major single-use plastic ban on Oct 2 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 This year, Gandhi's birthday will be marked by a national crackdown on six specific plastic items. Full Article Science
single Honolulu cracks down on single-use plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:30:00 -0500 Hawaii's most populated island is implementing tough new rules for packaging. Full Article Science
single Canada moves forward with its single-use plastics ban By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500 A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife. Full Article Science
single People are buying clothes to wear for a single Instagram pic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:00:00 -0500 It is, quite literally, the 'outfit of the day,' never to be seen again because it has been returned to the store. Full Article Living
single Gorgeous Tree House Built Without Cutting a Single Branch (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:15:19 -0400 When the team at nature-minded Spanish architecture firm Urbanarbolismo decided to build a tree house, they set some high standards. Working with a centuries old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for Full Article Design
single Canadian retailers want a 'harmonized approach to reducing single-use plastic' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0400 Provincial regulation would make stores' waste-reduction efforts easier to manage. Full Article Business
single Ikea to ban single-use plastic, go 'climate positive' by 2030 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 06:31:08 -0400 If you're going to go for it, you may as well REALLY go for it. Full Article Business
single Kroger phasing out single-use plastic bags By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:56:23 -0400 All 2,800 stores will go paper or reusable bag only... eventually. Full Article Science
single Citing Blue Planet II, UK considers tax on single-use plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 06:10:24 -0500 Britain's Conservative government is expected to announce wide-ranging measures to tackle ocean plastic pollution. Full Article Business
single Don't let this pandemic ruin the fight against single-use plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Listen to scientists, not industry lobbyists, and just keep cleaning. Full Article Science
single The risks of single use plastic alternatives By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 07:00:00 -0400 As the war on plastics heats up, could the alternatives be worse for sustainability? Full Article Business
single How I avoided single-use water bottles in Asia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:00:00 -0500 The trick is to get comfortable asking one question. Full Article Living
single Solutions for single-use plastic pollution must consider all stakeholders By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:00:00 -0400 Teamwork pushes bold initiatives through. Full Article Science
single Sneak preview of documentary about a man who planted a tropical forest singlehandedly By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 05:00:00 -0400 See this fascinating documentary about the dedicated man who created a forest the size of Central Park. Full Article Science
single China bans single-use plastics By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -0500 Over the next five years, it plans to eliminate shopping bags, straws, takeout food containers, and more. Full Article Business
single This single mother makes six figures driving a truck during the coronavirus By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:22:04 GMT April Coolidge became a truck driver in her mid 40s after a long career in real estate. Eight years later as the coronavirus shuts down the economy, she is making more money than she ever did selling houses. Watch this video to learn more about why Coolidge decided to become a trucker and how the coronavirus has changed her time behind the wheel. Full Article
single Bioplastics developer raises $133 million in new funding in quest to replace single-use plastics By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:00:02 GMT RWDC Industries, which makes a sustainable material solution that can be used as a substitute for plastic, raised $133 million in Series B funding. Full Article