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FEATURED STORIESAetna Rolls out New Plan for Small NYC BusinessesAetna Rolls out New Plan for Small NYC Businesses / Hispanic PR Wire / ... A Health Plan for Wal-Mart: Less Stinginess"After spending two years seeking advice from everyone from Bill Clinton to executives at Starbucks, Wal-Mart is overhauling its health plans," the New York Times reports. "The company, according to data available for the first time, is offering better coverage to a greater number of workers." Employers take a seat at the table, As healthcare reform unfolds, businesses focus on value of dollars spentIf employers aren’t at the table where healthcare reform is being hashed out, they’ll be on the menu. That was the message at the 12th annual National Business Coalition on Health conference, held in picturesque Scottsdale, Ariz. AHHE & NHCCH NATIONAL NEWSNovember 2007 Healthy Minorities, Healthier America Newsletter…Center for Women’s Business Research To Build National Research Panel of Women Business Owners…The Center for Women’s Business Research recently announced the formation of a national, online research panel, named W-Biz InsightTM, to be utilized in up-to-the-minute research on women business owners and their enterprises. Participants will contribute to the creation of an ongoing body of knowledge that can respond to emerging trends and will inform programs and policies that support all women business owners. Register for the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange Web ConferenceAre you an innovator? Are you looking for new ways to improve quality? Are you an early adopter? Have you developed tools or processes that can save lives by preventing medical errors, cut costs by streamlining and refining processes, or grant greater access to health care for diverse patient populations? Join many of your colleagues on a one-hour Web conference that will allow you to become familiar with the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange. How Your Home Business Can Avoid a Tax AuditKeeping your business income and deductions well within the averages for your type of business will reduce your chance of being audited, as will making sure that you're not taking unwarranted deductions. (11/6/07HB) It is uncertain if CMS will impose a 10% Medicare cuts for PhysiciansRead more on this by going to http://ww.mgma.com The USHCC is overjoyed that the House passed HR 3867, the Small Business Contracting Program Improvements ActThis SBCPI Act included many improvements to the SBA 8(a) program, including an increase in the “net worth limit” to enter the 8(a) program and eliminating the limit once in the program. The USHCC also spearheaded an effort by a cross-section of the minority business and civil rights communities in urging House Committee members to pass the SBCPI Act. To read the letter - click here. Hispanics Lack Access to Health Care, Study SaysThe United Health Foundation notes in its latest snapshot of the U.S. health care system that Hispanics continue to suffer from a lack of access to medical care. (11/6/07 HB) AHHE & NHCCH LOCAL & REGIONAL NEWSHospitals in New York, Other Cities Increase Culturally Competent CareHospitals in New York, Other Cities Increase Culturally Competent Care, Particularly Among Minorities With Diabetes SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER NEWSLatino Health: California's Challenge - by Dr. Robert A. Beltran, MD, MBA, Vice President, Southern California Chapter, AHHEAlthough many improvements in the health of Americans have taken place in recent years, substantial differences still exist between racial and ethnic groups with regard to health status, health insurance and access to care. Such compelling evidence of this exists that in 1998 President Clinton put forth an initiative, “Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health.” The goal of this initiative is to eliminate disparities in infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infections/AIDS and immunizations by the year 2010. For more information and details click here UPCOMING EVENTSNational Institute for Latino Policy 25th Anniversary Gala Reception, Monday, December 3rd, 2007As you may already know, on December 3rd the Institute commemorates a milestone in our history, our 25th anniversary! These last 25 years have been eventful ones for the nation's growing and dynamic Latino community, as it has been for the Institute. PEOPLE ON THE MOVECarlos Alvarez as Executive Director Of The Minority Health Disparities Institute at the Nassau University Medical CenterCarlos Alvarez, Lmsw, Acsw, Director, Ambulatory Care, Harlem Hospital Center Generations+ Health Care Network And Middle Manager Of The Year Awardee, Has Accepted A Position As Executive Director Of The Minority Health Disparities Institute at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, Long Island. This is the safety net hospital in Nassau County and the majority of its patients are persons of color with a significant Latino population. AHHE extends their congratulations to Carlos. J. Emilio Carrillo, Md Invited To Co-Chair National Quality Forum Steering Committee
SCHOLARSHIPS / INTERNSHIPSDo you know of a deserving college student?Enterprise Rent-A-Car has partnered with the New York Urban League to establish a scholarship/internship program providing financial support for minority college students! Internships with Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives & National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health. Call 212.877.1615 or send your resume to: AHHEinNYC@aol.com
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The National Quality Forum, a not-for-profit membership organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for health care quality measurement and reporting, has invited Dr. Emilio Carrillo, NYP’s Vice President for Community Health Development, to Co-Chair a Steering Committee that is leading a project called Endorsing a Framework and Preferred Practices for Measuring and Reporting Culturally Competent Care. 
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