Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama Discuss Health Care Insurance Coverage (2013)
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Innovation in the health care industry is the theme of this year's Crain's Health Care Leadership Summit and keynote speaker Maureen Bisognano, CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, will present several examples of innovative health care organizations that are leading the way.
In her book, Pursuing the Triple Aim, Bisognano tells the stories of seven health care organizations that have improved the health of populations they serve, enhanced patient care experiences and reduced per capita costs.
"Population health is a challenge for hospitals and physicians because they have to shift their thinking from (delivering) procedures to understanding the health needs of the patients they serve," said Bisognano in an interview with Crain's Detroit.
"Innovation comes from health organizations taking a local perspective" and finding ways to deliver high quality care at lower costs, said Bisognano.
The Triple Aim actually is a strategy developed by Cambridge, Mass.-based IHI to improve health system performance. It encourages organizations to improve quality, identify waste, improve chronic disease care, develop systems to reduce duplication of services and deliver effective patient care.
Along with co-author Charles Kenney, Bisognano described in her book such innovators as:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts created provider contracts that encourage hospitals and physicians to work more closely together to improve quality and reduce costs while delivering value to employers.
HealthPartners, a Bloomington, Minn.-based integrated delivery system, developed a number of quality improvement programs in response to the Institute of Medicine's groundbreaking report, To Err is Human.
Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle adopted Toyota Production System methods to streamline medical and administrative processes that led to increased employee efficiencies, lower costs and higher quality.
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On the defensive, the Obama administration acknowledged Wednesday its problem-plagued health insurance website didn't get enough testing before going live. It said technicians were deep into the job of fixing major computer snags but provided no timetable.
Democratic unhappiness with the situation began growing louder including one call for President Barack Obama to "man up" and fire someone as the president's allies began to fret about the political fallout. Democrats had hoped to run for re-election touting the benefits of the health care law for millions of uninsured Americans, but the computer problems are keeping many people from signing up.
And Republican sniping continued unabated, with House Speaker John Boehner declaring, "We've got the whole threat of Obamacare continuing to hang over our economy like a wet blanket."
Obama himself, though strongly defending the health care overhaul, has been increasingly willing to acknowledge extensive problems with the sign-up through online markets. Amid all that, the Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday provided its most specific accounting yet of the troubles with HealthCare.gov an issue that is also about to get a lengthy, even-less-forgiving airing on Capitol Hill.
The first of several hearings is set for Thursday in the Republican-led House, with lawmakers ready to pounce on the contractors who built the balky online enrollment system.
Acknowledging what's been obvious to many outside experts, the administration said Wednesday that the system didn't get enough testing, especially at a high user volume. It blamed a compressed time frame for meeting the Oct. 1 deadline to open the insurance markets. Basic "alpha and user testing" are now completed, but that's supposed to happen before a launch, not after.
The Health and Human Services explanation identified some bugs that have gotten little outside attention.
For example, technical problems have surfaced that are making it hard for people to complete the application and plan-shopping functions. That's a big concern because those stages are further along in the signup process than the initial registration, where many consumers have been getting tripped up. The problems are being analyzed and fixes are planned, the department said.
The explanation, posted online in a department blog and accompanying graphic, identified other broad areas of problems and outlined fixes underway but in most cases incomplete:
Unexpectedly high consumer interest that overwhelmed the system in its initial days. Equipment has been added to handle the load and system design has been improved. More fixes are in progress.
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
House Democrats are getting a debrief on the health care law Wednesday, following a series of problems with the rollout of an insurance exchange website and as the GOP steps up its criticism in the aftermath of a shutdown fueled by the party's distaste of the law.
Republicans have seized on the issue, putting out a video mocking an online chat from HealthCare.gov on a new website designed to highlight the glitches that have plagued people attempting to sign up or get information.
Watch here or below.
The president, meanwhile, is keeping up his defense of the law. He released a video message to his most fervent supporters via the Organizing for Action spinoff from his re-election campaign. He sounded a similar message of frustration with the kinks in the site, but stressed instead the elements of the law that are working, including the ability to keep someone on their parents' insurance plan until the age of 26.
"We've got people working overtime in a tech surge to boost capacity and address the problems. We're going to get it fixed," he said.
Watch the video here or below.
That comes after the administration announced acting Office of Management and Budget director Jeff Zients will lead the charge of getting the site improved.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Memorial Health Care System has engaged Aegis Health Group to assist in its efforts to expand their population health management programs. It is designed to help local consumers learn about their health risks and get recommendations for how to lead healthier lifestyles. The new initiative will focus on partnerships with area employers interested in implementing wellness programs that improve workforce health and lower health-related costs while supporting the health systems mission of creating healthier communities.
One of the innovative tools and resources Memorial Health will offer employers is OneCommunity, a new population health portal that allows consumers to record and track health information online. It helps employers anticipate and mitigate health risks using solutions offered by the hospital, resulting in a healthier and more productive workforce.
Helping people live healthier, more fulfilling lives has always been central to Memorial Health Care Systems outreach efforts, said Andrew McGill, vice president at Memorial Health Care System. Our goal is to more proactively help local employers identify and address workforce health risks and put employees on a path to better health through targeted interaction, education and intervention.
Aegis time-tested tools, currently used by leading health systems across the country, will enable Memorial to match at-risk individuals with appropriate programs and services offered by the health system. Healthcare reform has underscored the value of worksite wellness programs through its emphasis on health improvement and disease prevention. The law also has increased the value of incentives employers can offer to encourage worker participation.
Employers and health systems share the same goal: improving the health of the community and helping organizations lower overall healthcare costs, said Yale Miller, Aegis Health Groups executive vice president of operations. As the areas healthcare leader, Memorial Health Care is perfectly positioned to take the reins in accomplishing this goal.
About Memorial Health Care System
Memorial Health Care System is a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to the healing ministry of the church. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and strengthened as part of Catholic Health Initiatives, it offers a continuum of care including preventative, primary and acute hospital care as well as cancer and cardiac care, orthopedic and rehabilitation services. Memorial is a regional referral center of choice with 4,000 associates and more than 700 affiliated physicians providing healthcare throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. To learn more, visit http://www.memorial.org.
About Aegis Health Group
Aegis Health Group has assisted hundreds of hospitals with proven-effective business development strategies for nearly 25 years. Its strategic Population Health Management solutions enable hospitals to grow market share and revenue by identifying and intelligently managing the health risks of local consumers within the community they serve. Complementing this is Aegis data-driven and award-winning Physician Relationship Management strategy, which creates strategic alignment between hospitals and their medical staff to drive service-line growth, enhance patient care and quality, and provide timely issue resolution. Further information about Aegis is available at http://www.AegisGroup.com or on their blog at http://www.aegishi4.com.
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From left, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, Humana CEO Bruce Broussard, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida CEO Patrick Geraghty, and other health care chief executive officers arrive at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, to meet with White House officials regarding President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
WASHINGTON (AP) On the defensive, the Obama administration acknowledged Wednesday its problem-plagued health insurance website didn't get enough testing before going live. It said technicians were deep into the job of fixing major computer snags but provided no timetable.
Democratic unhappiness with the situation began growing louder including one call for President Barack Obama to "man up" and fire someone as the president's allies began to fret about the political fallout. Democrats had hoped to run for re-election touting the benefits of the health care law for millions of uninsured Americans, but the computer problems are keeping many people from signing up.
And Republican sniping continued unabated, with House Speaker John Boehner declaring, "We've got the whole threat of Obamacare continuing to hang over our economy like a wet blanket."
Obama himself, though strongly defending the health care overhaul, has been increasingly willing to acknowledge extensive problems with the sign-up through online markets. Amid all that, the Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday provided its most specific accounting yet of the troubles with HealthCare.gov an issue that is also about to get a lengthy, even-less-forgiving airing on Capitol Hill.
The first of several hearings is set for Thursday in the Republican-led House, with lawmakers ready to pounce on the contractors who built the balky online enrollment system.
Acknowledging what's been obvious to many outside experts, the administration said Wednesday that the system didn't get enough testing, especially at a high user volume. It blamed a compressed time frame for meeting the Oct. 1 deadline to open the insurance markets. Basic "alpha and user testing" are now completed, but that's supposed to happen before a launch, not after.
The Health and Human Services explanation identified some bugs that have gotten little outside attention.
For example, technical problems have surfaced that are making it hard for people to complete the application and plan-shopping functions. That's a big concern because those stages are further along in the signup process than the initial registration, where many consumers have been getting tripped up. The problems are being analyzed and fixes are planned, the department said.
The explanation, posted online in a department blog and accompanying graphic, identified other broad areas of problems and outlined fixes underway but in most cases incomplete:
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Health care merger and acquisition activity picked up in the third quarter of 2013, compared with the second quarter. (View full video: http://www.levinassociates.com/pr2013/pr1310mamq3.) Deal volume was up nearly 16% versus the previous quarter, with 267 deals announced. This years third quarter also outperformed the same quarter a year ago, up almost 20%, according to Health Care M&A News.
The Health Care M&A Market Deal Volume by Sector
Source: Health Care M&A News, October 2013
However, deal value was down slightly compared with the previous quarter. The preliminary total for M&A activity in the third quarter is $50.8 billion, down 4.2% compared with the $53.0 billion spent in Q2:13. Deal value actually increased by 35.1% compared with the third quarter of 2012, when buyers committed just $37.6 billion.
Five sectors posted declines in the number of deals announced, compared with the previous quarter: Behavioral Health Care (-60%), Home Health & Hospice (-50%), Labs, MRI & Dialysis (-20%), Physician Medical Groups (-6%) and Medical Devices (-8%). Two of those sectorsBehavioral Health Care and Home Health & Hospicedo not post significant numbers of deals, so their results typically show wide swings from quarter to quarter.
The health care services sector still managed to post a 6% gain over Q2:13, with 160 deals announced, and showed a healthy 13.5% increase versus Q3:12. The health care technology sector also posted gains, with 107 deals announced in the third quarter, up 34% compared with the previous quarter and 31% over the year-ago quarter. eHealth deals staged a comeback (+100%), although from a very small base, while Biotechnology (56%) and Pharmaceuticals (39%) showed even stronger performance than the previous quarter.
Deal-making momentum is growing, after a very low level of activity, said Lisa E. Phillips, editor of Health Care M&A News. The Long-Term Care and Hospital sectors were even stronger than in the second quarter, and compared with the third quarter in 2012. Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals are still going strong, and we expect that to continueat least until the major drug makers feel their pipelines are full again.
Hospital deals were the attention-getters in Q3:13, with Community Health Systems $7.6 billion bid for Health Management Associates coming on the heels of the Tenet Healthcare Corporations $4.3 billion acquisition of Vanguard Health Systems in Q2:13. Transactions of that size arent likely to be repeated in the near future, but deal volume in the sector will probably remain elevated as more standalone hospitals seek to join larger health systems in order to remain viable.
We expect to see even more M&A activity in the fourth quarter, Ms. Phillips said. Now that the Affordable Care Act is poised to take full effect in January, the uncertainty felt in many sectors is starting to dissipate. Health systems that have made strategic acquisitions such as physician medical groups will now turn their attention to long-term care, home health care and rehabilitation to fill out their care continuum requirements. We still expect a fluid market in Physician Medical Groups and continued consolidation among hospitals.
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HAIFA, Israel, Oct. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies, announced today that Pluristem's VP of Development, Ohad Karnieli PhD will present at Omics Group's 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Cell & Gene Therapy in Orlando, Florida on October 25, 2013 at 12:50pm. Dr. Karnieli's presentation will focus on Pluristem's approach on industrialized cell therapy manufacturing.
As previously announced, Pluristem's 3-dimensional cell production is manufactured in its state-of-the-art 40,000 square foot facility.
Omics Group's 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Cell & Gene Therapy 2013 is an event which brings together a unique and international mix of leading universities and cell therapy institutions making the congress a perfect platform to share experience. It paves a way to gather visionaries through the research talks and presentations and put forward many thought provoking strategies in emerging cell & gene therapies. The conference aims to serve as a catalyst for the advancement in cell & gene therapies by connecting scientists within and across disciplines at conferences held under a single roof that create an environment conducive to information exchange, generation of new ideas and acceleration of applications that benefit society.
About Pluristem Therapeutics
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. is a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies. The Company's patented PLX (PLacental eXpanded) cells are a drug delivery platform that releases a cocktail of therapeutic proteins in response to a host of local and systemic inflammatory and ischemic diseases. PLX cells are grown using the company's proprietary 3D micro-environmental technology and are an "off-the-shelf" product that requires no tissue matching prior to administration.
Pluristem has a strong intellectual property position, company-owned GMP certified manufacturing and research facilities, strategic relationships with major research institutions and a seasoned management team. For more information visit http://www.pluristem.com, the content of which is not part of this press release.
The Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=6882
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements and their implications are based on the current expectations of the management of Pluristem only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in technology and market requirements; we may encounter delays or obstacles in launching and/or successfully completing our clinical trials; our products may not be approved by regulatory agencies, our technology may not be validated as we progress further and our methods may not be accepted by the scientific community; we may be unable to retain or attract key employees whose knowledge is essential to the development of our products; unforeseen scientific difficulties may develop with our process; our products may wind up being more expensive than we anticipate; results in the laboratory may not translate to equally good results in real surgical settings; results of preclinical studies may not correlate with the results of human clinical trials; our patents may not be sufficient; our products may harm recipients; changes in legislation; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition, which could cause the actual results or performance of Pluristem to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, Pluristem undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Pluristem, reference is made to Pluristem's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The metaphor is the Wright Brothers, not the Indianapolis 500, says Ian Morrison. Lets just get this sucker up in the air before we declare that flying is a bad idea.
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The metaphor is the Wright Brothers, not the Indianapolis 500, says Ian Morrison. Lets just get this sucker up in the air before we declare that flying is a bad idea. (Photo credit: ianmorrison.com)
Ian Morrison is a health care futurist.
Companies, trade groups and nonprofits call on him to speak about trends in health care and offer prognostications of what the future brings. Ive heard him speak a few times and his knowledge and sense of humor drew me in right away.
Last Friday, I tweeted a story written by Anna Gorman and Julie Appleby, friends at Kaiser Health News, about hundreds of thousands of consumers receiving cancellation notices from their insurance companies on account of the Affordable Care Act.
I was surprised to learn that Morrison was one of them.
I emailed him to find out more. This is what he told me: Until 2011, Morrison paid for his health coverage from a company on whose board of directors he served. The company was sold and he was insured through COBRA until this March. As he tells it, Blue Shield of California didnt want a badly behaved 60 year old Scotsman, so he got coverage through a preferred-provider organization offered by the insurance company Health Net through a Farm Bureau program.
No kidding, he says, hes no farmer.
Two weeks ago, he said he received a letter canceling that plan. He subsequently applied for coveragenot through Covered California, the states new health insurance marketplace, but directly through Blue Shield. Because of the Affordable Care Acts ban on discriminating based on pre-existing conditions, the insurer must take him.
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NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY FREEDOM'S FRONTIER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
Heritage Area honors founders and award-winners
Freedoms Frontier National Heritage Area celebrated the presentation of the first Tacha Freedom Award and Billings MVP Awards on Thursday, October 10, 2013, with a luncheon at the Liberty Theatre in Fort Scott, Kansas. Deanell Tacha and Judy Billings were in attendance at the lunch to assist with the presentation of the awards that are named for them. Both women played essential roles in the founding of Freedoms Frontier.
The Tacha Freedom award was named for Deanell Reece Tacha, Retired Judge with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. She served as the founding Chair of the Freedoms Frontier Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2010. To honor her work, the Freedoms Frontier board of trustees established an award that will engage students in grades 9-11. The Award is intended to be a way to help students learn about the issues, ideas, people and events that contribute to Freedoms Frontier themes.
This years award included a cash prize of $250. The Tacha Freedom award was presented to Jayhawk-Linn High School freshman Quentin Umphenour, Mound City, Kansas. Umphenour was nominated for the award for his portrayal of Col. James M. Williams, who led the African Americans of the first Kansas Colored Volunteer infantry. Umphenour was nominated for this award by the Lowell Milken Center in Fort Scott, Kansas.
The Tacha Freedom Award is given to high school students residing in or attending school in Freedoms Frontier, based upon a winning scholarly/creative work that relates to the history of the area and the themes of Freedoms Frontier: the shaping of the frontier, the Missouri-Kansas Border War, and the enduring struggle for freedom. This award may be presented annually to students on both sides of the Missouri/Kansas border.
The Billings MVP, or Most Valuable Partner Award is also an annual award. Judy Billings, Retired President and CEO of Destination Management, Inc., served as the founding Executive Director of Freedoms Frontier from 2006-2012 and was instrumental advocating for national heritage area designation.
To honor her work, the Freedoms Frontier board established an award to recognize individual heritage area partners (current or retired) for contributions to the heritage area. The Billings MVP award honors outstanding commitment to the advancement of the Freedoms Frontier goals and adherence to Freedoms Frontier guiding principles over an extended period of time.
The 2013 Billings MVP Award was presented to two heritage area partners: Carol Bohl, Harrisonville, MO; and Eileen Robertson, Humboldt, KS. Both are long-term advocates and supporters of Freedoms Frontier.
In 2005, Carol Bohl, then Executive Director of the Cass County Historical Society (she retired in 2011), also served as president of the Missouri/Kansas Border War Network. Bohl used this forum for open, honest discussion. The experiences that came from it helped her begin to build a group of people within Freedoms Frontier who wanted to understand both sides of the regions history.
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FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Freedom Bank of Virginia (Bank) (Bulletin Board:FDVA.OB) earned a net profit before taxes of $1,230,094 for the first nine months of 2013 compared to a net profit before taxes for the first nine months of 2012 of $1,013,472 and $1,192,253 earned for all of 2012.
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According to CEO Craig S. Underhill, The Bank is realizing a return on the investment in additional lenders. The Bank has reduced investments in securities to fund our substantial growth over the past twelve months in higher yielding loans. The combination of strong loan growth and improving asset quality is increasing the profitability of the Bank.
About Freedom Bank
Freedom Bank is a community-oriented, locally-owned bank with locations in Fairfax and Vienna, Virginia. For information about Freedom Banks deposit and loan services, visit the Banks website at http://www.freedombankva.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements, including our expectations with respect to future events that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations include: fluctuation in market rates of interest and loan and deposit pricing, adverse changes in the overall national economy as well as adverse economic conditions in our specific market areas, maintenance and development of well-established and valued client relationships and referral source relationships, and acquisition or loss of key production personnel. Other risks that can affect the Bank are detailed from time to time in our quarterly and annual reports filed with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. We caution readers that the list of factors above is not exclusive. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and we may not undertake steps to update the forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of any circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements are made. In addition, our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of future performance.
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HALF MAN, HALF MACHINE: Joel Kinnaman stars as the titular character in the 2014 remake of the seminal cyborg classic, Robocop.
The dream of the cyborg is coming true at an exhilarating rate.
As humans gets better and better at making machines, we keep attaching those machines to our bodies to make ourselves better humans.
It seems at times that the only question left is if we can put a human brain in a robotic frame. Actually, it's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when.
This week, social psychologist Bertold Meyer's been travelling around the country with a contraption that looks like a cross between a Halloween mask and Johnny Number Five.
It's the subject of a new documentary by the Smithsonian Channel called The Incredible Bionic Man.
Meyer makes for a great spokesman, since he was born without the lower part of his left arm and now wears a bionic prosthesis. He is, by definition, a cyborg - but only partially.
So just how close are we to a fully formed cyborg? And even more curiously, what will it look like?
WHAT IS A CYBORG?
Let's take a second to agree on what exactly it means to be bionic and what it means to be a cyborg.
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A dog has died after eating a "glutinous" substance which has washed up on beaches in west Cornwall.
Penzance vets said the three-year-old miniature schnauzer had eaten a white object on Long Rock beach on Tuesday.
Two other dogs are seriously ill after eating the same substance on beaches in the area, vets have said.
Dog owners have been warned to keep their animals away from west Cornwall's beaches. Coastguards are trying to identify the substance.
David Fenwick, who reported the "glutinous" substance at Long Rock to coastguards, said it smelled of firelighters.
"Some were the size of a cow pat, while others were much smaller, scattered all over the beach," he said.
Paul Moseley's golden retriever became ill after coming into contact with the substance at Praa Sands, about four miles (6km) from Long Rock, on Tuesday.
"Within 15 minutes she was sick," Mr Moseley said. "I presume she had eaten a small piece or licked it.
"Some of the pieces were as small as marbles."
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Torontos parks and environment committee has voted unanimously to ban smoking on beaches, the Toronto Island ferry area and sports fields.
The issue goes to city council for final approval next month.
Beaches-East York Coun. Mary Margaret McMahon said its not only a health issue, its a litter issue.
And I know from doing oodles of cleanup in our ward and Im home to three beaches the big beach! Chronically what we find are cigarette butts.
A report from the medical officer of health and the head of the parks department recommends smoking be completely banned within nine metres of the boundaries of sports fields when theyre in use, including all baseball diamonds, outdoor ice rinks, football and soccer fields, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts and lawn bowling areas.
The report also recommends the ban be implemented on all 11 beaches, skateboard parks, ski hills, swimming pools, picnic shelters and theatre spaces operated by the Parks and Recreation department.
I dont want my child to be subject to second-hand smoke or their cigarettes while theyre playing in a park, parks committee chair Giorgio Mammoliti said.
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