The number of legal abortions has increased nationwide, a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. This is despite the fact that many states ban abortion altogether or restrict access to abortion after six weeks. The latest WeCount report from the Society of Family Plannings finds that there were nearly …
Representatives from 53 countries meeting at the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Astana, Kazakhstan, unanimously adopted a resolution in favor of a framework for action on the health and of care in the WHO European Region, covering the years 2023 to 2030. This framework comes at a critical time when …
California has invested in its immigrant population by expanding Medi-Cal eligibility to low-income undocumented residents by age. By January 2024, the program will be available to all ages, regardless of immigration status, and the state can expect an influx of new Medi-Cal applicants. Information about the health of undocumented immigrants and the health services they …
DESPITE THE CLEAR link between oral health care and an individual’s overall health, approximately one-third of all U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 lack dental insurance. As a practicing dentist in Quincy, I am fortunate to see many patients with coverage, although barely a day goes by that I don’t hear an insurance war story. …
Nearly one in four psychiatrists do not purchase insurance due to administrative and reimbursement challenges in processing payer claims, harming equitable patient access to care. San Francisco, October 24, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Osmind, the public benefit corporation that helps clinicians and researchers advance life-saving mental health treatments, today announced Osmind Claims, which introduces new features to billing …
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DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law is a lovely retired teacher. She lives an active lifestyle, volunteering at her local Boys and Girls Club and following up with her friends. The problem is that her mobility and memory are declining, and she and her family deny it. She still drives and has recently been in several collisions. …
October 20, 2023 Legend, Bren McFarlane died less than 24 hours after being admitted to a mental health unit A mother has spoken of her “utter devastation” after a jury concluded failings in care at a mental health unit “contributed” to her son’s death. Bren McFarlane, 20, died less than 24 hours after being admitted …
It’s time to invent a new health care delivery system in Kentucky, and it should be driven by health care providers, Sen. Stephen Meredith, D-Leitchfield, said in opening remarks at the Howard L Bost Memorial 2023 from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. Health Policy Forum, held October 11 in Lexington. Before making this assertion, …
Turmoil in the U.S. House of Representatives has dimmed prospects for passing health care legislation this year. However, there is also a lot of momentum in Congress behind the health policy work that has already been done, so some health care reforms have a chance to build on a large catch-all bill at the end …