TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package of bills Thursday that supporters say will help improve access to health care, increase the number of doctors in Florida and address issues such as mental-health treatment.
“What they (state leaders) are tackling right now are some of the biggest challenges that we face in the Sunshine State, and that’s access to health care in a reliable, reproducible, sustainable kind of way,” said Tampa General Hospital President and CEO John Couris, who took part in a bill-signing event in Bonita Springs. “There are critical shortages in the health care workforce. We’ve seen…
When the public health emergency related to COVID-19 ended, so did continuous Medicaid health insurance coverage for many vulnerable US families. But in a process that has, as of March 19, dropped 11.19 million people, including 4.61 million children, many former beneficiaries may not know they’re losing coverage or that they may be eligible to get it back.
Utah at this point has the highest rate of “procedural” terminations, according to a state-by-state analysis by the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University, which used national data reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In Utah, 94%…
Professor of Medicine Andrew Kozel and Assistant Professor of Nursing Jie Chen talk during the spring 2024 Collaborative Collision focused on mental and behavioral health.
Florida State University researchers gathered Thursday to see how they could work together to better confront the massive challenges associated with mental and behavioral health care.
“As a public research university, we have a duty to give back to the state and country through our research,” said FSU Vice President for Research Stacey S. Patterson. “I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone here that the US is facing a growing mental health crisis. FSU…
These actions build on the Biden-Harris Administration’s effort to eliminate hidden fees and consumer traps in every sector of the economy.
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking yet another action to lower health care costs and protect consumers from being scammed into purchasing lower quality insurance, or “junk insurance”. The Biden-Harris Administration is closing loopholes to prevent health insurance companies from misleading consumers into buying health plans that discriminate based on pre-existing conditions and that provide little or no coverage when consumers need it the most. Today’s action will protect families from receiving thousands of dollars in health care bills.…
In short: The NSW government is considering waiving a two-dose minimum COVID vaccine requirement for healthcare workers.
NSW Health staff have a vaccination rate of 98 per cent and the requirement has been in place since 2021.
Experts in support of a review say mandatory vaccine programs may be outdated and that efforts should be refocused on at-risk populations.
New South Wales healthcare workers may no longer need to meet COVID vaccination requirements as the government considers lifting their pandemic-era rulings.
Under the current occupational health and safety framework, all NSW Health staff must have at least two doses of…
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — A new proposition has passed, addressing two major concerns in California.
Prop 1 addresses the mental health and homeless crisis by authorizing the state to borrow $6.38 billion to build 4,350 housing units, half of which would be reserved for veterans, as well as adding 6,800 mental health and addiction treatment beds.
Californians were nearly torn in half for approval of this proposition, with the slimmest margins—50.2% voting “yes,” and 49.8% voting “no.”
Dr. Jennifer Dragonette is a licensed psychologist who believes that these bills are currently essential for the state.
“Both of these bills are really…
Dear Health Care Leaders,
As you know, last month Change Healthcare was the target of a cyberattack that had a significant impact on much of the nation’s health care system. The effects of this attack are far-reaching; Change Healthcare, owned by UnitedHealth Group (UHG), processes 15 billion health care transactions annually and is involved in one in every three patient records. The attack has impacted payments to hospitals, physicians, pharmacists, and other health care providers across the country. Many of these providers are concerned about their ability to offer care in the absence of timely, but providers persist despite the…
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care on Wednesday said it had arrived at an advanced pricing agreement with the tax authorities for certain identified transactions with the company’s affiliates.
“As a consequence of this agreement, an additional tax liability, approximately Rs 36 crore (including interest) is payable,” the company said.
However, there will be a reduction in contingent liabilities of approximately Rs 87 crore, subject to withdrawal of relevant tax litigations by the respective parties.
The agreement is for financial years 2010-11 to 2018-19, said Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care in a regulatory filing.
“This is to…