Public has become complacent with a broken health-care system, incoming NLMA president says

Dr. Stephen Major says he doesn’t see anything in the provincial budget that will address the urgent problems facing Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care system, and says he’s worried the public is getting too comfortable with a failing system. Major, a family and emergency room doctor in St. John’s, is the incoming president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association. While he was encouraged to see more spending in some areas, Major said he was disappointed by a lack of urgency in the province’s $4-billion health-care plan for this fiscal year. “The biggest issue I see is no real attempt to…
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Detroit offers free health screenings, wellness activities for public health week

Detroit — With syphilis rates surging in Michigan and across the country, the Detroit Health Department is offering free health screenings for the virus all week, along with HIV, and screenings for several other wellness measures at eight locations across the city. The screenings, which are part of Public Health Week, are free of charge, regardless of insurance status, and no appointments or identification methods are required, said Denise Fair Razo, Chief Public Health Officer for the city of Detroit. “Syphilis is really high in our community — in fact, in the last I believe 90 days, we have seen…
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6,000+ Missouri veterans enrolled in VA health care in past year, report says

JEFFERSON, Mo. (KAIT/Edited News Release) – On Friday, March 29, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has enrolled 6,054 Missouri veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days; 27.85% more than it enrolled the previous year. Nationally, VA enrolled 401,006 Veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days; 30% more than the 307,831 it enrolled the previous year. This is the most yearly enrollees in at least five years at VA, and nearly a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020. This historic enrollment has been made possible by the PACT Act, which has…
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Idaho removed 185,000 people from Medicaid. Over a fifth have re-enrolled. • Idaho Capital Sun

Medicaid assisted Randi La Salle avoid difficult decisions. Should she pay for health care for her and her four children? Or their food or school supplies? La Salle, who worked three jobs, and her family were among roughly 185,000 Idahoans who over the past year lost health insurance coverage on Medicaid, which largely insures people who are low-income or have disabilities. Starting April 2023, states were allowed to start removing people from Medicaid, after a three-year federal pause on removals — due to the COVID-19 pandemic — ended. Idaho pursued a fast timeline for resuming Medicaid eligibility reviews, known as…
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VA counts record high number of veterans enrolled for health care in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 2,000 West Virginia veterans enrolled in VA health care over the past 365 days. The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Friday that 2,051 veterans are now enrolled in VA health care, a 23.41% jump compared to the previous year. Nationally, VA enrolled 401,006 Veterans in VA health care over the past year. That’s the most yearly enrollees at VA in the last five years and a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020. The 401,006 enrolled is 30% more than the 307,831 that signed up the previous year. “We want every eligible Veteran to…
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