Shalina Chatlani to cover business of health care for States Newsroom/Stateline News

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Medical Care Shortfalls for US Personnel in Japan Trigger Push from Lawmakers for Improvements

Lawmakers are pressing the Pentagon to improve medical care in Japan for US military personnel, families and Defense Department civilians amid ongoing concerns that the lack of access to care is forcing service members and federal civilian employees to leave the country. The move follows efforts initiated last October by US Indo-Pacific Command and the Defense Health Agency to improve emergency medical services for Americans covered by a Status of Forces Agreement with Japan. In a letter to the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs and director of the Defense Health Agency, the bipartisan group that includes the chairwoman…
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Sask. health officials hopeful budget boost will help with hospital overcrowding

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) officials say they’re making progress on hospital crowding and waiting times, and that new money announced in Wednesday’s provincial budget will help even more. “Yesterday was a very exciting day for us,” said SHA CEO Andrew Will. Will and other SHA officials hosted a news conference Thursday morning at Saskatoon’s City Hospital.to discuss the $7.6 billion announced for health care in 2024-25. They say that money will help a lot. The budget includes half a billion dollars for hospital and care home construction in Prince Albert, Weyburn and other smaller centers. Will said it’s not just…
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Home-Based Care Staffing Startup Floats Health Raises $10 Million

Float Health, a nurse staffing and pharmacy referral startup, has landed $10 million in a Series A led by Canvas Ventures. As part of its business model, San Francisco-based Float helps patients receive care in their homes by contracting with registered nurses and scheduling shifts. The company was founded in 2021, and operates in California and Arizona. One of Float’s key areas of focus as a company is addressing chronic illness, which impacts 133 million people in the US “After years in the emergency room treating patients with chronic conditions, and from treating my father who suffered from one, I…
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Kaiser Permanente, Town Hall Ventures launch Habitat Health

Photo: Morsa/Getty Images Kaiser Permanente and Town Hall Ventures are launching an organization called Habitat Health, which is designed to help older adults overcome the challenges of aging at home. Operating as a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Habitat Health is designed to help participants live independently in their homes, with comprehensive care the companies say will lead to better health outcomes. The company will serve older adults in partnership with local care partners, beginning first in California with Kaiser Permanente, and then nationally. Habitat Health plans to begin serving older adults in Sacramento and Los Angeles in…
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New Riverside class lets students shadow TriPoint staff, explore healthcare jobs

A group of Riverside High School seniors has been exploring hospital jobs as part of a new Intro to Healthcare class, and a couple are considering jobs in that field as a result of their experiences. The class was launched this year as a partnership between Riverside Schools and University Hospitals TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township. Representatives from both institutions said that a goal of theirs is to help students find potential careers in healthcare. “When we surveyed the kids about career interests several years ago, health care came up in probably the top three or four fields that…
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Pentagon’s reproductive healthcare policy used 12 times from June to December

The Pentagon’s policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for travel when seeking reproductive care out of state was used 12 times during Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold of military promotions in protest of the policy. The department spent a total of $44,791.20 on transportation and lodging expenses for service members seeking reproductive healthcare services such as abortion, in vitro fertilization services and egg retrieval. “This could entail a service member traveling from their home station in one state or overseas location to a state where they can access non-covered reproductive healthcare services, and then returning home to that…
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