State Senator Natalia Fernandez said, “The governor’s budget proposals for mental health reflect the long-overdue seriousness that is as serious as the problem itself. A significant increase in spending from 2023 should lead to a wave of positive outcomes for issues that are inextricable from mental health and substance abuse. I am encouraged to see … Read more
Oregonians got free reproductive healthcare coverage, including abortions, under a law that took full effect in 2019. But at least a dozen insurance companies charged consumers anyway, state officials said Wednesday. . The Department of Consumer and Business Services released reports of abuses by 12 health insurance companies covering nearly 1 million Oregonians. The audits … Read more
Cornerstone VNA welcomes three new Board Members Rochester – Cornerstone VNA, your local nonprofit home health and aged care organization, welcomes and introduces new board members, Marilyn Staff, RN, David Richard and Laura Davie. According to Julie Reynolds, RN, MS, President/CEO, “We are thrilled to have Marilyn, David and Laura on our dynamic and steadfast … Read more
A coalition of leading public health organizations on Tuesday praised the administration’s response to the smallpox outbreak, but raised red flags about the country’s continued “lack of preparedness” to respond quickly to health threats or emergencies. In a letter to President Biden sent as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) public health emergency … Read more
Australia’s National Audit Office has conducted a review of the expansion of telehealth services across the country by the Department of Health and Aged Care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. the findings Based on State auditthe section is short on governance, risk management, and assessment of the expansion of telehealth. While it made “significant” … Read more
Meg Garratt-Reed to head a new independent agency created to analyze health care cost drivers and propose solutions for people in Maine Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has nominated Meg Garratt-Reid, director of the Office of the Health Insurance Marketplace at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, as Executive Director of … Read more
Across the United States, about three-quarters of people enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans—a form of private insurance that follows Medicare rules—receive free gym memberships. why is that? The answer, the research has shown, is that it improves the insurance companies’ customer base: The promise of free workout time lures not only existing clients from the … Read more
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International students recalled the frightening and stressful experience of being asked to pay hundreds of dollars upfront before treatment in the emergency departments of Queensland Public Hospitals. It has prompted advocates to call for a change in the hospital’s policy for billing students’ health insurance directly. the main points: International students are not eligible for … Read more
Americans are under pressure from rising health care costs. The most recent figures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show that out-of-pocket patient spending increased 10.4% in 2021, a rate not seen in more than three decades. The cost of monthly health insurance premiums also jumped by 6.5%. And this was all before … Read more
