health care
Valley News – Health care providers hope Medicaid rate increases remain in final N.H. state budget
LEBANON — Health care providers in the Upper Valley and other areas of New Hampshire say the state’s low Medicaid rates make it difficult for them to recruit and retain workers, so they’re hoping that across-the-board increases survive the final version of the state’s two-year budget. A group of more than 40 providers and advocates …
New Breast Cancer Screening Laws, Technology Give Advocates Hope In Closing Gaps In Care
Marion Bradley always knew that getting breast cancer was a possibility. After all, she had a family history of the disease, so she wasn’t shocked when she was diagnosed with an early stage of the cancer about five years ago. But that didn’t make it any less scary. “It was five dates in January I’ll …
CHOICES Receives Grant to Support LGBTQ Health Care
click to enlarge Facebook/CHOICES CHOICES’ main clinic on Poplar CHOICES: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health is receiving a $5,000 grant to assist in its efforts to transform LGBTQ health equity in the South. …
Community Health Announces Earnings Amid Talk Of Bankruptcy
Hear the radio version of this story. Community Health Systems has a chance to renew confidence among investors Tuesday as it reports quarterly earnings. But analysts are increasingly bracing for a failure of the Franklin-based hospital chain, one of the region’s big employers. The business term of art is whether a company remains a “going …
Valley News – Skyrocking insulin costs hinder patient treatment, N.H. health care provider says
NEWPORT — In 1993, at the beginning of Jeanne Brown’s career as a diabetes educator — which was motivated by her grandfather’s experience with Type I diabetes — she spent most of her time talking with patients about exercise, nutrition, foot care and what it’s like to live with a chronic disease. Now, Brown spends …
Polis’ Vision For Colorado’s Health Care Future Is Underway, But An ACA Court Challenge Could Upend The Effort
This is Colorado Matters — from CPR News. I’m Ryan Warner. Colorado was waiting for permission from Uncle Sam to move ahead with plans that might bring down healthcare costs. Well, Sam gave his blessing… which means, first off, that the state can move forward with a reinsurance program. Essentially, it’s a way to cushion …
Casper native takes helm of health department with big ambitions | Casper
A Casper native became the new executive director of the Casper-Natrona County Health Department earlier this month, bringing with her “big ambitions” and a desire to shore up the agency in the coming months. Anna Kinder, who previously worked on a state and national level in AIDS prevention and awareness, has a family history in …
At the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, we can thank NASA for memory foam, pet odor filters — and GPS on your iPhone
Decades of innovations from the study of outer space have come down to Earth, into store aisles, smartphones and American households. On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon declaring, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The NASA program that got Armstrong there pushed forward technology on …
Letter: Health care | Letters
OSAGE — When my bipolar son moved to Taiwan, I discovered they’ve got a better health-care system than we do in the U.S. More than 30 years ago, Taiwan realized they needed to invest in a national health insurance plan. They considered models across the world and found the best model right in the U.S. …