Advocate groups and survivors shared their concerns about Black maternal health care in Louisiana at the Capitol as lawmakers hear proposed bills.
Walmart said clinics are not a sustainable business model due to a challenging reimbursement environment for primary care and increasing operating costs.
Adults with disabilities face delays in accessing medical equipment and supplies, which can lead to worsening health outcomes, chronic pain, and mental health issues, according to a new Urban Institute report.
As lawmakers debate work requirements in Medicaid expansion bills, Walker faces a Catch-22: she first needs health insurance to get healthy enough to be able to return to work.
Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times Given recent staffing shortages that have caused challenges in recruiting and retaining talented nurses, the Birmingham Black Nurses Association (BBNA), is doing what it can to advocate for quality health care and attract more to the profession. “The best way (for this profession to thrive) is for current […]
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what could end up being its most consequential abortion decision since Dobbs. In a case pitting Idaho’s extreme abortion ban against a federal law known as EMTALA—that since 1986 has required hospitals to provide emergency care—conservative justices seemed to embrace the idea that states can deny […]
AUBURN, Wash. – After a series of low-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to return to work after having her son […]
LOWER MERION — Main Line Health is the top-ranked Pennsylvania health system in Forbes magazine’s America’s Best Employers for Diversity for 2024 and ranks 160th out of 500 top U.S. employers across all industries. Main Line Health was 436th last year, its first in the rankings. “We are proud that Forbes magazine recognizes the track […]
The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement is focused on maternal health and is raising awareness during National Black Maternal Health Week.
Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, will close all 51 of its health care clinics in six states and end virtual health care services, the company said Tuesday. Walmart had made a big push into health care in recent years, opening clinics next to its superstores that offered primary and urgent care, labs, X-rays, behavioral health and dental work in six states — Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Texas. Walmart had targeted rural and underserved areas that have a...
One of the greatest systemic failures in the U.S. is healthcare. Even after the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act: + 26 million Americans, or 7.9% of the population, still lack health insurance. + 51% of working age adults have difficulties affording health insurance. + 38% of working age adults delayed or skipped needed More
Lawmakers and advocates regularly refer to Mississippians without health insurance who are in the “coverage gap.” But what is the coverage gap, and why does it exist?