• A coverage gap Catch-22: To work, Selinda Walker needs health care. To get health care, she needs work.

    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.

  • Lombardo steps up effort to solve shortage of health care workers with executive order

    Gov. Joe Lombardo is stepping up efforts to address the shortage of health care workers in Nevada, issuing an executive order on Friday that expands the mission of the Patient Protection Commission

  • You Care: Jeezy Seeking Primary Care of Daughter, Claims Jeannie Mai Isn’t Around

    Source: Paras Griffin / Getty / Jeezy The Snowman wants to be a full-time dad because he claims his ex-wife isn’t stepping up to the plate as a parent, allegedly. TMZ exclusively reports that Jeezy is seeking primary custody of the former couple’s daughter, Monaco. According to the celebrity gossip site, the Atlanta rapper is making the move because he feels Jeannie Mai is not around to take care of the child. Per TMZ: The rapper just filed new legal docs — obtained by TMZ — asking a judge to...

  • Cuba bets on homeopathy in health care

    Havana, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is betting on the application of homeopathy, which due to its potential and impact on health and life quality is a valid therapeutic care system in Cuba, local media reported. The post Cuba bets on homeopathy in health care first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Q&A: Explaining the health care coverage gap

    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?

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    Black, disabled and dealing with the maze of health care

    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.

  • Congress turns its eye to health care cybersecurity

    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Congress turns its eye to health care cybersecurity Lawmakers in both the House and Senate are ramping up probes into health care cybersecurity following the Change Healthcare ransomware attack earlier this year. © AP The attack on Change

  • EDITORIAL: One-way ticket to bankrupt health care

    The recent decision by an Ontario Division Court that forces the province’s health insurance plan to cover “gender-affirming” surgery for a patient sets a dangerous precedent for health-care entitlements. In a 3-0 ruling, the court said the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) must pay for the non-binary patient to travel to Texas for specialized surgery […]

  • Northland Plastic Surgery moves to health care hub

    The independent practice is expanding services after its relocation to Arrowpointe Medical Center.

  • Kansas Governor Vetoes Trans Health Care Ban

    Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a bill banning gender-affirming treatments for minors, all but daring Republicans to override it.

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    Local foster care worker charged with child pornography

    HOPWOOD, Pa. (WTRF) - A local man who was employed as a foster care and adoption worker is now charged with child pornography, according to our affiliate KDKA. Cory Johnson, of Pennsylvania, allegedly photographed nude children without their knowledge. Johnson's ex-wife reportedly discovered the photos after looking at an email account she used to share []

  • Health Care to Change for Thousands of People Under New Bill

    Democratic lawmakers Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Andy Kim have partnered up with Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans to introduce legislation aiming to give army reservists and members of the National Guard that also work for the federal government options on the type of health care plans they can receive.The bill, which could impact thousands of federal employees that are also in the U.S. Army, plans to give this group of Americans the ability to decide whether they want military or civilian...