• 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.

  • 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

  • What's the deal with social media and youth mental health?

    Increasing use of social media and smartphones often cops the blame for an increase in youth mental health issues but the reality is not so simple. We are in the middle of a mental health crisis. Two new studies show that Americans are more worried about their mental health than their physical health. In the UK, research by King's College London found people of all ages agree that young people are struggling with their mental health, with parents blaming the COVID pandemic. In Australia,...

  • 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.

  • 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...

  • Private equity's role in health care is under increasing scrutiny

    A Senate committee and two federal agencies are taking closer looks at how private equity’s ownership of hospitals and physician staffing companies is affecting health care.

  • Hamilton Health Care Of Dalton Buying Cleveland's Tennova Healthcare

    Hamilton Health Care System on Thursday announced it has entered into a purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) to acquire Tennova Healthcare - Cleveland in Cleveland, Tn., and its related businesses. Those include physician clinic operations and outpatient services.

  • Study examines influence of social media on televised debate viewing

    Anyone who regularly watches news or sports has likely noticed the steady creep of content competing for screen space, whether it be stock market prices, social media posts, game scores or some other graphic display. Previous studies have indicated that high-intensity visuals that employ vibrant displays of information tend to hamper both long- and short-term memory.