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Ban on COVID vaccine mandates by private businesses, including health care facilities, passes Texas Senate

The bill offers no exceptions for doctors’ offices, clinics or other health facilities. Senators agreed to let those entities require unvaccinated employees to wear personal protective gear or take other “reasonable” measures to manage the spread.

The Texas Tribune

Addressing the social and racial barriers to health care equity

Research from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults with mental health problems are less likely to receive treatment than their white counterparts.

Fortune

Kaiser’s Massive Mental Health Care Settlement Sends Strong Message to Providers That Ignore Patient Needs

A California settlement compels the state’s largest health care provider to spend $150 million on behavioral health services.

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Black and Brown breast cancer survivors spread message of advocacy: ‘Keep that appointment’

The Lurie Cancer Center Hispanic Breast Cancer Clinic and support groups, including Sisters Working It Out, offer patients of color health care access, community and hope.

Chicago Sun-Times

After historic strike, Kaiser Permanente workers win 21% raise over 4 years

The health care giant and the coalition of unions that walked out for three days earlier this month announced a contract deal that averts another strike.

WEKU

Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike

Unions representing 75,000 health care workers who recently held a strike against industry giant Kaiser Permanente over wages and staffing shortages have reached a tentative agreement with the company

The Independent UK

'Irth' hospital review app aims to take the bias out of giving birth

Founded by a Black mom, the app gathers reviews by and for people of color about their experience with the health care system during pregnancy and delivery.

WEKU

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Mental health care in Latino communities has made strides. Nonprofits that help need city funding.

We do not need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to providing mental health services to Latinos in Chicago, a nonprofit leader writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge

As cold and flu season ramps up, health care experts are once again on high alert for the possibility of a tripledemic, or a surge brought on by the respiratory viruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The good news is that this year, health…

The Conversation

California law signals ongoing push for single-payer system - Roll Call

Despite stalling in Congress, the push toward single-payer health care continues to resonate as a campaign issue for Democrats.

Roll Call

Texas lawmakers again try to prohibit private businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccines

A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced such a measure. The debate centered largely around the safety of the vaccine and whether doctors’ offices and health care facilities should be exempt.

The Texas Tribune

South Side cancer rates are among Chicago’s highest. The community needs more care options.

UChicago Medicine recently announced an $815 million project to build a state-of-the-art cancer facility. South Siders need more health care institutions to pay attention to Black patients’ needs.

Chicago Sun-Times

CVS CEO sees changes coming ‘faster than a freight train’ for Medicare. She’s betting billions she can build a new American health care system

CVS is betting billions it can avert the 'Medicare tsunami' and change American health care.

Fortune

As West Texas’ population grows, the need for more mental health care does too

Like many regions in Texas, the county jails and hospitals have been at capacity with people needing mental health help. Local leaders hope a new 200-bed facility will alleviate pressure.

The Texas Tribune

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The most powerful woman in business wants 'radical change in the healthcare system'

CVS CEO Karen Lynch's goal is anything but the status quo.

Roll Call

Lee, Porter, Schiff face off in California Senate forum - Roll Call

California Democratic Senate candidates Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff debated questions from a media panel at a union conference.

The Hindu

Telangana govt. brings in Employee Health Care Trust

Telangana Govt. launches EHCT to provide cashless, high-quality medical treatment to employees, pensioners, and families. Govt. to match employee/pensioner contributions. 15 positions allocated to Arogyasree Trust for efficient EHS management. CM KCR's commitment to well-being of employees, pensioners, families lauded.

The Independent UK

Federal judge in Oklahoma clears the way for a ban on medical care for transgender young people

A federal judge in Oklahoma has declined to stop a new law from taking effect that makes it a felony crime for health care workers to provide gender-affirming care to young transgender people

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Health on the ballot as Argentina poised to elect 'anarcho-capitalist' bent on slashing social protections

The front-runner heading into Argentina’s presidential vote on Oct. 22 is prone to wielding a chain saw – both physically and metaphorically.

The Independent UK

Health care strike over pay and staff shortages heads into final day with no deal in sight

A massive health care strike over wages and staff shortages is heading into its final day without a deal between industry giant Kaiser Permanente and the unions representing the 75,000 workers who picketed this week

Salon

Kaiser health care workers on strike

The two main reasons are concerns over staffing levels and practices and dissatisfaction with pay

The Conversation

Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023, after company executives and eight unions representing aides, techs, support staff and other employees failed to agree on the terms of new contracts. This…

The Hindu

State government plans to launch Gruha Arogya for all

Govt. to launch Gruha Arogya, a comprehensive health care scheme for all. KABHI & awareness programmes to be taken up. Door-to-door survey to identify individual patients & trace disease prevalence. Free health care, medicine & surgeries for eligible beneficiaries in 8 districts. Focus on lifestyle diseases.

WEKU

A mobile clinic parked at a Dollar General? It says a lot about rural health care

Dollar General's primary care experiment could help solve rural America's care shortage. But it's getting a chilly reception in Tennessee.

WEKU

75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job

In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday morning.

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