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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

The Independent UK

Kaiser health care workers on strike

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

Salon

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…

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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.

The Hindu

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.

WEKU

Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages

Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia

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Poised to Strike, Kaiser Workers Say They Want The Old Kaiser Back

Once known for strong employee-management relations, its workers now say staffing and pay need to rise to attract and retain the staff Kaiser needs.

Capital & Main

We know how to regulate new drugs and medical devices–but we’re about to let health care AI run amok

Doctors need to get into the AI oversight game–before it's too late.

Fortune

More Congress ticket sought for Kuruba community leaders during the ensuing parliamentary polls

At Belagavi, PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi demanded increased tickets for Kuruba community leaders in upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He noted the community's significant population share, yet low political representation. CM Siddaramaiah released ₹30,000 crore for the community's development. Convention passed resolutions, including ST listing for Kurubas & OBC horizontal reservation.…

The Hindu

African healthcare poses challenges to startups filling the gaps

Startups trying to help African public health systems cater to the needs of everyday people, say they face barriers too.

Al Jazeera

Health care has a massive carbon footprint. These doctors are trying to change that

Around the country, health care workers continue to grapple with their industry's massive carbon footprint. In Pittsburgh, doctors formed Clinicians for Climate Action to address the problem.

WEKU

VA: government shutdown won’t affect medical services for vets; local Kentucky programs could paus

If Congress can’t agree on a continuing resolution by midnight Saturday, the federal government will shut down. There’s good news for veterans, though, thousands of whom receive some or all of their health care at VA medical centers, clinics and vet centers. According to a VA contingency plan, those services…

WEKU

Up First briefing: Effects of a shutdown; health workers may strike; Maui conspiracies

What will stay open if the government shuts down? Kaiser Permanente's health care workers near a nationwide walkout. How conspiracy theories spread in the wake of wildfires in Hawaii.

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Overworked and understaffed: Kaiser workers are on the brink of a nationwide strike

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers at hundreds of U.S. facilities could go on strike for three days starting Wednesday, in the largest health care strike in the county's history.

WEKU

She received chemo in two states. Why did it cost so much more in Alaska?

A breast cancer patient who received similar treatments in two states saw significant differences in cost, illuminating how care in remote areas can come with a stiffer price tag.

The Independent UK

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour

The Independent UK

Nebraska latest Republican state to expand Medicaid to cover postpartum care for low-income mothers

Lower-income new mothers will get a full year of Medicaid health care coverage in Nebraska under an order issued by Gov. Jim Pillen

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Chicago Sun-Times

Embracing midwives could improve maternal health care

More women with low-risk pregnancies are seeking the assistance of midwives, who are certified health professionals. Embracing midwives could also improve outcomes for Black women, who are more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications.

The Hindu

Traditional medicine provides health care to many around the globe – the WHO is trying to make it safer and more standardised

Traditional medicine like acupuncture, unani, Tui na and ayurveda encompasses the healing knowledge, skills and practices used by a variety of cultures and groups.

Fortune

13 innovators shaping the future of health

Each honoree has had a major accomplishment over the last year and is using their influence to increase health and wellness access and equity.

Fortune

Women drop $15 billion more annually on medical expenses than men. How employers can fix the covert health insurance ‘pink tax’

That's excluding pregnancy costs, believe it or not.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wrigley Field concession workers authorize strike

The workers, employed by Levy Restaurants, seek a $20 minimum wage, expanded health care coverage and a pension.

The Guardian - UK

Private mental health provider fined £1.53m over inpatient’s death in London

Cygnet Health Care pleads guilty of failing to provide safe care at hospital in Ealing after woman took her own life

Chicago Sun-Times

Health care for our aging population has to be at the forefront of every politician’s agenda

With an aging population, the health care system is facing a crisis, experts say. We all can see the results in things like the long waits to get in to see a doctor.

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