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Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care

Consumers should know that medical identity theft can happen, whether from a large-scale breach or theft of an individual's data. The result could be thousands of dollars in medical bills.

WEKU

A maternity ward in Oregon is the scene of fatal gunfire

Gunfire has erupted in a maternity unit of an Oregon hospital, fatally wounding an unarmed security guard and leading to renewed calls to protect health care workers from increasing violence

The Independent UK

Digitalization could be the answer to better health care for patients. But first, they need to trust it

Takeda Pharmaceutical chief digital trust officer Mike Towers says his industry has been slow to adapt, but is accelerating fast.

Fortune

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'Hi, Doc!' DM'ing the doctor could cost you (or your insurance plan)

Virtual access to doctors is a huge plus for patients. But it's a lot of new work for physicians. And the health care business model hasn't caught up with this new reality.

WEKU

Ministers must fix ‘vicious cycle’ of short staffing in NHS mental health care, MPs warn

Government must act to get services out of a ‘doom loop’ which is leading people to quit

The Independent UK

Nothing artificial about the future of AI, but who decides its intelligent use in health care?

A majority of Americans would feel “uncomfortable” with their doctor relying on AI in their medical care, according to recent polling, but despite those misgivings it is likely you have already encountered the results of artificial intelligence in your doctor’s office or local pharmacy.

Tribune News Service

Families fleeing anti-trans states

Draconian laws banning trans care are forcing some families to flee to more progressive states

Salon

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Biden urged to tackle medical debt beyond credit cards - Roll Call

While consumer groups have lauded Biden's investigation into medical credit cards, they want him to move quickly and more broadly.

Roll Call

Study: Extreme heat increases summer health care costs by $1 billion in ‘ominous trajectory’

A new study from Virginia Commonwealth University published by the Center for American Progress has reported that the heat wave running rampant across the U.S. is significantly inflating health care costs. The authors of the study — an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff and students from the university — estimated…

Tribune News Service

Israeli Surgeons Overcome Power Outage To Save Child’s Life In Ethiopia

Physicians from Rambam Health Care Campus adapt quickly during surgery using battery-operated lights and cell phones.

Zenger

A mom owed nearly $102,000 for her son's stay in a state mental health hospital

One North Carolina family's six-figure medical bill came from a state hospital. The attorney general, who is running for governor and says he's against high medical costs, tried to collect the debt.

WEKU

What does Medicare Part A cover? Here’s everything you need to know about its benefits and costs

Medicare Part A helps cover hospital stays, and sometimes covers skilled facility care, home health care and hospice care.

Fortune

How trauma can lead to weight issues

"Promoting a trauma-informed approach to both psychiatric and physical health care is vital"

Salon

500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April

Advocates are calling for a halt to removals until the state can account for why more than 80% of the people who lost Medicaid coverage were eliminated for “procedural” reasons, like not responding to messages from the state.

The Texas Tribune

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Chicago aims to turn Diplomat Motel into ‘healthy housing’ for homeless people — with much more than a roof overhead

Chicago officials are closing in on plans to transform a budget motel along North Lincoln Avenue into a housing pilot that would provide on-site substance abuse and mental health treatment — part of the city’s long-term efforts to combat chronic homelessness by pairing temporary shelter with intensive health care.

Capital & Main

Proposed Law Would Reduce Barriers to Mental Health Care for California Youth

The legislation would overhaul the process to appeal denials of coverage by private health insurance companies.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nurse practitioners are essential to fill the health care gap

The number of primary care doctors is declining. A key part of the solution is advanced care providers working alongside our physician colleagues.

The Texas Tribune

In a political era of “parental rights,” Texans raising trans kids say new law strips them of choice

Senate Bill 14, which is set to take effect on Sept. 1, bans transition-related care for minors. Parents of transgender kids say it blocks their ability to support their children.

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“Unbearable”: Doctors treating trans kids are leaving Texas, exacerbating adolescent care crisis

Texas doctors fear a new era of government intrusion into medicine as lawmakers ban transition care for kids following prohibitions on abortion.

Tribune News Service

Gender-affirming care is banned in KY after court temporarily reverses injunction

Gender-affirming health care for transgender youth is outlawed in Kentucky after a federal judge temporarily reversed an earlier order blocking the statewide ban.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: ‘If you have private insurance, you can’ … oops

Barack Obama earned his place in Bartlett’s during the Obamacare debate with his famous fib, “If you like your doctor, you’ll be able to keep your doctor.” Now it turns out that Joe Biden uttered a similar whopper when he told an Iowa audience in 2019 that, under his health…

Chicago Sun-Times

We need new solutions to the crisis in youth mental health

Young people are spending more time on social media, and the resulting mental health problems are the “defining public health issue of our time,” according to a new surgeon general report.

The Texas Tribune

Rural Texas — already starved for health care — faces a dearth of volunteer first responders

The number of volunteer firefighters has dropped sharply nationwide, a trend that appears to be gripping rural Texas communities.

Nottingham Post

Former BBC presenters issue sympathy for Huw Edwards after explicit photo allegations

A statement from the wife of Huw Edwards said the news reader was in hospital receiving mental health care

Kiplinger

Pickleball Injuries Are to Blame for Surging Health Care Costs: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Insurers have reported higher demand than expected for health care related to pickleball injuries. It could cost the U.S. up to $500 million in 2023 alone.

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