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Commentary: Biden is ending COVID emergency declarations. But the health care worker crisis continues

The Biden administration recently announced that it will end the COVID-associated national and public health emergencies on May 11. That means stopping payments for COVID-19 tests and vaccines for some Americans depending on their insurance status, other people losing benefits such as Medicaid, and some hospitals receiving less funding —…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 13, 2023

Dr Charlie Teo faces disciplinary health care hearing

Controversial Sydney neurosurgeon Charlie Teo is facing a disciplinary hearing after allegations of performing high-risk operations without necessary oversight.

AAP · Feb 12, 2023

Republicans have filed dozens of bills to disrupt transgender youth health care

Republican lawmakers in more than half the states are continuing a party-line push to restrict doctors and other medical providers from offering some gender-affirming health care to minors, even with parents’ consent.

Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023

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Spain: Hundreds of thousands march for Madrid's healthcare

Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards have flooded the streets of Madrid to stage the largest protest yet against the regional government’s management of the capital city’s healthcare services

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023

Long-term care staffing crisis worsens

Experts say opening pathways for care workers to immigrate would help, but policymakers haven’t moved

Salon · Feb 12, 2023

Across the Globe, Government Health Care Systems Are Failing Us

By restricting private health care choices, the NHS and other beloved single-payer systems were doomed from the start.

Reason · Feb 12, 2023

‘A collective effort’: Asian Americans work to improve mental health care

California shootings reveal barriers to care in Asian American community, including language access and cultural stigmas

The Guardian - US · Feb 12, 2023

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New South Wales union calls for royal commission into health spending 'mismanagement'

Tess Oxley works in western Sydney, where she says patients are calling for an ambulance to get health care because they can't get into a GP — an issue highlighted by new union research into NSW Health funding.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2023

ERs staffed by private equity firms aim to cut costs by hiring fewer doctors

Increasingly, private equity firms shape staffing decisions at hospital emergency rooms, research shows. One apparent effect: Hiring fewer doctors and more health care practitioners who earn far less.

WEKU · Feb 11, 2023

Bringing mental health care to all 77 Chicago communities is an important step

Last week, city officials announced Chicagoans, no matter where they live, now have access to help at one of over 100 clinics and clinical programs across the city.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 11, 2023

Democrats would love to make 2024 about health care and entitlements

President Biden has been talking about some of the party's favorite topics this week.

Axios · Feb 10, 2023

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Biden visits Tampa to talk health care as 2024 race looms

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023

Georgia Senate Republicans propose limits on medical treatments for transgender children

A Republican Georgia state senator on Thursday filed legislation that would make it illegal for health care providers to give transgender children any treatment that assists them in aligning with their gender identity.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023

President Joe Biden visits Tampa to talk health care as 2024 race looms

TAMPA — President Joe Biden took Air Force One to Tampa on Thursday to tout the accomplishments of his administration so far, and to try to convince Floridians that he is the leader who will help reduce health care costs in the state with the highest percentage of seniors in…

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023

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WEKU · Feb 9, 2023

Medicare announces plan to recoup billions from drug companies

Drugmakers will be required to pay Medicare back for price increases that outpace inflation. The industry is expected to put up a fight over implementation.

Reason · Feb 9, 2023

Biden's Drug Price Controls Will Kill More Patients in the Long Run

And increase total health care costs to boot.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023

Q&A: Why Bernie Sanders says his ‘Medicare for All’ dream must wait

After railing at the injustices of U.S. health care for decades, Sen. Bernie Sanders in January became the new chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee. The job gives the health care industry’s biggest Washington nemesis an unprecedented opportunity to shape health care reform in Congress. But…

WEKU · Feb 9, 2023

One state looks to get kids in crisis out of the ER — and back home

At many U.S. hospitals, children and teens are stuck in the emergency department for days or weeks because psychiatric beds are full. Massachussets has a simple, yet promising solution.

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The Canberra Times · Feb 8, 2023

ACT govt refuses to condemn federal cuts to psychology appointments

This is despite the Greens Mental Health Minister saying she would like all mental health care to be universally funded.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

Idaho bill to criminalize health care for transgender minors heads to House

BOISE, Idaho — Dr. Neil Ragan, a family physician in Pocatello, told lawmakers Tuesday that his gender-affirming care has saved lives.

WEKU · Feb 8, 2023

Biden's State of the Union guests include Bono, Tyre Nichols' parents and more

The attendees included cancer survivors and their families, a veteran and his caregivers, a health care professional from a Navajo reservation, a Holocaust survivor and more.

The Canberra Times · Feb 7, 2023

Voluntary assisted dying consultation to consider role of senior nurses

A key part of consultation is the role health care providers will play in any scheme.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Biden to focus on vets, cancer patients, others in speech

The White House says President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union address to call for new steps to help veterans and cancer patients, fight drug addition and provide more access to mental health care

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

Transgender people in rural America struggle to find doctors willing or able to provide care

For Tammy Rainey, finding a health care provider who knows about gender-affirming care has been a challenge in the rural northern Mississippi town where she lives.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 7, 2023

Texans brace for the end of nearly three years of pandemic Medicaid coverage

Millions of Texans — mostly children, young adults and new moms — stayed on Medicaid for the duration of the pandemic. The state will soon start reevaluating eligibility.

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