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Four bills could help Nebraska’s struggling health care industry

January 23, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Nebraska senators are introducing legislation to address struggling aspects of the state’s health care industry.Four bills from four senators would pay bonuses to nurses and create recruiting incentives, full-time jobs, and innovation. The Nebraska Hospital Association described the following legislation, set for introduction this week:”Senator Mike McDonnell (District 5, Omaha) will be introducing the Front…

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Newsom speaks on plan for universal access to health care

January 20, 2022 Sharika Soukup

‘We’re going to be inclusive’: Newsom speaks on plan for universal access to health care coverage Updated: 3:13 PM PST Jan 11, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript it’s wonderful to be here with all of you in particular, uh, your future congressmen Rudy solace Assembly member to be back with you an extraordinary Uh contributions…

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COVID’s cost for South Dakota health care: staff shortages, burnout

January 20, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Health care workers at local hospitals are saying that as more COVID-19 patients continue to flood into their intensive care units and emergency rooms, it’s becoming increasingly harder for staff to continue on like they have for the past two years. The Argus Leader spoke to care providers at Avera Health and Sanford Health in…

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Sacramento clinics react to Newsom’s expanded health care budget

January 19, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to expand Medi-Cal to all low-income residents in California, regardless of their immigration status, would be a first in the nation.Leer en españolUnder the governor’s budget proposal, the state would spend $2.2 billion, a great benefit for Californians who continue working without any insurance. Newsom’s plan includes the creation of an…

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Home Health Care Workers Call On Hochul To End 24-Hour Shifts

January 19, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Hochul said in her State of the State address last week that she intends to put $10 billion over multiple years toward bolstering the health care workforce. But it’s still unclear how exactly that money will be allocated. A separate bill to raise the minimum wage for all home care workers, as a means of…

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Colorado doctors say health care system is at a ‘breaking point’

January 18, 2022 Sharika Soukup

The Colorado chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians is asking state leaders for help. COLORADO, USA — Doctors in Colorado say the current state of hospitals is nothing like they have seen before. The state’s chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) sent a letter last week to Gov. Jared Polis’…

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How health care is turning into a consumer product

January 15, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Jan 15th 2022 TECH AND health care have a fraught relationship. On January 3rd Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, a startup that once epitomised the promise of combining Silicon Valley’s dynamism with a stodgy health-care market, was convicted of lying to investors about the capabilities of her firm’s blood-testing technology. Yet look beyond Theranos, which…

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These Are the 5 Covid-Driven A.I. Trends That Are Changing Health Care

January 14, 2022 Sharika Soukup

For all of its ills, Covid-19 has supercharged consumerism in America’s health care system, offering tantalizing opportunities for companies interested in lowering health care costs and increasing access to quality medical care. Speaking at CB Insights’ recent Future of Health Conference, Deepa Varadharajan, a senior managing analyst at the New York City-based research and analytics firm, explained that consumers…

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