Tag: Health

Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

February 9, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications. The penalties — a 1% reduction in Medicare payments over 12 months — are…

Medical Supplies

‘Face the Nation’ focus group of parents sound off on school closures, masking: ‘Nasty mental health crisis’

February 9, 2022 Sharika Soukup

A “Face the Nation” focus group was fired up about how school closures and mask mandates have affected their kids in recent months during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a segment called, “Listening to America,” CBS host Margaret Brennan asked a group of parents to get candid on the damage the unpredictable nature of schooling these…

Healthy Parenting

Health insurance companies make record profits as costs soar in US |

February 8, 2022 Sharika Soukup

(CNN) – As Americans fork over more and more of their income to pay for rising premiums and deductibles on their health insurance, the major insurance companies are raking in record profits. As inflation and pandemic hardships weigh on the wallets of Americans, healthcare costs keep climbing. “It doesn’t cover 100% until we meet $12,000…

Treatment

School employee health insurance boost heads to governor

February 7, 2022 Sharika Soukup

The Idaho Senate has all but inked a bill moving toward providing K-12 school employees better health insurance at lower premiums. The Senate Thursday easily passed House Bill 443 — which would create a fund to help districts and charters cover either the upfront costs of moving onto the state’s health insurance plan, or negotiate…

Treatment

Health clinic helps women prepare for a new start in life | Opinion

February 7, 2022 Sharika Soukup

By Ande Richards Inside a three-story building nestled in an industrial area in Kearny is a celebration for the grand opening of the Francine A. LeFrak Wellness Center at the New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC). A congregation of state senators, assembly members, mayors, physicians, medical directors, a commissioner and a judge were all on hand…

Insurance

Forget the outdated health advice, here’s how to lose weight

February 7, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Prime Minister Boris Johnson WITH his man boobs straining inside his shirt, Boris Johnson is evidence of a big problem on two legs, a high-vis reminder that Britain looks to have lost the battle of the bulge. But does this mean that all attempts to reverse the UK’s obesity epidemic are doomed to failure? The…

Healthy Diet

Soap operas can deliver effective health education to young …

February 7, 2022 Sharika Soukup

(MENAFN- The Conversation) In an episode of Eastenders , we see characters Lauren Branning and Phil Mitchell struggling with alcohol misuse. There are trials and tribulations for both and obstacles to overcome. Through family and community support, as well as assistance from health organisations and alcohol support groups, we see them gradually getting better and…

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HMP Global Launches Digital Mental Health Education Initiative

February 7, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Effort aims to enhance the quality of mental healthcare by educating providers and other stakeholders on the integration and utilization of patient-facing digital mental health treatments to aid clinical decision-making and treatment planning MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — HMP Global, the leading healthcare event and education company, today announced the launch of a…

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