Tag: Health

Tulsa Health Department Announces Partnership with Crossover Community Impact

January 27, 2022 Sharika Soukup

TULSA, OK – [January 21, 2022] – The Tulsa Health Department announces the upcoming expansion of medical services available at the department’s North Regional Health and Wellness Center, 5635 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., with a new partnership with Crossover Community Impact. Crossover Health Services, a division of Crossover Community Impact, will occupy the…

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Ledge Light Health District Offers Free COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Groton

January 26, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Photo by CDC on Unsplash. GROTON/LYME/OLD LYME — Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, Jan. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Groton Municipal Building (295 Meridian Street). The Moderna vaccine and a limited supply of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be available for anyone who…

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I Write About America’s Absurd Health Care System. Then I Got Caught Up in It.

January 26, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Bram Sable-Smith I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before Thanksgiving letting me know my insurance was refusing to cover my insulin. I had enough of the hormone that keeps me alive to last 17 days. In my 10 years living with Type 1 diabetes, I’ve never really struggled to…

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ThedaCare loses court fight to keep health care staff who resigned

January 25, 2022 Sharika Soukup

A hospital in northeastern Wisconsin has lost a court battle to keep health care staff who want to work elsewhere. On Monday, Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge Mark McGinnis held a hearing on a case that involves staff who were part of ThedaCare’s radiology and cardiovascular team, deciding the employer can’t force workers who had…

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What to do when your health insurance says, ‘Claim denied’

January 23, 2022 Sharika Soukup

A letter arrives in the mail. Oh, great: It’s from your health insurance company. It contains some variation on the phrase “Your claim has been denied” and possibly “You may file an appeal to challenge this decision.” There’s probably also an alarmingly large dollar amount with “patient responsibility” next to it. Take a deep breath….

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New Arbor Health Rapid Clinic to Open in Morton

January 23, 2022 Sharika Soukup

By The Chronicle staff Beginning Friday, Feb. 4, East Lewis County residents will have an additional point of access for health care. Arbor Health is opening a Rapid Care Clinic inside its Morton Clinic building. Like an urgent care facility, the Rapid Care Clinic will not require appointments. Patients will be seen on a walk-in…

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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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Wildfires and omicron prompt a special health insurance enrollment period in Colorado

January 22, 2022 Sharika Soukup

More stories about the Boulder County Fires In addition to providing immediate relief to Coloradans in a crisis, the move underscores how much industry attitudes toward the Affordable Care Act have changed. Insurance companies were initially skeptical about the financial risks and worried that consumers would game the system. But the insurers have largely embraced the…

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