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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Gay South Korean couple lose equal coverage lawsuit against health insurer

January 10, 2022 Sharika Soukup

1/5 Same-sex partners So Seong-wook (L) and Kim Yong-min lost their lawsuit Friday against South Korea’s national health insurer over its withdrawal of spousal benefits from So. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI SEOUL, Jan. 7 (UPI) — A Seoul court rejected a landmark lawsuit by a same-sex couple over shared health insurance benefits Friday, a ruling that advocates…

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