Ashley shook and Alanna Flood 6 hours ago SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) Congressman Richard Neal was at the Springfield VA clinic on Friday to highlight passage of the PACT Act. Veterans Affairs Announces Expedited Process for PACT Act Veterans Cancer Claims The PACT Act, signed into law by President Biden in August 2022, is intended to … Read more
The rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe versus Wade it’s translating into a surprising consequence that abortion opponents may not have considered: fewer medical services available to all women living in those states. Doctors are proving, through their words and actions, that they are reluctant to practice in places … Read more
By Victoria Bailey 08 June 2023 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is improving access to behavioral health care for members with an expanded provider network and additional telehealth offerings. After Payer expanded its provider network in January, BCBSTX members can now access nearly 4,000 networked behavioral health providers through the Headway … Read more
On the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which straddles the border between North and South Dakota, people line up at 6 a.m. in the freezing winter, hoping to get one of only four dentist appointments. “If you don’t catch those four, you’re out, you don’t understand,” said Janet Alkire, chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, … Read more
08 June 2023 As prepared for delivery The finance committee meets this morning to discuss corporatization and consolidation in the health care system and the effect it has on what American families pay for and how they get health care. When I keep town halls at home, the two challenges I hear about most often … Read more
Delanie Johnson La Crosse Community Foundation PATCH believes that health care practices, programs and policies should be developed with young people rather than just for them. After all, who could be better than teenagers at providing insight into teenagers’ needs and wants? PATCH, which stands for Providers and Teens Communicating for Health, has been a … Read more
Physician organizations warn that pregnant patients will suffer and potentially die, or experience life-long complications, if the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals does not overturn a preliminary injunction preventing doctors from providing emergency care for abortion when they deem it medically necessary to stabilize a patient. In the wake of Dobbs decision last year, … Read more
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741. Melanie Gray Miller, a 30-year-old doctor, wiped away her tears as she described the isolation she felt after losing a beloved patient. “It … Read more
(SACRAMENT) Representative Doris Matsui on Friday visited a UC Davis Health COVID-19 community testing site where uninsured patients with a positive diagnosis can get instant access to a doctor on a telehealth tablet. Rep. Doris Matsui, left, helped secure $1.7 million for the UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities to advance digital health equity. … Read more
College students who came of age during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade acknowledge two very important things: first, access to high-quality health care is not something to be taken for granted, and second, geography matters. Unfortunately, these are lessons I learned from early childhood, when I developed … Read more
