For years, the push to privatize health care for veterans has been a long-standing and persistent mission of some politicians. In their most recent attempt, bills like the recently introduced Veterans Health Act of 2023 are being touted as a measure to increase veteran choice and improve access. However, these proposals mask a disturbing reality: …
As the child care crisis rages, more companies are trying to help their workers with children get on-site child care. Data from The Best Place for Working Parents found that about 13% of companies in their network offer on-site child care. But providing on-site childcare is tricky and expensive. Like millions of other parents, Emily …
Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine (CVVIM) understands that affordable health care is one of the most important issues for many people in the United States. To this end, it continues to offer local solutions to a national dilemma by providing a variety of services and medical care free of charge to adults in the Coachella …
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories To safeguard Amazon is making membership to One Medical, the primary care clinic it bought for $3.9 billion, cheaper for its Amazon Prime subscribers, a move that further merges the retail giants’ healthcare offerings electronics with its main activity. Previously, One Medical memberships, initially available largely …
Progress in increasing access to quality palliative care has been hampered by barriers in policy, payment, and common misperceptions among patients and providers. Hospice providers can help patients and families at different points in their health care journey, but the fragmentation of the nation’s health care system has led to widespread access problems, according to …
Access to affordable health care has long been a concern for individuals in the United States, particularly before reaching Medicare eligibility age. The Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010, brought significant changes to the health care landscape, providing critical solutions to those who were not yet eligible for Medicare. In this column, we …
NEW YORK With the creation of a new Alliance for Access to Care initiative, the Catholic Health Association and the American Hospital Association aim to raise awareness of the barriers to care that patients face due to some tactics used by healthcare companies. commercial health insurance. We are discovering more and more barriers to care …
longtime health care lobbyistLarry J. Overton has deceased.He was 78 years old. Overton influenced Florida health policy, first as an executive in the (now defunct) Department of Health and Rehabilitation Services (HRS) and then as a lobbyist. At HRS, he was responsible for Medicaid policy as well as senior and adult services, economic services, mental …
At the recent Future of Rural Health Care Summit, the legislative foresight session delved deeper into key health workforce policy solutions. The panel included Clifton Porter, senior vice president of government affairs for the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living, and Travis Robey, vice president of policy affairs for the …
A Commission on the Future of Health Care has been created by the State of New York. According to the state, the 13-member advisory body will work to develop strategic, evidence-based recommendations for the state’s health system to ensure it can best meet the needs of New Yorker. This is a moment of transition for …