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Despite rising medical inflation, employers continue to protect workers from costs

October 26, 2023 by Paul

The costs of everything have increased in recent years, including health services and, therefore, insurance coverage for health care as well. Medical inflation constitutes a real challenge and pushes American companies to innovate to continue to offer their employees much-appreciated health coverage. Employers continue to offer robust and affordable employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) given the importance …

WHO/Europe All 53 Member States adopt historic resolution to protect and support health and care workers in Europe and Central Asia

October 26, 2023 by Paul

Representatives from 53 countries meeting at the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Astana, Kazakhstan, unanimously adopted a resolution in favor offramework for action on the health and care workforce in the WHO European Region, covering the years 2023 to 2030. This framework comes at a critical time when all countries …

Burnout and bullying are driving a mental health crisis among healthcare workers

October 25, 2023 by Paul

(The Hill) Healthcare workers are facing a serious mental health crisis. A new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that bullying, burnout and symptoms of poor mental health are being reported at higher levels than before the COVID pandemic began. 19. The number of days that U.S. health …

Burnout and bullying are driving a mental health crisis among healthcare workers

October 24, 2023 by Paul

Healthcare workers are facing a serious mental health crisis. A new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that bullying, burnout and symptoms of poor mental health are being reported at higher levels than before the COVID pandemic began. 19. The number of days that U.S. health care workers …

New policy aims to protect CT healthcare workers from violence

October 22, 2023 by Paul

WALLINGFORD Injuries are common in an emergency room, and not always just to patients. Charge nurse Teresa Marx of UConn Health said she has seen her colleagues attacked in the four years she has worked in the emergency room. She said some of her colleagues were kicked in the head. Others required stitches after being …

Georgia settles lawsuit, agrees to pay for gender-affirming care for trans workers under state health plan – Georgia Recorder

October 19, 2023 by Paul

Georgia state employees and their families who are insured under the Georgia State Health Benefits Plan can access transgender health care after the state agreed to a $365,000 legal settlement with three employees. “When I was able to receive the medical treatment I needed, I finally felt whole. I feel like this is the person …

Georgia agrees to fund gender-affirming care for public workers, settling lawsuit

October 19, 2023 by Paul

ATLANTA– The state of Georgia will begin funding gender-affirming health care for state employees, public school teachers and former employees covered by a state health insurance plan, addressing another series of lawsuits against Georgia agencies aimed at forcing them to pay for the genre. confirmatory surgery and other procedures. The plaintiffs moved to dismiss their …