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How Health Systems Leaders Use Strategic Planning And Marketing In Healthcare Systems
Operating a healthcare facility is complicated. Without careful planning, problems can arise that impact the quality of care offered. Health systems leaders use a variety of tools and tactics to ensure that operations are well-managed and streamlined. Good planning...
Are There Any Prescription Eyelash Serums
Eyelashes have long been revered for their aesthetic appeal and role in framing the eyes. In recent years, the beauty industry has witnessed a surge in the demand for longer, fuller lashes. To cater to this demand, numerous cosmetic products have flooded the market,...
Car Accidents: What Is the Typical Settlement You Can Expect?
When a person asks how much they will get in a car accident settlement, attorneys cannot definitively answer this question. Many factors play a role in how much a person can expect to receive, and no two accidents are identical. The settlement is based in large part...
Renting is Cheaper than Buying, Even Among Rising Rent Prices
During the pandemic housing prices increased dramatically across the country. This was perhaps the result of record low interest rates and a limited housing inventory, as many housing projects were put on hold during uncertain times. Understanding the Pandemic’s...
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When Rogue Brokers Switch People’s ACA Policies, Tax Surprises Can Follow
Tax season is never fun. But some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn’t even know they had. While the concern about unscrupulous...
Swap Funds or Add Services? Use of Opioid Settlement Cash Sparks Strong Disagreements
State and local governments are receiving billions of dollars in opioid settlements to address the drug crisis that has ravaged America for decades. But instead of spending the money on new addiction treatment and prevention services they couldn’t afford before, some...
Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds
Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income...
California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued the state of California and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that state prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind...
As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the US
MONROE, N.C. — Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while. “Our water has been cloudy and bubbly and looks milky,” said Barrett, who blames fluoride, a...
Paxman: Parkinson’s makes you wish you’d not been born
PA MediaBy Jeremy CulleyBBC NewsJeremy Paxman said Parkinson's "makes you wish you hadn't been born" as he delivered a list of recommendations about the disease to Downing Street. The TV presenter, who was diagnosed in 2021, marked World Parkinson's Day by presenting...
NHS spring Covid booster jab bookings to open
Getty ImagesBy Michelle RobertsDigital health editorFrom Monday, the NHS will take bookings from people in England wanting a free spring Covid booster vaccine. Those eligible, including everyone aged 75 or older or with a weak immune system, can book via the NHS...
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Arizona Turns Back the Clock on Abortion Access
The Host The Arizona Supreme Court shook up the national abortion debate this week, ruling that a ban originally passed in 1864 — before the end of the Civil War and decades before Arizona became a state — could be enforced. As in some other states, including Florida,...
PM defends NHS record as targets missed in England
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Smitha MundasadHealth reporter The government is making progress on cutting NHS waiting lists in England, the prime minister insists, as latest figures show targets are...
After Uphill Battle, Company Is Poised for Takeover of Bankrupt California Hospital
MODESTO, Calif. — When American Advanced Management made a bid for the bankrupt Madera Community Hospital last year, many local officials and others involved in trying to reopen the facility didn’t take the company seriously. The 11-year-old firm, based in Modesto,...
Arkansas Led the Nation in Measuring Obesity in Kids. Did It Help?
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sixth-grade boys were lining up to be measured in the Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School library. As they took off their shoes and emptied their pockets, they joked about being the tallest. “It’s an advantage,” said one. “You can play...
An Arm and a Leg: Attack of the Medicare Machines
Covering the American health care system means we tell some scary stories. This episode of “An Arm and a Leg” sounds like a real horror movie. It uses one of Hollywood’s favorite tropes: machines taking over. And the machines belong to the private health insurance...