[–> Viewing this story in our app? Click here for a better experience on our website. [–> When elderly Miamians are removed from their homes by social service workers assigned to safeguard their welfare, they are usually strapped into an ambulance for a trip to Larkin Community Hospital, which was at the center of two … Read more
Would you believe that an AI could prescribe mind-altering psychiatric drugs for you? Amidst the many controversies surrounding chatbot therapy and AI giving bad (or dangerous) medical advice, one healthcare provider is betting you will, and has received approval to do so from regulators in Utah. Legion Health has launched a pilot program to dispense … Read more
BOISE, Idaho (Capital Sun) – Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill Thursday that restores the Medicaid mental health treatment program that the state cut to comply with the governor’s budget-cutting orders. Less than three months after an Idaho Medicaid contractor shut down a mobile treatment program for people with severe mental illness, four patients … Read more
As many as 16 million low-income Americans are projected to lose federally funded health insurance over the next two years. That’s largely due to work requirements and immigration-focused rule changes to Medicaid, the program known in California as Medi-Cal. Even if those projections (such as those by the Congressional Budget Office) turn out to be … Read more
When John Cantrell retired, he decided his new job was to stay healthy. Although he was already in good health and eating well, he wanted to make sure he could see his grandchildren grow up. An avid cyclist, he improved his bike times and started playing pickleball. Cantrell made sure to go to the doctor’s … Read more
Carissa Frazier, a community health worker at the K-State Ellis County Extension Office in Hays, hands out pedometers to participants in a Stamp Strong, Stay Healthy class in Hays. Photo courtesy of K-State Extension Written by Pat MelgaresK-state expansion There, in the living room of the Epworth Towers retirement community in Hayes, six women – … Read more
Unions have privately raised concerns about future doctors’ strikes and expressed dissatisfaction with the implementation of consultations and the British Medical Association’s demands. The BMA is demanding a higher pay rise than the 3.5% the government has offered doctors, and a strike is planned for next week. But more than one million NHS staff who … Read more
The City of Spokane receives a bill from the Spokane County Detention Center each year. The city said the 2025 bill was $3 million more than expected. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown said in a Feb. 27 letter that in response to the large increase, the city conducted an independent audit to review the city’s jail … Read more
By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s free health care program for adults who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid may have improperly awarded $15 million in benefits-related payments to recipients, according to a recent audit of the state-administered federal program. The “questionable” funding was revealed this week in a 124-page … Read more
About 250 Good Samaritan Hospital workers and community members picketed near the Puyallup hospital on Friday for a new contract. [–> Workers picketed along South Meridian near the hospital from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. MultiCare, which owns Good Samaritan Hospital, also saw simultaneous protests at two of its other hospitals: Navos Behavioral Health in … Read more