What GAO found One option that may be available to those who lose their job with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) during the COVID-19 pandemic are short-term plans, which can cover certain health costs. These plans are generally not subject to the federal requirements for individual health insurance set out in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care …
It is important that mental health professionals and health professionals seek newer approaches and methods to complement the current standard of care. The unprecedented increase in mental health cases brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has flooded the health system. There are approximately 20,000 mental health applications that deal with mental health,1 but despite the …
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Older people who overestimate their health are less likely to see a doctor. This can have serious consequences for their health, for example, when diseases are detected too late. In contrast, people who think they are sicker than they actually are are more likely to see a doctor. This was revealed by a new study …
Thousands of South Carolina children and millions across the country could lose the Medicaid coverage they gained during the pandemic after federal protection expires later this year, advocates said. They call on government agencies such as the Department of Health and Social Services of the SC to do more to keep children and families in …
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Placeholder while article actions are loading Ask most teachers or principals about their students’ mental health this year, and they’ll tell you stories of how much worse things are than usual: He’s still fighting in the hallway. Students cannot focus on the lesson. Depression and sadness. New federal data is helping to quantify how much …
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CBD is a chemical compound found naturally in cannabis sativa, a plant species that includes cannabis and hemp plants. (Imagine cannabis sativa as a family and cannabis and hemp as sisters in that family.) The main difference between these two plants is that hemp contains higher amounts of CBD than THC (the main intoxicating psychoactive …
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I started teaching more than 20 years ago and have worked in Clark County schools for almost a decade. Over the years, I have met hundreds of wonderful educators who share my passion for investing in students ’educational development. I love what I do, but as one of many Nevada residents living with a chronic …
Proponents of color-coded communities that do not have enough services hosted the first Banco de Mujeres in Tampa last weekend. The event, which was a success in Kissimmee, provided free hygiene products. About 200 families passed through the tents in front of the Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church in Tampa when the services ended on Saturday …
If the US Supreme Court annuls Roe v. Vade by its final judgment in Dobbs Women’s Health Organization v. Jackson, restrictions on abortion can affect overall health care. Trying to save a complicated twin pregnancy, I discovered that U.S. anti-abortion policy already limits the medical procedures doctors can do, the drugs doctors can prescribe, the …
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DENVER - It took a tragedy in Texas for government officials to discuss the need for more health workers in the state. Dozens of districts there do not have health workers. There is a similar story in Colorado; out of 64 counties in the state, a 2020 report from the Colorado Rural Health Center found …
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