BEIJING — China on Thursday accused “certain Western media” of bias, defamation and political manipulation in their coverage of China’s abrupt end to its strict “zero-COVID” policy, as it vigorously defended measures taken to prepare for the change of strategy. The December decision to end mass testing and quarantines led to a sharp rise in …
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Data from the state’s Department of Health Care Policy and Financing confirmed what Governor Polis said about hospitals this week. CHA said these numbers are out of date. DENVER — Nonprofit hospitals don’t have to pay taxes. In return, they are expected to invest money in the communities they serve. During his state of the …
Comment this story Comment Yale University on Wednesday unveiled sweeping changes that will allow students with mental health issues to take time off without losing their health insurance or facing a daunting reinstatement application process — policies that have been increasingly more criticized by students and alumni. Under the new policy, students in mental crisis …
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Sponsors of group health plans have received welcome relief from Congress and regulatory agencies, which should make health plan administration and reporting less cumbersome. The relief comes in the form of a permanent extension of certain Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting deadlines, a temporary reprieve from new prescription drug reporting requirements and a two-year extension …
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers wasted no time this week revisiting an issue that has become a popular topic in GOP-run state houses: trying to limit options medical services that doctors are authorized to provide to transgender youth. On the second day of the legislative session, a committee began reviewing a policy that …
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SALT LAKE CITY – Utah lawmakers wasted no time this week revisiting an issue that has become a popular topic in GOP-run state houses: trying to limit medical options, doctors are allowed to provide for transgender youth. On the second day of the legislative session, a committee began reviewing a policy that would prevent minors …
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Did you pay $100,000 for a statue of the Twitter bird logo? Let us know what you are going to do with the keepsake. In health news, the Biden administration will audit nursing home use of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia. But first, let’s see how the White House will mark the 50th anniversary …
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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi senators are proposing an $80 million grant program for financially challenged hospitals and other programs to help the state attract and retain nurses and doctors, said Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann on Wednesday. State health officer Dr. Dan Edney told lawmakers in November that 54% of rural hospitals in Mississippi were …
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A study found that patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were 61% more likely to die within a year of surgery and had a 13% increase in healthcare costs after surgery, compared to patients without COPD. “Because patients with COPD are often frail and have many health issues, their management at the time …
A Minnesota House committee voted on Wednesday to ban state health care providers from attempting to alter an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity through ‘conversion therapy’ , a discredited practice that major medical associations have condemned as dangerous and ineffective. The measure approved by the Minnesota House Human Services Policy Committee on Wednesday is …
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