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Why Latinos Are Less Likely To Seek Healthcare

WEBHispanics are the least likely racial and ethnic group to see a doctor when they have health problems. That’s according to a study by the Census Bureau. There …

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Accessing Emergency Mental Health Care In Indiana Often …

WEBIn the aftermath of mass shootings, observers often point to mental health services as a solution to prevention. But accessing treatment remains out of reach for …

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What Will It Take To Fix The U.S. Health Care System

WEBA recent Kaiser/New York Times survey finds roughly one in five Americans struggle to pay their medical bills. A new book explores how the skyrocketing costs of …

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Self-Advocacy Can Improve Health Outcomes For Black Women

WEBStill, Black women can learn how to better advocate for themselves to improve their health outcomes, she said. Research shows that Black women are the …

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Where can you go if you’re too healthy for the hospital but too …

WEBMedical respite is on the rise, fueled by private Medicaid plans. Medical respite programs are unregulated and unlicensed, and they often look incredibly different …

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How Redlining, Racism Harm Black Americans' Health

WEBSystemic racism has a huge impact on the health of Black Americans, and not just in the doctor’s office. In a Facebook Live event, Side Effects Public Media …

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Home health aides are hard to find — and it could get worse

WEBThe median annual wage for home health aides is $29,430 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That works out to $14.14 an hour for aides …

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Accessing your health records just got easier – in theory

WEBAccessing your health records just got easier – in theory. Federal regulations promise patients easier access to more of their health care data starting Oct. 6, but …

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Air quality improved but racial and ethnic disparities in deaths and

WEBDeaths and disease linked to air pollution have dropped across the United States over the past few decades, but not all communities are equally reaping the …

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More cities remove police from teams responding to mental …

WEBHow the team works. The city announced a pilot program for the team last year with $2 million in funding, which was included in Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s …

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Amidst a lack of mental health services, the ‘Living Room’ …

WEBIf you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and …

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Rural communities have a doctor shortage. This medical school is …

WEBThe Lincoln Scholars program was started to address the rural health care shortage, starting with physicians. Typically, medical students at Southern Illinois …

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Amish and Mennonite Patients Push An Experiment In Health Care …

WEBThe program the committee is creating will be a kind of price list that could be used for all self-paying customers, including the growing number of patients with high …

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Sixteen Beds: Size Limit For Inpatient Mental Health Programs Is A

WEBThe rule, known as the IMD exclusion, has been a part of the Social Security Act since it was enacted in 1965.(IMD stands for Institutions for Mental Disease.) It …

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Mental health is an issue in the veterinary field. But …

WEBSuzanne Tomasi, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, said those …

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How The Amish Live Uninsured But Stay Healthy

WEBThere are more than 35,000 Amish people living in Holmes County, Ohio. There’s only one hospital in Holmes County, and it accepts all forms of insurance, …

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How new federal help could save rural Midwest hospitals — and …

WEBFrom 2010 to 2021, 136 rural hospitals have closed in the U.S., according to a recent report from the American Hospital Association. This includes a record 19 …

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This doctor's lawsuit puts a new physician noncompete state law …

WEBThere is a looming doctor shortage in the Midwest, according to federal estimates.By 2025, many of the region's states, particularly Indiana, Missouri and Ohio, …

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How will the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements impact …

WEBThe Federal Trade Commission approved a ban on noncompete agreements across nearly all industries in a 3-2 vote on Tuesday. The ban would impact the health …

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How one Indiana town is reinventing emergency medical services

WEBAnwar said she’s now familiar with the barriers other communities face to implement a community paramedicine program of their own. For example, a volunteer …

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