Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The immense popularity of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, among young people has led many policymakers to restrict the sale of flavored varieties. But rather than nudging…
Tag: Medical economics
‘Boarding’ patients for days, weeks in crowded ERs is common now
When Hannah, a California marketing professional, showed up at her local emergency room in March 2023 for a pregnancy-related complication, she wasn’t prepared for what happened next. “I arrived at…
New Medicare Advantage plans tailor offerings to Asian Americans, Latinos and LGBTQ+
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As Medicare Advantage continues to gain popularity among seniors, three Southern California companies are pioneering new types of plans that target cultural and ethnic communities with…
What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For the first time since 2019, congressional gridlock is poised to at least temporarily shut down big parts of the federal government—including many health programs. If…
LA County offers 3,000 new mental health and substance use treatment beds in bid to end lawsuit
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Facing the prospect of a trial neither side wanted, Los Angeles County and the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking more homeless services have proposed a settlement…
Cost of living crisis set to cut UK lives short and significantly widen wealth-health gap
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The proportion of people dying before their time (under the age of 75) is set to rise by nearly 6.5%—30 extra deaths/100,000 of the population annually—with…
New guideline to promote health equity in Canada
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A comprehensive new guideline with 16 preventive care recommendations aims to promote health equity for people disadvantaged because of racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination.…
Certain community health care worker programs often exploit volunteers, researchers report
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than half of volunteer community health care workers in 19 countries experience labor exploitation, including sub-minimum-wage pay and excess work hours, Mount Sinai researchers report…
California lawmakers approve key changes to landmark mental health law
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain California lawmakers gave final approval late Thursday to a significant overhaul of the state’s landmark 1967 behavioral health law, part of an ongoing effort to address…
Sens. Sanders, Marshall reach deal on health programs, but challenges remain
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced Thursday that he has reached a deal with Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., to reauthorize and…
