Mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente locations throughout Northern California walked off the job Monday after a year of contract negotiations. The more than 2,000 therapists, chemical dependency counselors and social workers represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers have been working without a contract since September. Bargaining started in July 2021. No further bargaining sessions are scheduled, according […]
Home-based care providers are moving towards value-based care for many reasons, but perhaps, chief among them is the freedom to have the same end goal as patients and insurers. When providers are solely focused on outcomes, that allows the freedom to do what’s best for the patient at all costs. That, in turn, satisfies insurers. Aligning all three parties then […]
North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to legalize recreational marijuana, following the official certification of a ballot measure. Secretary of State Al Jager said his office determined that 23,368 signatures out of the submitted 25,000 were valid, clearing the ballot qualification threshold of 15,582 required signatures. If enacted, the measure will permit adults 21 and older to possess […]
Nanopath — a diagnostics venture that says it was “founded by women, for women” — recently closed a $10 million in Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and SV Health Investors, with participation from GingerBread Capital and Green D Ventures. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup is creating a point-of-care diagnostics platform for women’s health screenings. […]
Intermittent Fasting (IF) has become one of the most popular weight loss strategies. But does it really work? Can it boost your efforts to lose weight and build lean body mass? Let’s dive in to see what the research says about intermittent fasting and exercise. How intermittent fasting works There are various ways to practice intermittent fasting, such as: Five […]
President Biden will sign into law the sweeping climate, health care and tax legislation that has been Democrats’ priority for more than a year during a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday. The signing will represent a major milestone for Biden and his domestic economic agenda. The prospects of his climate proposal appeared hopeless a month ago but […]
By this point, the pandemic saga has introduced us to a cast of recurring characters. Among them are the Chill Friend, who is totally over COVID precautions at this point, and the Unlucky Acquaintance, who has had COVID three times and brings it up whenever someone else falls sick. And then there is the Person Whose Roommate Has COVID. You […]
About 64 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare as of 2021, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But about 70% of people on Medicare don’t compare their plans during the open enrollment period, Kaiser Family Foundation found. The process is confusing and slow, making it difficult for seniors to enroll, said Dave Francis, CEO of insurance company Healthpilot. […]
Many have celebrated the historic strides in healthcare made in the recent Inflation Reduction Act that passed the House on Friday, praising the eventual start of Medicare negotiating drug prices. But not all believe it will make a huge difference on the drug industry in general, particularly since it left out people who are covered by private insurance, and left […]
Long hours and the strain of caring for patients with COVID-19 has led to burnout and mental health issues among providers. Employers had turned to staffing agencies to cover shifts and started offering sign on bonuses to attract new staff. But the problems persist. Wendy Horton, CEO of the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, joins The Check Up […]