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A mom owed nearly $102,000 for her son's stay in a state mental health hospital

One North Carolina family's six-figure medical bill came from a state hospital. The attorney general, who is running for governor and says he's against high medical costs, tried to collect the debt.

WEKU

What does Medicare Part A cover? Here’s everything you need to know about its benefits and costs

Medicare Part A helps cover hospital stays, and sometimes covers skilled facility care, home health care and hospice care.

Fortune

How trauma can lead to weight issues

"Promoting a trauma-informed approach to both psychiatric and physical health care is vital"

Salon

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500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April

Advocates are calling for a halt to removals until the state can account for why more than 80% of the people who lost Medicaid coverage were eliminated for “procedural” reasons, like not responding to messages from the state.

The Texas Tribune

Chicago aims to turn Diplomat Motel into ‘healthy housing’ for homeless people — with much more than a roof overhead

Chicago officials are closing in on plans to transform a budget motel along North Lincoln Avenue into a housing pilot that would provide on-site substance abuse and mental health treatment — part of the city’s long-term efforts to combat chronic homelessness by pairing temporary shelter with intensive health care.

Chicago Tribune

Proposed Law Would Reduce Barriers to Mental Health Care for California Youth

The legislation would overhaul the process to appeal denials of coverage by private health insurance companies.

Capital & Main

Nurse practitioners are essential to fill the health care gap

The number of primary care doctors is declining. A key part of the solution is advanced care providers working alongside our physician colleagues.

Chicago Sun-Times

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“Unbearable”: Doctors treating trans kids are leaving Texas, exacerbating adolescent care crisis

Texas doctors fear a new era of government intrusion into medicine as lawmakers ban transition care for kids following prohibitions on abortion.

The Texas Tribune

In a political era of “parental rights,” Texans raising trans kids say new law strips them of choice

Senate Bill 14, which is set to take effect on Sept. 1, bans transition-related care for minors. Parents of transgender kids say it blocks their ability to support their children.

The Texas Tribune

Gender-affirming care is banned in KY after court temporarily reverses injunction

Gender-affirming health care for transgender youth is outlawed in Kentucky after a federal judge temporarily reversed an earlier order blocking the statewide ban.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: ‘If you have private insurance, you can’ … oops

Barack Obama earned his place in Bartlett’s during the Obamacare debate with his famous fib, “If you like your doctor, you’ll be able to keep your doctor.” Now it turns out that Joe Biden uttered a similar whopper when he told an Iowa audience in 2019 that, under his health…

Tribune News Service

We need new solutions to the crisis in youth mental health

Young people are spending more time on social media, and the resulting mental health problems are the “defining public health issue of our time,” according to a new surgeon general report.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rural Texas — already starved for health care — faces a dearth of volunteer first responders

The number of volunteer firefighters has dropped sharply nationwide, a trend that appears to be gripping rural Texas communities.

The Texas Tribune

Former BBC presenters issue sympathy for Huw Edwards after explicit photo allegations

A statement from the wife of Huw Edwards said the news reader was in hospital receiving mental health care

Nottingham Post

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Pickleball Injuries Are to Blame for Surging Health Care Costs: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Insurers have reported higher demand than expected for health care related to pickleball injuries. It could cost the U.S. up to $500 million in 2023 alone.

The Conversation

The 21st Century Cures Act requires that patients receive medical results immediately – and new research shows patients prefer it that way

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

Newcastle Herald

'25,000 bulk-billed sessions': mental health boost

Mental health care for people regardless of their financial state.

Reason

The Courts vs. Misinformation Cops

Plus: A listener questions last week’s discussion of the Supreme Court's decision involving same-sex wedding websites and free expression.

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Tribune News Service

California promises better care for thousands of inmates as they leave prison

California has agreed to improve health care for newly released prison inmates who are disabled, including through a series of measures that advocates say will help almost everyone trying to make the transition from incarceration.

Tribune News Service

From massive litigation to mass layoffs, what's going on at 3M?

MINNEAPOLIS — 3M's beleaguered executives are facing perhaps the most significant set of challenges in the company's 121-year history.

Roll Call

Biden sets up health costs as campaign talking point - Roll Call

Biden announced health moves Friday aimed at protecting Americans from what he described as unfair fees and dubiously marketed health plans.

Nottingham Post

Covid bonus payment could be denied to thousands of health care workers

Campaigners said the deal was not treating everyone fairly

Wales Online

Thousands of health care workers could be denied Covid bonus payment

Campaigners said the deal was not treating everyone fairly

Tribune News Service

Biden administration targets unexpected health costs

WASHINGTON -- The Biden White House announced a trio of steps aimed at protecting patients from unexpected health care costs on Friday, with new actions surrounding short-term health plans, surprise medical bills and medical debt.

The Independent UK

Biden launches new push to limit health care costs, hoping to show he can save money for families

President Joe Biden plans to roll out a new set of initiatives Friday to reduce health care costs

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