1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (349+ words) A deductible is the amount a member pays for covered care before the insurer begins sharing expenses. A $2,000 deductible may require the individual to cover the first $2,000 in eligible charges. Preventive services often follow separate payment rules and may be…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (34+ words) CBS News Therapy dogs can help patients feel at ease during visits to the hospital or doctor's office...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (393+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — The lack of affordable healthcare in the marketplace has been a recurring theme among participants in town halls and a survey, both headed up by Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, her office said. Nearly 200 people have attended Shrestha’s healthcare town halls…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (203+ words) A new project co-led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Francesca Dominici aims to predict the energy and health impacts of proposed data centers. “[Data center expansion] is very political,” said Dominici in an August 12 Harvard Magazine article. “It’s…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (48+ words) They provide absolutely vital end-of-life care, but hospices are facing a financial crisis. Hospice funding gap crisis They provide absolutely vital end-of-life care, but hospices are facing a financial crisis. They have been making huge cuts as their costs rise…...

11+ hour ago   (86+ words) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced over $130 million of funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program in Pennsylvania, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia. This article is available exclusively to Agri-Pulse members and free trial users. No…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (326+ words) Amata announces a $295,000 federal grant for American Samoa to improve maternal health and prevent maternal mortality. Grant announcement: Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata said she welcomed a $295,000 federal grant from HHS, through the CDC, awarded to the American Samoa Department of Health....

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (350+ words) As dozens of employees face displacement when a Sullivan County nursing home closes later this year, county officials are now planning a job fair to help them land on their feet. The Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty. Sullivan…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (151+ words) Clarke County residents are expected to benefit from more than $10 million in state-administered grants aimed at expanding rural healthcare, improving medical transportation, strengthening the healthcare workforce and increasing access to mental health and specialty services. The funding is part of…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (755+ words) First-of-its-kind study shows sustained Zepbound use in older adults with obesity lowers costs, reinforcing the potential value of the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program Individuals treated with Zepbound had lower rates of hospital admissions and emergency department visits Key findings1The study estimated…...