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A grieving mother's effort to reform mental health care
03 Jan 2025 18:01 GMT
At night, Saul Nuñez often had trouble sleeping and shuffled in and out of his Kingsbridge apartment where he lived with his mother, chain smoking cigarettes until sunrise. But on the night of Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, Nuñez walked out of his home and never …
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Wes Streeting defends pace of plans for adult social care reform – as it happened
03 Jan 2025 09:15 GMT
… into adult social care reformHealth secretary Wes Streeting … delivers this long overdue reform by urgently increasing sustainable …
The government has told elderly and disabled people to … through the independent commission.
Healthcare is devolved, and Streeting …
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Dismantling Rural Access: MA Plans terminate rural healthcare providers, force patients to drive further for care, and then retain higher payments intended to support local access to healthcare
02 Jan 2025 22:55 GMT
… networks and requiring rural seniors to travel much longer … enter rural areas and eliminate seniors’ convenient, local access … to help inform local seniors of their options. She …
The Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform (CHQPR) asked Congress …
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Protecting access to vital home health care for seniors: Lisa Von Lehmden
29 Dec 2024 12:44 GMT
… elderly and homebound, whose lives depend on accessible, skilled home health care … to account for rising healthcare labor costs, which have … for home health care services to prevent seniors from facing … widely known, pushing for reforms where necessary.
The …
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Biden’s 2024 Healthcare Legacy: Was It A Failure Of More Than Messaging?
31 Dec 2024 17:31 GMT
… as seeking deep cuts to health-care coverage and prescription drug benefits … increased, Part D premiums for seniors have increased by 20% or … for having restricted ambitions in healthcare reform and falling short of expectations …
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Healthcare’s pros and cons in 2024 – Home care remains a major failing
31 Dec 2024 14:06 GMT
… for people, especially the elderly, who, while not … complete the health sector reform and significantly strengthen the … actual needs, especially the elderly.
The fragmented provision of … people, especially the elderly, who need health care and other support …
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Depopulation: the dramatic change facing humanity
03 Jan 2025 20:22 GMT
… integrating family planning into primary health care are, it says, … whereby the share of the elderly remains low, the share … reformed,’ says Sciubba. ‘There will be continued demands on healthcare.’ … is going to look after elderly parents?
‘Usually in …
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Healthcare Insurance Policies Fuel Crisis: The Silent Killer of Home Care Agencies
30 Dec 2024 18:22 GMT
… reality in the healthcare industry has come to light: health care insurance companies … to financial strain.
Millions of seniors and individuals with chronic illnesses … against the Insurance companies.
Legislative Reforms: Mandate timely reimbursements and fair …
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'I can't go on like this': US asks what's next for healthcare
30 Dec 2024 01:12 GMT
… bureaucrats out of the healthcare equation and you have … Foundation.
The last major reform, under former president Barack … just 28% of respondents rated health care coverage excellent or good, … plans are popular among seniors, consistently provide quality care …
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Levels of flu quadruples in a month - 3.5 times last year's toll, as experts warn of 'dangerous' weekend ahead
03 Jan 2025 12:24 GMT
3 January 2025, 12:04 | Updated: 3 January 2025, 12:21
Flu hospitalisations in England are four times higher compared to a month ago, NHS figures show.
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The level of flu hospitalisations in England have quadrupled in a month, NHS figures have …