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The new community benefits law will not change Vail Health’s priorities

A new Colorado law will create new reporting requirements for nonprofit hospitals about how it spends on "community benefits." For Vail Health, it spends to benefit the community in a…

admin May 16, 2023

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Key ways the debt ceiling affects healthcare providers and payments

May 16, 2023 - The US government could run out of money within the next month if lawmakers don't agree to raise or suspend the country's debt limit. This economic…

admin May 16, 2023

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Good intentions alone will not solve the country’s opioid crisis

In April 2021, as the country continued to suffer more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths annually, the Biden administration announced that to increase access to the drug buprenorphine, which treats…

admin May 16, 2023

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Why do Americans die so young

LLife expectancy in America dropped sharply in 2020. It dropped again in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly played a part, but that's not all. Eight of the top ten leading…

admin May 16, 2023

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Why undocumented immigrants struggle to receive organ transplants

In a dialysis center in Brooklyn, Nardel Joseph tried to make friends with other patients, until they began to die one by one.When her kidneys failed due to an autoimmune…

admin May 16, 2023

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A rural counties choice: Use opioid funds to pay off debts or pay them off to curb the crisis

In the past two years, rural Greene County in northeast Tennessee has raised more than $2.7 million from regional and national deals with opioid manufacturers and distributors. But instead of…

admin May 16, 2023

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The Community Mental Health Association of Michigan study shows that integrated care is on the rise

The Community Mental Health Association of Michigan (CMHA) is the state association that represents and supports Michigan's public mental health system and those served by this system. A research arm…

admin May 16, 2023

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Experts identify key measures to reduce alcohol consumption in Germany

In a recent article published in the magazine Addiction science and clinical practiceResearchers identify measures that improve alcohol health literacy (AHL) and reduce alcohol consumption in Germany. Study: Improving alcohol…

admin May 16, 2023

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Can you afford to age in place?

The majority of seniors between the ages of 50 and 80 say it's important to stay in their homes as long as possible, according to the 2022 National Poll on…

admin May 15, 2023

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Rapid Federal Response to Pandemic Key to US Economic Recovery, Economists Say – Florida Phoenix

The declaration of a public health emergency ended last week, and with it some of the policies that have helped the United States recover from the many economic effects of…

admin May 15, 2023