Workforce mental health isn’t just an HR issue, it’s also a business imperative. Companies that integrate evidence-based solutions into their benefits reduce medical costs, improve productivity, and retain top talent. The post The High Price of Treatment Resistant Depression for Employers appeared first on MedCity News.
We have an imperative to restore trust in science and continue to advance equity, and we have the means to do so with technology, data connections, and dedicated healthcare professionals. It is also critically important to preserve our expert scientific and public health resources so they can ensure we are prepared for the next crisis. The…
These recommendations on how to care for babies who fail newborn screenings offer valuable lessons for public health officials, clinicians, and families. The post Beyond Newborn Screening: Four Essential Factors in Congenital Disease Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Maureen Gremminger, EVS Resident Regional Manager, Inspira Health Network in Mullica Hill, New Jersey I was an office manager at a moving company before joining Crothall’s Manager in Training program in 2012. At that time, I met Joce-Lyn Hanton, who was an operations manager. She was so inspirational; she knew everything about cleaning. The first…
This State and Federal Reproductive Rights Litigation tracker aggregates information about ongoing litigation regarding abortion bans and restrictions, FDA approval of Mifepristone (an abortion pill) and other federal regulations.
Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding the nation’s most populous state to a growing effort to protect consumers squeezed by unaffordable medical bills. The bill, by Sen. Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) and…
Is homelessness a mental health and addiction crisis, or is it driven by an affordable housing crisis? That question underpins the debate among policymakers and politicians struggling to move people off the streets faster than they become homeless. Researchers say housing is the most important intervention to end homelessness, and now a report from the…
About a third of small businesses discontinue their health insurance coverage from one year to the next, new research from JPMorganChase Institute shows. The post JPMorgan: How Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Make Healthcare Decisions appeared first on MedCity News.
Mary Catherine Johnson is a retired small-business owner from outside Rochester, New York. She voted for Donald Trump three times. Lexy Mealing, who used to work in a physician’s office, is from Long Island. She’s a Democrat. But the women share a common bond. They both survived breast cancer. And when the American Cancer Society…
Maryland is the first state to tap into an old fund connected to the Affordable Care Act to help solve a new problem: helping pay the expenses of patients who travel to Maryland for an abortion. With abortion now restricted or illegal in 22 states, jurisdictions like Maryland have become a destination for patients from…