Fourteen states sued the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday for missing an Oct. 1 deadline to update a national map of areas with unhealthy levels of smog, alleging the agency's negligence is driving up healthcare costs and harming public health, according…
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More Medicaid recipients report poorer health compared to Medicare recipients, those covered by employer or union plans and the uninsured, according to the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.
Ozarks Community Hospital, a shuttered inpatient hospital in Springfield, Mo., is planning to reopen its doors as a psychiatric facility after resolving an issue with CMS, according to Ozarks First.
Johnson County, Iowa, is opening a $6.5 million service center to reduce emergency room visits for patients experiencing mental health and substance abuse crises, according to The Daily Iowan.
The amount of Americans living with Alzheimer's-related dementia or mild cognitive impairment will increase from 6.1 million in 2017 to 15 million by 2060, according to a projection published in Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.
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Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center, part of Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Health, unveiled its first ambulance specially designed for pediatric patients, according to The Summerville Journal Scene.
MedExpress, a clinic chain owned by UnitedHealth Group's Optum, has opened urgent care centers connected to Walgreens' stores, with plans to open more, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports.
Chicago-based Oak Street Health and UnitedHealthcare established a value-based network relationship.
Coastal Medical Transportation, a Yarmouth, Mass.-based private ambulance company, launched a new software company that aims to provide more efficient patient transportation, according to a Cape Cod Times report.