A proposed constitutional amendment to create a universal healthcare system in Colorado was soundly defeated Tuesday night, reports The Denver Post.
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The ACA lowered America's uninsured rate to a historic 8.6 percent low in the first three months of 2016 — a progression that a CDC report predicts will start slowing this year, according to CBS News.
Privately billed insurance claims related to oral cancer diagnoses rose 61 percent from 2011 to 2015, according to data from FAIR Health.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based insurer Cigna will no longer require pre-authorization for anti-addiction prescription drugs like buprenorphine, most commonly known by the brand name Suboxone, which can successfully curb opioid cravings. The new policy comes under terms of a national settlement negotiated…
Officials said at least 52 people were treated for respiratory discomfort and other minor injuries at Atchison (Kansas) Hospital Oct. 21 after a major chemical spill occurred at a nearby distillery, according to NBC-26 news.
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The Louisiana Department of Health said more than 326,000 individuals have enrolled in Medicaid since the state expanded its program July 1, The Times-Picayune reports.
Oregon saw a two-year increase in visits to emergency departments after the state expanded Medicaid in 2008, according to a new study led by health economists at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
By September 2014, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami had seen less than 40 heroin overdoses for the year. In the same time frame for 2016, Jackson Memorial treated more than 180 heroin overdose patients with 52 cases occurring in September…
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (Madison, Wis.). The William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital formally committed to environmental sustainability in 2005 when it established its Green Environmental Management System in June 2005. GEMS encourages employees to comply with all…
Virginia Mason Hospital & Medical Center (Seattle). Virginia Mason’s commitment to sustainability dates back to the 1980s, when it started recycling. Now, its formal environmental stewardship initiative is known as EnviroMason and the hospital boasts a Green Team and sustainability…