FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) – Gov. Andy Beshear was joined by health care leaders and lawmakers today in the Capitol Rotunda for a bill-signing ceremony honoring the passage of legislation that expands health care services for Kentuckians.
The measure, House Bill 75, also supports Kentucky’s hospitals by boosting Medicaid payment rates for outpatient procedures performed at hospitals.
The law is expected to provide needed budgetary support for hospitals, especially the state’s rural health care facilities.
“More than any other entity, Kentucky’s hospitals have felt the strain of increased demand on resources and services as we’ve dealt with the impacts of a…
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CEO of Canadian virtual health-care company defends charging for services
As It Happens6:32CEO of Canadian virtual health-care company defends charging for services
As the Liberal government pressures provinces to crack down on doctors charging money for medical services, the CEO of a virtual health-care clinic is defending the practice.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos sent a letter last week to his provincial and territorial counterparts raising the alarm about doctors charging for medically necessary services, and warning that his government would claw back federal health-care payments if this continues.
A senior government official told CBC that companies charging patients for virtual visits with a family physician are the chief targets of…
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 639 RATIFIES FIRST CONTRACT WITH KEOLIS TRANSPORTATION
Published: Mar. 13, 2023 at 5:50 PM CDT|Updated: 10 hours ago
Annual Raises, Health Care, and Much More Secured for 150 Drivers
Manassas, Va., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Teamsters Local 639 members voted overwhelmingly to ratify an agreement with Keolis Transportation, the contractor for OmniRide. The ratification puts an end to a strike authorized on February 13after months of unproductive negotiations, and re-instates public transportation for residents of Prince William and Stafford counties.
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“Authorizing a strike is always a last resort,” said Bill Davis, Local 639 Secretary-Treasurer. “However, it’s clear…
Sleep and Weight Loss – Maria Mind Body Health
Have you ever noticed after a night of poor sleep, are you extra hungry? Do you often fall off your diet after a poor night of sleep?
After a poor night of sleep, your blood sugars are automatically higher causing you to become hungrier, you crave carbohydrates and you often gain weight over consecutive nights of poor sleep.
Many people gain weight in the summer and one main reason is that they skimp on sleep. It’s easy to get 8-10 hours of sleep when it gets dark out at 4:30pm in January, but who wants to go to bed when…
Officials tout New York’s abortion access, but financial hurdles persist
Good morning and welcome to the Weekly New York Health Care newsletter, where we keep you posted on what’s coming up this week in health care news, and offer a look back at the important news from last week.
City and state officials marked the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade by touting their efforts to strengthen abortion access in New York.
A city-funded the abortion access hotline has served nearly 2,000 people since it was launched in November 2022 to connect callers to abortion providers and support, according to new city data released Friday.…
New research reveals the impact of different species and their traits on human well-being
Credit: Martin Dallimer/University of Kent
New research has revealed for the first time that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and well-being, with human-biodiversity interactions delivering well-being gains equating to substantial health care cost-savings, when scaled-up across populations.
Published in Nature Sustainabilitythe Kent-led study, which is part of the project Relating Subjective Well-being to Biodiversity (RELATE), set out to understand which components of nature and biodiversity play a particular role in human well-being.
The team, which was led by Professor Zoe Davies, analyzed the effects of species’ traits, based on people’s feedback following a series of workshops, to identify…
National medical organizations call on premiers to focus on health care reform
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The Council of the Federation is set to meet July 10-12 in Winnipeg. When they do, the continuing crisis facing health care systems across the country must be at the top of the agenda, said Alika Lafontaine, president of the Canadian Medical Association.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Physician and nurse advocacy groups from across the country are issuing an urgent call for premiers to make health reform a top priority when they meet next month, as patients struggle to get timely access to care and many hospitals are overwhelmed because of staffing shortages.
A letter published…
Protein Sparing Bread Bruschetta – Maria Mind Body Health
It warms my heart to see all of you enjoying my protein sparing bread! I have been eating it for over 15 years and to see it gets the attention now is really special to me!
I have made my protein sparing bread into so many different recipes over the past decade and making it into Protein Sparing Bread Bruschetta is really delicious and easy!
HOW TO MAKE PROTEIN SPARING BREAD BRUSCHETTA
To make my Protein Sparing Bread Bruschetta, I used Further Food Gelatin!
Further Food gelatin and collagen peptides are both excellent sources of collagen. Both their Collagen &…