Cruel health care cut targets the most vulnerable

By the mid-1990s, it was common for analysts to lament a rising culture of meanness. Public anger and government cutbacks seemed aimed at punishing those already struggling. Worse, the mood took hold at the very time the wealth and income gaps between the rich and the rest was expanding. There’s a strong taste of that mood in the decision by Doug Ford’s government to wind down a pandemic program, established in March 2020, to give uninsured Ontario patients access to medically necessary care. It was a program of the Health Network for Uninsured Clients, in a report released last week,…

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What Ron DeSantis Has Actually Done to Florida

Mmedia coverage of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s all-but-announced candidacy for president is already in full frenzy, and so far the script is exactly as his handlers would like it to be. The governor regularly opens up new fronts in the culture wars, sowing alarm over critical race theory, transgender rights, or border policies. In response, liberal pundits fell into the trap of accentuating the very issues DeSantis had chosen to fire up his base. Omitted from the public debate about DeSantis’s policies is almost any discussion of his actual record of governance—what exactly he has delivered to the citizens of…

Free Online Coaching Clinic – PHE America

To Register for FREE: https://forms.gle/WAzijkF4qMmxcdCC6 Don’t miss Georgia Southern Coaching Education’s next FREE online coaching clinic on Thursday 1/19/23 at 7pm eastern in partnership with the Minority Coaches Association of Georgia. SPEAKERS & TOPICS: SaJason FinleyMS, SCCC, USAW-II, RPR-I, FMS, PN-IRole: Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Central Phenix-City HSTopic: 4 Pillars Mindset, Movement, Nutrition, Recovery Bridget MeltonEd.D., CSCS*D, TSAC-F*D, CEP, cPT, FMS 2Role: Professor at Georgia SouthernTopic: Concepts of Improving Upper Body Mobility Joseph Myricks, M.Ed, USAW Level 1Role: Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Alexander High SchoolTopic: Do The Most: Maximizing Time and Space with YOUR Resources Jeff…

Is Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RYH) a Strong ETF Right Now?

The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RYH) made its debut on 11/01/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Health Care ETFs category of the market. What Are Smart Beta ETFs? The ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market. Because market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency. However, some investors believe…

Gov. Beshear signs measure expanding access to health care

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…

Should You Invest in the Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH)?

If you’re interested in broad exposure to the Healthcare – Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/07/2010. An increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors. Investor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low risk and diversify exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Healthcare – Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within…

Ottawa plans to crack down on doctors charging for medically necessary health care

A rise in the number of companies offering Canadians faster access to health care at a price is prompting the federal government to launch a crackdown on the practice, CBC News has learned. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is telling the provinces to put a stop to patients being charged for medically necessary care — and warns that Ottawa will claw back federal health transfer payments if the charges continue. “I am very concerned about the recent increase in reports of patient charges for medically necessary services,” Duclos said in a letter sent Thursday to all provincial and territorial health ministers.…