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Why Canada’s ‘private health care’ isn’t actually private

Violin07/07/2023 53 Views

In recent months, a series of crushing shortages in Canadian health care delivery have reignited debate over the virtues of allowing “private health care” into the Canadian system. Saskatchewan has turned to for-profit clinics in a bid to clear up a backlog of joint surgeries. And in a particularly dramatic example, British Columbia is shipping its cancer patients out of the country to obtain care in Washington State. But none of this is really “private health care” in a way that most of the world understands it (and in a way that would actually help alleviate some

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US charges 78 people across 16 states in $2.5B healthcare fraud takedown – National

Violin05/07/2023 90 Views

The US Justice Department on Wednesday announced federal and local criminal charges targeting 78 defendants across 16 states as part of a law enforcement action involving $2.5 billion in alleged healthcare fraud schemes targeting elderly and disabled people, HIV patients and even pregnant women.

The cases range from allegations of falsely billing the federal Medicare insurance program for elderly and disabled Americans and paying illegal kickbacks, to the illicit diversion of expensive prescription medications and the improper dispensing of highly addictive opioid pain killers.

Among those facing charges include 24 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, as well as

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Health care for thousands of Mainers at risk as deadline looms in insurance fight

Violin04/07/2023 45 Views

On the eve of their deadline for a new contract, a Catholic health care system with hospitals in Maine and a major insurer have not reached an agreement, which for months has left about 14,000 patients in limbo.

The contract between Covenant Health, a family of Catholic health care organizations in New England and part of Pennsylvania, and insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield expires Tuesday. As of Monday, the differences had not been resolved, according to the insurer.

Starting Wednesday, Covenant Health’s physicians, such as those at St. Joseph Healthcare in Bangor and St. Mary’s Health System in

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Some plastics get a second life through the Mayo Clinic’s recycling facility – Post Bulletin

Violin02/07/2023 49 Views

ROCHESTER — Like most industries in the 21st century, health care uses a lot of plastic. On a single day, Mayo Clinic’s Rochester facilities generate 60,000 pounds of waste, with plastic making up a good portion of that heap.

“One surgery generates the amount of waste that a family of four generates in a week,” said Angie Dalenberg, operations manager for Mayo Clinic Environmental Services.

While some of that waste heads to the Olmsted Waste-to-Energy Facility or the Mayo Clinic’s own Waste Management Facility for incineration, several types of plastic — along with cardboard, paper, metal, electronics and more —

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Edwards restores health care funding, reduces retirement debt payments in budget | Louisiana

Violin30/06/2023 77 Views

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at a press conference in the state capitol after the close of the 2023 legislative session on June 8, 2023. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/LAI)

This is a developing news story and will be updated shortly.

Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday added back $100 million for state health care programs and $7.5 million early childhood education that had mostly been removed in the final, chaotic minutes of the Louisiana Legislature’s annual session earlier this month.

The Democratic governor found the money to do so by reducing $125 million put toward early public employee

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A Father’s Day message for good health; cancer screening help available locally – Port Arthur News

Violin18/06/2023 71 Views

A Father’s Day message for good health; cancer screening help available locally

Published 12:40 am Sunday, June 18, 2023

: June is Men’s Health Month, a national observance that raises awareness about health care for men. It is also the month during which we celebrate Father’s Day, making June the perfect time to remind men about the importance of regular checkups and cancer screenings. As urologists, we have seen firsthand the impact that prostate cancer can have on men and their families. It is a disease that may be asymptomatic in its early stages, which creates an even more urgent need

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Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBRA) Receives Average Rating of “Reduce” from Brokerages

Violin14/06/2023 55 Views

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBRA – Get Rating) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven rating firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $12.72.

SBRA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Sabra Health Care REIT in

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There’s One Big Obstacle to Convicting Trump: South Florida

Violin12/06/2023 62 Views

The decision to prosecute Donald Trump in South Florida appears to be centered around keeping the case airtight and avoiding a potential retrial—but it’s also one that could cost the Department of Justice a conviction at all.

For starters, the court district’s supposedly “random” assignment wheel placed the case in front of Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who previously tried to derail this very investigation.

And at the tail end, prosecutors will inevitably face a stark reality when seeking 12 impartial judges at a trial: Florida’s increasingly right-wing politics. Florida’s embrace of MAGA politics—as well as

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A Father’s Day message for good health; cancer screening help available locally