Opinions | After Trump sabotaged Obamacare, Biden limits junk insurance again

Comment on this storyComments Slowly but surely, President Biden is repairing the US health-care system, reversing the Trump-era sabotage and ensuring millions more Americans get access to affordable coverage. The latest of these efforts came on Friday, in a little-noticed but significant decision to protect Americans from junk health insurance. In 2017, Congress repeatedly tried […]

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Interior Health praises Vernon for work on supportive housing, complex care – Vernon News

IH heaps praise on Vernon Photo: Jon Manchester Turning Points’ My Place 2 facility in Vernon. Interior Health is praising Vernon for its leadership on supportive housing. A letter from IH CEO Susan Brown to mayor Victor Cumming expresses “heartfelt gratitude to you and the council for your unwavering advocacy and dedication to fostering community […]

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Health insurance coverage and postpartum health

Health insurance coverage and postpartum health | Image Credit: © grooveriderz – © grooveriderz – stock.adobe.com. According to a recent study published in JAMA Network Openmore comprehensive health insurance increases the prevalence of postpartum visit attendance. A significant increase in maternal morbidity and mortality has been observed in the United States. In 2020, the highest […]

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A closer look at Mecklenburg County’s community resource centers

The centers will provide health care, food assistance, legal services, workforce development, and more services to impoverished areas. CHARLOTTE, NC — Mecklenburg County is building more community resource centers to seek solutions regarding the lack of health care in its underserved, impoverished areas. Areas deemed “corridors of opportunity” in Charlotte, like Beatties Ford Road and […]

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