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Pioneering Leader In The Field Of Toxic Stress And Health Tapped As State’s New Surgeon General
The state’s surgeon general position was just created by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom’s office said Nadine Burke Harris’ role will be to urge policymakers and leaders across the state to consider how adverse childhood experiences affect people’s health, and focus on ways to combat the lasting negative effects that can follow kids into adulthood.
“We’re going to stop all of it, and it’s very important to me,” President Donald Trump said during a health care roundtable. Surprise billing — the practice of charging patients for care that is more expensive than anticipated or not covered by their insurance — has been regarded as a possible bipartisan issue to tackle in the divided Congress.
Media outlets look at how the continued partial government shutdown is felt across the health care industry. Insurers say rule-making delays have left them scrambling to make key decisions about future participation in the ACA’s health-insurance exchanges; funding for Native American health services dwindles; and more consequences.
A new report has found that the percentage of adults without health insurance climbed to 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, from 12.4 percent a year earlier and a low of 10.9 percent in 2016.
It can be hard for clinics geared toward low-income patients to attract doctors, especially amid a shortage. But these physicians at Family Health Centers of San Diego find their reward in helping patients.
Ensuring Access To Mental Health Services Ranks In Top Priorities For Californians In Poll
In the poll, when asked to assess what aspects of health care mattered most to them, survey respondents ranked expanding access to mental health care as most crucial.
Lawmakers Emboldened By Newsom’s Aggressive Actions On Gun Control
Gov. Gavin Newsom has made it clear the issue is one of his top priorities, and lawmakers are reintroducing previously vetoed bills because of that.
Azar Declines House Democrats’ Request To Testify On Trump Administration’s Child Separation Policy
Although HHS offered to have other officials testify, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) said Secretary Alex Azar was the best person to testify. “We are going to get him here at some point one way or another,” Pallone said.
A new poll finds that support for a single-payer health care system depends on how the question is framed. When people were told “Medicare for All” would guarantee health insurance as a right, support rose to 71 percent. But when taxes were brought up, it plunged to 37 percent. Meanwhile, as the 2020 gets into swing, progressives embrace calls for a “Medicare for All” plan.
The Supreme Court justices lifted injunctions on the restrictions — but that decision does not resolve the underlying legal question about banning many transgender people from the military. The plan, which is working through the lower courts, makes exceptions for about 900 transgender individuals who are already serving openly and for others who say they will serve in accordance with their birth gender.