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Despite criticism, the ACA has helped more Americans access health insurance 

Association of Health Care Journalists

Many discussions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) include a list of ways the law has failed to help Americans get more affordable and comprehensive health insurance. Whats left out, therefore, are all the ways the law has helped Americans get better coverage and improved health. This is the third story in a series.

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How the ACA changed health insurance for the better

Association of Health Care Journalists

health insurance system. Fifteen years ago, when Congress passed the ACA (officially the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ), journalists and consumers recognized that the law provided Americans with health insurance choices that were previously nonexistent. Cut the number of Americans without health insurance.

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Views of mental, physical health lowest in almost 25 years: Gallup

The Hill

Americans views of their mental and physical health are at the lowest point in nearly 25 years, a downturn that accelerated at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued since, according to a Gallup survey published Thursday. The number of respondents who described their mental health as excellent shrunk to 31 percent.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Written for young people aged eight to 15, the collection has been published in the journal Frontiers for Young Minds. By sparking an interest in science from a young age, the Nobel Collection aims to improve young people’s scientific worldview. Children are born curious, with passion for questions and with light in their eyes.

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People taking adult education classes run lower risk of dementia

Frontiers

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers analyzed health information on middle-aged and senior participants in the UK Biobank. The authors focused on data from the enrollment visit and third assessment visit, between 2014 and 2018. How can we best keep our brain fit as we grow older?

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Juvenile detention centers in NC under scrutiny for use of isolation

NC Health News

Deputy Secretary William Lassiter has overseen the state’s juvenile justice system since 2014. Deputy Secretary William Lassiter, who has overseen the state’s juvenile justice system since 2014, said in a Nov. It is the opposite of taking a public health approach, the opposite of thinking about somebody’s well-being and rehabilitation.”

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Fewer than half of Latinos in the U.S. have adequate health insurance coverage

The Hill

Latinos in the United States are less likely to have adequate health insurance than Americans overall, according to a new survey from health research nonprofit The Commonwealth Fund. of working age have health insurance for the whole year and are not underinsured, according to the surveypublished Tuesday.