article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Juvenile detention centers in NC under scrutiny for use of isolation

NC Health News

Department of Public Safety , which runs juvenile detention facilities, has filed a series of responses categorically denying the lawsuit’s claims of any policy or practice of regular solitary confinement for young people. The Department of Public Safety oversees 10 state-run detention centers and four county-operated facilities.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Scathing audit for N.C. oversight of nursing homes

NC Health News

by Lucas Thomae and Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press State oversight of nursing homes received a scathing performance audit, released on Wednesday. The DHHS Division of Health Service Regulations role is to routinely inspect those nursing homes and investigate complaints involving them. In 2018, the U.S.

article thumbnail

News Scan for Oct 12, 2021

University of Minnesota CIDRAP

News Scan for Oct 12, 2021 lmclerno_91236 Tue, 10/12/2021 - 13:37 Bullet points Mental health and COVID-19 Politics and COVID public health policies Avian flu outbreaks in 2 nations Body Mental health worsened amid pandemic, especially in women, young adults An estimated 53.2 increase for anxiety).

article thumbnail

Flavonoid-Rich Fruit Consumption in Midlife May Ward Off Late-Life Dementia

BU School of Public Health Blog

Research Flavonoid-Rich Fruit Consumption in Midlife May Ward Off Late-Life Dementia A new study found that higher intake of flavonoid-rich fruits in middle-aged adults was significantly associated with a lower risk of dementia, compared to a low intake of these fruits.

article thumbnail

‘No one can see you now’: What states are doing to boost primary care

Association of Health Care Journalists

Evidence abounds that access to primary care improves health and lowers costs. And yet, only 5% of health care spending in this country goes to primary care, less than in any other Western democracy. Freyer is a health care journalist based in Rhode Island. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.

article thumbnail

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: New Research Topic on Prevention and Treatment

Frontiers

Regardless of age, body weight, ethnicity, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, race, sexual identity, or financial status, eating disorders and related anxieties about appearance can afflict anyone. Leading this article collection is Dr. Jason M Lavender , from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).