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An Upside Down Future for Healthcare

The Health Care Blog

I’ll briefly summarize each and then try to apply them to healthcare. Build Urgent Optimism : “Urgent optimism is a highly motivating, resilient mindset made up of three key psychological strengths: mental flexibility, realistic hope, and future power.’. The present of our healthcare system is, as Mr. Kelly warns, is harder to see.

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Legislative battle continues over how to address health care costs in North Carolina

NC Health News

He was diagnosed with severe Crohns disease Isaacs immune system had decided that his own intestines were an enemy. Isaacs immune system was on high alert and could continue to attack his intestines. In response, the Senate passed a bill discouraging health insurance mandates. In mid-March, Sens.

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Expanding Crisis Support Services: Insights from Bamboo Health at Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference

Bamboo News

Access to timely behavioral health services remains a pressing public health concern. 2024, Bamboo Health took part in the Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference (MESC) 2024 conference in Louisville, KY, which centered on Medicaid systems and related health policy.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. As a consequence, the Biden administration has targeted the health care industry for enhanced and more vigilant anti-trust enforcement. These systems demonstrated that they are capable of producing, rapidly and on demand, demonstrable social benefit.

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HealthyNYC – Extending the Lifespan of New Yorkers

Fund for Public Health NYC

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Update: March, 2024 – HealthyNYC codified into law. “ Dr.

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Honoring the 2025 AMCHP Annual Award Recipients

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 AMCHP Annual Awards. This combination of skills enables her to provide holistic support, addressing not only the physical aspects of maternal health but also the emotional and mental well-being of her clients.

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The Eisenhower Principle

The Health Care Blog

healthcare system continues to be such a mess, and I have President Dwight Eisenhower to thank. I’ve been paying close attention to our healthcare system for, I hate to admit, over forty years now. Let our healthcare system get so bad that not addressing it no longer is possible.