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Hospitals, nursing homes at risk if Medicaid provider tax cap is lowered

NC Health News

By Jaymie Baxley North Carolina health officials are warning that one of the many proposals being floated in Congress to shrink a key Medicaid funding mechanism could devastate hospitals and nursing homes across the state cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from a system already straining to meet growing needs.

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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Maternal Health Task Force

Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe.

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Disaggregated Data Key to Tackling Low Maternal Vaccination Rates among Boston’s Black Pregnant Population

Maternal Health Task Force

She is currently a Fellow in the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and is enrolled in the Harvard School of Public Health MPH-45 program in Health Policy with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. By: Jodian Pinkney , Infectious Diseases Physician.

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November 1, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Call for New AMCHP Association Committee Members is Open Through November 8 Are you interested in effecting meaningful change nationally and have your voice heard on maternal and child health (MCH) matters? MacQueen Lecture Award : For innovation in the field of maternal and child health.

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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

Quality health care should not have borders. While healthcare organizations around the globe work to improve access to quality care, global health professionals work to bring together national and international efforts to address health inequity. The fields differ, however, in their area of focus.

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Beyond Stigma: Why Addressing Maternal Mental Health Means Confronting Systemic Failures

The Health Care Blog

By EMILY JOHNSON Imagine you’re an executive at a large health system in a major metropolitan area. You believed they were on the path to being a strong leader in health care. We have an active mental health awareness campaign. One morning, you wake up to a missed call and a voicemail from your PR leader. But not anymore.

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Mental Health Crisis in Miscarriage–an Unrepresented Patient Population

The Health Care Blog

Luckily, I had established obstetrician (OB) care with the physician who previously delivered my second child. These symptoms may influence future pregnancies by increasing maternal stress and fear , possibly leading to pregnancy complications. After that two-week hospital follow up, I heard from no one. I can’t make any appointments.