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#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

Institute of Public Health

The policy analysis outlined the current policy landscape in relation to smoking and mental ill health in the UK and Ireland. We used the READ approach * (Dalglish et al, 2020) to collate and compare relevant health policies at local and national level. Health Policy and Planning 35 (10) 1424–1431.

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Teachers, state employees voice frustration over State Health Plan

NC Health News

Others report paying more for everything from physical therapy to mental health services. Zachary said a variety of factors are likely driving up costs, but the large number of health care mergers and acquisitions in recent years has no doubt played a role.

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Mental Health Crisis in Miscarriage–an Unrepresented Patient Population

The Health Care Blog

Mental health services are not easily obtainable, there is an increasing number of clients seeking providers that are already treating a greater-than-maximum capacity of patients. My primary care provider won’t start me on medication because I may want to try to become pregnant again. I can’t make any appointments.

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

NC Health News

The House bill also limits insurers ability to change prior authorization decisions after the care is provided and prevents insurers from requiring prior approval for a particular service if the provider was approved for that same service 80 percent of the time in the last year. How would these changes affect consumer costs?

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Fewer NC children dying at the hands of a parent or caregiver, new report shows

NC Health News

More Coverage of Children’s Health What’s coming for 2025? NC Health News reporters look ahead into health policy for the new year. While state funding for the centers was recently increased, federal funding has been decreasing, NC Health News has reported. They’re not a problem group, he said.

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Critics accuse Atrium Health of “double dipping” on sales tax refunds

NC Health News

We could pay for more mental health services, more park land or it could go to affordable housing investments, she said. Meier specifically asked if Atrium was exempt, and chief financial officer David Boyd said yes. In an interview, Meier said the sales taxes that Atrium avoids could have helped fill the budget gap.

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For Seniors With Hoarding Disorder, a Support Group Helps Confront Stigma and Isolation

KFF Health News

The Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, organization started offering the course at a local Masonic temple after founder Matt Williams realized the area lacked hoarding-specific mental health services. Casey, the former Pennsylvania senator, advocated for more education and technical assistance for hoarding disorder.