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California health program successfully cut hospital visits --study

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:51 — mike kraft

California health program successfully cut hospital visits SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A five-year experiment aimed at improving care for some of California's most at-risk Medicaid patients — including homeless people and people with severe drug addictions — resulted in fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits that saved taxpayers an estimated $383 per patient per year, according to a review released Wednesday. AP NEWS

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Opinion: The healthcare worker crisis continues although formal declaration of emergency is ending.

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:45 — mike kraft

Opinion: Biden is ending COVID emergency declarations. But the healthcare worker crisis continues The COVID-19 pandemic made our shortage of healthcare providers worse. There are solutions we can act on now. YahooNews

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Update: Canada increases healthcare budget, Australia expads 5th Covid shot rollout

Wed, 2023-02-08 12:46 — mike kraft

Canada pledges C$46.2 bln in new funding to fix strained healthcare system Canada's federal government will provide an additional C$46.2 billion ($34.4 billion) in new funding for the country's public healthcare system over 10 years, it said on Tuesday following a meeting with its provincial and territorial counterparts to hammer out a deal to fix the overburdened system. Ismail Shakil,Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters

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U.S., Canadian, British hospital and health systems under stress s

Tue, 2023-02-07 10:08 — mike kraft

The virus threat is easing, but US hospitals are still as full as ever | CNN At Massachusetts General Hospital in downtown Boston, the hallways of the emergency department are lined with dozens of patients waiting to get a room upstairs. Deidre McPhillips CNN

...hospitals are still about as full as they’ve ever been during the pandemic – at least three-quarters of available beds across the country were in use for all of 2022 – and that doesn’t seem likely to change any time soon. ...

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U.S. Covid, flu, RSV cases declining in hospitals as ‘tripledemic’ threat fades

Mon, 2023-01-23 09:17 — mike kraft

Covid, flu, RSV declining in hospitals as ‘tripledemic’ threat fades The third pandemic winter is nowhere near as bad as the previous two, likely because most Americans have some immunity from shots and previous infections. Fenit Nirappil Washington Post

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China COVID hospitalisations jump up - WHO

Fri, 2023-01-20 10:17 — mike kraft

China reports big jump in COVID hospitalisations - WHO China reported a large jump in COVID-19 hospitalisations in the week through to January 15 to the highest since the pandemic began, according to a weekly report published by the World Health Organization on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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China says critical COVID cases have peaked but hospitals creak under the strain

Thu, 2023-01-19 13:13 — mike kraft

China says critical COVID cases have peaked as holiday travel surges Millions travelled across the country for long-awaited reunions with families, raising fears of fresh outbreaks. Bernard Orr,Martin Quin Pollard Reuters

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There has been widespread scepticism over China's official COVID data since it abruptly axed anti-virus controls last month that had shielded China's 1.4 billion people from the disease for three years. ...

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Opinion: Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid

Wed, 2023-01-18 18:10 — mike kraft

Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid | Owen Jones A deadly, avoidable crisis is under way, fuelled by NHS cuts, the neglect of social care, inequality and the soaring cost of living, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones the Guardian

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U.S. Covid winters are making long hospital waits the new normal

Wed, 2023-01-18 09:57 — mike kraft

The doctor won’t see you now: Covid winters are making long hospital waits the new normal “I’m so sorry that you’re still in the emergency room,” one doctor told a stroke patient who was waiting for days. Washington Post

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More Americans than ever putting off medical care due to cost: Gallup poll

Tue, 2023-01-17 10:39 — mike kraft

More Americans than ever putting off medical care due to cost: Gallup The percentage of Americans who postponed medical care payments due to cost has grown in the past year, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll, published on Tuesday, found that 38 percent of res… ooshin The Hill

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