Colorado's first mental health crisis hotline opens
The Denver Post
The opening of the crisis line marks the conclusion of a drawn-out process and is the first piece of an initiative, "Strengthening Colorado's Mental Health System: A Plan to Safeguard All Coloradans," designed to increase the availability of assistance ...
Colorado Launches Statewide Mental Health Crisis HotlineCBS Local
Colorado launches statewide hotline for those facing mental health crisisColorado Springs Gazette
Colorado announces statewide mental health crisis lineKRDO
Cascade County hires new health officer
Great Falls Tribune
Houston says she's well-position to continue improvements Thompson began. For example, she already has been involved in efforts to attain accreditation through the Public Health Coordination Board. The not-for-profit board sets standards for public ...
Report: Wisconsin's state employee health plan among most benefit-rich in country
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Wisconsin state employees have one of the richest health insurance plans in the country, and also pay among the highest premiums for that coverage, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The report studying public ...
Study: Iowa pays 97 percent state workers health care costsKCCI Des Moines
Other state health care plans better than SDThe Idaho Statesman
Study examines spending by California, other states on employee health benefitsSacramento Bee
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Judge rules Providence Health Plan wrongfully denied coverage for autistic kids
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
In a potentially far-reaching opinion, a federal judge in Portland has ruled the Providence Health Plan wrongfully denied health insurance coverage for a kind of behavioral therapy for two Portland boys with autism. U.S. District Court Judge Michael ...
Trenton's Henry J. Austin Health Center kicks off National Health Center week ...
The Times, Trenton - NJ.com
“Health care centers provide comprehensive preventative medical care including immunization, health screenings, dental, behavioral health care and social services all tailored to meet the needs of their individual community,” O'Dowd said. “For more ...
Column: Health centers are local engines for healthier communitiesThe Sheboygan Press
Trenton health center celebrates community programsThe Trentonian
WJXT Jacksonville
Administration warns some could lose health-care coverage on federal exchange
Washington Post
Federal health officials are warning hundreds of thousands of people who have bought health plans through the federal insurance exchange that their coverage will be cut off unless they quickly provide proof that their citizenship or immigration status ...
52700 Texans stand to lose health insuranceKXAN.com
Deadline to clear up health law eligibility nearsWJXT Jacksonville
9600 NJ residents risk losing health coverageVineland Daily Journal
HSPH News
Reducing wasteful health care spending begs the question, what is waste?
HSPH News
August 11, 2014 — The U.S. spends more than $2.8 trillion on health care each year, and some estimate that 30% of that price tag may be waste. To promote more effective use of health care resources, a group of national organizations representing ...
Houston Chronicle
Washington's $10 Billion Search For Health Care's Next Big Ideas
Kaiser Health News
The Affordable Care Act was supposed to mend what President Barack Obama called a broken health care system, but its best-known programs — online insurance and expanded Medicaid for the poor — affect a relatively small portion of Americans.
Reform Update: Flood of new patients worries mental health workersModernHealthcare.com
Obamacare law funds studies on better health careChicago Tribune
Save Medicare's Home Health Benefit | CommentaryRoll Call
The Obamacare Mandate Isn't Forcing People To Buy Health Insurance After All
Forbes
The Obama administration told the Supreme Court two years ago that without a requirement to buy insurance, the uninsured will wait to insure until they get sick. But guess what? Almost none of the uninsured are affected by the mandate any way. That's ...
Here's why the rate of Ohioans without health insurance plummetedCincinnati Business Courier
Worcester Health Board interviews applicants
Worcester Telegram
The advisory council decided to send six names to City Manager Edward M. Augustus' desk for additional interviews: Abigail Averbach, assistant vice chancellor and chief of staff at Commonwealth Medicine, the health care consulting division of UMass ...