Down in the Historic Westside, behind a mosque, stand two tents and an RV that operate a medical clinic for unhoused individuals every week. With limited equipment and a volunteer system, The People’s Medic supplies medical care to Las Vegas’ most vulnerable communities.  Tomi Love and her wife, Jasmine Lazaro, are both registered nurses who […] more

As AI pops up in healthcare systems across the country, several lawyers told VTDigger that the technology is outpacing regulation, leaving consumers vulnerable. Read the story on VTDigger here: A pharmacy chain in Vermont implemented AI for efficiency. It’s led to delays, incorrect information and privacy concerns.. more

MultiCare, which operates more than a dozen hospitals in Washington, has agreed to keep charging Premera Blue Cross insurance customers in-network rates after months of negotiations that threatened their coverage.  The hospital system and insurer are still hashing out the details, Bill Akers, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Premera, said Tuesday. Both […] more

In 1948, Life magazine published ‘Country Doctor,’ a masterful photo essay by W. Eugene Smith that documented the work of Dr. Ernest Ceriani, the lone physician for the 2,000 residents of Kremmling, Colo.  In the photos, Ceriani manages to be everywhere all at once, covering an area that stretches 400 square miles on a plateau […] more

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A former leader of Indiana's State Department of Agriculture says lawmakers should scrap Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's role as agriculture secretary and elevate Director Don Lamb to the cabinet instead. more

(NewsUSA) - The back-to-school season isn't just for school-age children. For many families with preschoolers, late summer is a time to evaluate early learning programs and consider which experiences … more

A state judge has refused to order Florida health care officials to implement a 2023 law that would allow as many as 68,000 uninsured children to access subsidized health insurance coverage through the Florida KidCare program. Circuit Court Judge Joshua Hawkes in Tallahassee, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, wrote in a four-page ruling that those […] more

A bipartisan group of nearly four dozen Washington lawmakers is urging the state to maintain a program considered vital among parents of children with developmental disabilities.  The Parent to Parent program is threatened as the state faces another year of budget woes. Its future isn’t guaranteed past August, while Washington’s Department of Social and Health […] more

In 49 states, the number of people enrolled in Obamacare plans has declined since Congress made coverage more expensive by allowing federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. The lone exception was New Mexico, the only state that has used its own money to fully replace the expired aid, according to a […] more