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A new peer support program is helping California teens deal with a multitude of challenges post-COVID, from social media to a charged political climate, plus demands at home and school. The $8 million pilot program, funded by the state Department of Health Care Services, trains peer counselors to listen, recommend...
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Obamacare is the popular name for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2010 by President Barack Obama. Currently, the number of people benefiting from or insured through Obamacare (including enrollments through the Health Insurance Marketplace, the Medicaid expansion, and other ACA provisions) is estimated at nearly 50 million...
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Many Californians are narrowing down their choice of health insurance plan, just in time for open enrollment, and experts have recommendations to help avoid missteps. A new survey shows 43% of people say they regret a health care decision they made after being misled by inaccurate information. Dr. Rhonda Randall, chief...
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Muchos californianos están reduciendo su elección de plan de seguro de salud, justo a tiempo para la inscripción abierta, y los expertos tienen recomendaciones para ayudar a evitar errores. Una nueva encuesta muestra que el 43% de las personas dicen arrepentirse de una decisión sanitaria que tomaron tras haber...
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El posparto sigue siendo una de las etapas menos atendidas en la salud de la mujer, a nivel social, médico y económico, pese a ser un momento crucial tanto para la madre como para el bebé. Según datos provisionales del Centro Nacional de Estadísticas de Salud, la tasa nacional...
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The postpartum period remains one of the least addressed stages in women’s health—socially, medically, and economically—despite being a crucial time for both mother and baby. According to provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the national average maternal mortality rate in the United States stands at 18.3...
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Colorado es el primer estado del país en hacer más transparentes los precios de la atención sanitaria y los medicamentos, en un esfuerzo por aumentar la competencia y abaratar los costes. Las normas federales aprobadas durante la primera administración Trump que exigen a las compañías de seguros de salud...
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Colorado is the first state in the nation to make health care and drug prices more transparent in an effort to increase competition and bring down costs. Federal rules passed during the first Trump administration requiring health insurance companies to post negotiated prices took effect in 2022. Kristin Paulson,...
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If you live with asthma and struggle with chronic sinus problems, the two conditions may be more connected than you think. Chronic rhinosinusitis is long-term swelling of the nose and sinus passages that lasts for 12 weeks or more. It causes ongoing congestion, facial pain or pressure, postnasal drip...