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May 08 2014
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Obama's New Health and Human Services Secretary in The Hot Seat on The Hill
Questions for the new Secretary of HHS
TownhallApr 29 2024
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Colorado courts are increasingly creating “competency dockets” to help link people with mental health conditions to community-based services
A man in an orange Larimer County jail jumpsuit grew defiant within moments of entering a Fort Collins courtroom — raising his voice as he spoke to a judge. As he sat at a table beside a lectern, the man said he wanted to fire his attorney that day because he believed the lawyer was trying to kill him. Each time he spoke, Chief Judge Susan Blanco calmly interrupted, and asked him to create a
The Colorado SunApr 30 2024
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The students are reclaiming their humanity
For those who are old enough to remember the pre Ronald Reagan era, you may remember a different era of political persuasion. In my opinion, the new era that we live in is best summarized by a line from Hillary Clinton. In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination for President, she declared Secy Clinton used this line (great because good) often in her campaign. The first person to use
Daily KosMar 18 2024
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The Queen’s Health System steps in to provide obstetrics and gynecology services on Maui
Recognizing the need to provide much-needed obstetrics and gynecology services on Maui, Queen’s University Medical Group (QUMG), with the help of its community partners, has established a clinic located in Kahului to help address a shortage of services. “In Spring 2023, we began to hear about the shortage of obstetricians on Maui,” said Dr. Bliss Kaneshiro, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maui Now NewsApr 26 2020
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White House in Talks to Replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar
Administration officials are discussing replacing Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar following criticism of his management of the early response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to six people familiar with the discussions.
It remains unclear if Mr. Azar will be ousted and in what timeline that might occur. Administration officials said the White House is hesitant to
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 12 2024
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U.K. National Health Service to Stop Prescribing Puberty Blockers to Kids
The National Health Services announced Tuesday that U.K. gender clinics will no longer prescribe puberty blockers to children.
Puberty blockers will now only be available to minors who are participating in clinical research trials. The ruling follows a public consultation of the issue and a 2020 NHS England-sanctioned independent review of gender transition surgeries and hormone therapy
National Review (News)Apr 13 2024
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Settlement agreement expected to significantly improve intensive behavioral health services for Colorado youth receiving Medicaid
A class-action lawsuit by Disability Law Colorado and three Colorado families has resulted in a settlement agreement that requires the state to set up a large-scale system guaranteeing Medicaid-insured youth up to age 21 will receive needed intensive behavioral health services. The action is considerable, said Heidi Baskfield, an original organizer of the lawsuit and president and CEO of Speak
Colorado Springs GazetteMar 30 2024
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NYC pols push $15M plan to provide free mental health services to migrants
Big Apple lawmakers may need their heads examined. Newly arrived migrants to the five boroughs may soon be able to visit with taxpayer-funded therapists to get in touch with their feelings, should a new City Council proposal become law. The bill would station mental health coordinators at all 218 city migrant shelters and run taxpayers — on the low end — at least $15 million a year, according
New York Post (News)Feb 28 2024
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Report: New health care model will better connect patients with mental health services – Daily Montanan
Montana has been described as a perfect storm of circumstances that lead to an acute mental health crisis. Rural areas, unforgiving weather, lack of providers and a social stigma make getting help a challenge. A new report by the Montana Healthcare Foundation, coupled with a project focused on mental health providers, is one solution to the dearth of mental health providers. That same report
Daily MontananMay 12 2024
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Massachusetts health agency inked multiple no-bid contracts for shelter system
The state’s health and human services agency greenlighted at least four no-bid contracts and an agreement to rent shelter space at a Quincy college for more than $237,000 a month as the Healey administration attempted to respond to an influx of migrants over the past year, according to documents obtained by the Herald. Contracts between the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and
Boston Herald