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New Mexico Center To Provide Behavioral Health Services  -  Albuquerque Journal, Associated Press Bernalillo County officials have opened the first 24-hour crisis triage and treatment center in to provide behavioral and mental health services. The Albuquerque Journal reported yesterday that the 70,000-square-foot renovated space would serve people who might otherwise end up in a hospital emergency department, jail or sent back into the community. Officials say the center has 16 beds in semiprivate rooms which could also be converted into single occupancy spaces. County officials say the center would begin accepting clients Dec. 2nd. Officials say the formerly named Metropolitan Assessment and Treatment Services center and the crisis center would now be called the Comprehensive Assessment and Resiliency through Excellence campus, or CARE. Officials say there are plans to build a larger building in addition to the center. New Mexico To Invest More In Local Businesses, St...

Arkansas Today Posted: Nov 27, 2019 / 12:32 PM CST / Updated: Nov 27, 2019 / 12:32 PM CST The holidays are in full swing and that means stress levels are likely to escalate, but they don’t have to. Kerry Ingram, a clinical therapist with Behavioral Health Services of Arkansas, tells us how to respond to stress triggers during the holidays so we can actually enjoy the holidays like we want to, rather than stressing about everything that goes with them. For more information, click here ! https://ift.tt/33mEx9a

The calendar of events is a daily feature of the Faribault Daily News. You are invited to submit items for publication. Calendar items are open to the public. To submit, visit faribault.com and click on “add events” under the event calendar section. Saturday, Nov. 30 Al Anon Steps and Tools group• 8-9 a.m., Saturdays, 217 Central Ave. N., backroom. Newcomers welcome. AlAnon• 9-10 a.m., Faribault Alano Club, 217 Central Ave. Newcomers welcome. Contact 334-3434. Wednesday Wear• 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Nerstrand United Methodist Church. Clothing, shoes and some household items. All items are free, donations accepted. Little Prairie Al Anon• 10 a.m., Little Prairie United Methodist Church, 2980 E 130th St., Dundas. Please use the west side lower level entrance. Faribault Winter Farmers’ Market• 1-4 p.m., Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 N. Central Ave, Faribault. Locally grown, homemade goods, promoting small farmers, producers and bakers. Allina Health Bucks accepted. Medford Cree...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Oregon issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on Tuesday blocking a rule issued by the Trump administration that would have prevented immigration to the US by anyone who could not demonstrate that they had health insurance coverage. The Trump administration announced at the beginning of October that they would begin blocking entry to immigrants who lacked private health insurance coverage or who failed to demonstrate the ability to obtain coverage within 30 days of entry to the country. President Donald Trump justified the rule by saying that immigrants without coverage created a “burden to the United States healthcare system” that imposed severe costs on US taxpayers. The rule was immediately challenged in court by the Justice Action Center , a nonprofit immigration advocacy group, and Oregon District Court judge Michael Simon issued a temporary retraining order blocking the rule from taking effect for 30 days in early Nov...

Blue Cross of Idaho will soon begin selling a beefed-up version of a short-term health plan that the company promises will offer comprehensive benefits to thousands of middle-class Idahoans who can't afford Affordable Care Act plan premiums. But because the plans still skirt some popular ACA consumer protections, critics say they're only likely benefit healthy individuals at the expense of those who buy coverage through the exchanges. The Blues insurer said the policies, dubbed "Access" plans, will be up to 40% cheaper than ACA-compliant coverage because Blue Cross will charge sicker, riskier individuals higher premiums and impose a 12-month waiting period for coverage for pre-existing conditions—two features outlawed by ACA plans. While critics have slammed short-term policies for offering skimpy coverage, Blue Cross argued that the Access plans provide an attractive option to the 125,000 uninsured people in the state who don't qualify for federal subsidies and...

A recent report published by Infinium Global Research on the travel vaccine market provides an in-depth analysis of segments and sub-segments in the global as well as the regional travel vaccine industry This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Pune, India -- ( SBWIRE ) -- 11/27/2019 -- Infinium Global Research has added a new report on " Travel Vaccine Market (Composition - Mono Vaccine, and Combination Vaccines; Type - Attenuated Vaccines, Inactive Vaccines, Subunit Vaccines, Toxoid Vaccines, Conjugate Vaccines, DNA Vaccines, and Recombinant Vector Vaccines): Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Size, Share and Forecasts to 2025". Travel vaccines, also called travel immunizations shots travelers should get before visiting certain areas of the world that help protect them from serious illnesses. The global travel vaccine market was approximately valued at US$ 4.8 billion in 2018. It is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 9.2% from 2019 to 2025 and is projected t...

Robert Williams was getting a haircut and mentioned to his barber he would soon need to buy health insurance. As it happened, the barber had just bought a new, low-cost plan and promised to have his agent call. Within moments, Williams’ cellphone rang, before he even left the shop. “I hear you need health insurance,” the agent began. “Well, yes, I do,” a startled Williams, 63, replied. Then came the pitch, fast and hard. The agent, contracted by a subsidiary of Texas insurer US Health Group, promised a plan cheaper and better than those offered through the Affordable Care Act. But he omitted that the coverage could be spotty, Williams said, adding that the agent seemed to just want to close the deal. “Let’s do it right now,” Williams said he was told . “We need to sign you up today.” Those kind of sales calls are only expected to increase, health policy policy experts warn, now that the guardrails designed to protect unsuspecting consumers from limited health plans and the insur...

Can’t see the audio player?  Click here to listen. About This Podcast Health care — and how much it costs — is scary. But you’re not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. “An Arm and a Leg” is a podcast about these issues, and its second season is co-produced by KHN. “ Bills, Bills, Bills ” — the 1999 hit from mega-group Destiny’s Child — has gotten a remix of sorts from the New York City musical troupe Heck No Techno. The troupe’s show “ Explanation of Benefits ” charts the history of the U.S. health care system, borrowing Beyoncé swagger and adding new lyrics: Can you pay my bills? Can you pay my medical bills? Can you pay my deducti-bills? So maybe I can get my pills? The musical revue, staged earlier this year, starts with hospital prepayment plans from the 1920s, traces the origins of insurance giant Blue Cross and dances through decades of health policy twists, including a light skewering of the Affordable Care Act. The show’s creators used their...

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After Mark Liebergot’s heart attack in May, a surgeon inserted three stents in the right side of his heart to ease the blockage but warned him he would soon need a coronary bypass to unblock the left side. He was rattled, but took comfort knowing he had insurance after going without for years. Then, on Sept. 20, six days before his second heart surgery, he got a letter from his insurer, Pivot Choice , a short-term health plan, saying he had been dropped. Not only was parent company, Companion Life Insurance Company, rescinding coverage for his scheduled surgery, it was retroactively denying all pending claims, including the roughly $200,000 in initial billed charges that remained unpaid from his May surgery. Companion Life accused the 59-year-old Houston roofing contractor of misrepresentation on his April 2018 application by omitting that he had chronic obstructive lung disease or COPD, according to the letter. “Rescission acts to terminate insurance as though it was never in force...

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) has received a four-year federal grant of up to $3 million per year to support the behavioral and social health of youth through comprehensive services and community partnerships. The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) has awarded CHFS the grant for its System of Care (SOC) with the goal to improve behavioral health outcomes for youth through age 21 who have child welfare involvement and meet certain behavioral health criteria. Meier For this project, child welfare-involved families refers to those whose child abuse and/or neglect investigation has resulted in a substantiation or services needed finding. CHFS Secretary Adam M. Meier said the grant supports the Cabinet’s mission to enhance the health, safety and well-being of all Kentuckians. “This grant gives our staff and partners better opportunities to address the complex needs of youth who are involved in the child welfare system,...

Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services Case Manager Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services, Inc. has an opening for an Outreach/ Case Manager position. Minimum requirements are an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in human services. Experience working in mental health or other human services is preferred. Benefits include Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401k, Pretax Plan, Paid Vacation and Sick Leave. Send resumes to: Lisa Eilers 1028 Walnut St. • Yankton, SD 57078 https://ift.tt/2XQebv4

By Jackie Ruiz for Santa Barbara County Public Health Department | November 26, 2019 | 4:04 p.m. With rainfall in the forecast for the coming days, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services reminds residents about health issues associated with storm water runoff. Storm water is untreated rainwater that flows through the drain system into creeks, the ocean, and other waterways. Contact with storm water may increase the risk for certain types of illnesses such as rashes, fever, chills, ear infections, vomiting and diarrhea. Unlike the municipal sewer system, water carried by the storm drain system is not treated. To minimize potential health risks, it is recommended that people do not swim, play, or surf in the ocean and creeks for at least three days following a rain event. If people do choose to swim during the rain or immediately following the rain, they should avoid areas near the outfall from drainpipes and creeks that enter the ocean. Beachgoers should also avoid dis...

Since the last update on November 22nd 2019 there are now 13 confirmed cases of measles. The latest confirmed cases are a 22 year old from Wailali Settlement and a 16 year old from Navunikabi, both in the Serua/Namosi Subdivision. The third case is a 1-year-old child from Vatuwaqa Suva, who was admitted at CWM Hospital but has since been discharged. A 25-year-old pregnant woman, who was mentioned as a confirmed case in the last update, has also been discharged from isolation at the CWM Hospital. Currently there are no confirmed measles patients admitted in hospital, but this can change and the following restrictions at CWM are now in place: The new visiting hour is 2.00pm to 3.00pm from Monday to Sunday. Only one visitor will be allowed for each patient during the stated visiting hour. Restrictions to visiting the intensive care unit for children and adults, and the designated Measles Isolation wards will be in place. Triage sites are set up to assess and treat children, ...

HONOLULU — State health officials are urging unvaccinated Hawaii residents to get immunized from measles, which is rapidly spreading across the Pacific. The highly contagious airborne virus, especially dangerous to young children and those with already weakened immune systems, recently caused the deaths of more than two dozen people in Samoa and, earlier this year, more than 400 in the Philippines. ADVERTISING The Department of Health said it is monitoring measles outbreaks in multiple countries around the world, including in Western Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines, and “watching for any potential introduction to our state.” While Hawaii’s overall vaccination rates are high — in the mid-90% level — there are pockets of rural communities where people are going without immunizations, said state Epidemiologist Sarah Park. “Rural areas tend to be more at risk. They’re vulnerable to outbreaks. We have to be vigilant, ” she said, adding that individu...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Federal judge blocks administration from denying immigrants visas unless they can prove access to health insurance    CNN US judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants    WFXG Judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants    Los Angeles Times Federal judge blocks President Trump from restricting visas for immigrants without health insurance    OregonLive View full coverage on Google News https://ift.tt/2sgm6WJ

BOISE — Blue Cross of Idaho is gearing up to be the first company to offer a new kind of health insurance in Idaho. And an insurer based in Utah could be next. The new insurance plans are called “enhanced short term” plans. They are similar to the “state based plans” that Idaho Gov. Brad Little was unable to get approved by federal regulators. Most notably, they don’t comply with the Affordable Care Act. The Trump administration paved the way for them in rules issued last year — but not without a fight over whether they undermine the ACA, also known as Obamacare. The new plans Blue Cross expects to roll out Dec. 1 are aimed at the 125,000 Idahoans who are middle class and uninsured, self-employed or make too much money to qualify for subsidies to pay for Your Health Idaho plans. The company thinks about 35,000 people will buy the plans over the next three years. “I run into rancher after farmer after independent business person who just looks at me, pleading, ‘When are we ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) -- Hillcrest Family Services in Dubuque is closing its sub-acute center next month, leaving a void for mental health services in nine counties. A room at Hillcrest Family Service's subacute mental health unit on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (Allison Wong/KCRG-TV9) The Sub-acute Services Program, located at 7865 Public Safety Way, provides an in-patient option to people with brain health illnesses. It offers support and an option for people who don't need to be hospitalized. Mae Hingtgen, CEO of the Mental Health and Disability Services for the East Central Region of Iowa, said Hillcrest has the only sub-acute program in the region. "It’s not only an impact in Dubuque but the entire region that we won’t have this service available anymore," Hingtgen said. The East Central region includes Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, and Linn counties. Hingtgen said not having this service available could put a strain on o...