With a relative who suffered from mental illness, Deneisha Johnson used a similar crisis center while growing up in Texas. But it was, in her words, “much scarier” than the one she walked into on Wednesday as an adult in Tulsa. “It’s nice; it’s soothing,” said Johnson, now chair of the Board of Counseling and …
Crisis Center Aims to Address Mental Health Care Gap for Tulsa’s Youth Read More »
After crashing his bike, Suman Gunin never regained his arm’s full range of motion and still feels pain. An Indian doctoral student studying neuroscience at LSU, he cannot afford the recommended physical therapy on the $15,000 annual stipend he receives for his teaching and research responsibilities. Gunin paid more than $300 for initial visits after …
Health Insurance Is a Cost Breaker for LSU Graduate Assistants – Louisiana Illuminator Read More »
The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company partners with EmsanaRx, a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) focused on employer plans, to make lower-cost prescription drugs more accessible to patients through their employers. The program, EmsanaRx Plus, is described as “a stand-alone pipeline” allowing employers to provide drugs to employees through Cost Plus Drugs, an online pharmacy …
Last Wednesday, the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (FHIAB) voted unanimously to send a set of policy recommendations developed by Florida Voices for Health to the state legislature for consideration in the 2023 legislative session. Get the latest information on state-specific policies for the healthcare industry delivered to your inbox. The 8 consumer policy recommendations …
The shocking impact that soaring bills are having on mental health has been laid bare by a report that highlights how money worries are driving many people to consider suicide. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, a charity founded and chaired by consumer champion Martin Lewis, reported that 17% of survey respondents said they …
Charity Martin Lewis highlights the mental cost of the cost of living crisis Read More »
Consumers and healthcare companies should be wary of a proposed mega merger between two major healthcare systems in Minnesota and South Dakota. Fairview Health Services of Minneapolis and Sanford Health of Sioux Falls announced plans to merge in November, citing, as always, efficiency and improved patient care. But experts who study the economics of health …
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