Eddie Orum News Today

Events across the country are marking this as National Health Center Week, including in Oregon. Community health centers provide affordable health care options to more than 30 million Americans, regardless of their ability to pay. Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center operates in Yamhill and Washington counties and emphasizes care for seasonal and migrant workers in the area. ...

Thousands of Hoosiers who got their health coverage through Medicaid during the COVID-19 outbreak risk losing it now that the pandemic has ended. More than 140,000 people in Indiana have been purged from Medicaid rolls as the state rechecks eligibility. So far, about 120,000 were dropped for failing to comply with procedural requests, and 20,000 thousand are no longer eligible. ...

Seeking help for mental health does not carry the same stigma for "Generation Z" Texans as it did for previous workers, and can be a deal-breaker if an employers benefit package falls short. In a recent survey, Gen Z respondents reported feeling three times more emotionally distressed than older populations. Jason Dorsey, president of the Austin-based Center for Generational Kinetics, said people born after 1996 cite mental-health care as the number one benefit an employer ca...

One in five people across the United States is a full- or part-time caregiver, with those in Texas providing $41 billion in unpaid care each year, according to AARP. A study by the organization found 70% of voters would be more likely to support a candidate who backs proposals that would help family caregivers. AARP Texas executive council member Eddie Orum said he was 60 before he became a caretaker for both his mother and his aunt, but many people are much younger when they take on the role. ...

It seems the summer heat wave has made news headlines for weeks, and Arkansas is no exception. When temperatures soar, the heat can affect not only peoples physical health but their mental well-being as well. An excessive-heat warning is in effect for Arkansas, with temperatures in the coming week expected to reach 102 degrees. ...