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RANSON — Ranson City Manager Todd Wilt presented a proposal to council members Tuesday night suggesting the possibility of merging the Ranson Convention and Visitor’s Bureau with the Jefferson County
Dentists from federally qualified health centers spend weekends with specialists practicing wisdom tooth extractions and other complicated oral health procedures.
A nonprofit group is suing the state of Vermont on behalf of a terminally ill Connecticut woman. At issue is Vermont's medical aid-in-dying law, which law stipulates only residents of Vermont are eligible for the services the law allows. Lynda Bluestein, a Connecticut resident and plaintiff in the lawsuit, was diagnosed with Stage Three fallopian-tube cancer, her third diagnosis in three years. ...
A new program in Ohio is focused on raising the voices of people in communities consistently experiencing health disparities. The Ohio Department of Health is awarding $6.8 million to fund projects in Health Improvement Zones, which are neighborhoods facing the greatest risk of poor health outcomes. Jamie Carmichael, chief health opportunity adviser for the department, pointed out many Ohioans see poorer health outcomes and live shorter lives because of the community conditions where they live. ...
The New York State Legislature passed two bills aimed at easing medical debt back in May, and a new report indicates they're much needed. The first bill bans medical liens and wage garnishment; the second regulates the billing of so-called "facility fees," and requires that patients be informed about those fees up front. In a report on hospital debt, the Community Service Society of New York found 112 nonprofit hospitals sued more than 53,000 patients across the state between 2015 and 2020. ...