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Voters at Town Meeting asked lawmakers to consider a universal health care bill. What will that change in Montpelier? -VTDigger

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Three people are sitting at a conference table, listening intently during a meeting with bookshelves and a whiteboard in the background.

Members of the House Health Care Committee listen to testimony at the state Capitol in Montpelier on February 3. From left: Committee Chair Rep. Alyssa Black (D-Essex Town); Rep. Daisy Berbeco, D-Winooski; Rep. Brian Cena, P/D, Burlington. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger How much influence does the people’s voice actually have in the People’s House? On … Read more

Iowa hospital accused of ‘persistent pattern’ of inadequate ER care

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Iowa hospital accused of 'persistent pattern' of inadequate ER care

DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) – A wrongful death lawsuit against a Des Moines hospital alleges a pattern of failing to stabilize patients in the emergency room and provide timely treatment. The estate of late Ankeny man Stephen Riker is suing Central Iowa Hospital Corp., which does business as UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa … Read more

Wait times for mental health care in emergency departments remain too long – The Boston Globe

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Behavioral health patients with unique needs often can’t obtain timely treatment.

As of 2024, there will be fewer mentally ill patients waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022. However, Massachusetts still has some of the longest wait times in the nation, and behavioral health patients with unique needs, such as the elderly, pregnant women, and children with autism, are too often unable to receive timely … Read more

Editorial | The state’s callous indifference to mental health care continues to put lives at risk

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Editorial | The state's callous indifference to mental health care continues to put lives at risk

South Africa’s mental health system is deeply rotten. The latest tragedy to hit the headlines is the death of 35-year-old psychiatric patient Lerat Mawlam, who died from burns sustained in a fire at the George Muhari Academic Hospital (GMAH) in June 2024. A Health Ombud investigation into the horrors, released last week, revealed neglect and … Read more