#Korea: Disruption expected as 50,000 health care workers to go on nationwide strike

>members will participate in the two-day sit-in protest to condemn the government’s unkept promises to reduce the number of patients per nurse; expand public health services and infrastructure; and improve the working conditions of health care workers, the KHMU said. https://asianews.network/disruption-expected-as-50000-health-care-workers-to-go-on-nationwide-strike/ #healhcare #strike #unions #union #labor #solidarity #workersrights #labour #ROK

From 29 Jun: Insurers’ denial rates — a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers’ care — remain mostly secret to the public. Federal and state regulators have done little to change that. - https://www.propublica.org/article/how-often-do-health-insurers-deny-patients-claims #healhcare #insurance #healthinsurance

FDA will greenlight pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pill. The abortion drug mifepristone is safe enough that retail pharmacies can provide the drug so long as a certified health care provider prescribes it and if that pharmacy meets certain requirements, according to new rules published Tuesday by the FDA. #Mifepristone #Abortion #healhcare #publichealth #Womenshealth #civilliberties #pharmacies #AbortionAccess https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fda-greenlight-pharmacies-fill-prescriptions-abortion-pill-agency/story?id=96115469

22 States Petition For CMS To Repeal Vaccine Mandate For Health Care Workers

#COVID
#VACCINES #Health #HealhCare
https://homehealthcarenews.com/2022/11/22-states-petition-for-cms-to-repeal-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers/

From 31 Oct: Teens Turn to TikTok in Search of a Mental Health Diagnosis - While social media can help people feel less alone, using it to evaluate symptoms has several downsides. - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/29/well/mind/tiktok-mental-illness-diagnosis.html #mental-health-care #teen #healhcare #social-media

From 29 Sep: Patients face barriers to routine care as doctors warn of ripple effects from broad abortion bans - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/28/abortion-bans-medication-pharmacy-prescriptions-00059228 #abortion #healhcare #access #medication #uspol

From 12 Sep: Hospitals Divert (Poorest) Primary Care Patients to Health Center ‘Look-Alikes’ to Boost Finances - https://khn.org/news/article/hospitals-divert-primary-care-patients-health-center-look-alikes/ #healhcare #inequality #poverty

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#amazon #surveillance #healhcare

US Senate will likely vote tomorrow on the Democrats' #healhcare and climate bill. It is not all that was originally hoped, but has a good chance of passage, #gop likely to pepper it with amendments https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/06/politics/senate-democrats-health-care-climate-bill-vote/index.html