Coverage of hospitals, clinics, public health, and mental health developments and initiatives.
Most of Georgia’s counties are without a labor and delivery unit. To fill those gaps, the state is looking to equip emergency rooms to handle obstetric emergencies. Advocates and doctors worry, however, that the ER is being used as a stopgap.
The new clinic offers prenatal and postnatal care, behavioral health services, developmental support, and pediatric therapies in one accessible location at the Fort Wayne Urban League.
Backed by Superior Health Foundation, a powerful coalition in Michigan's Upper Peninsulahas launched a "Food as Medicine" program to fight regional food insecurity and directly improve community health through fresh produce prescriptions.
Changing federal policy impacting qualifications for SNAP benefits means more Michigan families will not be able to afford food.
Recent actions in Indiana, Nebraska, and other states to come, put at risk those personal choices of the disabled who are dependent on Medicaid, about where and how to live their lives.
The aging populace has already led to an unprecedented rise in the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Launched in 2024 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the GUIDE model provides care and support for Medicare beneficiaries living with dementia as well as their caregivers.
Mental health challenges have surfaced but kids also benefited from increased family time and less hectic schedules.
Some are organizing and training to advocate for their neighbors; some are trying to change the laws to consider the cumulative burden of pollution.
The Michigan program is the largest unconditional cash transfer program for expectant parents in the country.
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