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The Coming Collapse of the U.S. Health Care System TIME

(6 days ago) WebThe nursing strike in New York is emblematic of the huge stresses the U.S. health care faces coming out of the pandemic Another important factor is the crisis is that outpatient services have

https://time.com/6246045/collapse-us-health-care-system/

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Free Healthcare in the United States: A Possible Solution …

(4 days ago) WebObamacare (the Affordable Care Act of 2010) is one program that focuses on extending healthcare to Americans and reducing public health disparities. This program lays down a foundation that people under the age of 26 will receive accessible care from their parent or guardian’s health care plans.

https://voices.uchicago.edu/medicaljournalism/2020/11/23/free-healthcare-in-the-united-states/

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How Will Health Care In The U.S. Change After The …

(3 days ago) WebThe crisis also exposed just how inequitable the health care system is for Black and brown communities. The numbers don't lie — these populations died of COVID-19 at a rate much higher than

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/05/13/996233365/how-health-care-in-the-u-s-may-change-after-covid-an-optimists-outlook

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What has the pandemic revealed about the US health …

(6 days ago) WebTo put it plainly, the pandemic did not create a crisis in U.S. health care. For many in the United States, crisis was already a precondition of care, delivered in emergency rooms and negotiated …

https://news.mit.edu/2021/what-has-pandemic-revealed-about-us-health-care-what-needs-change-0405

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5 Critical Priorities for the U.S. Health Care System

(6 days ago) WebThey include: focus on prevention, not just treating sickness; tackle racial disparities; expand telehealth and in-home services; build integrated systems; and adopt value-based care. Since early

https://hbr.org/2021/12/5-critical-priorities-for-the-u-s-health-care-system

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America’s health care crisis is much deeper than COVID-19

(1 days ago) WebCOVID-19 is a crisis because the threat to public health, our economy and our way of life is immediate. But eventually—thanks to the heroism of physicians, nurses and all frontline caregivers, public health …

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/america-s-health-care-crisis-much-deeper-covid-19

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Hospitals Crushed By COVID May Have To Ration Care : …

(6 days ago) WebThe U.S. health care system is again buckling under the weight of a COVID-19 surge that has filled more than 100,000 hospital beds nationwide and forced some states to consider enacting "crisis

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/05/1034210487/covid-surge-overwhelming-hospitals-raising-fears-rationed-care

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Why Public Health Faces a Crisis Across the U.S. - The New York …

(8 days ago) WebA version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Public Health Crisis Grows With Distrust and Threats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/coronavirus-public-health.html

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The looming health-care crisis: A shortage of health …

(4 days ago) WebPublished: January 31, 2021 9:00am EST. The pandemic brought health-care workers to the forefront, and they were a common subject of street art, like this mural by artist Dom Laporte in Ottawa

https://theconversation.com/the-looming-health-care-crisis-a-shortage-of-health-workers-would-be-disastrous-152709

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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Mental Health America

(1 days ago) Web988 is a mental health crisis number, and calls are handled by National Suicide Prevention Lifeline counselors. These counselors are highly trained to assist people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis. In fact, based on data provided by Lifeline call centers, approximately 98% of answered Lifeline calls do not require an emergency response.

https://www.mhanational.org/resources/988

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Confronting Challenges in the US Health Care System - JAMA …

(7 days ago) WebThe high cost of the US health care system is its biggest weakness. In the US, national expenditures on health care goods and services were approximately $4 trillion in 2020, accounting for an estimated 18% of gross domestic product. 2 High prices for care explain a large part of the difference in spending between the US and other developed

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778509

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America's healthcare affordability crisis 'is growing larger and …

(3 days ago) WebData from July showed that 18% of Americans hold medical debt that has been sent to collection agencies. And according to a new West Health-Gallup 2021 Healthcare in America Report, 30% of Americans reported deferring medical care in the prior three months due to cost, a figure that has tripled since March 2021.. This can have …

https://www.westhealth.org/news/americas-health-care-affordability-crisis-is-growing-larger-and-deeper/

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The Long Fix: Solving America’s Healthcare Crisis with - HMPI

(6 days ago) WebSubmitted: July 21, 2020; accepted after review August 6, 2020. Cite as: Vivan Lee. 2021. The Long Fix: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis with Strategies That Work for Everyone. Health Management, Policy and Innovation ( HMPI.org ), Volume 6, Issue 1, Winter 2021. Download PDF.

https://hmpi.org/2021/01/12/the-long-fix-solving-americas-health-care-crisis-with-strategies-that-work-for-everyone/

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Find Help and Treatment SAMHSA

(2 days ago) WebImplementing Behavioral Health Crisis Care; Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Prevention; 24/7 free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery. Call 1-800-662-HELP.

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help

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Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 Free, 24/7 Mental Health …

(1 days ago) WebCrisis Text Line is a nonprofit organization that provides free, 24/7, confidential text-based mental health support in English and Spanish. Since its launch in 2013, people in need of emotional support initiated more than 9 million conversations with Crisis Text Line in the US and over 12 million globally. We're here for everything: anxiety, depression, self-harm, …

https://www.crisistextline.org/

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Starting Jan. 17, Veterans in suicidal crisis can go to any VA or non

(4 days ago) WebStarting Jan. 17, Veterans in acute suicidal crisis will be able to go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care at no cost – including inpatient or crisis residential care for up to 30 days and outpatient care for up to 90 days. Veterans do not need to be enrolled in the VA system to use this benefit.

https://news.va.gov/press-room/starting-jan-17-veterans-in-suicidal-crisis-can-go-to-any-va-or-non-va-health-care-facility-for-free-emergency-health-care/

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National Hotline for Mental Health Crises and Suicide Prevention

(4 days ago) WebTo achieve that, we need an easy-to-access crisis response system that is a core part of our national strategy for mental health care and suicide prevention. The creation of 9-8-8, a 24/7, 3-digit crisis hotline, is the gateway to any crisis system and is a core service that should be available in every community.

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Responding-to-Crises/National-Hotline-for-Mental-Health-Crises-and-Suicide-Prevention/

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State Leaders Agree Behavioral Health a Top Bipartisan Concern in …

(1 days ago) WebPresident Joe Biden reflected in his State of the Union in March on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it had wreaked havoc on people’s day-to-day lives, spurring “a mental health crisis of isolation and loneliness.” Data supports this: As the pandemic unfolded, one 2021 study found that about 4 in 10 adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, …

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/04/29/state-leaders-agree-behavioral-health-a-top-bipartisan-concern-in-2024

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Free Healthcare for Bergen County's Working Uninsured

(1 days ago) WebBergen Volunteer Medical Initiative provides high-quality health care at no cost to qualifying low-income adults who have no health insurance in Bergen County, New Jersey. Skip to content (201) 342-2478; BVMI delivers free, high-quality healthcare to Bergen County’s working uninsured, helping them live healthy, productive lives.

https://www.bvmi.org/

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Military veterans can now receive free emergency mental health …

(7 days ago) WebCNN —. As of Tuesday, US military veterans in an “acute suicidal crisis” can receive free treatment including inpatient care up to 30 days and outpatient care for up to 90 days. The expanded

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/politics/military-veterans-mental-health-care/index.html

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How can I find a doctor? Physician shortage is changing medicine

(5 days ago) WebThe most urgent threat to our health isn't a microscopic virus or strain of bacteria. It's a shortage of doctors. A whopping 83 million Americans don't have sufficient access to a primary care

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/05/01/doctor-shortage-healthcare-telemedicine-primary-care-physician/73453116007/

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Mental health crisis solutions emerge - stanmed.stanford.edu

(3 days ago) WebFunding for mental health has become a rare bipartisan issue. In 2022, Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which has provided $245 million to fund mental health services like training for school personnel, first responders and law enforcement and expanding the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline.

https://stanmed.stanford.edu/mental-health-crisis-reasons-hope/

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase …

(5 days ago) WebThe Biden-Harris Administration is committed to bolstering the health care workforce and ensuring the contributions of workers across the long-term care sector are appropriately valued. CMS is developing a $75 million national nursing home staffing campaign to increase the number of nurses in nursing homes, thereby enhancing …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-takes-historic-action-increase-access-quality-care-support-families-care-workers.html

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New Jersey Regional Crisis Hotlines Counseling Center

(Just Now) Web24 Hour Toll-Free Suicide Hotline (856) 234-8888: toll-free from Mount Laurel area (609) 871-4700: toll-free from Burlington area 235-5700: University Behavioral Health Care crisis line. 24 hour phone and walk-in services; walk-in location: (Piscataway). Monmouth County (732) 222-3030: Monmouth Medical Center - Mobile Screening.

https://www.njit.edu/counseling/gethelp/crisis.php

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N.J. hospitals are getting safer. See how yours fared in latest report.

(9 days ago) WebOf the 67 general acute-care hospitals that participated in the survey, 30 earned an “A” — six more than the last round in the fall. Two hospitals improved by two grades: Robert Wood Johnson

https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2024/05/nj-hospitals-are-getting-safer-see-how-yours-fared-in-latest-report.html

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Bergen County Community Mental Health Resource List

(6 days ago) WebCare (CSC) Care Plus Accepting new referrals Providing telehealth services, when possible F2F services provided for clients in crisis 201-986-5010 Korean American Outreach Program (KAOS) Care Plus Accepting new referrals Providing telehealth services 201 265 8200 Ext 5280 Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare OPD

https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/News__Press/COVID/COVID-19_Community_Resources_04_23_2020.pdf

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How To Get Homeless People Good Health Care HuffPost Voices

(1 days ago) WebJacob, a young homeless man with hearing loss, recently walked into one of the free clinics that my colleagues and I had organized at his shelter. He sat down with me and described how severe hearing loss had impacted his life. During a previous job interview, he had been unable to properly hear the interviewer, forcing him to ask his …

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/homeless-migrant-free-health-care_n_6627cc26e4b096c7bac6363a

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Highlighting FREE Asian American Mental Health Resources and

(3 days ago) WebAt Crisis Text Line, we celebrate individuals in our volunteer community who advocate for and celebrate mental health in their own communities – these individuals are working to break the stigma every day. We work to support anyone who might be struggling – if you or someone you know could use a shoulder to lean on or someone to vent to, …

https://www.crisistextline.org/blog/2024/05/01/highlighting-free-asian-american-mental-health-resources-and-celebrating-our-volunteers-during-aapi-month/

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NAMI Greater Bergen: Mental Health Support, Education

(Just Now) WebNAMI started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. Today, we are an association of more than 500 local affiliates who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.

https://namigreaterbergen.org/

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Mental health crisis centers look to provide care that busy ERs …

(7 days ago) WebT UCSON, Ariz. — On a spring afternoon in Tucson, Ariz., about a half dozen children and teens hung out in the sunny common room of Pima County’s Crisis Response Center. Beyond the pastel

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/26/crisis-centers-empath-units-er-alternative-for-mental-health/

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NCDHHS Invests $22 Million in Community Crisis Centers and Peer …

(6 days ago) WebPRESS RELEASE — As part of an ongoing effort to transform North Carolina’s behavioral health crisis response system, the NC Department of Health and Human Services today announced a $22 million investment to expand community crisis centers and peer respite care across the state. This investment will increase North …

https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/2024/04/24/ncdhhs-invests-22-million-community-crisis-centers-and-peer-respite-north-carolina

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Grades are in for NJ hospitals. Here are patient safety scores

(Just Now) WebPatient safety remains a "crisis-level hazard," said Leah Binder, CEO of Leapfrog. "Some hospitals are much better than others at protecting patients from harm." Story continues below photo gallery .

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2024/05/01/grades-nj-hospitals-patient-safety-scores-leapfrog/73469189007/

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Cost of the migrant crisis: Denver hospitals buckle under volume …

(2 days ago) WebBeyond that, many of Denver’s undocumented migrants who get sick or come to the city sick end up seeking care at Denver Health, which already serves nearly 25% of the city’s residents

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2985306/cost-migrant-crisis-denver-hospitals-buckle-volume-patients/

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Buildings across the nation to light up green for Mental Health …

(2 days ago) WebState capitols, NFL stadiums and Niagara Falls among landmarks lighting up green to raise awareness ALEXANDRIA, Va.—More than 200 iconic landmarks across the country will be lit in green, the color of mental health awareness, to mark the beginning of Mental Health Month in May and encourage people to take care of their well-being.

https://www.mhanational.org/news/buildings-light-up-green-2024

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Eric Mercado, Counselor, North Bergen, NJ, 07047 Psychology …

(2 days ago) WebAttended Kean University, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Graduated 2021 I am licensed in both New York and New Jersey. Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (551) 261-7241

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/eric-mercado-north-bergen-nj/1302494

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These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day

(2 days ago) WebA growing number of cities are passing tax increases to expand access to child care. Last year, New Orleans added more than 1,000 child care seats for low-income families after voters approved a hi…

https://www.courant.com/2024/05/01/these-cities-raised-taxes-for-child-care-parents-say-the-free-day-care-changed-my-life/

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