SPRINGFIELD — The state has suspended a new policy that requires certain noncitizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copays for certain services, instructing health care providers to refund any payments they have already received. Omar Shaker, acting chief of administrative rules for the Department of Health and Family Services, told a … Read more
Samoa Seiuliali’i’s only psychiatrist, Dr George Tuitama, says there is still a stigma surrounding mental health in Samoa. Photograph: RNZ Pacific/Caleb Fotheringham Mental health continues to be a stigma in the Pacific, but there may be good news coming from the Cook Islands. Around 600 doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals traveled across the region to … Read more
A little over a year ago, the Inflation Reduction Act became law. And now, I’m thrilled to travel coast to coast on a national bus tour with Protect Our Care to celebrate this achievement and share the news about all the changes in our health care system over the last few years under the Biden … Read more