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Hospitals can prevent medical debt by preemptively wiping out a patient’s bill. But a Tradeoffs analysis finds that few nonprofit facilities in Texas use this tool to the maximum benefit of patients.
Hospitals can prevent medical debt by offering financial help before sending big bills. A Tradeoffs investigation found that nearly half of nonprofit facilities in Texas say they will bill patients before screening them…
These service providers, formerly known as geriatric care managers, can arrange a move to a senior living facility, deal with Medicare and Medicaid, recommend doctors, drive a client to the dentist, and much more.
An initiative on the California ballot would levy the nation’s first wealth tax on billionaires. Supporters say the proceeds would help offset President Donald Trump’s sweeping healthcare cuts. But critics argue that the…
Consultant Psychiatrist at the Acute Psychiatric Unit, Dr. Nadia Wallace, says Dominica’s existing Mental Health Act may require revision to address evolving standards in mental health care and human ...
A shocking report reveals that over half of mental health patients in Mumbai wait up to a year for treatment, highlighting barriers to accessing mental healthcare.
People who have taken experimental peptides, such as BPC-157, complain of migraines, eye pain, fatigue, and more. Learning whether these popular but unproven drugs are to blame may become harder if Robert F. Kennedy Jr…
A doctor has recommended a course of action that is invasive, expensive, or somehow different from what you'd prefer. Is it OK to get a second opinion? The answer is yes. Here’s how to make the ask a little less awkward.
Amid a decline in youth mental health, momentum builds for a federal crackdown on social media companies over protections for kids.
Does health insurance cover therapy bills in India? Learn how policies may cover mental health treatment, counselling and psychotherapy, and what to check about eligibility, exclusions, limits and ...
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Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 mandates insurers to make medical insurance available for mental illness. For someone dealing with ...
The Ghana Alliance for Mental Health and Development has called on the government to operationalise the Mental Health Fund established under Section 82 of the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846), to ...
Somali Health Ministry launched a national mental health policy for 2026–2030 on Saturday, establishing a new framework to expend access to care, strengthening services and reducing stigma surrounding ...
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday called for improved access to mental health services and efforts to eliminate social stigma surrounding mental health ...
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
The Brain & Spine Foundation Africa (BSFA) has called for equitable access to mental health services for all Nigerians as the world marks W ...
By Sola Ogundipe As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Mental Health Day 2026, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments and health systems to move beyond listening ...
This World Mental Health Day, discover four practical ways to improve your mental health at work, manage daily stress and make wellbeing a priority.
First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has called for greater involvement of people with lived experience of mental health conditions in shaping policies, healthcare services and decisions affecting ...
On World Mental Health Day, West Africa 39;s health systems face the same gap: too few specialists, too little money, and too many people left without care .
Ghana’s Mental Health Authority recorded 36,196 cases involving five major mental health conditions between January and June 2026, an increase of 6,414 over ...
Understand how health insurance covers mental health treatment in India, including the Mental Healthcare Act, IRDAI rules, and key policy checks.
Health insurance may cover mental illness hospitalisation but exclude regular therapy. Check OPD benefits, policy limits, and employer support to plan care costs ...
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has encouraged patients to discuss mental health with people in their lives, including their GP, and urged ...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said mental health protection is an important component of the government’s public welfare-oriented health policy, ...
Research shows natural gas pipelines — and the public health risks they carry — are concentrated in low-income and minority areas where people suffer higher rates of poverty and physical disabilities and have fewer means…
A Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading…
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day (10th October), the India Mental Health Alliance (IMHA), a cross-sectoral network of 400 organisations from 30 Indian states, reaffirms its commitment to ...
Virtual GP, mental health, and physiotherapy services have been added to accounts offering travel insurance and other protection benefits ...
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