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The Hill
Some mental health and addiction services providers say they are missing out on federal coronavirus aid due to confusing requirements and miscommunication from the Trump administration.
Congress appropriated $175 billion three months ago to help health providers weather the COVID-19 crisis, but little of that funding has made its way to addiction and mental health clinics that primarily treat low-income Medicaid patients. Providers are now struggling to keep their doors open.
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Bloomberg Law
Telehealth’s popularity during the virus outbreak prompted a team of health-care leaders to band together to brainstorm recommendations to ensure the virtual services remain safe and beneficial for patients.
The Taskforce on Telehealth Policy includes health plans, health-care providers, consumer advocates, and health quality experts from the public and private sector, the group said Thursday.
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NPR
Fewer patients in recent months have been showing up for drug and alcohol treatment at REACH Health Services in Baltimore. But Dr. Yngvild Olsen, the medical director there, suspects it's not for good reasons: Some have likely relapsed or delayed drug and alcohol addiction treatment, while others likely fear infection and have stayed home.
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Politico
Mental health and addiction treatment centers and counselors have been overwhelmed with work during the coronavirus pandemic and economic crash. But many are struggling to stay afloat amid confusion and delays over the federal bailout for the health care industry.
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USA Today
In early March, Zoraida Diaz was coming to twice-weekly yoga classes here at Community Health Resources' offices. She's in recovery from colon cancer and alcoholism while in treatment for severe anxiety and depression.
Carla Mitchell showed up for intensive PTSD therapy, happy to be free from her stressful home life and the racist taunts she hears walking in her neighborhood.
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Employee Benefit News
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most employees experienced loss, trauma or exceptional stress at some point during their working lives.
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Human Resource Executive
As employers across all industries try to find their footing amid racial injustice protests taking place across the nation, financial services firm Edward Jones has detailed its plans to combat racism with a number of actions.
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Washington State University via ScienceDaily
A study of pregnant women in physically demanding jobs found that their fears of confirming stereotypes about pregnant workers as incompetent, weak or less committed to their job could drive them to work extra hard, risking injury.
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EHS Today
While statistics don’t always tell the whole story, those regarding suicide in the U.S. speak very loudly.
The number of suicides in 2019 was 48,344. To put that number in perspective, 38,800 people died from car accidents in 2019.
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HR Daily Advisor
It’s no secret that work is stressful. Employers, however, have the ability to proactively try to help manage stress levels for employees. One option employers have been turning to in recent years is promoting and encouraging mindfulness and meditation as a form of stress relief and a way to improve employee well-being.
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More than a quarter of adults who have suffered a serious injury have done so in the workplace, according to research.
A survey of 1,000 adults by law firm Fletchers Serious Injury found that 27.6% people who suffered a spinal injury, burn or sustained damage from slips, trips and falls within the past five years received their injury while at work.
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In the days and weeks following the death of George Floyd and resulting protests and demonstrations, many companies felt compelled to put out statements disavowing the systemic racial injustice in our country, both publicly and internally.
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