Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) across all sectors and geographies have demonstrated their agility and adaptability in the face of the largest pandemic in living history, pivoting on business models and delivery methods to keep them afloat in the face to the growing public restrictions. Three years after adjusting to a significant business disruption, many markets around the world are seeing increases in corporate health insurance prices, a trend that appears to be more prevalent for SMBs. Medical costs on the rise Healthcare costs are rising in most regions. Over…
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LGB adults at increased risk of suicidal thoughts and self-harm, according to study
A new study has found that lesbian, gay and bisexual people have a higher risk of mental health problems than heterosexual people. (Credit: PinkNews) A harrowing new mental health study has found that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are more than twice as likely as heterosexual people to experience suicidal thoughts or self-harm. The study, conducted by researchers at University College London (UCL) and published in the international journal Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology journal, surveyed 10,443 people aged 16 and over in England and found a higher likelihood…
Read MoreThe Crowded Room True Story: Danny Sullivan’s Real Criminal Case Explained
Warning! This article may contain spoilers for The Crowded RoomThe new Apple TV+ show The crowded room centered its narrative around his complex character, Danny Sullivan, as he drew inspiration from the true story that reshaped the justice system. Played by Tom Holland, Danny’s life takes a turn after he is arrested for a shooting he committed at Rockefeller Center in 1979. As Rya Goodwin, played by Amanda Seyfried, talks to Danny, bits and pieces of his past emerge, making shed light on the moments in his past that shaped…
Read MoreExpanding Provider BCBSTX Network Improves Access to Behavioral Health Care
By Victoria Bailey 08 June 2023 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is improving access to behavioral health care for members with an expanded provider network and additional telehealth offerings. After Payer expanded its provider network in January, BCBSTX members can now access nearly 4,000 networked behavioral health providers through the Headway organization. Improved access to behavioral health professionals comes as the nation grapples with a mental health crisis. According to a Gallup poll, one-third of Americans have been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. Dig deeper…
Read MoreThe White House wants Native American health care funds signed into law
On the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which straddles the border between North and South Dakota, people line up at 6 a.m. in the freezing winter, hoping to get one of only four dentist appointments. “If you don’t catch those four, you’re out, you don’t understand,” Standing Rock Sioux Tribe chairwoman Janet Alkire, who described the scene at an April hearing of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on India and Island Affairs . And the lack of adequate medical care goes far beyond dental care, he told lawmakers. “Our babies can’t…
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