Opinion writers focus on these health care topics and others. The Hill: US Health Care Is An Ongoing Miserable Failure The state of U.S. health care is catastrophic. In no other area is the U.S. lagging so far behind the European Union. Average U.S. life expectancy is 78.7 years to compare with 81 in the… Read More »
Tilgul laddoos (Photo Credits: Instagram, insta.shrads) It’s a custom to say ‘Tilgul ghya ani goad goad bola,’ while offering tilgul during Makar Sankranti in Maharashtra. The saying means: “Have tilgul and say sweet things.” But the humble tilgul can do more than just make you speak sweetly. The traditional sweetmeat made of sesame seeds and… Read More »
Dive Brief: Royal Oak, Michigan-based Beaumont Health has announced a joint venture with Alternative Solutions Health Network to expand access to home health and hospice services in Michigan. Under the arrangement, Beaumont will shift operations of its seven-county home health and hospice agency to Kettering, Ohio-based ASHN. Partnering with ASHN will allow Beaumont to quickly meet… Read More »
A federal judge in Texas who recently declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional has stayed his ruling to allow for appeals. That means “Obamacare” remains in effect while litigation continues. In a ruling issued Sunday, Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth wrote that he stands by his earlier conclusion that the entire law is invalidated… Read More »