New York State has ended its mask-related requirements inside healthcare settings, from hospitals to nursing homes and doctors’ offices. Moving forward, all facilities will be allowed to come up with their own rules.

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How to see a doctor faster than a PCP appointment, cheaper than an emergency room?

is there a way to see a doctor quickly that doesn't involve the emergency room?

I don't currently have a primary care physician, but I want to see one to get a lump looked at (cancer? Yikes, hope not!). It's mildly painful so I don't want to wait too long, but an appointment with a PCP is a month or more away.

Independence Blue Cross tells me that emergency room visits are very expensive, so I guess I shouldn't do that...

Is there a way to get healthcare in like a week, without spending emergency room levels of money?

https://ift.tt/lt32MSj Submitted February 14, 2023 at 11:17AM by joshjosh111 https://ift.tt/zTWLK18

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MHA, what can I do?

Did some clerical jobs at a hospital while in college, nothing serious. Also have a masters in teaching, but want to move towards the healthcare side or anything really. The pay as a teacher is insanely low for my qualifications and the risk to reward with everything happening is nuts.

What job should I seek out and salary range? I guess it would be more so on the entry level I would assume?

https://ift.tt/lt32MSj Submitted February 14, 2023 at 10:24AM by johnjakejerryjoose https://ift.tt/z9iGPjy

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Getting an itemized bill actually increased the bill. What's the next best step?

A few months ago my boyfriend (uninsured) went to the ER with severe stomach pains.

By the time the doctor saw him, the pain had passed. We didn't know at the time but we can be almost assured now that it was most likely just stomach ulcers, and that was his first experience with them.

At the ER they quickly saw him and told him to see his primary care doctor (he informed the doctor he didn't have one since he wasn't insured), and then they let him go. He didn't receive any actual treatment or medication, he wasn't tested for anything, and he barely even got examined. We deduced from Google that it was probably stomach ulcers, the doctor didn't even offer that idea to us. They didn't give us any possible explanation for the pain, just said to see his primary care doctor.

The bill he received was $900! Which, for the treatment he got, just seemed insane. I told him that one trick we all learned, to ask for an itemized bill. What he got back was an increased bill of $1100, and at that point I was livid.

We cannot pay this bill, nor do we want to. How does that visit warrant $1100? I want to know the next steps to disputing this and Google is giving all kinds of advise but I don't know what to actually listen to, especially since in this case he was uninsured.

He did apply for state healthcare after this (I don't remember what it's called, MediCal or something, since this is in CA) and he was denied. I have no idea why, he makes like the bare minimum someone can live on in this state.

Any grounded advice is helpful, thank you.

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(US) Mobility limited by cardio issues and other changes in health . How would I go about seeking care and how much would my insurance cover the cost of visits, heart monitors or a mobility ids like wheelchairs, alerts,etc?

State is California, for reference. A newbie question from someone totally new to insurance plans..

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NPR News: For these virus-hunting scientists, the 'real gold' is what's in a mosquito's abdomen

For these virus-hunting scientists, the 'real gold' is what's in a mosquito's abdomen
In Guatemala's mosquito-plagued lowlands, researchers use a novel tool — they call it an 'insectazooka' — to suck up mosquitoes. Then they peer at the blood meal, searching for unknown pathogens.

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NPR News: 'Dr. Lisa on the street' busts health myths and empowers patients

'Dr. Lisa on the street' busts health myths and empowers patients
She's seen what happens when people don't trust or understand their doctor. Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick founded 'Grapevine Health' to get solid information out, especially to Black and Latinx patients.

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