By Andis Robeznieks for Modern Healthcare The emergency, urgent-care, and labor and delivery departments at the new Parkland Memorial Hospital opened in Dallas at 6 a.m. Thursday. A half-hour later, the three-day process began to move some 650 patients from the old hospital, built in 1954, over to the new $1.3 billion, 2.5 million-square-foot facility. Parkland, which… Continue reading Parkland Opens New $1.3 Billion Hospital in Dallas

In this article from California Healthline, learn why more than 2 mil. U.S. residents could be missing out on the cost-sharing ACA's subsidies.

A federal appeals court Friday upheld a new Department of Labor rule aimed at creating higher wages for many home healthcare workers. Labor groups cheered.

By Dan Gorenstein for Marketplace Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee is wearing a big smile these days. “We’ve turned expectations on their head and delivered affordable rates for all Californians,” he says. “That’s a big deal.” Lee is excited because for two years in a row, premium increases on California’s healthcare exchange are about 4… Continue reading California Leads in Lowering Health Insurance Premiums

Heat exhaustion is the condition caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures. Use these tips to avoid elderly heat exhaustion.

By Eric Galatas for the Colorado News Connection Coloradans are embracing the “medical home” model for health-care delivery, according to a new report from the Colorado Health Foundation. In a medical home, the patient is the focus, and doctors — who traditionally play the “starring role” in clinics — become part of a team of… Continue reading Medical Homes: More Colorado Clinics Take A Team Approach To Good Health

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The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities conducts an annual survey on an aspect of living in Texas with a disability.  This year the Committee is interested in examining the impact of the aging population across our ten issue areas, which are: access, communication, education, emergency management, health, housing, recreation, transportation, veterans and workforce.… Continue reading Part 2 of the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Annual Survey: Impact of the Aging Population