Health Care
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Medical system in Mass. seeing a significant increase in asylum-seeking families
Massachusetts has noticed a significant uptick in the selection of immigrant people trying to get asylum more than the earlier a number of months. A lot of of these families are displaying up in unexpected emergency rooms all-around the Boston area in need to have of health care treatment and shelter. A spokesperson for the state’s Office environment of Refugees and Immigrants did not give certain quantities but said there was a major maximize in July and August, principally coming from South American international locations and Haiti. Monique Tú Nguyen, director of the Mayor’s Business office for Immigrant Advancement in Boston, reported officials are however doing work to realize the…
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Congress returns to a packed health care agenda and limited time- POLITICO
BIG NEWS — Future Pulse will publish five days a week, at 2 p.m., starting Monday, Sept. 26. Our mission is expanding to cover all of the ideas reshaping health care. You’ll find analysis that takes you ahead of the curve, interviews with innovators and data-driven stories revealing what’s to come. WHAT’S ON TAP — Congressional lawmakers of both parties have their sights set on extending the availability of telehealth. Democrats want to force debates on abortion and the creation of a national patient ID, both of which Republicans will oppose. Representatives and senators are also intent on leaving the capital again in October to campaign, so they need to…