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The Cost to Cover Health Insurance for a Family in America Is $22,221

Health Populi

and post-pandemic job growth in 2021, the cost of health insurance premiums rose faster than either the price of goods or wages. That family health plan premium reached $22,221, an increase of 22% since 2016, we learn in the annual report from Kaiser Family Foundation, 2021 Employer Health Benefits Survey.

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The Social Determinants of Food for Health, Farms, and the Economy

Health Populi

In 2016, 21.4 on several dimensions: diet and health outcomes, farming as an industry and economic engine, and social determinants, along with seven other categories. I was disheartened this week to learn that some SNAP clients may lose access to benefits received by shopping at farmers markets. employment.

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Payor-Led Initiatives to Strengthen Mental Health Resources

Healthcare Law Blog

1] In addition to the challenges presented by provider shortages, even when patients are able to locate an available mental health provider, many are hesitant to engage in treatment due to cost uncertainties, which often arise due to limited availability for in-network care and the subsequent need to seek out-of-network care. [2]

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Reproductive Health at Risk: Climate Change and Agrotoxins in Latin America

Bill of Health

In Uruguay , 97% of food consumed between November 2015 and August 2016 contained pesticide residues, and in Mexico , 140 agrotoxins banned in other countries are used, 111 of which are classified as highly dangerous. Cumulatively, the Americas accounted for 51% of global pesticide use in 2020, a concerning increase from 44% in 2000.

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Stress in America, Like COVID-19, Impacts All Americans

Health Populi

Presidential Election is a Significant Sources of Stress, Even More than in the 2016 Race – October 2020. I finalized the title of my recently published book, Health Citizenship , with the tagline: “How a virus opened hearts and minds.” Stressed in America – COVID-19 Takes Toll on Finances, Education.

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Reproductive Health at Risk: Climate Change and Agrotoxins in Latin America

Bill of Health

In Uruguay , 97% of food consumed between November 2015 and August 2016 contained pesticide residues, and in Mexico , 140 agrotoxins banned in other countries are used, 111 of which are classified as highly dangerous. Cumulatively, the Americas accounted for 51% of global pesticide use in 2020, a concerning increase from 44% in 2000.

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Growing Support for Medicare for All – But Do People Really Understand What It Means?

Health Populi

That’s because the Democratic primary, and the upcoming general election, is about more than just health care, said Leslie Dach, campaign chair for health care advocacy group Protect Our Care and a former adviser to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.