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Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/21/department-of-health-retracts-claim-sunbeds-dangerous-as-smoking #HealthPolicy #UkNews #Cancer #HealthWellbeing #Nhs

Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking

DHSC corrects statements after regulator intervenes as experts say smoking causes far more cancer cases

The Guardian

Paul Stewart II 1d ago

Part 2 of One Life to Live is now published. The visible line. The invisible line. The lifeline. Canada’s hospital crisis is not just one wait line. ✔️ The line you can see ✔️ The line you can’t ✔️ The line upstream open.substack.com/pub/paulstew... #Healthcare #HealthPolicy #Hospitals #PublicPolicy

One Life to Live

One Life to Live

The visible line, the invisible line, and the lifeline

Paul Stewart II

Technische Universität München 2d ago

Health economist Leonie Sundmacher networks researchers from all over Bavaria at the #Munich Center for #HealthEconomics and Policy (M-CHEP). Discover what it means to help shape #healthpolicy as a researcher in our interview: http://go.tum.de/258127

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“The German health care system requires especially robust evidence”

Leonie Sundmacher is Professor of Health Economics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and serves on several scientific advisory bodies to the…

The Daily Perspective 2d ago

Doctor shortage threatens voluntary assisted dying access in Queensland

#VAD #HealthPolicy #Queensland #EndOfLife #AusNews #AIGenerated

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-19-doctor-shortage-threatens-voluntary-assisted-dying-access-in-queensland-d0c76a38

Doctor shortage threatens voluntary assisted dying access in Queensland

Queensland research reveals significant barriers preventing GPs from offering voluntary assisted dying, with insufficient incentives to attract reluctant doctors to participate.

The Daily Perspective

World news | The Guardian 3d ago

NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/19/superhuman-healthcare-workers-saved-nhs-from-collapse-covid-inquiry-concludes #Nhs #CovidInquiry #UkNews #Society #Health #HealthPolicy #PublicServicesPolicy #Politics #Coronavirus

NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds

Heather Hallett says ‘superhuman’ efforts of workers were at times the only reason health service survived

The Guardian

Bich Nguyen 3d ago

"In some ways, EHBs save money because they’ve increased access to preventive care, said Gerard Anderson, a professor of health policy and management at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Services such as cancer screenings and lab tests can lead to earlier detection of serious conditions, when treatment is less costly, and positive outcomes are more likely."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/obamacare-essential-health-benefits-premium-costs-debate/

#healthcare #ACA #obamacare #insurance #premiums #CostsOfCare #HealthPolicy

Evidence Shows ACA’s Mandated Benefits Alone Don’t Drive Up Costs. The Debate Continues. - KFF Health News

The Affordable Care Act put in place a package of benefits that health insurance plans must cover. Critics contend this mandate has jacked up premiums. Evidence supporting that claim is mixed.

KFF Health News

Home ━ The European Conservative 5d ago

Argentina Completes Withdrawal from WHO

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/argentina-world-health-organization-withdrawal-who/

The Daily Perspective 5d ago

WA Government's Winter Plan Forces Cuts to Women's Mental Health Beds in Cockburn

#MentalHealth #WesternAustralia #HealthPolicy #AusNews #AIGenerated

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-17-wa-governments-winter-plan-forces-cuts-to-womens-mental-health-beds-in-cockburn-aecf0bc0

WA Government's Winter Plan Forces Cuts to Women's Mental Health Beds in Cockburn

Cockburn Health women's mental health beds to be reduced by one-third to accommodate aged care patients, leaked government letter reveals

The Daily Perspective

Bich Nguyen 6d ago

"Trump issued those broadsides to explain why he didn’t support an extension of government subsidies that made Obamacare plans more affordable for millions. Those subsidies have now expired, sending premiums soaring. But Trump has continued to support a 2019 rule issued in his first term that allowed states to offer tax credits to businesses that help employees enroll in Obamacare plans."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/15/trump-health-policy-both-parties-bullish-on-00813177

#healthcare #ACA #obamacare #insurance #HealthPolicy #SmallBusiness #USpol

The Trump health care policy red and blue states are embracing

More states are giving tax breaks to businesses that help employees sign up for Obamacare using an authority Trump created.

Politico

World news | The Guardian 6d ago

Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/international-nhs-workforce-cuts-overambitious-mps-warn #Nhs #Health #Society #UkNews #HealthPolicy #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy

Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs

Health service in England has saved more than £14bn hiring from overseas, report says, as doubt is cast on aim to reduce international recruitment to 10%

The Guardian