The Eastern Economic Association, headquartered in ASB, presented Dr. Jonathan Gruber at Ramapo College in the Sharp theater on Oct. 8. Dr. Gruber presented on the “Past, Present, And Future of U.S. Healthcare.” Dr. Gruber is currently a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he teaches Economics. From […]
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Medicaid needs to make mental health a priority
With mental health being more prevalent and accepted in the contemporary world, you would think access to decent mental health providers would be readily available, but that’s not the case. Many people who are on Medicaid are typically underrepresented or a part of minority communities. Those who are insured by […]
Tennessee nurse’s error results in a patient’s death
Photo courtesy of Courtney McGough, Flickr A former nurse at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee was arrested and charged with reckless homicide and abuse due to a medical error that she made in February, which had caused one of her elderly patients to die. RaDonda Vaught, the nurse who made […]
Trump administration proposes to cut important budgets
Photo courtesy of Sheleah Craighead, Wikipedia This week, the Trump administration has proposed a new plan to reform and cut approximately 30 percent of the budget of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. Their new plan is definitely thinking outside, or rather inside, the box. The Trump administration […]