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H-1B visas are used to hire foreign workers in specialized jobs, including healthcare workers.
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The proposal includes creating financial incentives for critical access hospitals to have emergency and labor and delivery departments, expanding on behavioral telehealth and creating healthcare workforce scholarships, among others.
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The Men’s Shed chapter brings good vibes to tackle serious themes.
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A new national survey by the Urban Indian Health Institute is working to reveal how widespread traumatic brain injuries are among Indigenous survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
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People over 70 are increasingly using firearms to end their lives. The rate is especially prevalent among Western states.
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Tax credits that helped people earning up to 400% of federal poverty guidelines are expiring. Some 20,000 Wyomingites could be left in the lurch.
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The state’s priorities include improving access to care, building up its health workforce, and using technology to improve chronic disease management and bring care closer to home.
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Despite St. John’s Health and the Teton County Health Department ending their collaboration on the clinic, it carries on as a community resource.
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Farmers in Wyoming and across the U.S. face many stressors and they have one of the highest rates of suicide of any occupation. Behavioral health care providers are now being taught a new method to identify depression, anxiety and other issues among farmers.
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Workers navigate potential triple-digit price hikes and diminishing options.
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The Gun Violence Data Hub examined firearm suicide rates and found across the country, they are the highest among people 70 years of age and older.
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The Labor and Health Committee identified maternity health deserts as its number one priority for the past two years. This year, it’s sponsoring bills to reimburse birthing centers through Medicaid and protect pregnancy centers from government regulations.