#health care policy

[viewwrangler]

And so it begins, even before the beginning.

Basically, one more year of people being able to barely afford health care, and then the Rethugnicans can have their dream of more poorer people getting sick and dying. (Most of those people living in states that voted heavily for them, one might add.)

The question is, how long after that will they kill Affordable Care altogether? Likely the efforts will at least start with the new budget year, in October 2025.

(Side note: depending on how the House winds up, I fully expect that within the next two years, the US will go into official default on its debt -- especially if, by some miracle, the Democrats manage to retain the House. And what that will do to the world economy, I don't want to think about.)

[bunnysnhi]

Closing The Gap: Sickle Cell Disease Awareness [Video]

[jennifermnhi]

Ga DPH: Launch of The Southeast Health District Mobile App [Video]

[iiamu]

“Gaining the attention of a target audience is power. Persuading that audience to behave the way you want is ultimate power.”

-Diana J. Mason, Elizabeth Dickson, Monica R. McLemore, G. Adriana Perez (Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition, Chapter 1)

[witheredgardenparty]

Please stay alive.

[draper-claire]

Are you running for office in a city like NYC? Do I have practical fixes for you, that I personally would like to see implemented!

Requisite needle and med drop off at every pharmacy and hospital

Covered benches at every bus stop

Compost drop off at every subway

Free public transit

Painted curb no parking at bus stops

Painted curb no parking fire hydrant

Libraries open 24/7

More public restroom (business incentives for public restrooms)

More public transit stops and shorter time between pick ups

Free healthcare

Free college courses, only pay for use of credit towards degree

Required narcan and cpr training for all able tax payers

Landlord penalization for extended vacancies on residential and business properties

Extended park hours

Better street lighting

Better park lighting

All public resources in multiple languages available digitally and physically

365 KN95 masks and 52 covid tests to each resident of the city delivered annually for free. Additional available upon request.

Free handbook on waste disposal and recycling updated yearly and mailed to all addresses, additional available upon request

Green energy is standard for all electric and gas companies, with no up-charge for converting from traditional energy offering

[1o1percentmilk]

ajin is so good on so many levels but i am particularly interested in the philosophical and ethical implications it raises from the doing away with death

[roseband]

debating going on the grace meng PA canvassing bus on sunday hmmmmmm

[bunnysnhi]

Dabur aims to double baby care revenue to Rs 50 crore in FY24 [Video]

[familythings]

Sweden: Parental Leave Can Now Be Transferred to Grandparents for Pay! 👶

Sweden is famous for its laws and practices that focus on happiness, daily ease, and the mental well-being of its citizens. As part of its support for families, Sweden now allows parents to transfer parental leave to grandparents, who will receive pay for this time. This change is set to take effect in 2024 and marks another step towards improving the quality of life for its…

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

[valiantlycleverinfluencer]

I hate Doug ford so much.

[originalleftist]

A sad fact of humanity is that a lot of people won't do something, even if they know it's right, unless they have to.

Take organ donations- an overwhelming majority of those polled, at least here in Canada, support them. But only a distinct minority actually register to be donors.

This is also why the idea bandied about, when they started lifting Covid restrictions, that people would just be responsible for themselves now, was so obviously unworkable. Because most people are not going to prioritize getting vaccinated or wearing a mask or staying home when sick if they don't have to, and most businesses aren't either. Even if they theoretically think its a good idea (I speak from experience- there are precautions I know I probably should do that I've put off and neglected).

Not all of this is shear laziness. Some of it is hypocrisy- I think this is a good idea, but want other people to bear the burden (see NIMBYs). But also... people are often really busy, overworked, overstressed, with limited resources, and, if it's not something they're passionate about or something they have to do to avoid death, imprisonment, or destitution, most people will, often, ignore it. So requiring people to do more isn't necessarily helping if you don't put supports in place to make it possible for them to do something.

BUT, the fact remains that if you really want to get people to do something, even something popular, the best way to do that is probably to mandate it. Or, if you want to take peoples' freedom of choice into account, and minimize backlash from the "Don't Tread On Me" dipshits, make it opt out rather than opt in, like some places are currently doing with organ donations. That way, the people who really don't want to still have a choice, but the people who aren't strongly opposed in theory, but just won't be arsed to do it if they don't have to, will go along.

Basically, making something opt in means only those passionate about it do it.

Making it opt out means that the passionate people and the undecideds/indifferent do it.

I would also argue that it follows from this that if a government ever proposes a solution to a long-term major problem, but makes it rely on voluntary participation, the effort is like performative and not expected or intended to actually succeed.