Health Activist Biweekly | December 19, 2018
Bill to fight maternal mortality goes to President's desk, Tech the answer to lower healthcare costs?, Expo recap & more - - - Health Activist Biweekly:
December 19, 2018
Happy Holidays! We will be taking a short break around the New Year with our Biweekly, but will be back before the end of January.
Health Activist Expo Displays Next-Generation Leaders, Innovative Solutions to Pittsburgh’s Greatest Health Challenges | Health Activist Network
In the News
Reinvesting In Health News
How can we lower healthcare costs? Key GOP senator seeks ideas | Modern Healthcare
Hacking Health Care: How Tech Will Drive Down Costs | Wall Street Journal
Healthcare, our biggest trade barrier | Modern Healthcare
Growth of Health Care Spending Slowed Last Year | New York Times
Lower utilization dampened health spending growth in 2017 | Modern Healthcare
Adolescent Behavioral Health News
The Twitter Hashtag #MyMentalStatein5Words Is Starting an Important Mental Health Conversation | Teen Vogue
Maternal Mortality News
Maternal mortality legislation heads to President Trump's desk for signing | Fierce Healthcare
Reversing The Rise In Maternal Mortality | Health Affairs
The U.S. needs to invest in birth centers | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
VIDEO: Female journalists shine a light on the sometimes-deadly process of giving birth | ABC News
When my patient died giving birth, the reality of US maternal mortality and race hit me | The Guardian
Take charge of your health today. Be informed. Be involved. Maternal and infant mortality | Pittsburgh Courier
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