Health Archives - NH Business Review

NH employers may lower health costs by supporting better health for employees

Dr. Ana Stankovic-UnitedHealthcare of New England,

Diabetes costs the U.S. economy approximately $413 billion annually, including more than $106 billion in lost productivity.

Cropped Shot Of Elderly Woman And Female Geriatric Social Worker

Report: NH’s caregivers need support

Olivia Richardson -NH Public Radio,

A new report from the AARP concludes there’s an urgent need to support the tens of thousands of New Hampshire residents who serve as caregivers to people close to them.

Pharmacy benefit manager reform is the bipartisan solution patients desperately need

Opinion,

The bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability would break the link between PBM compensation and drug price, and lower prescription costs, advocates say.

(Opinion) Protecting children’s mental health through collaborative care

Cynthia L. Whitaker,

In 2016, the New Hampshire Legislature enacted a system of care model for children’s behavioral health services, recognizing a critical gap: Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences and those with severe emotional disturbances were falling through the cracks of fragmented services.

New England Rural Health Association awarded $1.6m HRSA Northern Border RCORP grant

Contributed to NH Business Review,

The award totals $1.6 million over four years and will support training, placement and sustainability efforts to strengthen the behavioral health workforce across rural Vermont and New Hampshire

Parkland to open standalone ER in Salem

Jamie L. Costa/Eagle-Tribune,

A free-standing 24-hour emergency room operated by Parkland Medical Center was conditionally approved by planners Nov. 13

This bot makes bones

Mike Cote,

A process to create human tissue and bone through 3D printing won top honors at the NH Tech Alliance’s Product of the Year competition. The BioAssembly Bot 500, a robotic-based tissue fabrication and manufacturing platform, was developed by Advanced Solutions Life Sciences, a Louisville, Kentucky-based company whose research and development team is based in the Manchester Millyard.