Vance-Walz debate highlighted clear health policy differences
· News-MedicalBut these are fentanyl seizures — not the amount of the narcotic being “let” into the United States.
Drug policy experts have said that the illicit fentanyl crisis began years before Biden's administration and that Biden's border policies are not to blame for overdose deaths.
In July 2024, 3% of Mercy Health's patients were counted in the "left-without-being-seen" category — the same level as both the state and national average for high-volume hospitals. In July 2019, Mercy Health tallied 2% of patients who "left without being seen." That year, the state and national averages were 1% and 2%, respectively. Another Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2024 datapoint shows Mercy Health patients spent less time in the emergency department per visit on average — 152 minutes — compared with state and national figures: 183 minutes and 211 minutes, respectively. Even so, Springfield Regional Medical Center's Jennifer Robinson noted that Mercy Health has seen high utilization of women's health, emergency, and primary care services.
Minnesota used a projected budget surplus to jump-start the program; funding will then shift to a payroll tax split between employers and workers.
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