An ambulance bill of $3,419.60 for a ride of 1.8 miles went viral today, sparking fury over the sky-high prices of emergency medical care in the United States. A photo of the bill was shared on Reddit in the "Mildly Infuriating" thread by an anonymous user who went by u/Aggressive-Green4592, garnering over 45,000 votes.
Burnout is not new, but in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic it may have become more prevalent—and harder to address. But letting burnout go unchecked only makes the problem worse. How can you spot warning signs, and what can you do to stop burnout in its tracks?
If there has been a silver lining to this terrible Covid-19 pandemic, it is that the rate of Americans without health insurance dropped to a near historic low, thanks to various federal initiatives connected to the government-declared public health emergency.
Now, with the pandemic’s acute phase seemingly drawing to an end, millions of low-income and middle-income Americans are at risk of losing health insurance. The United States might see one of the steepest increases in the country’s uninsured rate in years.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has developed and released a three-year strategic plan they believe will “get us closer to achieving our vision of a just society of healthcare communities, where all individuals reach their highest potential for health” that reflects changes in healthcare due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
