Healthcare

Luján Presses CBO Director, Secures Commitment On RECA

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, pressed Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel to provide state-by-state cost estimates of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program.

Luján has consistently raised issues over the CBO’s scoring method of the RECA program. During the hearing, Director Swagel committed to convening a meeting to further discuss the program’s cost.

Watch Luján Questions CBO Director on RECA.

Luján has introduced legislation to strengthen Read More

Heinrich Cosponsors Bill To Let Every American Choose Medicare, Lower Health Care Costs For Working Families

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Choose Medicare Act, legislation that gives every American who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in Medicare.

The Choose Medicare Act opens up Medicare to all Americans with a new ‘Part E’ and builds on the Affordable Care Act. By allowing Medicare to compete with private health insurance, Medicare Part E puts consumers and businesses in the driver’s seat on the road to universal health care.

“New Mexico’s working families deserve affordable and accessible health Read More

Skolnik: Should COVID Still Be A Priority?

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By RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock

How much priority should public health put on COVID these days? Aren’t the risks of COVID so diminished that we don’t have to worry about it anymore?

In public health, as in other fields, there are well known principles for setting priorities, that largely have to do with:

          • The impact of the disease on illness, disabilities, and deaths.
          • The availability of cost-effective, doable, and sustainable approaches to addressing the problem.
          • Fairness/equity.

When it comes to the burden of COVID disease:

  • Provisional CDC data has COVID as the 10th leading cause of death in
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In-Person Car Seat Inspection In Los Alamos Saturday

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First Born Program News:

The First Born Program of Los Alamos is hosting the New Mexico Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Division (NMDOT TSD) and Safer New Mexico Now for an in-person Car Seat Inspection Clinic.

The clinic is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 13, at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center, 1101 Bathtub Row in the lower parking lot.

This free educational clinic provides parents and caregivers instruction on the proper selection, installation and use of their car seats from nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs).

At the clinic, CPSTs will spend Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Files Amendment To Protect Veteran Access To Abortion

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, filed an amendment to codify the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair’s (VA) rule protecting veterans and their beneficiaries’ access to abortions in the cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life and health of the mother.

Heinrich filed the amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill that Read More

Gruninger: What Is The Los Alamos Retired & Senior Organization?

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The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization staff. Courtesy/LARSO

By JACCI GRUNINGER
Executive Director
LARSO

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns written by Executive Director Jacci Gruninger to introduce Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization and its services to the community.

The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) or the Los Alamos Senior Activity Centers is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that creates opportunities for healthy aging through social engagement, physical well-being, civic involvement, creativity, and lifelong learning. Read More

NNSA To Conduct Helicopter Aerial Radiation Assessment Flights Over Milwaukee Ahead Of GOP National Convention

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Twin-engine Bell 412. Courtesy/NNSA

DOE/NNSA  News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Milwaukee, Wisc., Tuesday, July 9 through Thursday, July 11, in support of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) aircraft will measure expected background radiation as part of standard public health and safety preparations.

The public may see a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, which is equipped with radiation-sensing Read More

EPA And NMED Find Potential Air Quality Violations At 60% Of Permian Basin Oil And Gas Facilities Inspected

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED or the Department) Wednesday announced the results of a six-month inspection initiative done in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

It found 75 of the 124 facilities investigated had emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and could be subject to monetary penalties and other actions necessary to comply with requirements pursuant to federal Clean Air Act and state Air Quality Control Act.

During this time, EPA and NMED analyzed data from satellites, regulatory reports and other sources Read More

Los Alamos Sees Itself In ‘Paradise Paradox’

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A scene from the screening of ‘Paradise Paradox’ June 24 at SALA Event Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Small, rural towns can be deceiving. Quaint town centers and close-knit communities seem appealing and add to that some kind of tourist destination like a ski resort and small towns appear as havens from all the turmoil of big cities. The trouble is, a safe haven that is totally immune from troubles, doesn’t exist; so, what happens when significant issues such as depression and suicide find their way into these Read More

Los Alamos County Health: Reaching Out To The Community

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By LORI PADILLA
Chair
Los Alamos County Health Council

Health Connection:

Back in April, Los Alamos Daily Post reporter Kirsten Laskey wrote a very detailed piece  on the presentation Social Services Manager Jessica Strong gave on preliminary results and short-term recommendations identified in the interim Los Alamos County Comprehensive Health Plan. (https://ladptest2.ortizaudio.net/los-alamos-county-comprehensive-health-plan-update-identifies-challenges-and-offers-short-term-solutions/).

The actual presentation can be found at the following link under the Read More