American Military Base Locations are Bound: Where are the Military Families? What are the Roles of Healthcare and Military Family Relations? The Case of Sean Murphy
The maternity care shortage areas were brought about by the March of Dimes. The areas used in this analysis were areas designated as “maternity care deserts” or areas with “low access to care”.
Primary care and mental health care shortage areas came from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s shortage designations. These health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) are identified by state offices and approved by the federal agency. The shortage areas used in this analysis were geographic HPSAs, meaning the shortage is for the entire population within the designated area. An HPSA designation takes into account travel time to the nearest source of care in addition to other factors.
Military base locations were produced by the Department of Defense. This data includes DoD sites in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam that are larger than 10 acres and have a facility replacement value of at least $10 million.
Sean Murphy, who served as a Surgeon General in the Air Force, said that there was no robust surrounding of civilian medical care. He says that civilians are free to live where they please. Some troops get less say about where they are stationed.
Murphy is concerned that decreasing healthcare costs has hurt military readiness by making American troops less healthy and more prone to be injured in another war.
Murphy says civilian healthcare is working on such low profit margins that many providers can’t afford to take Tricare’s low reimbursement rates — even in areas that are not health care deserts. When Murphy retired he was turned down by four doctors before finding a fifth that would take Tricare.
You’re out with everyone in the boonies. He said the military members have been promised a certain level of care, no matter where they are.
Military members don’t have a lot of control over where they are stationed. Eileen Huck with the National Military Family Association says that certainly their families don’t.
The Outsiders Winners of Tony Awards Take Aways: An Empirical Tale of Two Boys and Two Girls, and How the Israeli Military Bases Will End the Conflict in Gaza
The winner of the Best Musical award was the only surprise at last night’s Tony Awards. The Outsiders, an energetic adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s beloved YA book, took home the last award of the night. Hell’s Kitchen, a musical loosely based on Alicia Keys’ life, only won two awards out of 13 nominations. The full list of winners can be found here.
If you binge watched Bridgerton and stayed up late to watch House of the Dragon, you may know a thing or two about guilty pleasures. Whether you’re reading “romantasy” or eating a bar of chocolate, this is what sets a “guilty” pleasure apart and how to have a balanced pleasure cycle.
Across the world, women shoulder three-quarters of all unpaid caregiving, according to the International Labour Organization. At Bogotá’s Care School for Men, a city-led program, men learn how to tend to their families and homes and to step up to do their share of housework and child care. Besides hands-on learning, men who participate also discuss the importance of challenging the gender norms they were raised with. The program allowed Ferley Senz to connect with his children.
Israel’s military said it would cease fighting for six hours daily on a road leading to the southern part of Gaza. The pause aims to allow aid trucks to safely travel from the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel deeper into Gaza.
Source: 50% of U.S. military bases face health care access issues; Tony Awards takeaways
The Upbeat Forecast for the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and Mid-Northern Sub-Saharan Heavy Ion Collisions
Yesterday, the temperatures took over the Midwest. The heat wave is expected to reach the Great Lakes, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic over the next few days. The daily record highs could be broken. The longest heat wave in decades could be experienced in some locations.
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