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Autism diagnosis rates have tripled in the last decade, new study finds

Autism diagnosis cases have climbed at a faster rate among adults in their late 20s to early 30s

The Independent UK

Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Workers Strike Over Workload Concerns

Kaiser Permanente mental health workers in Southern California strike over workload and staffing concerns, impacting patient care.

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Kaiser mental health workers go on strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads

More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California have begun an open-ended strike over increased workloads and staffing shortages

The Independent UK

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On the Verge of a Strike, Kaiser Therapists Say It’s About Time

A year after the health care giant settled with California regulators, about 2,400 SoCal mental health workers say patients still lack timely care due to understaffing.

Capital & Main

US health giant Kaiser hit by data breach — millions of customers informed they could be at risk

Kaiser shared sensitive data with third parties by mistake and is now informing all affected users.

TechRadar

There's a new prescription pill for postpartum depression. How will coverage work?

A prescription pill to treat postpartum depression hit the market in December, but most insurers do not yet have a policy on how patients can access it or when they will pay for it.

WEKU

Why labor is losing even as unions win

Union membership is not keeping up with workforce growth

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Why Labor Is Losing Even as It Wins

Weak laws embolden combative employers, so even with big wins and all-time high support, union membership is not keeping up with workforce growth.

Capital & Main

How Will Kaiser Permanente Make Up for Its Shortage of Therapists?

A therapist is “guardedly optimistic” the health care giant is taking the shortage seriously, and the union says Kaiser may now realize it must invest billions to comply with the law.

Capital & Main

Health care workers gain 21% wage increase in pending agreement with Kaiser Permanente after historic strike

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions reached a tentative agreement with its employer on a new four-year contract on Oct. 13, 2023. They agreed following the largest documented strike of U.S. health care workers on record, which involved more than 75,000 workers in several states and the District of Columbia.…

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Kaiser’s Massive Mental Health Care Settlement Sends Strong Message to Providers That Ignore Patient Needs

A California settlement compels the state’s largest health care provider to spend $150 million on behavioral health services.

Capital & Main

After historic strike, Kaiser Permanente workers win 21% raise over 4 years

The health care giant and the coalition of unions that walked out for three days earlier this month announced a contract deal that averts another strike.

WEKU

Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike

Unions representing 75,000 health care workers who recently held a strike against industry giant Kaiser Permanente over wages and staffing shortages have reached a tentative agreement with the company

The Independent UK

Kaiser Permanente workers reach tentative deal after largest healthcare strike in US

The tentative agreement comes one week after a group of nurses, emergency department workers, radiology technicians, ultrasound sonographers, and others took to the picket lines across the country

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Kaiser Permanente and unions reach deal after healthcare workers’ strike

The strike, which ran for three days, marked the largest work stoppage to date in the healthcare sector

The Independent UK

Health care strike over pay and staff shortages heads into final day with no deal in sight

A massive health care strike over wages and staff shortages is heading into its final day without a deal between industry giant Kaiser Permanente and the unions representing the 75,000 workers who picketed this week

The Independent UK

Kaiser Permanente healthcare strike could disrupt vaccine and prescription access

The Kaiser strike is expected to span three days, as healthcare workers join picket lines across the country to protest staffing shortages

Salon

Kaiser health care workers on strike

The two main reasons are concerns over staffing levels and practices and dissatisfaction with pay

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Thousands of US workers are on strike today. Here's a rundown of major work stoppages happening now

It’s been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm

Salon

"Trail of death" sparks Kaiser strike

A healthcare staffing crisis that existed before the pandemic has only worsened

The Conversation

Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023, after company executives and eight unions representing aides, techs, support staff and other employees failed to agree on the terms of new contracts. This…

The Independent UK

Kaiser Permanente healthcare strike could disrupt vaccine and prescription access: Live updates

The Kaiser strike is expected to span three days, as healthcare workers join picket lines across the country to protest staffing shortages

France 24

US sees largest strike to ever hit country's healthcare sector

Some 75,000 medical workers have walked off the job in the United States, asking for better pay and a solution to understaffing. Negotiations between union negotiators and medical consortium Kaiser Permanente were suspended after a marathon round of contract talks. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from the picket line in…

The Independent UK

Kaiser Permanente frontline worker discusses ‘unbearable’ impact of staffing shortage crisis

Tami Chew is on the picket line after working for Kaiser for 17 years and noticing a ‘deteriorating’ partnership between the coalition and the hospital system

The Independent UK

Understaffing complaints, overwhelmed nurses, and unfair pay: Kaiser healthcare strike gets underway

Kaiser serves nearly 13 million patients, who will remain a ‘top priority’ as the strike unfolds, the hospital system said

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