A new Vanderbilt University Poll shows that 56% of people in Nashville think the city is on the wrong track. Pollsters surveyed 1,016 adults living in Davidson County on topics covering city growth, mayor approval, priorities, affordable housing, and other topics. John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the Vanderbilt College of Arts & Science and co-director of the Vanderbilt Poll, said people who are most dissatisfied with the direction of Nashville have been residents for more than 20 years. .
In the national quest to help people with diabetes deal with the skyrocketing costs of insulin, North Dakota lawmakers are weighing in, as a bill to cover public employees has cleared its final legislative hurdle. A recent Yale study noted for 14% of people who need the lifesaving drug, insulin costs consume at least 40% of their income. This week, the North Dakota House sent the governor a bill to limit out-of-pocket costs for a 30-day insulin supply to $25 for people in the Public Employees Retirement System. .
Massachusetts lawmakers are vowing to protect access to the abortion drug mifepristone, after two competing rulings by federal judges has left access to the medication in limbo across the country. Gov. Maura Healy has issued an executive order to clarify a state law passed last year to protect abortion access extends to abortion medication as well. .
Johnson County, Iowa, is on a fact-finding mission - to determine what its residents need most for a good community health program. The county is receiving a $125,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to look at barriers that prevent people from getting the health care they need. It might be a lack of transportation, high costs, lifestyle choices, or limited access to medical care. .
New York s largest nurses union has affiliated with the largest nurses union nationwide. The New York State Nurses Association voted to affiliate with National Nurses United to help numerous nurses gain better working conditions in their respective hospitals. This comes amid growing union efforts among nurses and other medical staffers, mostly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. .