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Angela Quinn is CEO of FirstMed Health and Wellness, one of four Federally Qualified Health Centers in Nevada. Quinn says the need for their services is increasing. (mikayla whitmore/staff)
Health care’s ‘backbone’ Federally Qualified Health Centers must grow to cover the uninsured and underinsured By Michael Lyle | Special to VEGAS INC
Money should never be the reason people don’t get the health care they need, but it often is. That’s why in the 1960s, during the anti-poverty movement, the roots of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) were created as a response to the struggles of poor communities to cover medical and mental health needs. ¶ “They have quite literally become health care, Continued on page 15
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Cost of a new emissions charge in London that affects drivers of polluting vehicles. According to King’s College, air pollution is responsible for 9,400 premature deaths in the city each year.
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Number of locations where Walmart will add aisle-scanning, autonomous robots, which detect out-of-stock items, incorrect prices and wrong or missing labels. The company already has begun testing the robots in a few locations.