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== Healthcare ==

Healthcare in Lombardia is afforded as a right, not only by the federal constitution, but the state constitution as well. Federal law apportions a set amount of funding to each state each year for healthcare based on the taxes assessed by income and other sources. In 2023, Lombardia received €81.4 billion from the Department of Health and Human Services (equating to about €3,724 per person) just to cover base fees and expenses for its residents. Lombardia extends base coverages for healthcare for all residents, with even more extensions for pediatric healthcare, making it one of the best states to live in regarding coverages.

~~=== Introduction ===~~

Like all other Cartadanian states and territories, Lombards have the option to pursue private healthcare insurance which may further extend the coverages available to patients as well as the facilities in which they are covered. Private health insurance is more common in Lombardia's larger cities where public health facilities are known to be particularly crowded with longer wait times compared to private hospitals.

~~=== Obesity ===~~

The state has 153 hospitals, both public and private, across the entirety of the state. In accordance with the Lombard Health Millennium Initiative, no person in the commonwealth lives more than 45 minutes from a health facility that can treat the most common ailments. Higher profile cases may be further away as the state's level 1 trauma centers tend to be concentrated around population centers.

=== Alcohol Use ===

Lombardia has a higher than average consumption of fermented alcoholic beverages, but lower than average consumption of distilled spirits, in line with most of Cartadania's wine-producing states. Lombards consume, on average, 80 million gallons of wine per year, the fourth-most in the country. There is a particular affinity for red wines, especially those locally grown, such as merlot, which tend to have a cultural effect on the state. There is no shortage of wine festivals, and Figueroa has one of the largest in the country.

==== Alcohol Policy ====

Lombardia follows the national standard for consumption, setting the purchase age at 18 years with no set consumption age. It is, by federal law, illegal to serve alcohol to a minor in a public setting, however, it is not uncommon for parents to purchase wines and other fermented alcohols for their children in restaurants. Though the state is generally lax on this rule, it is more generally accepted to consume in this way in the privacy of a home, where it is not illegal to do so.

=== ~~Maternal Health~~ ===

=== Infant and maternal health ===

Lombardia's Department of Health (sometimes referred to as LombardHealth) has one of the most comprehensive guidelines for infant and maternal health in the country. In fact, Lombardia often ranks first or second in these categories because of its provisions for pediatric and maternal care. It is one of only seven states that omits these provisions from the tax code, instead covering the expenses itself (the other six are Alexandria, Milan, Porta Bianca, Santarém, Veneza, and Verona).

~~=== Infant~~ Health ~~===~~

~~==== Rates~~ of infant ~~mortality ====~~

~~===== Preterm birth =====~~

~~===== Low birth weight =====~~

~~===== Prenatal~~ care ~~=====~~

~~==== Vaccinations ====~~

~~===== Vaccination Policy =====~~

=== Medical research ===

The state depends heavily on the medical systems of its large institutions like the University of Lombardia and Lombard Commonwealth University for advancements in medical research. The Lombardia Department of Health frequently works with the state to create new guidelines and develop new methods of care alongside institutions from other states. It often collaborates with the other three commonwealths–Milan, Porta Bianca, and Verona–as well as Santarém and Toscana for health initiatives.

=== Legislative Responses ===

The Lombardia General Assembly tends to highly favor healthcare spending, and as a result, Lombardia has the third-longest lifespan in Cartadania at 85 years (tied with ten other states), following São Ricardo at first with 87 years, and Verona and Alahuela at second with 86. The national average for Cartadania sits around 84 years, which puts all of the aforementioned states relatively close to the national average. In the fifty-seven governorships that have administered the commonwealth, none have outwardly opposed healthcare initiatives set forth by the General Assembly.

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 == Healthcare ==
+Healthcare in Lombardia is afforded as a right, not only by the federal constitution, but the state constitution as well. Federal law apportions a set amount of funding to each state each year for healthcare based on the taxes assessed by income and other sources. In 2023, Lombardia received €81.4 billion from the Department of Health and Human Services (equating to about €3,724 per person) just to cover base fees and expenses for its residents. Lombardia extends base coverages for healthcare for all residents, with even more extensions for pediatric healthcare, making it one of the best states to live in regarding coverages.
-=== Introduction ===
+Like all other Cartadanian states and territories, Lombards have the option to pursue private healthcare insurance which may further extend the coverages available to patients as well as the facilities in which they are covered. Private health insurance is more common in Lombardia's larger cities where public health facilities are known to be particularly crowded with longer wait times compared to private hospitals.
-=== Obesity ===
+The state has 153 hospitals, both public and private, across the entirety of the state. In accordance with the Lombard Health Millennium Initiative, no person in the commonwealth lives more than 45 minutes from a health facility that can treat the most common ailments. Higher profile cases may be further away as the state's level 1 trauma centers tend to be concentrated around population centers.
 === Alcohol Use ===
+Lombardia has a higher than average consumption of fermented alcoholic beverages, but lower than average consumption of distilled spirits, in line with most of Cartadania's wine-producing states. Lombards consume, on average, 80 million gallons of wine per year, the fourth-most in the country. There is a particular affinity for red wines, especially those locally grown, such as merlot, which tend to have a cultural effect on the state. There is no shortage of wine festivals, and Figueroa has one of the largest in the country.
 ==== Alcohol Policy ====
+Lombardia follows the national standard for consumption, setting the purchase age at 18 years with no set consumption age. It is, by federal law, illegal to serve alcohol to a minor in a public setting, however, it is not uncommon for parents to purchase wines and other fermented alcohols for their children in restaurants. Though the state is generally lax on this rule, it is more generally accepted to consume in this way in the privacy of a home, where it is not illegal to do so.
-=== Maternal Health ===
+=== Infant and maternal health ===
+Lombardia's Department of Health (sometimes referred to as LombardHealth) has one of the most comprehensive guidelines for infant and maternal health in the country. In fact, Lombardia often ranks first or second in these categories because of its provisions for pediatric and maternal care. It is one of only seven states that omits these provisions from the tax code, instead covering the expenses itself (the other six are Alexandria, Milan, Porta Bianca, Santarém, Veneza, and Verona).
-=== Infant Health ===
-==== Rates of infant mortality ====
-===== Preterm birth =====
-===== Low birth weight =====
-===== Prenatal care =====
-==== Vaccinations ====
-===== Vaccination Policy =====
 === Medical research ===
+The state depends heavily on the medical systems of its large institutions like the University of Lombardia and Lombard Commonwealth University for advancements in medical research. The Lombardia Department of Health frequently works with the state to create new guidelines and develop new methods of care alongside institutions from other states. It often collaborates with the other three commonwealths–Milan, Porta Bianca, and Verona–as well as Santarém and Toscana for health initiatives.
 === Legislative Responses ===
+The Lombardia General Assembly tends to highly favor healthcare spending, and as a result, Lombardia has the third-longest lifespan in Cartadania at 85 years (tied with ten other states), following São Ricardo at first with 87 years, and Verona and Alahuela at second with 86. The national average for Cartadania sits around 84 years, which puts all of the aforementioned states relatively close to the national average. In the fifty-seven governorships that have administered the commonwealth, none have outwardly opposed healthcare initiatives set forth by the General Assembly.
 == Transportation ==

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