The Year in Opioid Settlements: 5 Things You Need to Know
Aneri Pattani This year, about $1.5 billion has landed in state and local government coffers from court settlements made with...
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Bold Changes Are in Store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but Will Patients Benefit?
Bernard J. Wolfson California’s safety-net health program, Medi-Cal, is on the cusp of major changes that could rectify long-standing problems...
Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals
Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August 2022. “This...
What a Bison Goring Can Teach Us About Rural Emergency Care
Millions of Americans live in “ambulance deserts” — areas that are more than a 25-minute drive to the nearest emergency...
Social Security Chief Apologizes to Congress for Misleading Testimony on Overpayments
David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group The head of the Social Security Administration has sent a letter of...
‘Financial Ruin Is Baked Into the System’: Readers on the Costs of Long-Term Care
Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the “Dying Broke” series about the financial burden of long-term care in...
Abortion and SCOTUS, Together Again
The Host The Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a case that could further restrict abortion — even in...
Gun Violence Is a Plague. Could Medicaid Help?
To tackle America’s gun problem, a growing number of states are allowing Medicaid dollars to fund community-based violence programs intended...
Colorado culpa a Biden y a farmacéuticas por retrasar importaciones de medicamentos de Canadá
Las autoridades de Colorado aseguran que su plan de importar medicamentos más baratos de Canadá se ha visto obstaculizado por...
Being Black and Pregnant in the Deep South Can Be a Dangerous Combination
Lauren Sausser O’laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided it was...
Watch: The Long-Term Care Crisis: Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America
By Jordan Rau December 6, 2023 Article HTML Jordan Rau, KFF Health News For many in America, especially people in...
