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California Health Care Pioneer Goes National, Girds for Partisan Skirmishes
SACRAMENTO — When then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for nearly all Californians to buy health insurance or face a penalty, Anthony Wright slammed the 2007 proposal as “unwarranted, unworkable, and unwise” — one that would…
Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies, and many more places to give birth to them.
At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery…
Journalists Discuss FTC and Supreme Court Actions — And What’s Up With the Bird Flu
Thank you for your interest in supporting Kaiser Health News (KHN), the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute our journalism for free and without advertising through media partners of…
The Court Case That Could Upend Access To Free Birth Control
A lawsuit winding its way through the courts could undermine the power of federal agencies to mandate the services health insurance providers must cover. And that could threaten access to free birth control for millions of…
States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or…
Jordan Rau, KFF Health News
For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in the Heritage Hills nursing home in Rhode Island. A retired truck driver, he had injured his spine in a fall on the job decades…
How to Find a Good, Well-Staffed Nursing Home
Few people want to go into a nursing home, but doing so can be the right choice if you or a loved one is physically or cognitively disabled or recovering from surgery. Unfortunately, homes vary greatly in quality, and many don’t…
Lifesaving Drugs and Police Projects Mark First Use of Opioid Settlement Cash in California
SACRAMENTO — Sonja Verdugo lost her husband to an opioid overdose last year. She regularly delivers medical supplies to people using drugs who are living — and dying — on the streets of Los Angeles. And she advocates at Los…
Relieving the Growing Burden of Medical Debt
Medical debt is a growing burden for millions of people around the country, from parents in Illinois to immigrants in Colorado to residents of the “Diabetes Belt” across the South, and it’s now being recognized as a health-care…
‘A Bottomless Pit’: How Out-of-Pocket TMJ Costs Drive Patients Into Debt
Over three decades of relentless pain, Jonna Tallant has tried about every TMJ treatment: mouthguards, six sets of braces, dental crowns and appliances, drugs, physical therapy, Botox, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care, and…
Finland Is Offering Farmworkers Bird Flu Shots. Some Experts Say the US Should, Too.
As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle in the U.S., veterinarians and researchers have taken note of Finland’s move to vaccinate farmworkers at risk of infection. They wonder why their government doesn’t do the same.…