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Biden’s on Target About What Repealing ACA Would Mean for Preexisting Condition Protections
Jacob Gardenswartz
If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.”
President Joe Biden in a campaign advertisement, May 8…
Funding Instability Plagues Program That Brings Docs to Underserved Areas
For Diana Perez, a medical resident at the Family Health Center of Harlem, the handwritten thank-you note she received from a patient is all the evidence she needs that she has chosen the right training path.
Perez helped…
Watch: California Pays Drug Users To Stay Clean
June 13, 2024
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KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart appeared on Spectrum News 1’s “LA Times Today” last week to explain how California is trying to help…
California Dabbles With Reining in Health Spending
California is now among the states trying to keep health-care costs down by setting spending caps — a task that pits public officials against a deeply entrenched and heavily lawyered set of players.
It’s uncertain whether…
Many Young Adults Who Began Vaping as Teens Can’t Shake the Habit
G Kumar’s vaping addiction peaked in college at the University of Colorado, when flavored, disposable vapes were taking off.
“I’d go through, let’s say, 1,200 puffs in a week,” Kumar said.
Vaping became a crutch…
‘I Try To Stay Strong’: Mom Struggles To Get Diagnosis for Son’s Developmental Problems
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. — Four-year-old Ahmeir Diaz-Thornton couldn’t sit still in class and rarely ate his lunch. While his preschool classmates spoke in perfect sentences, Ahmeir had trouble pronouncing words.
Ahmeir’s…
Biden Administration Advances Plan To Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores
Noam N. Levey
Americans would no longer have to worry about medical debts dragging down their credit scores under federal regulations proposed Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
If enacted, the rules…
End of Internet Subsidy Leaves Millions Facing Telehealth Disconnect
When the clock struck midnight on May 31, more than 23 million low-income households were dropped from a federal internet subsidy program that for years had helped them get connected.
The Affordable Connectivity Program was…
Biden Plan to Save Medicare Patients Money on Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say
Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling to afford to keep some prescription drugs in stock.
“It would not matter if…
Bird Flu Tests Are Hard To Get. So How Will We Know When To Sound the Pandemic Alarm?
Amy Maxmen and Arthur Allen
Stanford University infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan has seen a lot of patients with runny noses, fevers, and irritated eyes lately. Such symptoms could signal allergies, covid, or a cold. This year,…