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Trickle of Covid Relief Funds Helps Fill Gaps in Rural Kids’ Mental Health Services
Christina Saint Louis
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The Mary Hill Youth and Family Center’s building has long been at a crossroads overlooking this rural Appalachian city, but its purpose has evolved.
For 65 years, residents of…
‘An Arm and a Leg’: When Insurance Won’t Pay, Abortion Assistance Funds Step In
Dan Weissmann
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As Americans choose their insurance plans for next year, some might wonder: How does the recent rise in state…
Treating Long Covid Is Rife With Guesswork
Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, nearly two years after he came home from the hospital. He picks up a spirometer, a device that measures lung capacity, and takes a deep breath — though not as…
Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds
With more than 200 Americans still dying of drug overdoses each day, states are beginning the high-stakes task of deciding how to spend billions of dollars in settlement funds from opioid manufacturers and distributors. Their…
California Aims to Maximize Health Insurance Subsidies for Workers During Labor Disputes
Annie Sciacca
This spring, Chevron workers testified that the company revoked health coverage for hundreds of members of the United Steelworkers Local 5 at the Richmond, California, refinery during a strike that ultimately lasted two…
After Election Win, California’s AG Turns to Investigating Hospital Algorithms for Racial Bias
Mark Kreidler
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta sailed to victory in the Nov. 8 election, riding his progressive record on reproductive rights, gun control, and social justice reform. As he charts a course for…
Audits — Hidden Until Now — Reveal Millions in Medicare Advantage Overcharges
Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Holly Hacker
Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors, with some plans overbilling the government more…
Patient Mistrust and Poor Access Hamper Federal Efforts to Overhaul Family Planning
Renuka Rayasam
JACKSON, Miss. — Two years ago, after an emergency cesarean section at a Mississippi hospital, Sherika Trader was denied a tubal ligation. Trader, now 33, was told that to have her tubes tied, she had to have a second…
Path Cleared for Georgia to Launch Work Requirements for Medicaid
Georgia is set to become the only state to have work requirements for Medicaid coverage.
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection — and a surprising Biden administration decision not to appeal a federal court ruling — have freed…
Hay más infecciones sexuales y empresas producen más tests caseros… ¿son confiables?
Uno de los legados más remarcables de la pandemia de covid-19 es la rapidez con la que los reguladores federales y los laboratorios se movieron para producir tests caseros, una herramienta confiable para manejar una crisis de…