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Montana Clinics That Provide Abortions Preemptively Restrict Pill Access for Out-of-State Patients
MISSOULA, Mont. — The four states bordering Montana have “trigger laws” in effect or pending now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ended federal protections for abortion, making conservative Big Sky Country an unlikely haven for…
Feds Want a Policy That Advocates Say Would Let Hospitals Off the Hook for Covid-Era Lapses
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the covid-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals’ safety records and to waive approximately…
Cómo Pfizer le ganó a la pandemia, alcanzando influencia y ganancias descomunales
Los más de dos años agotadores de pandemia han producido enormes beneficios para una empresa, Pfizer, lo que la ha vuelto muy influyente y enormemente rentable a medida que covid-19 continúa infectando a decenas de miles de…
‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News
An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to spot problems before they worsen, affecting both a patient’s health and finances.
One of the more popular…
How Pfizer Won the Pandemic, Reaping Outsize Profit and Influence
The grinding two-plus years of the pandemic have yielded outsize benefits for one company — Pfizer — making it both highly influential and hugely profitable as covid-19 continues to infect tens of thousands of people and kill…
Crowdsourced Data on Overdoses Pinpoints Where to Help
EL PASO, Texas — Men lined up outside the Corner of Hope, a homeless resource center, eyeing free supplies on plastic shelves inside a white van.
Some wanted bags with toiletries or condoms, but others took kits that help them…
Listen: Julie Rovner Rehashes the ‘Roe’ Decision
KHN chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on NPR/WAMU’s “1A” on June 24. She also discussed the impact of the ruling in the Carolinas on WFAE’s “Charlotte Talks With Mike…
Cómo evitar, o deshacerse, de una deuda médica
Lori Mangum tenía 32 años cuando aparecieron tumores del tamaño de manzanas en su cabeza. Ahora, seis años y 10 cirugías después, el cáncer de piel desapareció. Pero su dolor sigue vivo, en la forma de una deuda médica.
Incluso…
The Sackler Family and the Opioid Crisis
In the wake of the opioid crisis, Sackler Rehab Center filed for bankruptcy, and the Sackler family faces questions about their role in the epidemic. This article looks at the family’s role in the deception surrounding OxyContin…
LA’s First Heat Officer Says Helping Vulnerable Communities Is Key to Achieving Climate Goals
As a child growing up in San Jose, California, Marta Segura heard horrific stories from her parents about women fainting on the factory lines and men overheating in the farm fields. They didn’t know those jobs exposed them to…