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$35 Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, and Bipartisan. But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway.
Michael McAuliff
Democrats in the Senate are primed this month to make their first attempt at salvaging one of the most popular elements of President Joe Biden’s stalled Build Back Better plan — the proposal to cap insulin costs at $35 a…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Health-Heavy State of the Union
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Russia’s attacks on Ukraine took the headlines for…
La medicación para prevenir el VIH debe ser gratis, pero las aseguradoras siguen cobrándola
Anthony Cantu, de 31 años, aconseja a los pacientes de una clínica de salud de San Antonio, Texas, sobre una pastilla diaria que ha demostrado prevenir la infección por VIH. El verano pasado, él mismo comenzó a tomar el…
Calls to Overhaul Methadone Distribution Intensify, but Clinics Resist
Markian Hawryluk
Days typically start early for patients undergoing opioid addiction treatment at Denver Recovery Group’s six methadone clinics in Colorado. They rise before dawn. Some take three buses to get to a clinic by 5 a.m. for a…
Seeking to Shift Costs to Medicare, More Employers Move Retirees to Advantage Plans
As a parting gesture to a pandemic-ravaged city, former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hoped to provide the city with a gift that would keep on giving: new health insurance for 250,000 city retirees partly funded by the federal…
To Be One in a Million: ‘Who Thinks It’s Going to Be You?’
Markian Hawryluk
BEND, Ore. — Monica Melkonian wanted the Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine. It was only one shot and then she would be protected against the virus. So she was thrilled when the vaccination clinic at the Deschutes…
Covid Expert Joins Exodus Into Business, Where Science Parlays Into Profits
Millions of free covid-19 rapid tests arriving in Americans’ mailboxes are long-awaited vindication for Dr. Michael Mina, who, as a Harvard assistant professor, had been advocating for two years that the best way to limit covid is…
Fact Check: Biden Sets High Bar in 1st State of the Union Speech
Victoria Knight and Colleen DeGuzman
President Joe Biden argued forcefully for the power of democracy while calling out Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a March 1 State of the Union address that soon turned to the domestic concerns of the…
El estrés del trabajo en restaurantes es más alto que nunca. ¿Puede ayudar una terapeuta como parte…
John Daley, Colorado Public Radio
Los trabajos en restaurantes siempre han sido difíciles, pero el estrés mental empeoró durante la pandemia cuando muchos cerraron o redujeron horarios, o se convirtieron en el campo de batalla del uso de…
Biden’s Blanket Statement — ‘No More Surprise Billing’ — Doesn’t Quite Cover It
Victoria Knight
“Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.”
President Joe Biden, in a Feb. 10 speech about lowering health care costs.
During a Feb. 10 speech about lowering…