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A Dog Day at the Dentist’s: North Carolina Regulates Pups in Dentistry
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The first time 11-year-old Levi McAllister had a tooth pulled, he screamed, kicked, and struggled so much that his mom had to hold him down.
So when Levi returned to Charlotte Pediatric Dentistry in January to…
From Alabama to Utah, Efforts to Vaccinate Medicaid Enrollees Against Covid Run Into Obstacles
Medicaid enrollees continue to get vaccinated against covid at far lower rates than the general population despite vigorous outreach efforts by government officials and private organizations to get low-income people inoculated,…
The Demise of Single-Payer in California Trips Up Efforts in Other States
Angela Hart
SACRAMENTO — Single-payer health care didn’t stand a chance in California this year.
Even in this deep-blue bastion, Democratic lawmakers shied away from legislation that would have put state government in charge…
Journalists Discuss the Cost of Service Dogs and Medicaid Coverage for People With HIV
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Por qué las embarazadas fueron rezagadas mientras se aceleraban las vacunas para la mayoría de la…
Cuando su hijo vino al mundo, el pasado mes de mayo, Kia Slade estaba embarazada de siete meses, no vacunada, y luchaba por respirar mientras sus niveles de oxígeno caían en picada.
Un caso grave de neumonía por covid había…
Health Care Firms Were Pushed to Confront Racism. Now Some Are Investing in Black Startups.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Whitney stands out in Nashville’s $95 billion health care sector as an investor in startups. In addition to co-founding a venture capital firm, he’s organized an annual health tech conference and…
Plan to Fix Postal Service Shifts New Retirees to Medicare — Along With Billions in Costs
Michael McAuliff
A congressional effort to fix the nation’s deteriorating mail service may come at the expense of an even bigger and more complicated problem: Medicare solvency.
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 would help shore…
Backlogs in California’s Medicaid Drug Program Ease, but Problems Persist
Samantha Young
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The contractor running California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program has addressed shortfalls that earlier this year left thousands of enrollees without critical medications, some languishing on…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Contemplating a Post-‘Roe’ World
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With those on both sides of the abortion debate anticipating that…
Watch: Seniors Share How They’ve Made It Through the Pandemic
Too often the voices of older people are not heard. Judith Graham, KHN’s Navigating Aging columnist, invited nine seniors from across the country to talk candidly about their highs and lows as they enter Year 3 of the pandemic, with…