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Sign-Up Window for Free COBRA Coverage for Many Laid-Off Workers Closes This Week
After being laid off from her job as a systems analyst for a specialty chemicals company in December, Gabriela de Pompignan opted to hang on to her former employer’s insurance coverage under the federal law known as COBRA.…
Women Say California Insurer Makes It Too Hard to Get Drug for Postpartum Depression
When Miriam McDonald decided she wanted to have another baby at age 44, her doctor told her she had a better chance of winning the lottery. So when she got pregnant right away, she and her husband were thrilled. But within three…
Bye-Bye to Health Insurance ‘Birthday Rule’? Kansas Lawmaker Floats Fix
Cara Anthony
When Kayla Kjelshus gave birth to her first child, the infant spent seven days in the neonatal intensive care unit, known as the NICU. This stressful medical experience was followed by an equally stressful financial one.…
Want Fries With That Vaccine? Even at a Fast-Food Restaurant, Pop-Up Clinics See Slow Traffic
Anna Almendrala
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A few months ago, the boxy, teal truck parked outside a McDonald’s in this Inland Empire city might have drawn hundreds of people willing to stand in line for hours under the scorching sun.…
How a Doctor Breaks Norms to Treat Refugees and Recent Immigrants
AURORA, Colo. — Fatumo Osman, a 65-year-old Somali refugee who speaks limited English, was in a bind. She made too much money at a meal prep service job so she no longer qualified for Medicaid. But knee pain kept her from working,…
The Pandemic Made Telemedicine an Instant Hit. Patients and Providers Feel the Growing Pains.
Crystal Joseph pays for two telemedicine video services to ensure that her small therapy practice in Silver Spring, Maryland, can always connect with its clients.
She’s been burned before. During one hours-long service outage…
As Holdout Missouri Joins Nation in Monitoring Opioid Prescriptions, Experts Worry
Kathi Arbini said she felt elated when Missouri finally caught up to the other 49 states and approved a statewide prescription drug monitoring program this June in an attempt to curb opioid addiction.
The hairstylist turned…
Best Jobs Open – Ontario Inland Empire California
The morning’s compelling report. Saladino’s is a family-owned business that is future-oriented.
This award-winning employer offers positions in the Greater Los Angeles area, including the Inland Empire. Positions in Ontario are immediately…
Journalists Dig in on Delta Variant Risks and Opioid Overdose Deaths
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber discussed outbreaks caused by the covid-19 delta variant in Missouri and elsewhere on Newsy on Thursday.
Click here to watch Weber on NewsyRead Weber’s “The Delta Variant Thrives in a State of…
Haiti Update | Voice of America
On the eve of the funeral for slain Haitian president, Jovenel Moïse, host Carol Castiel and assistant producer at the Current Affairs Desk, Sydney Sherry, speak with Haiti expert Georges Fauriol, senior…