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A Law Was Meant to Free Sick or Aging Inmates. Instead, Some Are Left to Die in Prison.
Jimmy Dee Stout was serving time on drug charges when he got grim news early last year.
Doctors told Stout, now 62, the sharp pain and congestion in his chest were caused by stage 4 lung cancer, a terminal condition.
“I’m…
Why Do Politicians Weaponize Medicare? Because It Works
Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington is surprised.
This time it’s Democrats accusing Republicans of wanting to maim the very popular federal health program that covers 64 million…
Journalist Angela Hart Furnishes Framework on Homelessness in California
KHN senior correspondent Angela Hart discussed homelessness in California and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legacy on KPBS’ “Midday Edition” on Feb. 9. She discussed the same issue on Cap Radio’s “Insight” on Feb. 13.
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Senators Say Health Worker Shortages Ripe for Bipartisan Compromise
Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is room for bipartisan solutions, even in a deeply divided Congress gearing up for a presidential election…
California requiere que hospitales recurran a familiares cercanos de pacientes para decisiones…
Mark Kreidler
Hace unos cuatro años, el doctor Gene Dorio formó parte del comité de ética de un hospital del sur de California cuyos administradores insistían en que ellos podían decidir si desconectaban el respirador de un paciente…
California Requires Hospitals to Turn to a Patient’s Next of Kin, Closing a Longtime Loophole
Mark Kreidler
About four years ago, Dr. Gene Dorio sat on the ethics committee of a Southern California hospital whose administrators insisted they could decide whether to disconnect a ventilator from an unconscious patient — even though…
Alarmante desafío de salud: venden opioides mezclados con tranquizilantes para animales en barrio de…
Muchas personas del barrio de Kensington, en Philadelphia —el mayor mercado abierto de drogas al aire libre de la costa este— son adictas y aspiran, fuman o se inyectan al aire libre, encorvadas sobre cajas o en los escalones de…
One State Looks to Get Kids in Crisis out of the ER — And Back Home
It was around 2 a.m. when Carmen realized her 12-year-old daughter was in danger and needed help.
Haley wasn’t in her room — or anywhere else in the house. Carmen tracked Haley’s phone to a main street in their central…
As Covid Grabbed the World’s Attention, Texas’ Efforts to Control TB Slipped
Narciso Lopez has spent more than two decades working to control the spread of tuberculosis in South Texas. He used to think that when patient traffic into the clinics where he worked was slow, that meant the surrounding community…
Republican Lawmakers Shy Away From Changing Montana’s Constitutional Right to Abortion
Katheryn Houghton
Republican lawmakers in Montana wield a supermajority that gives them the power to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment that would break the link between abortion rights and the right to privacy in the…