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Para combatir la violencia con armas de fuego, artista convierte las balas en arte
East St. Louis, Illinois.- Cuando era niño, Mykael Ash disfrutaba recogiendo conchas marinas cerca de la costa del golfo de Mississippi, en donde vive su abuelo. Los viajes a la playa eran una parte habitual de su vida.
“Es…
Why Medicaid Expansion Ballots May Hit a Dead End After a Fleeting Victory in South Dakota
Republican-led legislatures have repeatedly thwarted Medicaid expansion in a dozen conservative states, despite high numbers of uninsured residents. In recent years, supporters of expansion have found success with another…
Readers and Tweeters Chime In on Disability Rights and Drug Discounts
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Coming Full Circle on Protections for Those With Disabilities
As a retired…
To Combat Gun Violence, This Artist Turns Ammunition Into Art
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — As a child, Mykael Ash enjoyed picking up seashells near the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His grandfather lives there, so trips to the beach were a regular part of life.
“It’s peaceful energy,” Ash said.…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Health Spending? Only Congress Knows
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Congress has a tentative framework for government spending…
Abrumados por los costos, hospitales crean sus propias agencias de enfermería
Como muchas enfermeras en estos días, Alex Scala recibió un gran aumento de sueldo cuando cambió de trabajo hace poco.
Scala también recibió una bienvenida combinación de turnos cuando se unió a Allegheny Health Network, con…
Mass Shootings Reopen the Debate Over Whether Crime Scene Photos Prompt Change or Trauma
McCLELLANVILLE, S.C. — John Lites was one of the first police officers to respond to a 911 call from Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015, when a white gunman murdered…
What Germany’s Coal Miners Can Teach America About Medical Debt
Noam N. Levey
PÜTTLINGEN, Germany — Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long shadow of coal mining in his clinic near the big brownstone church that dominates this small town in Germany’s Saarland.
The…
States Challenge Biden to Lower Drug Prices by Allowing Imports From Canada
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
The Biden administration is facing mounting pressure from states to let them import medicine from Canada to help lower prescription drug costs.
Colorado on Dec. 5 became at least the fourth…
How Medicare Advantage Plans Dodged Auditors and Overcharged Taxpayers by Millions
Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Holly K. Hacker
In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of patients treated by a podiatry practice whose owner…