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Sebastián Martínez Valdivia/In many rural towns, local hospitals are community fixtures. When they close, the entire community feels the ripple effects. -
Farah Yousry/Side Effects Public MediaChildren with sickle cell disease rely on daily doses of penicillin to prevent life-threatening infections. But lately, some are finding it hard to fill their prescriptions.
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Medicaid officials around the country are watching California as it rolls out one of the most ambitious initiatives ever to address Medicaid patients’ social needs in hopes of improving their health. -
The patchwork nature of abortion laws across the country has made the procedure harder for pregnant people to get — and for health care providers to give.
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Abortion restrictions will likely affect Black women the most. Many are concerned about the impact on Black maternal mortality, and the risk of criminalization.
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A recently approved economic package will lower out-of-pocket costs for some patients. Many who rely on the costly medication say the measure doesn’t go far enough.
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Having health insurance doesn’t always mean the care you need will be covered, even if that care is provided in-network. Consumers have a right to appeal denied claims, but federal data shows very few people do.
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For many patients with long COVID, life doesn’t go back to normal. But they aren’t alone. They join a community of chronic illness patients who hope the money being poured into studying long COVID will have a wider benefit.
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When an Indiana abortion provider was attacked by pundits and political leaders, the vitriol hit home for medical residents at Indiana’s largest teaching hospital. Many of these young doctors were certain they wanted to practice in Indiana after training. Lately, some have felt more ambivalent.
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Five conservative states expanded Medicaid in part because the Obama administration let them charge premiums, but the Biden administration is taking that authority away.
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Millions of people are poised to lose access to abortion across Kentucky and parts of the Midwest pending court battles and elections. More pregnancies mean more need for prenatal care in a region already lacking.
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The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The virus is spreading far beyond where it’s been endemic for decades through modes of transmission health experts still don’t fully understand.
