The 6-3 decision in the case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturned a nearly 50-year precedent.
Jun 24, 2022
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MARCUS AND ALLYSON WARD OF CHICAGO MOVED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY AFTER THE PREMATURE BIRTH OF THEIR TWINS, MILO AND THEO, LEFT THEM WITH ABOUT $80,000 IN MEDICAL DEBT./TAYLOR GLASCOCK/KHN AND NPR
More than 100 million people in America are beset by a health care system that is systematically pushing patients into debt on a mass scale.
Jun 21, 2022
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TENTS NOW CROWD DOWNTOWN RETAIL CORRIDORS IN PORTLAND. AN ESTIMATED 6,000 PEOPLE ARE LIVING HOMELESS IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION, A 50% SURGE OVER 2019./ANGELA HART/KHN
Portland’s homeless problem now extends well beyond the downtown core, creating a crisis of conscience for this fiercely liberal city.
Jun 21, 2022
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WHEN PAT HOLTERMAN-HOMMES READ IN 2021 THAT HER FORMER COLLEAGUE, ALPHONSO HARRIED, WAS WAITING FOR A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, SHE WANTED TO SEE IF SHE COULD DONATE ONE./OE MARTINEZ/KHN
Using race as a medical shorthand is at best imprecise and at worst harmful, and experts say one of the best things patients can do is ask if — and how — their race is factored into their care.
As insulin-makers face long-standing complaints of price-gouging, California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to produce its own brand of generic insulin and sell it at below-market prices to people with diabetes.
Despite a longstanding push to integrate care and better serve patients, the way many insurance plans cover mental health doesn’t necessarily support integrating it with physical care.