Health care sharing ministries are faith-based organizations whose members agree to share medical expenses, but they don’t necessarily cover members’ medical bills.
Jun 7, 2022
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A reproductive rights protest in Washington D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021.
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Abortion opponents’ efforts in many conservative states to exclude most exceptions — for rape or incest o to save the life of the mother— have drawn headlines recently, but lack widespread appeal.
Jun 2, 2022
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Bruce Goguen of Broomfield, Colorado, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. Without his wheelchair, he would be stuck in bed. But going through his wheelchair supplier to get broken or worn-out parts repaired can take weeks or even months./KHN/Robin Bolduc
Some states aren't waiting as Congress decides whether to pass pro-consumer legislation to address wheelchair suppliers' failure to provide timely repairs.
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade as expected, the Biden administration could seek to preempt state laws with protection for medication used to initiate an abortion.
With private equity funds acquiring gastoenterology practices, investment managers now control the financial decisions for many medical offices caring for patients with digestive ailments.
May 31, 2022
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A NOVAVAX RESEARCHER SHOWN IN 2020/MARYLAND GOVPICS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
The Novavax vaccine appears to cause fewer unpleasant reactions — fever, chills, and exhaustion — associated with mRNA vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.
May 26, 2022
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THE ST. MARY ENTRANCE TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, WHICH BORDERS THE BLACKFEET NATION, REMAINED CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020 AS BLACKFEET OFFICIALS IMPLEMENTED STRICT MEASURES IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP COVID-19 OFF THE RESERVATION./AARON BOLTON/KHN