Right-to-privacy protections enshrined in state constitutions could block attempts to restrict abortions in many states.
Feb 17, 2022
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An epic tug of war is playing out behind the scenes over whether the government should pay for Aduhelm, a controversial Alzheimer’s drug that scientists say has not been proven to work./Lydia Zuraw/KHN
Pharmaceutical industry and patients representatives want to stop restricting Medicare funding for a controversial Alzheimer’s drug. Critics say it should never have been approved.
Feb 17, 2022
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Alex sits between his parents, Pham and David Roodman. On display behind them is an origami hat made by Alex; it’s one of the complex sculptures he enjoys creating./ALYSSA SCHUKAR FOR KHN
Despite improvements in screening, new therapies, and burgeoning specialty clinics for people with autism, the health care system is still failing millions of Americans from the time they are children, experts and advocates say.
With millions of people nationally losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends, some may sign up for different insurance, while others are expected to get lost in the transition.
A bribery investigation alleges SpineFrontier paid millions of dollars in bogus consulting fees to spine surgeons in exchange for their using its products.
A federal program penalizes hospitals for having the high numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications, but many of them it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country.