What exactly is a clinical social worker?
A clinical social worker is a mental health professional with a master’s degree in social work. They are trained to diagnose and treat mental, behavioral and...
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‘An Arm and a Leg’: When Insurance Won’t Pay, Abortion Assistance Funds Step In
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. As Americans choose their insurance plans for next year, some...
A Work-From-Home Culture Takes Root in California
Even as pandemic lockdowns fade into memory, covid-19 has transformed California’s workplace culture in ways researchers say will reverberate well beyond 2022. According to new data...
Trickle of Covid Relief Funds Helps Fill Gaps in Rural Kids’ Mental Health Services
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The Mary Hill Youth and Family Center’s building has long been at a crossroads overlooking this rural Appalachian city, but its purpose has...
California Aims to Maximize Health Insurance Subsidies for Workers During Labor Disputes
This spring, Chevron workers testified that the company revoked health coverage for hundreds of members of the United Steelworkers Local 5 at the Richmond, California, refinery...
Treating Long Covid Is Rife With Guesswork
Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, nearly two years after he came home from the hospital. He picks up a...
Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds
With more than 200 Americans still dying of drug overdoses each day, states are beginning the high-stakes task of deciding how to spend billions of dollars...
Patient Mistrust and Poor Access Hamper Federal Efforts to Overhaul Family Planning
JACKSON, Miss. — Two years ago, after an emergency cesarean section at a Mississippi hospital, Sherika Trader was denied a tubal ligation. Trader, now 33, was...
Audits — Hidden Until Now — Reveal Millions in Medicare Advantage Overcharges
Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors, with some plans overbilling the government more...
After Election Win, California’s AG Turns to Investigating Hospital Algorithms for Racial Bias
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta sailed to victory in the Nov. 8 election, riding his progressive record on reproductive rights, gun control, and...