Path Cleared for Georgia to Launch Work Requirements for Medicaid
Georgia is set to become the only state to have work requirements for Medicaid coverage. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection — and a surprising Biden administration...
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Hay más infecciones sexuales y empresas producen más tests caseros… ¿son confiables?
Uno de los legados más remarcables de la pandemia de covid-19 es la rapidez con la que los reguladores federales y los laboratorios se movieron para...
As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?
Among the more remarkable legacies of the covid-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a...
Mistrust and Polarization Steer Rural Governments to Reject Federal Public Health Funding
ELKO, Nev. — When Elko County commissioners rejected a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that could have helped the county create...
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Changing of the Guard
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Fight Over Health Care Minimum Wage Yields a Split Decision in Southern California
An expensive fight over health worker pay in two Southern California cities appears to have ended in a draw, with each side claiming a victory and...
California acumula multas de residentes sin seguro en lugar de reducir los costos de la atención
SACRAMENTO — Casi tres años después de que California comenzara a multar a los residentes que no tienen seguro médico, KHN supo que el estado no...
Cómo el optimismo puede cerrar la brecha de cobertura de Medicaid
Más de 2 millones de personas de bajos ingresos, la mitad de ellos en Florida y Texas, no tienen seguro porque están atrapados en una brecha...
How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills
Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks like an enticing pitch when they go to the nonprofit hospital system’s website: a payment plan from...
Blackfeet Nation Challenges Montana Ban on Vaccine Mandates as Infringement on Sovereignty
J.R. Myers’ frustration grew as he read the email: To attend a local economic development council meeting in Browning — the largest community on the Blackfeet...