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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Politics of Vaccine Mandates
Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
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El resultado de una prueba de covid puede tardar horas, o hasta cinco días, dependiendo en donde…
En una semana reciente, una neoyorquina tuvo una prueba gratuita de covid-19 en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, y su resultado al día siguiente, mientras que una residente de Colorado tuvo que desembolsar $50 para una prueba que tuvo…
Surprise-Billing Rule ‘Puts a Thumb on the Scale’ to Keep Arbitrated Costs in Check
Patients are months away from not having to worry about most surprise medical bills — those extra costs that can amount to hundreds or thousands of dollars when people are unknowingly treated by an out-of-network doctor or…
Covid Testing, Turnaround Times Are Still Uneven This Far Into Pandemic
In one recent week, a New Yorker got a free covid-19 test in a jiffy, with results the next day, while a Coloradan had to shell out $50 for a test two cities from her hometown after a frantic round of pharmacy-hopping. A Montanan…
Q&A: How Will California’s New 988 Mental Health Line Actually Work?
Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News
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Reported missing, but attention absent
The families of missing and murdered women line up in front of the stage at Tiguex Park before releasing balloons in remembrance as part of the MMIW rally on Oct. 3. (Photo by Shelby Kleinhans for Source…
Health Industry Wields Power in California’s High-Stakes Battle to Lower Health Care Costs
SACRAMENTO — Gavin Newsom put California’s health care industry on notice when he was a candidate for governor, vowing in 2018 to go after the insurance companies, doctors and hospitals that leave many Californians struggling with…
Reluctant Localities Are Being Dragged Into Court to Fix Sidewalks for People With Disabilities
From her Baltimore dining room, Susan Goodlaxson can see her neighbor gardening across the street. But while other neighbors stop to chat, Goodlaxson just watches from the window. She uses a wheelchair, and there isn’t a single…
Indigenous Peoples’ Day in photos
Across New Mexico, people from tribal communities gathered yesterday to celebrate everything Native. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is every second Monday of October in the state.
“Having all of these people…
The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views
Amanda Michelle Gomez
As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of their political party or age — support letting the federal government negotiate drug…