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Physicians and attorneys say itâs a question of when â not if â a pregnant person dies from lack of care in a state with an abortion ban, potentially setting the stage for a malpractice lawsuit that could pressure providers to reconsider delaying or denying care.
As more states restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people, some are relocating to more welcoming destinations, such as California, Illinois, Maryland, and Nevada, where they don't have to worry about being locked out of medical care.
51ÊÓÆ” Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Hereâs a collection of their appearances.
Homeless people are being fraudulently enrolled in health plans on the Affordable Care Actâs marketplace, induced with cash payments from insurance agents and brokers. Those who sign up for an ACA plan are disqualified from other forms of free and low-cost care and risk disruption in treatment.
In whatâs known as the Medicaid âunwinding,â states are combing through rolls to decide who stays and who goes. But the overwhelming majority of people who have lost coverage so far were dropped because of technicalities, not because officials determined they are no longer eligible.
The well-known âAmanita muscariaâ mushroom is legal to possess and consume in 49 states. The market for gummies, powders, and capsules containing extracts of the fungus is raising eyebrows, though, amid concerns from the FDA and in the absence of human clinical trials.
Josie sensed Florida lawmakers were threatening her health care and ability to be herself at school. So she left. Families of other trans youth are plotting exits as well.
Infant mortality rates across the South are by far the worst in the U.S. A look at South Carolina â where multimillion-dollar programs aimed at improving rates over the past 10 years have failed to move the needle â drives home the challenge of finding solutions, especially in rural communities.
The debate about whether employees should be required to return to the workplace has generally focused on commuting, convenience, and child care. A fourth C, caregiving, has rarely been mentioned.
Before the covid-19 public health emergency ended, Medicare advocates around the country noticed a rise in complaints from beneficiaries who received at-home covid tests they never requested. Bad actors may have used seniorsâ Medicare information to improperly bill the federal government â and could do it again, say federal investigators.
Vulnerable and marginalized communities are getting left behind in dental deserts, where patient volume exceeds provider capacity or too few dentists are willing to serve the uninsured or those on Medicaid.
Doctors rushed a pregnant woman to a surgeon who charged thousands upfront just to see her. The case reveals a gap in medical billing protections for those with rare, specialized conditions.
In Wesley Chapel, Fla., near Tampa, residents will soon have three general hospitals within a five-minute drive. The new construction is part of a hospital-building boom across Florida unleashed almost four years ago, when the state dropped a requirement that companies obtain government approval to open new hospitals.
The federal governmentâs ambitious plan to end the HIV epidemic, launched in 2019, has generated new ways to reach at-risk populations in targeted communities across the South. But health officials, advocates, and people living with HIV worry significant headwinds will keep the program from reaching its goals.
Georgia is among 35-plus states that have used an under-the-radar federal funding mechanism to boost payments for hospitals and other providers under Medicaid. But a government watchdog and a congressional advisory commission say sparse oversight makes it hard to tell if the âdirected paymentsâ program is meeting its goals.
A recent Gallup Poll suggests that Americans are putting off medical care because of costs. Inflation and rising rents make it harder for people to make ends meet.
A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her â because it was her childâs name on the bill, not hers.
Itâs about the money â on both sides â as arguments swirl about patient safety, rising prices, and paying back on-the-job training.
A recent report detailing problems with Floridaâs patchwork mental health system had reached conclusions nearly identical to those of a similar report from more than 20 years ago. The echoes between the findings are unmistakable. And Florida isnât the only state struggling with the criminalization of mental illness, a lack of coordination between providers, and insufficient access to treatment.
American women are more likely to deliver their babies prematurely than women in most developed countries. Itâs a distinction that coincides with high rates of maternal and infant death, billions of dollars in costs, and even lifelong disabilities for the children who survive.
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