Colorado Dropped Medicaid Enrollees as Red States Have, Alarming Advocates for the Poor
Colorado defended its high disenrollment rates following the covid crisis by saying that what goes up must come down. Advocates and researchers disagree.
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Finland Is Offering Farmworkers Bird Flu Shots. Some Experts Say the US Should, Too.
Even with a stockpile of bird flu vaccinations, the federal government is not offering them to those at high risk. Along with testing and measures to prevent spread, vaccinations may protect people and stop the outbreak from becoming a pandemic.
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Why the Election May Slow Plans To Replace Lead Pipes
Lead in drinking water is a known danger. But how many of the country鈥檚 estimated 9 million lead service lines need to be replaced 鈥 and how quickly 鈥 is subject to debate. The clock is ticking on two competing plans as the election looms.
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Postcard From Philadelphia
These Vibrant, Bigger-Than-Life Portraits Turn Gun Death Statistics Into Indelible Stories
With pop-up art shows in Philadelphia and beyond, Zarinah Lomax鈥檚 mission is to show what is routinely lost to gun violence in America: 鈥淭his is somebody鈥檚 child. Somebody鈥檚 son, somebody鈥檚 daughter who was working toward something.鈥
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From Dr. Oz to Heart Valves: A Tiny Device Charted a Contentious Path Through the FDA
The story of MitraClip, a device Dr. Oz helped invent to treat faulty heart valves, is a cautionary tale about the science, business, and regulation of medical technology.
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If Lawsuit Ends Federal Mandates on Birth Control Coverage, States Will Have the Say
An ongoing lawsuit aims to set aside the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 requirements that insurers cover preventive care, such as contraception. If that happens, state reproductive health laws 鈥 varying across the country 鈥 would carry more weight, resuming the 鈥渨ild West鈥 dynamic from before Obamacare.
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GOP鈥檚 Tim Sheehy Revives Discredited Abortion Claims in Pivotal Senate Race
In Montana鈥檚 U.S. Senate race, Republican Tim Sheehy made the false claim that his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, supports abortion 鈥渦p to and including the moment of birth.鈥
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Listen: How the End of 鈥楻oe鈥 Is Reshaping the Medical Workforce
In this episode of 鈥淭he Indicator From Planet Money,鈥 51视频 Health News鈥 chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, reports on how the medical labor force is changing post-Roe v. Wade and why graduating medical students, from OB-GYNs to pediatricians, are avoiding training in states with abortion bans.
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Planned Parenthood to Blitz GOP Seats, Betting Abortion Fears Can Sway Voters
The reproductive rights organization hopes to oust GOP incumbents from key California congressional seats by highlighting the possibility of a national abortion ban. A state Republican official calls it a swing and a miss, noting that, under Democrats, hospitals have closed maternity wards and filed for bankruptcy.
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Abortion and the 2024 Election: A Video Primer
The first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago takes place in November, and abortion is sure to play a key role.
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SCOTUS Term Wraps With a Bang
The Supreme Court has issued its final opinions for the 2023-24 term, including decisions affecting abortion access, the opioid epidemic, and how the federal government functions. In this special episode, Sarah Somers , legal director of the National Health Law Program, joins 51视频 Health News鈥 chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, to discuss how the justices disposed of the term鈥檚 health-related cases and what those decisions could mean going forward.
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Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans鈥 List of Health Care Worries
Rising health care costs are fueling anxiety among older Americans covered by Medicare. They鈥檙e right to be concerned.
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Beyond PMS: A Poorly Understood Disorder Means Periods of Despair for Some Women
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is estimated to affect around 5% of people who menstruate, but a lack of research and limited awareness of menstrual disorders 鈥 even among health care providers 鈥 can make getting care difficult.
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Perspective
Pain Doesn鈥檛 Belong on a Scale of Zero to 10
A popular scale for measuring pain doesn鈥檛 work, but medicine still has no better alternative.
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Mississippi Lacks Black Doctors, Even as Lawmakers Increasingly Target Diversity Programs
Administrators at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine are trying to recruit more Black students 鈥 and more Hispanic and Choctaw Nation students, for that matter. But they face several obstacles, including a recent swell of Republican opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
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Fake Therapist Fooled Hundreds Online Until She Died, State Records Say
A Florida woman with no training in mental health services pretended to be a licensed social worker during online therapy sessions with Brightside Health patients.
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The Supreme Court Just Limited Federal Power. Health Care Is Feeling the Shockwaves.
A Supreme Court ruling restricting federal power will likely have seismic ramifications for health policy. A flood of litigation 鈥 with plaintiffs like small businesses, drugmakers, and hospitals challenging regulations they say are too expensive or burdensome and not authorized by law 鈥 could leave the country with a patchwork of disparate health regulations.
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The Concierge Catch: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many
Increasingly, Americans pay for the privilege of seeing a doctor. Research shows concierge medicine can further hamper access to care for those who can鈥檛 afford the upgrade.
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21 Drugs Are Cleared For Back-End Payments In Revised Pilot Of 340B Program
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Senate Committee Looks For Ways To Block White House Interference In Medical Research Grants
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After Botched Execution, Questions Swirl As Tennessee Inmate Receives Lifesaving Care At Vanderbilt Facility
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