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Journalists Dissect Medical Coding and Parse the President’s Words
KHN freelancer Helen Santoro discussed insurance coverage for transgender medical care on KCRW’s “Press Play with Madeleine Brand” on Sept. 21.
Click here to hear Santoro on “Press Play With Madeleine Brand”Read Santoro’s “Medical…
Pruebas genéticas crean oportunidades de tratamiento, pero también confusión, entre las pacientes de…
La última década ha sido testigo de una rápida expansión de las pruebas genéticas, que incluyen nuevos instrumentos para informar a las pacientes, a las que se les ha diagnosticado cáncer de mama, sobre el riesgo de recurrencia y…
Padres con hijos muy enfermos encuentran consuelo y esperanza en la ayuda de hospicio en el hogar
Pomona, California.- Cuando conoces por primera vez a Aaron Martinez, de 17 meses, no es evidente que algo está catastróficamente mal.
Lo que ves es un hermoso niño pequeño con piel suave y brillante, abundante cabello castaño…
Shattered Dreams and Bills in the Millions: Losing a Baby in America
Lauren Weber
The day after his 8-month-old baby died, Kingsley Raspe opened the mail and found he had been sent to collections for her care.
That notice involved a paltry sum, $26.50 — absurd really, given he’d previously been told he…
Hemp-Derived Delta-8 Skirts Marijuana Laws and Raises Health Concerns
Suzan Kennedy has smoked marijuana, and says her Wisconsin roots mean she can handle booze, so she was not concerned earlier this year when a bartender in St. Paul, Minnesota, described a cocktail with the cannabinoid delta-8 THC…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Declares the Pandemic ‘Over’
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President Joe Biden’s declaration in a national…
Shift in Child Hospice Care Is a Lifeline for Parents Seeking a Measure of Comfort and Hope
Bernard J. Wolfson
Photos by Heidi de Marco
POMONA, Calif. — When you first meet 17-month-old Aaron Martinez, it’s not obvious that something is catastrophically wrong.
What you see is a beautiful little boy with…
Opponents of California’s Abortion Rights Measure Mislead on Expense to Taxpayers
Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News
“With Proposition 1, the number of abortion seekers from other states will soar even higher, costing taxpayers millions more.”
California Together, No on Proposition 1, on its website, Aug. 16, 2022…
Buy and Bust: After Platinum Health Took Control of Noble Sites, All Hospital Workers Were Fired
Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News
The news, under Noble Health letterhead, arrived at 5:05 p.m. on a Friday, with the subject line: “Urgent Notice.” Audrain Community Hospital, Paul Huemann’s workplace of 32 years, was letting…
Death Is Anything but a Dying Business as Private Equity Cashes In
Markian Hawryluk
Private equity firms are investing in health care from cradle to grave, and in that latter category quite literally. A small but growing percentage of the funeral home industry — and the broader death care market — is…