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Some Incarcerated Youths Will Get Health Care After Release Under New Law

Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and khaki pants when he was released from a Texas...

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Some Incarcerated Youths Will Get Health Care After Release Under New Law

Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and khaki pants when he was released from a Texas...

A Primer on Health Equity Research – Healthcare Economist

According to the World Health Organization, “Three distinguishing features, when combined, turn mere variations or differences in health into a social inequity in...

Most Insurance Covers IUDs. Hers Cost More Than $14,000.

Julie Appleby, KFF Health News During her annual OB-GYN visit, Callie Anderson asked about getting off the birth control pill. “We decided the best option...

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La salud, un proyecto inconcluso del gobernador de California

Angela Hart and Christine Mai-Duc SACRAMENTO, California.— Seis años después de asumir el cargo prometiendo ser el “gobernador de la salud” de California, el...

Health Care Is Newsom’s Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six years after he entered office vowing to be California’s “health care governor,” Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of...

What is the PICOSI framework? – Healthcare Economist

When conducting evidence synthesis, many individuals use the PICO framework. PICO stands for population; intervention; comparator(s); and outcome. This...

Healthy You! – January 2025 edition

January is a time for fresh starts. This month’s edition of Healthy You! can help your employees become more intentional about setting personal...

Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity

When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his...

How sunsetting ARP’s subsidy enhancements would affect ACA subsidy amounts

What will happen to Marketplace health insurance subsidy availability – and...

Opioid deaths on the decline…but why? – Healthcare Economist

In the US, opioid abuse has become and epidemic. However, in the past year, there is some hope that this epidemic is...

Elección de Trump y desafíos legales retrasan las inscripciones en el Obamacare

Las nuevas inscripciones bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) parecen ser hasta un millón menos que el  número...

Journalists Wrap Up 2024 With Topics From Trump 2.0 to Frustration With Health Industry

Thank you for your interest in supporting Kaiser Health News (KHN), the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We...

He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two.

Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause and tried...

In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M

A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total...

Employers Press Congress To Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump’s Return

It seems simple: Require hospitals and insurers to post their negotiated prices for most health care services and — bingo — competition follows,...