Maryland Taps Affordable Care Act Fund To Help Pay for Abortion Care
The state is using an old source of funding to pay for a new money crunch: assisting out-of-state patients with the costs associated with abortion.
CDC Staff Tell Journalist They Felt Targeted Even Before Atlanta Campus Shooting
¹û¶³´«Ã½ Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Breaking Down Why Medicare Part D Premiums Are Likely To Go Up
Insurers will take drug costs, frequency of use, and other factors into account as they set premium amounts for the 2026 plan year.
‘A Fear Pandemic’: Immigration Raids Push Patients Into Telehealth
With intensified immigration enforcement in California, community clinics serving Latino and immigrant populations say they’ve noticed an increase in appointment cancellations and telehealth usage. But, as the covid-19 pandemic showed, accessing the necessary technology can be a challenge and virtual appointments can take a person’s health care only so far.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump Further Politicizes Science
President Donald Trump’s latest executive order about science and medicine seeks to take funding decisions out of the hands of career scientists and give them to political appointees instead. And a gunman, reportedly disgruntled over covid vaccines, shoots at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, killing a law enforcement officer. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Aaron Carroll, president and CEO of the health services research group AcademyHealth, about how to restore the public’s trust in public health.
‘Alternative Facts’ Aren’t a Reason To Skip Vaccines
Medicaid Cuts Could Have Vast Ripple Effects in This Rural Colorado Community
An Arm and a Leg: A Wild Health Insurance Hustle
Considering a Life Change? Brace for Higher ACA Costs
Experts Say Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors
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Inside the CDC, Shooting Adds to Trauma as Workers Describe Projects, Careers in Limbo
Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
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Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse.