Encuesta revela que persiste la discriminación racial en la atención médica
admin Colleen DeGuzman Muchas personas de grupos raciales y étnicos minoritarios dicen que se preparan mentalmente para recibir insultos…
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Programas ponen los medicamentos sin usar en manos de pacientes que los necesitan
En una reciente tarde de noviembre, Angie Phoenix esperaba, en una farmacia de la segunda ciudad más grande…
Colorado culpa a Biden y a farmacéuticas por retrasar importaciones de medicamentos de Canadá
Las autoridades de Colorado aseguran que su plan de importar medicamentos más baratos de Canadá se ha visto…
Being Black and Pregnant in the Deep South Can Be a Dangerous Combination
Lauren Sausser O’laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided…
Democrats See Opportunity in GOP Threats to Repeal Health Law
The Host With other GOP presidential candidates following Donald Trump’s lead in calling for an end to the…
Colorado Blames Biden Team and Drugmakers for Delaying Canadian Imports
Colorado officials say their plan to import cheaper medicines from Canada has been stymied by opposition from drugmakers…
Readers Slam Hospital Monopolies and Blame the Feds for Understaffed Nursing Homes
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We…
These Programs Put Unused Prescription Drugs in the Hands of Patients in Need
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — On a recent November evening, Angie Phoenix waited at a pharmacy here in Colorado’s…
Colorado Says Drug Industry Blocked Its Canada Dreams – And Biden Hasn’t Helped
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Colorado’s leaders had grand plans to import cheaper medicines from Canada, after the…
Patients Expected Profemur Artificial Hips to Last. Then They Snapped in Half.
Bradley Little, a physical education teacher in Arizona, was leading his class through a school hallway in 2017…
Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care
It’s a good day when Frank Lee, a retired chef, can slip out to the hardware store, fairly…
What to Know About Home Care Services
Most older Americans want to live at home as long as they can, but finding and affording the…
El altísimo costo de tener una enfermedad autoinmune en Estados Unidos
Después de años de debilitantes ataques de fatiga, Beth VanOrden finalmente pensó que había encontrado la respuesta a…
Trump Puts Obamacare Repeal Back on Agenda
The Host Former president and current 2024 Republican front-runner Donald Trump is aiming to put a repeal of…
Adultos mayores, detectives contra avisos engañosos de Medicare Advantage
Después de una ofensiva sin precedentes contra las publicidades engañosas de las aseguradoras que venden planes privados de…
Uncle Sam Wants You … to Help Stop Insurers’ Bogus Medicare Advantage Sales Tactics
Susan Jaffe After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private Medicare Advantage and drug…
Medicare Advantage Increasingly Popular With Seniors — But Not Hospitals and Doctors
A hospital system in Georgia. Two medical groups in San Diego. Another in Louisville, Kentucky, and nearly one-third…
Back Pain? Bum Knee? Be Prepared to Wait for a Physical Therapist
Mark Kreidler At no point along his three-year path to earning a degree in physical therapy has Matthew…
Many Autoimmune Disease Patients Struggle With Diagnosis, Costs, Inattentive Care
Andy Miller After years of debilitating bouts of fatigue, Beth VanOrden finally thought she had an answer to…
How the Thyroid Gland Mystifies Doctors and Patients
By Oona Tempest and Andy Miller November 27, 2023 Article HTML Oona Tempest and Andy Miller About 25…
Biden Administration’s Limit on Drug Industry Middlemen Backfires, Pharmacists Say
The Biden administration’s first major step toward imposing limits on the pharmacy benefit managers who act as the…
The Unusual Way a Catholic Health System Is Wielding an Abortion Protest Law
A Catholic hospital system is suing several California patients and their advocates because the patients allegedly refused to…
Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage
Money talks. The United States faces a serious shortage of primary care physicians for many reasons, but one,…
Beyond Insulin: Medi-Cal Expands Patient Access to Diabetes Supplies
Angela Hart LOS ANGELES — June Voros sprang from her couch as a high-pitched beep warned her that…
Extra Fees Drive Assisted Living Profits
Jordan Rau, KFF Health News Assisted living centers have become an appealing retirement option for hundreds of thousands…
What Would a DeSantis Presidency Look Like for Health Care?
Romy Ellenbogen, Tampa Bay Times and Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times On the presidential campaign trail, Republican Ron…
Out for Blood? For Routine Lab Work, the Hospital Billed Her $2,400
Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN’s office near her…
From Hospital to Hospitality: Spin Doctors Brand Getting Sick as an Adventure. It’s Not.
Elisabeth Rosenthal The last time I stepped on a plane for vacation, for fun, was more than three…