Brechas profundas: fronteras estatales resaltan la enorme disparidad en Medicaid
Las fronteras estatales se han convertido en l铆neas divisorias arbitrarias entre los que tienen Medicaid y los que no, y los pacientes con problemas financieros similares enfrentan destinos de salud muy diferentes.
The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots
State borders can highlight Medicaid鈥檚 arbitrary coverage. On the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, low-income people struggle with untreated health issues. But on the Illinois side, people in similar straits can get health care because their state expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.
Regreso a clases 2019: mochilas, loncheras y test de drogas
Seg煤n expertos, el aumento en las pruebas de drogas es una reacci贸n a la epidemia de opioides y a las leyes de marihuana liberalizadas que se extienden por todo el pa铆s.
Back To School 2019: Backpack, Lunchbox And A Drug Test
As schools begin a new year, more districts will test students as young as 11 for illicit drug use even as other drug prevention efforts are scaled back. More than 1 in 3 school districts nationwide give students drug tests.
Abuelos que pasan hambre: el pa铆s fracasa en alimentar a los m谩s vulnerables
Millones de adultos mayores en todo el pa铆s pasan hambre en silencio, mientras la red de seguridad dise帽ada para ayudarlos se desmembra.
Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging
One out of every 13 older Americans struggles to find enough food to eat while the federal program intended to help hasn鈥檛 kept pace with the graying population.
Dram谩tico aumento de la hepatitis A en todo el pa铆s
A la sombra de la epidemia de opioides, el virus de la hepatitis A se est谩 abriendo camino en la poblaci贸n general. M谩s de la mitad de los estados han tenido, o tienen brotes. Y los fondos para frenarlos son insuficientes.
Hepatitis A Races Across The Country
In the wake of the opioid crisis, the highly communicable hepatitis A virus is spreading in more than half the states and making its way into the general public. Underfunded health officials are valiantly trying to fight it with vaccines.
En un pa铆s inundado de alcohol, surgen espacios de diversi贸n sobrios
Los espacios libres de alcohol atraen a personas que quieren navegar la vida social sin la presi贸n de tener que beber, o a otras en recuperaci贸n.
Sobering Up: In An Alcohol-Soaked Nation, More Seek Booze-Free Social Spaces
A national trend of boozeless bars is cropping up nationwide to create social spaces without the hangovers, DUIs and alcoholism culture. It鈥檚 part of a new push for sober options.
