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Parents and caregivers of people with disabilities in California are supposed to be near the front of the line for the covid-19 vaccine. But some are hitting roadblocks at vaccination sites.
Legislatures in conservative-leaning states across the country are pushing bills that would restrict abortion and, with a conservative Supreme Court in place, could erode abortion protections under Roe v. Wade.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
āAn Arm and a Legā is updating a story, first reported in 2019, about how insulin got to be so expensive. The latest news is more encouraging than expected.
Living through SARS taught my children important lessons, and not just about hygiene. It taught them how to make sacrifices for the sake of friends, family and community.
The debate begins with the covid death tallies. But the issues go beyond basic numbers.
Churches are the keystone of a major campaign to bring good information about covid vaccines to Black communities. But pastors are finding that scarce supplies and a clumsy rollout are complicating efforts to urge vaccination.
Bidenās pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has been on record throughout his career for this type of health care system. But the president doesnāt support it, which is the position that counts.
Dr. Paloma Marin-Nevarez graduated from medical school during the pandemic. We follow the rookie doctor for her first months working at a hospital in Fresno, California, as she grapples with isolation, anti-mask rallies and an overwhelming number of deaths.
Montanaās pick for health director has garnered both praise and criticism for his past in Kentucky, where he sought to add work requirements to the stateās Medicaid program and was a top health official amid a hepatitis A outbreak.
On Monday, Connecticut will be the first state to begin vaccinating anyone from age 55 to 64 ā instead of people with chronic health issues and essential workers.
More than a month into the Biden administration, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, finally got his confirmation hearings in the Senate, along with nominees for surgeon general and assistant secretary for health. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court announced it would hear a case challenging the Trump administrationās regulation that effectively evicted Planned Parenthood from the federal family planning program. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Tami Luhby of CNN and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews HuffPostās Jonathan Cohn, whose new book, āThe Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage,ā is out this week.
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
A student sought counseling help after feeling panicked when she had trouble paying a big tuition bill. A weeklong stay in a psychiatric hospital followed ā along with a $3,413 bill. The hospital soft-pedaled its charity care policy.
Covid has pressed the Food and Drug Administration into its fastest vaccine reviews ever ā which are still painfully slow, critics say.
A Guardian/KHN analysis of deaths nationwide indicates that at least 1 in 8 health workers lost in the pandemic died after the vaccine became available, narrowly missing the protection that might have saved their lives.
The staff at L.A. Countyās public rehabilitation hospital is helping mostly Latino, low-income patients recover the basic functions of daily life robbed from them during weeks or months of critical covid illness.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky said scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were “muzzled” and “diminished” by the Trump team, especially during the pandemic. She aims to fix that.
The measure, which took effect Jan. 1, removes loopholes that made it easy for insurers to use arcane company guidelines to avoid paying for care. Patients now have an easier way to challenge those denials.
KHN readers detail their frustrations and successes as they hunt for a scarce covid-19 vaccine.
