杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News covers health care in the Midwest, with a bureau headquartered in St. Louis and staff reporters based in Iowa and South Dakota.

鈥楧reamers鈥 Can Enroll in ACA Plans This Year 鈥 But a Court Challenge Could Get in the Way

Nineteen states are seeking to stall a Biden administration rule that would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in ACA coverage and qualify for subsidies. DACA provides work authorization and temporary deportation protection to people brought to the U.S. as children without immigration paperwork.

Vance Wrongly Blames Rural Hospital Closures on Immigrants in the Country Illegally

Experts disputed the claim by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, noting that a range of other issues 鈥 from low reimbursement rates to declining patient use 鈥 combine to cause these facilities to shutter.

Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu

Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don鈥檛 know how often farmworkers are being infected 鈥 and could miss alarming signals.

Beneficiarios de Medicare gastar谩n menos en medicamentos en 2025

El per铆odo de inscripci贸n anual para que los beneficiarios de Medicare renueven o cambien su cobertura de medicamentos, o elijan un plan Medicare Advantage, comenz贸 el 15 de octubre y se extiende hasta el 7 de diciembre.

Watch: 鈥楽ilence in Sikeston & The Effects of Racial Violence鈥

杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony talks about how racism affects health on Nine PBS鈥 鈥淟isten, St. Louis with Carol Daniel,鈥 stemming from her reporting for the 鈥淪ilence in Sikeston鈥 multimedia project, on the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community.

Helene and CVS Land Double Whammy for 25,000 Patients Who Survive on IV Nutrition

A Massachusetts woman ended up stranded in the hospital because CVS stopped providing the IV nutrition she needs to survive at home. Without it, she鈥檇 starve.

Super Bowl Rally Shooting Victims Pick Up Pieces, but Gun Violence Haunts Their Lives

Eight months after the Feb. 14 shooting, people wounded at the Kansas City Chiefs parade are wary of more gun violence. In this installment of 鈥淭he Injured,鈥 survivors of the shooting say they feel gun violence is inescapable and are desperately seeking a sense of safety.

Older Men鈥檚 Connections Often Wither When They鈥檙e on Their Own

Older men who find themselves living alone tend to have fewer close personal relationships than older women. They鈥檙e vulnerable, physically and emotionally, but often reluctant to ask for help.

Happening in Springfield: New Immigrants Offer Economic Promise, Health System Challenges

Donald Trump put Springfield, Ohio, in a harsh spotlight by spreading misinformation about its legal Haitian population. But what is really happening in this small city is a microcosm of the health care challenges immigration hot spots throughout the country are facing.

Watch: 鈥楤reaking the Silence Is a Step鈥 鈥 Beyond the Lens of 鈥楽ilence in Sikeston鈥

杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discusses her reporting for the 鈥淪ilence in Sikeston鈥 multimedia project, which explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community 鈥 and what it led her to learn about her own family鈥檚 past.

Silence in Sikeston: Is There a Cure for Racism?

In the finale of 鈥淪ilence in Sikeston,鈥 Black residents organize a Juneteenth barbecue. The Department of Public Safety chief encourages officers to attend to build trust. But improving relations between Sikeston鈥檚 Black community and the police won鈥檛 be easy. Host Cara Anthony discusses the possibility of institutional change in Sikeston.

Incluso los rivales pol铆ticos coinciden en que es urgente resolver el problema de la deuda m茅dica

Desde 2021, en m谩s de 20 estados se han promulgado nuevas leyes para frenar la facturaci贸n abusiva de los hospitales, ampliar la atenci贸n caritativa a los pacientes con ingresos m谩s bajos y frenar a los recaudadores de deudas.

Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism

Former President Donald Trump has presided over a landslide shift in Republican views on vaccines, reflected in false claims by candidates in election primaries, puzzling conspiracies from prominent conservatives, and a surge in anti-vaccine policies in statehouses.

Trump lidera el escepticismo por las vacunas, y el partido lo sigue

Trump ha liderado un cambio radical en la visi贸n de su partido sobre las vacunas, reflejado esta temporada de campa帽a en afirmaciones falsas de candidatos republicanos durante las primarias y en teor铆as conspirativas desconcertantes de voces conservadoras prominentes.