Public Health
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Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions
When KFF Health News published an article in August about the “prior authorization hell” Sally Nix said she went through…
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Utah Survey Shows Why So Many People Were Dumped From Medicaid
It’s one of the biggest mysteries in health policy: What happened to millions of Americans kicked out of Medicaid last…
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California Is Poised to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat — Indoors
The stifling heat inside some warehouses where workers might spend 10-hour days isn’t just a summer problem. In Southern California,…
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Patients With Narcolepsy Face a Dual Nightmare of Medication Shortages and Stigma
Nina Shand couldn’t stay awake. She had taken afternoon naps since she was a teenager to accommodate her “work hard,…
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Se avecinan cambios para Medi-Cal en 2024, pero ¿beneficiarán a los pacientes?
Medi-Cal, el programa de salud de Medicaid en California, está al borde de cambios importantes que podrían solucionar problemas de…
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Moderna stock jumps after Oppenheimer upgrade on pipeline potential
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Moderna jumped more than 15% on Tuesday after Oppenheimer upgraded the…
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Más estados amplían cobertura de salud para inmigrantes sin papeles, en medio de crisis en la frontera
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Cada vez más estados están lanzando programas de seguro médico para inmigrantes —incluyendo a aquellos…
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Child Care Gaps in Rural America Threaten to Undercut Small Communities
Candy Murnion remembers vividly the event that pushed her to open her first day care business in Jordan, a town…
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Can Family Doctors Deliver Rural America From Its Maternal Health Crisis?
CAIRO, Ga. — Zita Magloire carefully adjusted a soft measuring tape across Kenadie Evans’ pregnant belly. Determining a baby’s size…
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Reckitt Benckiser unit recalls possibly contaminated baby formula powder, FDA says
Enfimil infant formula, made by Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., sits on display in a supermarket in New York, U.S. Daniel…
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