Mental Health Services Wane as Insurers Appear to Skirt Parity Rules During Pandemic
Therapists and other behavioral health care providers cut hours, reduced staffs and turned away patients during the pandemic as more
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The Vulnerable Homebound Are Left Behind on Vaccination
It was April, more than three months into the vaccination campaign against covid-19, and Jim Freeman, 83, still had not
Read MoreTwo Unmatched-Doctor Advocacy Groups Are Tied to Anti-Immigrant Organizations
In their last year of medical school, fourth-year students get matched to a hospital where they will serve their residency.
Read MoreDespite All the Talk, Covid Vaccination Does Not Infect People With Shingles
“For #Covid vaccines, shingles and even more dangerous and painful skin conditions may be the new thrombocytopenia” Alex Berenson in
Read MoreAddiction Treatment Providers in Pa. Face Little State Scrutiny Despite Harm to Clients
This investigation is a joint project of KHN, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues, and Spotlight PA,
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: 100 Days of Health Policy
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. It’s been a busy 100 days for the Biden administration
Read MoreA ‘Dose of Hope’? Fact-Checking President Joe Biden’s First Speech to Congress
In his first speech before Congress, President Joe Biden argued it was time to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a
Read MoreWhat a Difference a Year Makes in Colorado’s Case for a Public Option Plan
DENVER — Before the pandemic, Colorado looked set to become the second state to pass what’s known as a “public
Read MoreIn Poisoned Montana Town, Warren Buffett-Owned Railroad Accuses Clinic of Medicare Fraud
Patricia Denny and her husband, Jeff, had hoped to one day get an RV and travel the country. Instead, Jeff
Read MoreCovid Forces Cohousing Communities to Examine Shared Values and Relationships
Tensions were running high at PDX Commons, a cohousing community for adults 55 and older in Portland, Oregon. Several people
Read MoreSome County Jail Inmates See Vaccination as Ticket to a Better Life — In the State Pen
LOS ANGELES — The inmates huddled near the front or lingered on the bunk beds lining both sides of their
Read MoreNo hay que sufrir efectos secundarios con la vacuna contra covid para estar protegido
Si una persona cree que vacunarse hoy en día es una dura prueba, debería conocer la versión del siglo XVIII.
Read MoreDoctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears
Covid survivors are at risk from a possible second pandemic, this time of opioid addiction, given the high rate of
Read MoreOhio’s Amish Suffered a Lot From Covid, but Vaccines Are Still a Hard Sell
The Amish communities of northeastern Ohio engage in textbook communal living. Families eat, work and go to church together, and
Read MoreYou Don’t Have to Suffer to Benefit From Covid Vaccination — But Some Prefer It
If you think vaccination is an ordeal now, consider the 18th-century version. After having pus from a smallpox boil scratched
Read MoreWatch: What Happens When Car and Health Insurance Collide
“CBS This Morning,” in collaboration with KHN and NPR, tells the story of Mark Gottlieb, a marketing consultant in Little
Read MoreLa pandemia ha puesto más en peligro a los que no hablan inglés
En marzo de 2020, a unas semanas del inicio de la pandemia, cuando todavía el Brigham and Women’s Hospital en
Read MoreEvaluating President Joe Biden’s First 100 Days in Office
In the first 100 days, new presidents try to turn campaign promises into quick legislative victories, defuse lingering crises, set
Read MoreBig Investors Push Nursing Homes to Upgrade Care and Working Conditions
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities, where 182,000 Americans perished during the covid pandemic, have taken heat from government regulators,
Read MorePandemic Imperiled Non-English Speakers More Than Others
In March 2020, just weeks into the covid-19 pandemic, the incident command center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston
Read MoreTime to Say Goodbye to Some Insurers’ Waivers for Covid Treatment Fees
Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the pandemic — think empty middle seats
Read More‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws Get Another Look After Indiana, Colorado Shootings
On New Year’s Eve 2017, sheriff’s deputies in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch responded to a domestic disturbance. Before
Read More‘We’re Coming for You’: For Public Health Officials, a Year of Threats and Menace
[Editor’s note: This article contains strong language that readers might find offensive or disturbing.] SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. — Dr.
Read MoreFrom Hospital Profits to Gender Gaps, Journalists Are on the Case
KHN freelancer Christine Spolar discussed how during the pandemic the nation’s richest hospitals and health systems profited after accepting the
Read MoreOnly One Vaccine Is OK’d for Older Teens. It’s Also the Hardest to Manage in Rural America.
As states expand covid-19 vaccine eligibility to allow shots for 16- and 17-year-olds, teens in rural America may have trouble
Read MoreOnly One Vaccine Is OK for Older Teens. It’s Also the Hardest to Manage in Rural America.
As states expand covid-19 vaccine eligibility to allow shots for 16- and 17-year-olds, teens in rural America may have trouble
Read MoreVirtual Care Spreads in Missouri Health System, Home to ‘Hospital Without Beds’
When Tom Becker was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat in March 2020, the 60-year-old EMS helicopter pilot from Washington, Missouri,
Read MoreMichigan’s Outbreak Worries Scientists. Will Conservative Outposts Keep Pandemic Rolling?
When Kathryn Watkins goes shopping these days, she doesn’t bring her three young children. There are just too many people
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Picking Up the Pace of Undoing Trump Policies
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The Biden administration is speeding up the pace of efforts
Read MoreAfter Accident, Patient Crashes Into $700,000 Bill for Spine Surgery
Mark Gottlieb’s life changed in an instant when another driver crashed into his car, damaging four vertebrae in his upper
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