Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Black Patients Further Hurt by Barriers to Care
The rate of overdose deaths from opioids has grown significantly among Black people. Yet, even after a nonfatal overdose, this group is half as likely to be referred to or get treatment compared with white people. Advocates and researchers cite implicit bias, insurance denials, and other systemic issues.
How Much Will That Surgery Cost? đ€· Hospital Prices Remain Largely Unhelpful.
Health care price transparency is one of the few bipartisan issues in Washington, D.C. But much of the information that hospitals and health plans have made available to the public is not helpful to patients, and thereâs no conclusive evidence yet that itâs lowering costs or increasing competition.
Trump Says Heâll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk.
In his first term, President Donald Trump granted pardons or clemency to more than 60 convicted fraudsters, including health care executives who defrauded Medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars, courts and juries found. Now, Trump says cracking down on fraud is a priority.
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Montana May Start Collecting Immunization Data Again Amid US Measles Outbreak
Montana is the only state that doesnât collect immunization reports from schools, creating a data gap for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and community health officials. With more than 480 measles cases reported in the U.S., state lawmakers are considering a bill to restart the data collection.
âThey Wonât Help Meâ: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes
Montanaâs Small Pharmacies Behind Bill To Corral Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Readers Shop for Nutritional Information and Weigh Radiation and Cancer Risks
Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again
Journalists Talk Public Health Data Under Trump, Therapists’ Discontent With Insurers
He Had Short-Term Health Insurance. His Colonoscopy Bill: $7,000.
With Few Dentists and Fluoride Under Siege, Rural America Risks New Surge of Tooth Decay
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Ax Falls at HHS
Trump Turns Homelessness Response Away From Housing, Toward Forced Treatment
The Injured: One Year Later
A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors
Survivors and witnesses of gun violence often freeze emotionally at first, as a coping mechanism. As the one-year mark since the parade shooting nears, the last installment in our series âThe Injuredâ looks at how some survivors talk about resilience, while others are desperately trying to hang on.
