Laura Ungar

Laura Ungar was a Midwest editor/correspondent for KFF Health News until April 2021.

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Brechas profundas: fronteras estatales resaltan la enorme disparidad en Medicaid

KFF Health News Original

Las fronteras estatales se han convertido en líneas divisorias arbitrarias entre los que tienen Medicaid y los que no, y los pacientes con problemas financieros similares enfrentan destinos de salud muy diferentes.

The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots

KFF Health News Original

State borders can highlight Medicaid’s arbitrary coverage. On the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, low-income people struggle with untreated health issues. But on the Illinois side, people in similar straits can get health care because their state expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.

Regreso a clases 2019: mochilas, loncheras y test de drogas

KFF Health News Original

Según expertos, el aumento en las pruebas de drogas es una reacción a la epidemia de opioides y a las leyes de marihuana liberalizadas que se extienden por todo el país.

Back To School 2019: Backpack, Lunchbox And A Drug Test

KFF Health News Original

As schools begin a new year, more districts will test students as young as 11 for illicit drug use even as other drug prevention efforts are scaled back. More than 1 in 3 school districts nationwide give students drug tests.

Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging

KFF Health News Original

One out of every 13 older Americans struggles to find enough food to eat while the federal program intended to help hasn’t kept pace with the graying population.

Dramático aumento de la hepatitis A en todo el país

KFF Health News Original

A la sombra de la epidemia de opioides, el virus de la hepatitis A se está abriendo camino en la población general. Más de la mitad de los estados han tenido, o tienen brotes. Y los fondos para frenarlos son insuficientes.

Hepatitis A Races Across The Country

KFF Health News Original

In the wake of the opioid crisis, the highly communicable hepatitis A virus is spreading in more than half the states and making its way into the general public. Underfunded health officials are valiantly trying to fight it with vaccines.