Abortion Clinics — And Patients — Are on the Move, as State Laws Keep Shifting
By Bram Sable-Smith
Illustration by Oona Zenda
September 19, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds of miles away — and are expanding in response. Despite the Supreme Court’s overturning of federal protections in 2022, abortions are now at their highest numbers in a decade.
Las clínicas de abortos, y sus pacientes, se movilizan a medida que cambian las leyes estatales
By Bram Sable-Smith
September 19, 2024
KFF Health News Original
El fallo de la Corte dejó en manos de los estados las políticas sobre el aborto. Desde entonces, 14 estados promulgaron prohibiciones a la práctica que contemplan unas pocas excepciones, mientras que otros han restringido el acceso.
Tres personas heridas en el desfile del Super Bowl viven con balas que siguen alojadas en sus cuerpos
By Bram Sable-Smith Peggy Lowe, KCUR
May 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
A casi tres meses del tiroteo en el desfile del Super Bowl de los Kansas City Chiefs, que dejó al menos 24 personas heridas, recuperarse de esas heridas es algo profundamente personal e incluye una sorprendente área gris de la medicina: si las balas deberían o no extraerse.
Three People Shot at Super Bowl Parade Grapple With Bullets Left in Their Bodies
By Bram Sable-Smith Peggy Lowe, KCUR
May 8, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Despite the rise of gun violence in America, few medical guidelines exist on removing bullets from survivors’ bodies. In the second installment of our series “The Injured,” we meet three people shot at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade who are dealing with the bullets inside them in different ways.
Under Pressure, Montana Hospital Considers Adding Psych Beds Amid a Shortage
By Katheryn Houghton
September 14, 2021
KFF Health News Original
A hospital in Bozeman, Montana, is considering whether to add inpatient psychiatric care after a concerted push from mental health advocates. But even if it adds beds, hospitals across Montana provide a cautionary tale: finding enough workers to staff such beds is its own challenge, and some behavioral health units routinely reach capacity.
Which Was Worse: The Bachelor Party Hangover Or The Hangover From The ER Bill?
By Markian Hawryluk
September 19, 2019
KFF Health News Original
One groom’s bachelor party hangover illustrates how emergency room bills have become major headaches for many Americans.
Health Care Industry ‘Pays Tribute’ To California’s Influential Lawmakers
By Samantha Young
December 15, 2018
KFF Health News Original
The leaders of California’s legislative health committees who wield power over state health policy have been showered with money from the health care sector, with drug companies, health plans, hospitals and doctors providing nearly 40 percent of their 2017-18 campaign funds.
Group Appointments With Doctors: When Three Isn’t A Crowd
By Michelle Andrews
March 19, 2013
KFF Health News Original
More doctors are holding appointments with multiple patients, a trend some say may help ease a forecasted shortage of physicians.
Aging Doctors Face Greater Scrutiny
By Sandra G. Boodman
December 10, 2012
KFF Health News Original
There are no mandatory retirement ages for doctors or formal evaluations of their skills, but some hospitals are now requiring older physicians to have periodic physical and cognitive exams.
Spouses Face Hurdles When Caring For Themselves, Ill Loved Ones
By Paula Span
May 25, 2010
KFF Health News Original
Family caregivers now administer arsenals of medications and undertake procedures, from wound care to dialysis, that were once the province of medical professionals.
The House Bill Costs Far More Than $1 Trillion
By James C. Capretta
July 23, 2009
KFF Health News Original
House Democratic leaders have been selling the health care bill — now reported out by two of the three House committees to which it had been referred — as costing “only” $1 trillion over a decade. But that’s not really the whole story.
