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Nuevas alternativas para resolver la crisis del cuidado de salud en casa
El cuidado en el hogar ya es una de las ocupaciones de m谩s r谩pido crecimiento en el pa铆s: el a帽o pasado hab铆a 3,2 millones de asistentes de salud en el hogar y de cuidado personal, frente a 1,4 millones una d茅cada atr谩s.
Solving the Home Care Quandary
Paid home care is buckling under the surging demands of an aging population. But there are alternatives that could upgrade jobs and improve patient care.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Complicates State Health Care Affordability Efforts
The federal budget bill President Donald Trump signed into law in July is creating uncertainty for states trying to rein in health care spending. In California, a lawsuit by the hospital industry challenging state spending caps cites the law, which will slash Medicaid spending, as one of many financial pressures.
Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers
With subsidies that give consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums set to expire, lawmakers are again debating the Affordable Care Act. The difference this time: It鈥檚 happening in the middle of ACA open enrollment.
They Need a Ventilator To Stay Alive. Getting One Can Be a Nightmare.
Few nursing homes are set up to care for people needing help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS or other infirmities. Insurers often resist paying for ventilators at home, and innovative programs are now endangered by Medicaid cuts.
Conflicting Advice on Covid Shots Likely To Ding Already Low Vaccine Rates, Experts Warn
About 1 in 4 American adults got a covid vaccine shot during the 2024-25 virus season, a fraction health care experts warn could be smaller this year as millions wrestle with conflicting advice from the government and trusted medical organizations about the value of a shot.
From Narcan to Gun Silencers, Opioid Settlement Cash Pays Law Enforcement Tabs
Local governments have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the opioid settlements to support addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts. Their spending decisions in 2024 were sometimes surprising and even controversial. Our new database offers more than 10,500 examples.
The Nation鈥檚 Largest Food Aid Program Is About To See Cuts. Here鈥檚 What You Should Know.
The federal government is making sweeping changes to SNAP, the program that helped feed about 42 million people in the U.S. last year. Here鈥檚 a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts.
Frente al auge de las apuestas deportivas, estados buscan frenar la adicci贸n al juego
Algunos estados han establecido l铆mites similares para frenar la ludopat铆a, pero otros tienen muy pocos.
As Sports Betting Explodes, States Try To Set Limits To Stop Gambling Addiction
Some advocates and lawmakers want to impose national regulations on the gambling industry but would settle for reining in excessive betting at the state level.
An Age-Old Fear Grows More Common: 鈥業鈥檓 Going To Die Alone鈥
As families fracture, people are living longer and are more likely to find themselves without close relatives or friends at the end of their lives.
Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses
Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.
Doctors With Troubled聽Pasts Are Performing Cosmetic Surgeries Tied to Crippling Pain and Injury
Some injured patients say they wish they had tried harder to check the backgrounds of doctors and clinics they trusted, but those records are hard to find.
Big Loopholes in Hospital Charity Care Programs Mean Patients Still Get Stuck With the Tab
Even if people qualify for financial help with their hospital bills, the care they receive may not be covered.
Amid Confusion Over US Vaccine Recommendations, States Try To 鈥楻estore Trust鈥
The decisions by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices matter, because insurers and federal programs rely on them, but they are not binding. States can follow the recommendations, or not.
Kennedy鈥檚 Take on Vaccine Science Fractures Cohesive National Public Health Strategies
A lack of faith in the soundness of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 new direction has led states to explore enacting their own vaccine policies. A patchwork of divergent recommendations and requirements could result.
Lice Pose No Health Threat, Yet Some Parents Push Back on Rules To Allow Affected Kids in Class
Public health officials see lice as a nuisance, not a health threat, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended for years that students with live lice be allowed to remain in class. But as 鈥渘o-nit鈥 policies have been dropped in favor of 鈥渘onexclusion鈥 rules, some school districts have seen parents and teachers push back.
Aunque no son una amenaza para la salud, algunos padres no quieren ni帽os con piojos en la escuela
Padres de Massachusetts, Texas, Ohio y Georgia les est谩n pidiendo a sus distritos escolares que vuelvan a establecer reglas estrictas sobre liendres y piojos.
In a survey by the National Funeral Directors Association, more than 60% of respondents said they would be interested in exploring green and natural burial alternatives.
Cuando deje este mundo, que sea de forma ecol贸gica
En una encuesta, el 60% de las personas dijeron que estar铆an interesadas en explorar alternativas ecol贸gicas y naturales, para cuando murieran.
