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Lawmakers added a $50 billion program for rural health to President Donald Trumpās massive tax and spending package with promises it would help plug the hole left by Medicaid cuts. Rural hospital and clinic leaders worry the infusion wonāt reach the right places.
Children and young adults in the U.S. foster care system suffer from mental health disorders and die by suicide at far higher rates than the general population, yet the system doesnāt uniformly screen and treat children who are at risk.
A new training program teaches workers to stop the baby talk and address older people as adults.
The Trump administrationās āMake America Healthy Againā platform has boosted the agenda of a conservative think tank thatās been working for more than a decade to reshape the nationās public assistance programs.
Roughly 20 states now have laws permitting families to place cameras in the rooms of loved ones. Facility operators are often opposed.
Some rural hospitals have canceled ā or are considering ending ā contracts with insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage plans, saying the private policies jeopardize their finances and impede patient care.
Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patientās infirmities. The limits persist despite federal rules banning insurers from setting annual dollar limits on the care they will provide.
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 āThe Injuredā looks at how some survivors talk about resilience, while others are desperately trying to hang on.
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 āThe Injuredā looks at how some survivors talk about resilience, while others are desperately trying to hang on.
Health leaders say a tool to boost medical coverage for Native Americans, a population that has long faced worse health outcomes than the rest of the nation, has been underused by many states and tribes since it was written into the Affordable Care Act more than a decade ago.
The number of new and returning enrollees using healthcare.gov ā the federal marketplace that serves 31 states ā is well below last yearās as of early December. Also, a Biden administration push to give āDreamersā access to Obamacare coverage and subsidies is facing court challenges.
A federal judge sided with 19 states seeking an injunction against a Biden administration rule allowing recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to enroll in Affordable Care Act coverage and qualify for subsidies amid the annual open enrollment period.
Nineteen states are seeking to stall a Biden administration rule that would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in ACA coverage and qualify for subsidies. DACA provides work authorization and temporary deportation protection to people brought to the U.S. as children without immigration paperwork.
Eight months after the Feb. 14 shooting, people wounded at the Kansas City Chiefs parade are wary of more gun violence. In this installment of āThe Injured,ā survivors of the shooting say they feel gun violence is inescapable and are desperately seeking a sense of safety.
A remote Wyoming community hoped for years to have more access to health care. Now, after receiving federal funding, it is bucking dismal closure trends throughout the rural U.S. and building its own hospital. And itās not the only one.
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 ā and are expanding in response. Despite the Supreme Courtās overturning of federal protections in 2022, abortions are now at their highest numbers in a decade.
Six months after the Feb. 14 parade, parents of survivors under 18 years old say their children are deeply changed. In this installment of āThe Injured,ā we meet kids who survived the mass shooting only to live with long-term emotional scars.
Lead in drinking water is a known danger. But how many of the countryās estimated 9 million lead service lines need to be replaced ā and how quickly ā is subject to debate. The clock is ticking on two competing plans as the election looms.
The United Way of Greater Kansas City gave $1.2 million to victims and $832,000 to 14 community groups Thursday, hoping to reach other victims from the violence at the Kansas City Chiefsā Super Bowl parade, as well as those working to prevent gun violence.
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