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Not Serious Enough To Turn on the Siren, Toddler鈥檚 39-Mile Ambulance Ride Still Cost Over $9,000
After her son contracted a serious bacterial infection, an Ohio mother took the toddler to a nearby ER, and staffers there sent him to a children鈥檚 hospital in an ambulance. With no insurance, the family was hit with a $9,250 bill for the 40-minute ride.
Centros de salud enfrentan riesgos por la ca铆da de la financiaci贸n del gobierno
Algunos de estos centros de salud comunitarios podr铆an verse obligados a reducir personal m茅dico y administrativo o servicios. Incluso podr铆an llegar a cerrar.
Projected Surge in Uninsured Will Strain Local Health Systems
In South Texas鈥 Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation, and more could face such difficulties under President Donald Trump鈥檚 tax-and-spending law.
Researchers Shift Tactics To Tackle Extremism as Public Health Threat
As extremism and radicalization worsen in the United States, a group of researchers is trying out a new approach that addresses the issue as a public health problem.
Investigadores proponen tratar al extremismo como una amenaza para la salud p煤blica
El a帽o pasado, el Southern Poverty Law Center registr贸 1.371 grupos extremistas y de odio que est谩n activos en todo el pa铆s y que fomentan disturbios.
Pandemia de miedo: redadas de inmigraci贸n empujan a pacientes a la telemedicina
Los pacientes que necesitan atenci贸n m茅dica tienen cada vez m谩s miedo de buscarla despu茅s que Trump derogara una pol铆tica de la era Biden que prohib铆a redadas en zonas “sensibles” como escuelas, iglesias y hospitales.
A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth 鈥 And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills
Health insurance generally doesn鈥檛 cover treatment for injuries sustained shortly before a customer buys a policy. A Massachusetts woman found that out the hard way.
Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.
Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
What the Health? From 国产麻豆精品Health News: Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes
Medicaid may have monopolized Washington鈥檚 attention lately, but big changes are coming to the Affordable Care Act as well. Meanwhile, Americans are learning more about what鈥檚 in Trump鈥檚 big budget law, and polls suggest many don鈥檛 like what they see. Julie Appleby of 国产麻豆精品Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 国产麻豆精品Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews historian Jonathan Oberlander to mark Medicare鈥檚 60th anniversary.
Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump鈥檚 Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance
Republicans claim 4.8 million Americans on Medicaid who could work choose not to. The GOP鈥檚 work-requirement legislation could sweep up disabled people who say they鈥檙e unable to hold jobs.
Republicanos buscan castigar a estados que ofrecen seguro de salud a inmigrantes sin papeles
Estos estados, la mayor铆a liderados por dem贸cratas, dan seguro m茅dico a algunos inmigrantes de bajos ingresos 鈥攁 menudo ni帽os鈥, independientemente de su estatus migratorio.
El costo humano de los recortes de Trump a los programas de tratamiento de adicciones
Las personas en recuperaci贸n no saben de recortes y crisis pol铆ticas. Ellos, y sus mentores, quieren esperanza y una vida mejor.
Caseworkers Coax Homeless People out of Las Vegas鈥 Tunnels for Treatment
Street medicine providers and homeless outreach workers who travel into Las Vegas鈥 drainage tunnels have noticed an uptick in the number of people living underground, and it can be difficult to persuade them to come aboveground for medicine and treatment.
Georgia鈥檚 Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps
Georgia鈥檚 ability to process applications for Medicaid and other public benefits has lagged since the launch of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp鈥檚 鈥淧athways鈥 Medicaid work requirement, leaving Georgia with persistently slow Medicaid application processing times.
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can鈥檛 Find or Afford Care
Vermont has one of the lowest uninsured rates in the U.S., even though its residents pay some of the highest health insurance costs. Still, most of its hospitals are losing money and patients often face long waits for care.
US Uninsured Rate Was Stable in 2023, Even as States鈥 Medicaid Purge Began
About 8% of Americans lacked health insurance in 2023, the Census Bureau announced. But its report doesn鈥檛 capture the effect of states winnowing their Medicaid rolls by millions of people since the pandemic emergency ended.
La tasa de personas sin seguro m茅dico se mantiene estable, a pesar de la purga de Medicaid
Aproximadamente el 8% de los estadounidenses no tuvieron cobertura en 2023, un aumento estad铆sticamente insignificante de solo 0.1 puntos porcentuales con respecto al a帽o anterior.
A Tale of Two States: Arizona and Florida Diverge on How To Expand Kids鈥 Health Insurance
Both Florida and Arizona want to expand eligibility for the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, but their approaches to charging low-income families premiums for the coverage showcase the nation鈥檚 ideological divide on helping the disadvantaged.
Funding Instability Plagues Program That Brings Docs to Underserved Areas
A medical residency program designed to train future primary care physicians in outpatient rather than hospital settings has proved an effective means to bring doctors to rural and underserved areas. But it hinges on unpredictable congressional funding.
He Fell Ill on a Cruise. Before He Boarded the Rescue Boat, They Handed Him the Bill.
A man from Michigan was evacuated from a cruise ship after having seizures. First, he drained his bank account to pay his medical bills.
