Jun 14 Watch Brazil confronts dengue fever fears amid World Cup frenzy By PBS News Hour Teams representing 31 countries have descended on Brazil hoping to bring home the World Cup trophy. But amid the excitement, scientists and health specialists are concerned that tourists and players may bring something else home with them: dengue fever, a… Continue watching
Jun 11 House considers waiving healthy school lunch rules despite veto threat By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The GOP spending bill on the House floor would allow schools to waive the school lunch and breakfast standards championed by first lady Michelle Obama for the next school year if they lost money on meal programs over a six-month… Continue reading
Jun 11 Michigan to reward Medicaid enrollees who take ‘personal responsibility’ By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News This spring, Michigan became the second state to offer lower premiums and cost sharing to recipients who agree to “personal responsibility.”… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch Unexpected legislature resignation tips Virginia fight over Medicaid expansion By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 10 Access to students’ online health information a boon to school nurses By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Although the school nurse is a familiar figure, school-based health care is unfamiliar territory to many medical professionals, operating in a largely separate health care universe from other community-based medical services. Continue reading
Jun 09 More than 1.7 million Americans are stuck in Medicaid application limbo By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News While an unprecedented 6 million people have gained Medicaid coverage since September, mostly as a result of the Affordable Care Act, more than 1.7 million more are still waiting for their applications to be processed—with some stuck in limbo for… Continue reading
Jun 06 New $30 million study will examine devastating senior falls By Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News More than 18,000 seniors died as the result of falls in 2010, and thousands more are injured every year, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nation’s largest and most intensive study of how to best… Continue reading
Jun 04 Data discrepancies found in roughly one in four applications for Obamacare By Jaywon Choe Roughly a quarter of Americans who signed up for private health insurance under President Obama’s health care law has inconsistent data in their applications, which could lead to them potentially losing coverage, according to government officials. Continue reading
Jun 04 Hot sauce-induced stabbing accident leads to health insurance By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media After a knife accident, a woman who hadn't had health insurance decided it was time to sign up. Continue reading
Jun 03 Some rape victims still pay for medical services related to their assault By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Federal law seeks to keep sexual assault victims from paying for forensic exams, but in some states they may have to cover tests and treatment for pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections. Continue reading