Aug 23 How do I get the Medicare coverage I want with the lowest out-of-pocket cost? By Philip Moeller If your overall objective here is to get the coverage you want with the lowest annual out-of-pocket expense, you can use Medicare's own online tools to get a good idea of available Part D drug plans and Medigap supplement plans. Continue reading
Aug 22 Chicago’s gun violence crisis is also a mental health crisis By Ryan Connelly Holmes Thousands of people across the South and West Sides of Chicago experience some form of mental health trauma as a result of gun violence. And as the number of shootings in the city increases, mental health providers are struggling to… Continue reading
Aug 20 Opioid crisis strains foster care system; programs aim to keep kids with mom By Michael D. Regan and Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News One Kentucky program is eyed by other jurisdictions as a way to get addicted parents into recovery and help them care for their children at home. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 6:02 We’re not close to being prepared for the next pandemic, says this doctor By Judy Woodruff, Jason Kane Is the world ready for the next pandemic? Dr. Raj Panjabi of Last Mile Health joined Judy Woodruff at the Spotlight Health Conference in Aspen, Colorado, to discuss the challenges and importance of preventing, identifying and preparing for the next… Continue watching
Aug 18 How Dr. Kellogg’s world-renowned health spa made him a wellness titan By Dr. Howard Markel Just as his Michigan peers Henry Ford and Thomas Edison ruled over their vast empires of automobiles and electricity, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg was the industrial king of wellness, giving the nation a thorough cleansing from the grime and sickness… Continue reading
Aug 18 A summer camp where transgender children can feel safe By KQED Future of You After her daughter was bullied, one mom decided to start a camp dedicated to welcoming gender nonconforming kids. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 8:39 Why are more American women dying after childbirth? By PBS News Hour Doctors and nurses have worked hard to reduce the U.S. infant mortality rate, and yet there’s been a rise in maternal mortality in recent decades, a trend that is less understood. Judy Woodruff sits down with Renee Montagne of NPR… Continue watching
Aug 16 Column: The real health care fight is coming, and it’s about seniors’ access By Philip Moeller Older citizens and their families need to be vigilant about efforts to raise the price of their health care, restrict their access to care or deny it to them altogether. Here are three such efforts to be aware of. Continue reading
Aug 15 This chewing gum detects dental disease By Roni Dengler European scientists develop a chewing gum for spotting oral infections with peri-implant disease. Continue reading
Aug 15 Individual health policies will have higher premiums if Trump halts ‘Obamacare’ subsidies, report says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office also estimated that cutting off the payments would add $194 billion to federal deficits over a decade. Continue reading