Jul 10 Watch 6:57 What Virginia's poorest citizens want from health care reform By PBS News Hour As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, we visit patients and health care providers at a free clinic in rural southwest Virginia -- a region that strongly supported President Trump, in a state… Continue watching
Jul 10 Survey: U.S. uninsured up by 2 million this year as gains erode By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. adults without health insurance has grown by some 2 million this year, according to a major new survey that finds recent coverage gains beginning to erode. Continue reading
Jul 10 2 GOP senators suggest bill to repeal health care law 'dead' By Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The initial GOP bill to repeal and replace the nation's health law is probably "dead" and President Donald Trump's proposal to just repeal it appears to be a "non-starter," two moderate Republican senators indicated Sunday as their party… Continue reading
Jul 09 In pain and with nowhere to go, homeless patients find respite in a writing group By Megan Thielking, STAT At McInnis House in Boston, one of around 80 medical respite facilitates for homeless individuals in the U.S., a writing group provide patients with something less tangible than medical care. Continue reading
Jul 08 Attacks in Syria and Yemen are turning disease into a weapon of war By Homer Venters, STAT The unrelenting attacks on health facilities, workers, and resources in Syria and Yemen have created public health catastrophes that put millions of children at risk for death and illness. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 6:29 A public housing project where healthy living is the foundation By PBS News Hour In downtown Denver, a recently built public housing project is designed to foster healthy living, with access to nutritious food, access to doctors and ease of exercise. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Jul 07 Brenda Fitzgerald named new CDC director By Helen Branswell, STAT Georgia’s public health commissioner, Brenda Fitzgerald, will succeed Dr. Tom Frieden as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Jul 07 Why lifetime limits in the GOP health care bill worry parents of sick children By Alexandra Olgin, WFAE The health care legislation under discussion in the Senate could allow states to remove some of the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections — including the prohibition that keeps insurers from limiting how much they’ll pay for medically needy, expensive patients. Continue reading
Jul 06 Prescription opioids tripled between 1999 and 2015, CDC says By Laura Santhanam The amount of opioids prescribed in 2015 was enough for every American to be medicated around the clock for three weeks, according to a new CDC report. Continue reading
Jul 06 If full Obamacare replacement fails, a limited bill will be needed, says McConnell By Bruce Schreiner and Alan Fram, Associated Press A bill focused on buttressing the nation's insurance marketplaces will be needed if the full-fledged Republican effort to repeal much of President Barack Obama's health care law fails, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said today. Continue reading