Jul 07 Watch 6:48 Patient safety concerns arise over Amazon's One Medical call centers after document leak By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery Serious questions are rising over a new player in American health care: Amazon. In 2023, the online giant bought One Medical and its primary care clinics across the country. But leaked documents reported by The Washington Post show call center… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 8:57 How abortion restrictions have disproportionately impacted Black women By Sarah Varney, Layla Quran It’s been more than two years since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. Since then, nearly two dozen states have banned or restricted access to the procedure and abortion pills. Special correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Tennessee… Continue watching
Jun 26 Health care must diversify workforce to get rid of racial inequalities, according to new report By Devna Bose, Associated Press The 300-plus-page document from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine detailed how structural racism and people's surroundings have contributed to worse health outcomes for minorities. Continue reading
May 03 Biden expands 'Obamacare' to DACA recipients, says 100,000 expected to enroll By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year. Continue reading
Apr 03 WATCH: President Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders join forces to promote lower health care costs By News Desk and Associated Press Both men touted the lower health care costs that come through the Democrats’ sweeping climate, health care and tax package that Biden signed into law in 2022. Continue reading
Apr 01 Hospitals must now obtain written consent for certain medical exams, new federal guidance says By Devna Bose, Associated Press The guidance requires written informed consent for breast, pelvic, prostrate and rectal exams for “educational and training purposes” performed by medical students, nurse practitioners or physician assistants. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 6:45 What's at stake for Americans at risk of losing Medicaid as unwinding continues By John Yang, Sam Weber, Kaisha Young Medicaid is the nation’s largest health insurance program, covering nearly 80 million people, or more than 1 in 5 Americans. For many people who have low incomes or a disability, or who are either very young or very old, it’s… Continue watching
Mar 26 WATCH: Biden and Harris tout health care agenda in North Carolina visit By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Fourteen years after Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the White House still sees health care as a winning issue during a campaign in which Biden has sometimes found himself on the defensive when it comes to immigration… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 6:47 How a cyberattack crippled the U.S. health care system By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow A cyberattack on a little-known health care company in February has caused major trouble and serious financial consequences for hospitals, doctors and patients around the United States. Stephanie Sy spoke with Dan Diamond, who has been covering the story for… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:24 Research reveals depths of racial and ethnic bias in health care By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas We’ve long known about racial and ethnic bias in health care, but now we’re getting some first-hand knowledge of how pervasive it is through interviews with health care workers in the largest study of its kind. William Brangham breaks down… Continue watching