Sep 21 Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors kicked them off By David A. Lieb, Associated Press All states are undertaking a massive review of Medicaid eligibility after they were prohibited from ending coverage for people during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 7:27 What's behind an alarming rise in violent incidents in health care facilities By John Yang, Claire Mufson Health care workers are five times as likely to experience workplace violence as other workers, according to government data. In a National Nurses United survey in 2022, 40 percent of hospital nurses said they’d seen an increase in violent incidents. Continue watching
Sep 15 Texas schools and families struggle as hundreds of thousands of kids lose Medicaid coverage By Laura Santhanam Advocates say Medicaid’s unwinding has put affected families in a precarious situation, with research suggesting that many who have lost coverage were still eligible. But in Texas, where child disenrollment rates are among the nation's highest, state officials say they… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 8:15 Arkansas Medicaid recipients fight to stay covered after federal protections end By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Medicaid enrollments reached unprecedented levels when Congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off of the health insurance plan during the pandemic. But that policy has ended, and now states have until 2024 to check people’s eligibility and remove those… Continue watching
Aug 30 With Democratic control, Michigan Gov. Whitmer pushes for health care and climate change laws By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press In a speech Wednesday the Democrat called for paid family and medical leave, a 100 percent clean energy standard, and the codification of federal health care protections. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 7:30 What experts are doing to combat the rise in maternal mortality among Black Americans By Amna Nawaz, Christina Romano For too many American women, giving birth can be deadly. The United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations, but the risk is even higher for Black American women who are three times as likely to… Continue watching
Aug 24 Transgender seniors worry about retirement, old age amid wave of anti-trans legislation By Andrew DeMillo, Lynne Sladky, Laura Bargfeld, Associated Press A battle over transgender people's rights in the United States has focused attention mostly on youth, but for many transgender seniors, it's brought new fears to their plans for retirement and old age. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:56 Rural shortages lead to worsened ambulance deserts and delayed medical care By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Nearly 4.5 million Americans live in “ambulance deserts” — in a medical crisis, they have to wait as long as 25 minutes or more for an emergency medical crew to arrive. Nick Nudell, president of the American Paramedic Association, joins… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 5:53 Prescription drug shortages make treatment decisions difficult for doctors and patients By Laura Barrón-López, Dorothy Hastings The U.S. is in the midst of an ongoing prescription drug shortage with more and more medication in short supply for longer stretches of time. Those medications include chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, ADHD medication and more. It’s making treatment decisions difficult… Continue watching
May 28 Analysis: Health insurance claim denials are on the rise, to the detriment of patients By Elisabeth Rosenthal, KFF Health News Despite the potentially dire impact that denials have on patients’ health or finances, data shows that people appeal only once in every 500 cases. Continue reading