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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Judge Takes Aim at the Affordable Care Act’s…
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,…
At 988 Call Centers, Crisis Counselors Offer Empathy — And Juggle Limited…
On a Friday evening at a call center in southeastern Pennsylvania, Michael Colluccio stirred his hot tea, put on his…
Patient Satisfaction Surveys Earn a Zero on Tracking Whether Hospitals…
Each day, thousands of patients get a call or letter after being discharged from U.S. hospitals. How did their stay go?…
‘Science Friday’ and KHN: Examining Medicine’s Definition of Death Informs…
There is a widespread consensus in medicine on the definition of death, and those standards have been codified…
‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Anxious Older Adults Try to Cope…
Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish…
Organ Transplants Are Up, but the Agency in Charge Is Under Fire
For the past decade, Precious McCowan’s life has revolved around organ transplants. She’s a doctoral candidate studying…
Watch: The Mysterious Death of a Congressman’s Wife
KHN senior correspondent Samantha Young appeared on CBS News to discuss her exclusive coverage of the death of Lori…
Meet Mary Wakefield, the Nurse Administrator Tasked With Revamping the CDC
Sam Whitehead
It’s been a rough couple of years for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Facing a barrage of…
‘He Stood His Ground’: California State Senator Will Leave Office as…
Angela Hart
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker who rose to national prominence by muscling through some of the…
In the Rush to Curtail Abortion, States Adopt a Jumbled Stew of Definitions…
As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced…