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Watch: Crashing Into Surprise Ambulance Bills
Peggy Dula was driving two of her siblings on an unfamiliar road in Illinois when she pulled into an intersection and crashed into…
Timely Mental Health Care Is a Key Factor in Strike by Kaiser Permanente…
A California law that took effect in July requires health plans to offer timely follow-up appointments for mental…
‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Negotiate for Lower Medical Bills
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Negotiating medical bills is often possible. It sounds hard —…
From Book Stacks to Psychosis and Food Stamps, Librarians Confront a New…
For nearly two decades, Lisa Dunseth loved her job at San Francisco’s main public library, particularly her final seven…
The $18,000 Breast Biopsy: When Having Insurance Costs You a Bundle
When Dani Yuengling felt a lump in her right breast last summer, she tried to ignore it.
She was 35, the same age her…
‘American Diagnosis’: As Climate Crises Batter the Bayou, Houma People Are…
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El trabajo de base aumenta la tasa de vacunación en la comunidad de…
Naw Mu Chaw tenía preguntas sobre los posibles efectos secundarios de una vacuna contra covid-19.
Chaw es una…
California Wants to Snip Costs for Vasectomies and Condoms
Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is trying to ease the pain of vasectomies by making them free…
Policies to Roll Back Abortion Rights Will Hit Incarcerated People…
Policies governing abortion and reproductive health care services in U.S. prisons and jails were restrictive and often…
Grassroots Work Leads to Vaccination Success in Georgia Refugee Community
Naw Mu Chaw had questions about the possible side effects of a covid-19 vaccine.
Chaw, a recent refugee from Myanmar,…