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Information Blackout Shrouds New Reports of Deaths, Injuries, and Abuse at…
Aaron Bolton
BUTTE, Mont. — Jennifer Mitchell remembered getting a call nearly two years ago that her 69-year-old husband,…
Judge to Fine California Each Day It Fails to Complete Prisoner Suicide…
A federal judge said this week that she will begin fining California potentially tens of thousands of dollars daily…
This Dental Device Was Sold to Fix Patients’ Jaws. Lawsuits Claim It…
Boja Kragulj, an accomplished clarinetist who once performed with orchestras in New York, Philadelphia, and…
Idaho Dropped Thousands From Medicaid in the Pandemic’s First Years
Rachana Pradhan
During the first two years of the covid-19 pandemic, while the federal government was trying to prevent people…
Trabajadores comunitarios persuaden a inmigrantes mayores de tener…
Claudia Boyd-Barrett, California Health Report
OAKLAND, California – Durante tres años, Bertha Embriz, de San Francisco, ha…
Surprise-Billing Law Loophole: When ‘Out of Network’ Doesn’t Quite Mean Out…
It was the first day of her family’s vacation in the San Juan Islands last June when Danielle Laskey, who was 26 weeks…
Readers and Tweeters Urgently Plea for a Proper ‘Role’ Call in the ER
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After Capping Insulin Copays, Colorado Sets Its Sights on EpiPens
Helen Santoro
Almost four years after becoming the first state to cap insulin copayments, Colorado may limit what consumers pay…
California Explores Private Insurance for Immigrants Lacking Legal Status.…
Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News
A doctor found cysts in Lilia Becerril’s right breast five years ago, but the 51-year-old…
Dementia Care Programs Help, If Caregivers Can Find Them
Judith Graham
There’s no cure, yet, for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve…