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Watch: How Nursing Homes Put Friends And Families On The Hook For Residents' Debts
Be careful if you are helping someone sign-up for health benefits or helping them move into a nursing home.
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Sacramento, CA|News|
Newsom Pins Political Rise On Abortion, Guns, And Health Care
Political strategists and national health care experts say health care is a winning issue for Democrats, and see Newsom as a 2024 contender
Across California, CA|News|
‘Children Are Not Little Adults' And Need Special Protection During Heat Waves
After more than a week of record-breaking temperatures across California, public health experts are cautioning that children are vulnerable.
Across California, CA|News|
In California, Abortion Could Become A Constitutional Right. So Could Birth Control.
Californians will decide in November whether to lock the right to abortion into the state constitution.
Across California, CA|News|
‘An Arm And A Leg': Her Bill For A Prenatal Test Felt Like A ‘Bait-And-Switch' Scheme
It was supposed to be $99. But then — after she took the test — that turned into $250.
Across California, CA|News|
The Debt Crisis That Sick Americans Can't Avoid
41% of all adults in America have health care debt.
Nashville, TN|News|
This Tennessee Family Lost Health Insurance When Paperwork Was Sent To An Empty Field
They found out about the problem when the nine-months-pregnant mom rushed her toddler to the hospital with a broken wrist.
Across California, CA|News|
Conservative Blocs Unleash Litigation To Curb Public Health Powers
In California, a lawsuit challenging a health order that limited the size of in-home gatherings made it to the Supreme Court.
Across Montana, MT|News|
Post-‘Roe,' People Are Seeking Permanent Sterilizations, And Some Are Being Turned Away
In Helena, young women who don't want children are having their tubes tied.
Sacramento, CA|News|
Listen: Can California Lower The Price Of Insulin?
California lawmakers set aside $100 million in the recently adopted 2022-23 state budget to help launch the CalRx drug label.
Austin, TX|News|
A Sexual Assault And Years Of Calls From Debt Collectors
Edy Adams of Austin had just graduated from college when she was sexually assaulted in 2013.
Across California, CA|News|
No-Bid Medicaid Contract For Kaiser Permanente Is Now California Law, But Key Details Are Missing
CA lawmakers have approved a controversial no-bid statewide Medi-Cal contract for HMO giant Kaiser Permanente over the objection of many.
Across California, CA|News|
Medi-Cal's Reliance On Prisoners To Make Cheaper Eyeglasses Proves Shortsighted
To dodge hefty costs for eyewear, California's health insurance program for low-income people, Medi-Cal, has an innovative strategy.
Across America|News|
How Much Health Insurers Pay For Almost Everything Is Now Public
Many people will see for the first time how well their insurers are doing compared with others in controlling health care costs.
Across California, CA|News|
100 Million People In America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt
See how California counties compare to those across the U.S., especially in the South.
Across Georgia, GA|News|
A Post-‘Roe' World In Georgia Will Mean More Restrictions — And More Political Battles
Abortion access is already a campaign issue in Georgia.
Across Montana, MT|News|
Montana's Blackfeet Tribe To Use Dogs To Sniff Out Disease And Contaminants
Chronic wasting disease has been detected in just one white-tailed deer on the Blackfeet reservation.
Across California, CA|News|
How To Get Rid Of Medical Debt — Or Avoid It In The First Place
Some 100 million people — including 41% of U.S. adults — have health care debt.
Across California, CA|News|
Medi-Cal Will Cover Doulas At More Than Twice California's Initial Proposed Rate
CA will cover doula services for low-income residents at more than twice the state’s initial proposed rate under a spending plan.
San Francisco, CA|News|
At A Bay Area ‘Test-To-Treat' Site, Few Takers For Free Antivirals
The senior center is one of 138 free covid testing locations CA has expanded into one-stop treatment sites.
