‘If They Cut Too Much, People Will Die’: Health Coalition Pushes GOP on Medicaid Funding

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Tina Ewing-Wilson remembers the last time major Medicaid cuts slashed her budget. In the late 2000s, during the Great Recession,…

How Much Will That Surgery Cost? 🤷 Hospital Prices Remain Largely Unhelpful.

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It’s a holy grail of health care: forcing the industry to reveal prices negotiated between health plans and hospitals —…

Con pocos dentistas y el flúor en el banquillo, zonas rurales corren el riesgo de una nueva oleada de caries

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En las tierras altas boscosas del norte de Arkansas, donde los pueblos pequeños tienen pocos dentistas, los funcionarios del agua…

Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk.

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Five years ago, the CEO of one of the largest pain clinic companies in the Southeast was sentenced to more…

‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

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HENRICO, Va. — Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company. Sometimes, as the…

He Had Short-Term Health Insurance. His Colonoscopy Bill: $7,000.

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Tim Winard knew he needed to buy health insurance when he left his management job in manufacturing to launch his…

Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again

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Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo…

With Few Dentists and Fluoride Under Siege, Rural America Risks New Surge of Tooth Decay

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In the wooded highlands of northern Arkansas, where small towns have few dentists, water officials who serve more than 20,000…

Montana Examines Ways To Ease Health Care Workforce Shortages

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HELENA, Mont. — Mark Nay’s first client had lost the van she was living in and was struggling with substance…

‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate of Federal Workers

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The National Institutes of Health employee said she knew things would be difficult for federal workers after Donald Trump was…