Possible Measles Exposures in Wisconsin from Out-of-State Traveler
Possible Measles Exposures in Wisconsin from Out-of-State Traveler The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), in coordination with the St. Cro…
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It’s Almost Flu Season. Should You Still Get a Shot, and Will Insurance Cover It?
For parents of school-aged children, the fall to-do list can seem ever-growing. Buy school supplies. Fill out endless school forms. Block off parent-teacher nights. Do…
Health Care Groups Aim To Counter Growing ‘National Scandal’ of Elder Homelessness
BRISTOL, R.I. — At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no place to go. A widow, she had lost both her daughters to cancer,…
Breaking Down Why Medicare Part D Premiums Are Likely To Go Up
Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to $50 a month — when…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Trump Further Politicizes Science
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly…
‘Alternative Facts’ Aren’t a Reason To Skip Vaccines
President Donald Trump’s administrations have been notorious for an array of “alternative facts” — ranging from the relatively minor (the size of inaugural crowds) to…
An Arm and a Leg: A Wild Health Insurance Hustle
When a New York couple purchased a health insurance plan from a telemarketer, they thought it covered everything they wanted: doctor visits, tests, and medicine.…
‘A Fear Pandemic’: Immigration Raids Are Pushing Patients Into Telehealth
Jacob Sweidan has seen his patients through the federal immigration raids of the 1990s, a sitting governor’s call to abolish birthright citizenship, and the highly…
Pandemia de miedo: redadas de inmigración empujan a pacientes a la telemedicina
Jacob Sweidan ha visto a sus pacientes superar las redadas federales de inmigración de la década de 1990, el pedido de un gobernador para abolir…
Experts Say Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors
EKALAKA, Mont. — There was no doctor on-site when a patient arrived in early June at the emergency room in the small hospital at the…