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No Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERs
Read More: No Vacancy: How a Shortage of Mental Health Beds Keeps Kids Trapped Inside ERsMartha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News One evening in late March, a mom called 911. Her daughter, she said, was threatening to kill herself. EMTs arrived at the home north of Boston, helped calm the 13-year-old, and took her to an emergency room. Melinda, like a growing number of children during the covid-19 pandemic, had…
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Hospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, Theyโre Still Anyoneโs Guess.
Read More: Hospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, Theyโre Still Anyoneโs Guess.Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars โ or several thousand, depending on which hospital or insurer you use. Long hidden, such price variations are supposed to be available in stark black and white under a Trump administration price transparency rule that took effect at…
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Transgender Medicine โ What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and Whatโs Still Unknown: 3 Essential Reads
Read More: Transgender Medicine โ What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and Whatโs Still Unknown: 3 Essential ReadsBy Daniel Merino, The Conversation Transgender people continue to be the focus of political culture wars in the U.S. In the spring of 2021, lawmakers in many states sought to limit or ban transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care. The laws proposed โ and in some cases passed โ were written to have a direct…
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Access, Affordability, caregiving, Chronic conditions, Clinical trials, Health care, Health policy, Medical research and clinical trials, Medication safety, Parenting, Real women real stories, Research, Science, Skin, Skin health
What Itโs Like to Care for a Child With Severe Eczema
Read More: What Itโs Like to Care for a Child With Severe EczemaWhen our daughter Tilly was 5 months old, my husband and I noticed a rash on her face and neck. She was obviously itchy and pretty cranky about it, so we took her to her pediatrician. After a long process that involved changing everything from detergents to my diet (because I was breastfeeding), as well…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Health care, Health disparities, Health insurance, Keep the care, Medicare, Policy, Research
Some Hospitals Kept Suing Patients Over Medical Debt Through the Pandemic
Read More: Some Hospitals Kept Suing Patients Over Medical Debt Through the Pandemicby Jenny Deam, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Last year as COVID-19 laid siege to the nation, many U.S. hospitals dramatically reduced their aggressive tactics to collect medical debt.…
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15 Minutes With Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
Read More: 15 Minutes With Congresswoman Debbie DingellCongresswoman Debbie Dingell has long been an advocate for women and children. She is a founder and past chair of the National Women’s Health Resource Center and the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH); successfully fought to have women included in federally funded health research; and advocated for greater awareness of issues…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Affordable care act, Financial health, Health care, Health insurance, Keep the care, Prevention, Preventive health, Telehealth
Health Is Infrastructure, Too
Read More: Health Is Infrastructure, TooDuring opening remarks at HealthyWomen’s recent webinar, “Health is Infrastructure, Too: The Impact on Women’s Health Care,” HealthyWomen’s CEO Beth Battaglino said, “As we slowly emerge from the grips of a very long and difficult pandemic, we are at a pivotal moment for women’s health in this country.” Women, she said, continue to face mental…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Affordable care act, Financial health, Health care, Health insurance, Keep the care, Preventive health
Roads and Bridges and Tunnels โฆ and Health?
Read More: Roads and Bridges and Tunnels โฆ and Health?Join us on June 10 for our webinar, “Health Is Infrastructure, Too: The Impact on Women’s Health Care,” where we discuss how the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan affect women’s health care, including what was addressed by the legislation โ and what isn’t included in the plans. When politicians talk about…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Body image, Depression, Gender, Hormone health, Lgbtq, Medication safety, Parenting, Transgender
Trans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Todayโs Political Battles Over Access to Health Care
Read More: Trans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Todayโs Political Battles Over Access to Health CareBy Jules Gill-Peterson, University of Pittsburgh In 1942, a 17-year-old transgender girl named Lane visited a doctor in her Missouri hometown with her parents. Lane had known that she was a girl from a very young age, but fights with her parents over her transness had made it difficult for her to live comfortably and…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Health care, Health insurance, Preventive health, sleep
Enough to Wreck Their Rest: $10,322 for a Sleep Study
Read More: Enough to Wreck Their Rest: $10,322 for a Sleep StudyBy Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Josรฉ Mendoza’s snoring was bad โ but the silence when he stopped breathing was even worse for his wife, Nancy. The sudden quiet would wake her and she waited anxiously for him to take another breath. If too many seconds ticked by, she pushed him hard so that he…
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Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online and on Demand
Read More: Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online and on DemandBy Sarah Kwon, Kaiser Health News Last summer, Anna Ramsey suffered a flare-up of juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune condition, posing a terrifying prospect for the Los Angeles resident: She might have to undergo chemotherapy, further compromising her immune system during a pandemic. This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. It can be republished…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, cancer, Clinical trials, Health care, Health policy, Research
โKicking You When Youโre Downโ: Many Cancer Patients Pay Dearly for Parking
Read More: โKicking You When Youโre Downโ: Many Cancer Patients Pay Dearly for ParkingBy Rebecca J. Ritzel, Kaiser Health News For cancer patients, the road from diagnosis to survivorship feels like a never-ending parade of medical appointments: surgeries, bloodwork, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, scans. The routine is time-consuming and costly. So, when hospitals charge patients double-digit parking fees, patients often leave the garage demoralized. This story also ran on…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Affordable care act, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health care, Health insurance, Keep the care, Policy, Preventive health
Time to Say Goodbye to Some Insurersโ Waivers for Covid Treatment Fees
Read More: Time to Say Goodbye to Some Insurersโ Waivers for Covid Treatment FeesBy Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the pandemic โ think empty middle seats on airplanes โ so, too, are health insurers. This story also ran on NBC News. It can be republished for free. Many voluntarily waived all deductibles, copayments and other…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Health care, Health disparities, Health insurance, Keep the care, Policy, Preventive health, Racial disparities
Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis Brings More Attention to Solving Long-Ignored Racial Gaps in Health
Read More: Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis Brings More Attention to Solving Long-Ignored Racial Gaps in HealthBy Paul K. Halverson, IUPUI The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined hundreds of cities and counties across the country in declaring racism a public health threat. On April 8, 2021, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky called racism an epidemic that affects โthe entire health of our nation.” Declaring racism a public…
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How Parents Can Support a Child Who Comes out as Trans โ by Conquering Their Own Fears, Following Their Childโs Lead and Tolerating Ambiguity
Read More: How Parents Can Support a Child Who Comes out as Trans โ by Conquering Their Own Fears, Following Their Childโs Lead and Tolerating AmbiguityBy Em Matsuno, Palo Alto University Young transgender, or trans, people face high rates of anxiety, depression and suicide. These elevated mental health risks largely stem from external factors such as discrimination, victimization and โ most especially โ family rejection rather than from being trans. Em Matsuno, a research fellow at Palo Alto University, is…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Birth control, Contraception, COVID-19, Family planning, Health care, Health insurance, Keep the care, Pandemic, Preventive health
Biden Moves to Overturn Trump Birth Control Rules
Read More: Biden Moves to Overturn Trump Birth Control RulesJulie Rovner, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration Wednesday formally proposed the repeal of Trump-era regulations barring abortion referrals and making other changes intended to evict Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from the federal family planning program, Title X. The 2019 rules dramatically limited access to these family planning services for many low-income people.…
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Access, Affordability, Contraception, Gender diversity, Health disparities, Medical tests, Prevention, Preventive health, Sexually transmitted diseases, Stds, Vaccinations
Syphilis Cases in California Drive a Record-Setting Year for STDs Nationwide
Read More: Syphilis Cases in California Drive a Record-Setting Year for STDs NationwideBy April Dembosky, KQED, Kaiser Health News In certain circles of San Francisco, a case of syphilis can be as common and casual as the flu, to the point where Billy Lemon can’t even remember how many times he’s had it. This story is from a partnership that includes NPR, KQED and KHN. It can…
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Access, Affordability, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health disparities, Health insurance, Prevention, Preventive health, Vaccinations, Vaccines
How Inequity Gets Built Into Americaโs Vaccination System
Read More: How Inequity Gets Built Into Americaโs Vaccination SystemBy Maryam Jameel and Caroline Chen, ProPublica. This story was originally published by ProPublica. Series: Coronavirus The U.S. Response to COVID-19 It’s a fact that simply being eligible for a vaccine in America doesn’t mean that you can instantly get one. Yet the ability to get to the front of the line isn’t the same…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Affordable care act, Endometriosis, Health care, Health insurance, Keep the care, Medicare, Multiple sclerosis, Opioid use disorder, Policy, Preventive health
Prior Authorization Doesnโt Have to Be a Barrier to Care
Read More: Prior Authorization Doesnโt Have to Be a Barrier to CareEven after menopause, Gail Weiss had severe endometriosis that caused her excruciating pain. Weiss researched her options and found a surgeon out of state who performed specialized excision surgery. Her insurance company would only pay for a more standard surgery performed by an in-network doctor. The company claimed her local doctor could perform a comparable…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Affordable care act, Chronic conditions, chronic pain, Health care, Health insurance, Keep the care, Medication safety, Pain, Pain management, Policy, Preventive health
Learn More About Chronic Pain
Read More: Learn More About Chronic PainReference: Chronic Pain Graphic
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Affordable care act, Budget, Financial health, Health care, Health insurance, Keep the care, Policy, Preventive health
What the American Rescue Plan Says About President Bidenโs Health Care Priorities โ and What They Mean for You
Read More: What the American Rescue Plan Says About President Bidenโs Health Care Priorities โ and What They Mean for YouBy Zack Buck, University of Tennessee As millions of Americans receive COVID-19 vaccines, the Affordable Care Act just got a booster shot of its own. After 11 years of existential threat and months after an argument before the Supreme Court, the ACA has been strengthened under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, the US$1.9 trillion…
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Access, Affordability, Anxiety, Chronic conditions, chronic pain, Depression, Endometriosis, Health disparities, Medication safety, Opioid use disorder, Pain, Pain management, Policy, Prescription drugs
For Millions of Americans Enduring Chronic Pain, Support Is Overdue
Read More: For Millions of Americans Enduring Chronic Pain, Support Is OverdueCindy Steinberg was seriously injured in an accident 20 years ago, but she still lives with pain every day. “I didn’t know there was such a thing as living in pain all the time,” she said. When Steinberg had to stop working because of her pain, she started an informal pain support group at a…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Chronic conditions, Financial health, Health disparities, Health insurance
Living With a Disability Is Very Expensive โ Even With Government Assistance
Read More: Living With a Disability Is Very Expensive โ Even With Government AssistanceBy Zachary Morris, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York); Nanette Goodman, Syracuse University, and Stephen McGarity, University of Tennessee Edward Mitchell is 34 years old and lives in Jackson, Tennessee, with a spinal cord injury caused by a hit-and-run accident that happened when he was 17. He has plenty of expenses that…
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Staying Active Throughout Adulthood Is Linked to Lower Healthcare Costs in Later Life โ New Research
Read More: Staying Active Throughout Adulthood Is Linked to Lower Healthcare Costs in Later Life โ New ResearchBy Diarmuid Coughlan, Newcastle University Exercise is good for your health at every age โ and you can reap the benefits no matter how late in life you start. But our latest research has shown another benefit of being physically active throughout life. We found that in the US, people who were more physically active…
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Clinically Speaking: What Are Biosimilars?
Read More: Clinically Speaking: What Are Biosimilars?Medically reviewed by Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Ph.D.
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Coming Soon to a Pharmacy Near You: Biosimilars
Read More: Coming Soon to a Pharmacy Near You: BiosimilarsMedically reviewed by Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Ph.D. Wondering what a biosimilar is? It’s hard to understand them without first understanding biologics, so let’s start there. Biologics, also called biologicals or reference products, are drugs that are created from a living source such as plant cells, animal cells or even human cells. There are many different…
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Access, Affordability, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health care, Health insurance, Health policy, mental health, Policy
4 Vital Health Issues โ Not Tied to Covid โ That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending Bill
Read More: 4 Vital Health Issues โ Not Tied to Covid โ That Congress Addressed in Massive Spending BillBy Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. Late last month, before President Joe Biden took office and proposed his pandemic relief plan, Congress passed a nearly 5,600-page legislative package that provided some pandemic relief along with its more general allocations to fund the government…
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Watch Your Mouth: Donโt Forget Your Dental Health During the Pandemic
Read More: Watch Your Mouth: Donโt Forget Your Dental Health During the PandemicAs we navigate a web of ever-changing information about COVID-19, it’s essential to keep up with your health management. This includes preventive and ongoing care for previously diagnosed conditions. Yet, one area that some people are steering clear of throughout the pandemic is their dental health, and that needs to change. The American Dental Association…
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Advocates View Health Care as Key to Driving LGBTQ Rights Conversation
Read More: Advocates View Health Care as Key to Driving LGBTQ Rights ConversationBy Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News When Allison Scott came out as a trans woman in 2013, she told not only family and friends, but also her primary care physician. She didn’t need his help with hormone therapy. She had another doctor for that. But she wanted to share the information with her doctor of…
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Retiree Living the RV Dream Fights $12,387 Nightmare Lab Fee
Read More: Retiree Living the RV Dream Fights $12,387 Nightmare Lab FeeBy Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News Lorraine Rogge and her husband, Michael Rogge, travel the country in a recreational vehicle, a well-earned adventure in retirement. This spring found them parked in Artesia, New Mexico, for several months. This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. In May, Rogge, 60, began to…
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Women Need Biosimilars
Read More: Women Need BiosimilarsMedications exist that could cut costs, expand treatment options, and potentially save lives โ but you can’t access most of them. They’re called biosimilars, and they’re medicines that have no clinically meaningful differences from biological medicines, also called reference products or biologics. These medicines are derived from living microorganisms, animal cells or plants and are…
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Surprise! Congress Takes Steps to Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
Read More: Surprise! Congress Takes Steps to Curb Unexpected Medical BillsBy Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a bill to allay some of those fears. The measure is included in a nearly 5,600-page package providing…
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Counterfeit Medicines Kill People
Read More: Counterfeit Medicines Kill PeopleHave you ever had a hard time getting a prescription filled? Or maybe you’ve had to wrestle with your insurance provider to get them to pay for a medication vital for your health? Worse, maybe you’re one of the 27.5 million uninsured Americans who find it difficult to get health care, let alone obtain the…
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Access, Affordability, Health care, Health disparities, Health insurance, Health policy, Keep the care, Policy, Research
Why Womenโs Health Should Be a Priority for the New Congress
Read More: Why Womenโs Health Should Be a Priority for the New CongressSoon after the new year, a new presidential administration will take office. We’ll also have a new Congress, the 117th, with a Senate currently composed of 50 Republicans and 48 Democrats — with two Georgia Senate seats to be determined in runoffs in early January — and the House of Representatives composed of 222 Democrats…
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Experts Discuss the Future of Womenโs Health After a Historic Election
Read More: Experts Discuss the Future of Womenโs Health After a Historic Election“Today’s conversation is more relevant than ever, and it is critical to understand how women’s health may be affected,” said Beth Battaglino, CEO of HealthyWomen, as she introduced Tuesday’s webinar, “Presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court: 2020 Election & Women’s Health.” The webinar was moderated by Arika Pierce, founder of The Millennial Boardroom, with panelists…
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Access, Access to health care, Affordability, Affordable care act, Health care, Health insurance, Keep the care, Preventive health
7 things President-Elect Biden Can Achieve on Health Care
Read More: 7 things President-Elect Biden Can Achieve on Health CareBy Simon F. Haeder, Penn State President-elect Joe Biden has plenty of work ahead of him; reining in the out-of-control pandemic tops the list, and beyond that, there are significant challenges on health care in general. Unquestionably, the incoming administration also faces limitations. Twelve years ago, Barack Obama had a filibuster-proof majority in the U.S.…
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HealthyWomen Joins National Health Organizations in Letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar About Access to COVID-19 Treatment
Read More: HealthyWomen Joins National Health Organizations in Letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar About Access to COVID-19 TreatmentNovember 11, 2020 The Honorable Alex Azar U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Azar: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep and systemic inequities in our health care system. Not only are members of minority and under-served communities more likely to suffer serious health consequences from…
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Choosing Health Insurance is So Complicated, 23% of Workers With Only Two Choices Picked the Worse One
Read More: Choosing Health Insurance is So Complicated, 23% of Workers With Only Two Choices Picked the Worse OneBy Trevor Collier, University of Dayton and Marlon L. Williams, University of Dayton The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Almost a quarter of employees faced with the choice of two employer-sponsored health care plans picked the one that left them worse off financially, even though they offered…
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Managing Chronic Pain in Rural America
Read More: Managing Chronic Pain in Rural AmericaGinger Nord likes to look people in the eye when she walks down the street in her rural Indiana town; it makes her feel in control. But with two diseases that affect her nerves, muscles and joints, she has to keep her eyes on the ground to avoid tripping on even small sidewalk cracks. Nord…
