What Is Step Therapy?
This resource has been created with support from AbbVie, Pfizer, Regeneron and Sanofi.
Read moreHealth insurance
Auto Added by WPeMatico
Health Insurance Coverage for Kids Through Medicaid and CHIP Helps Their Moms Too
By Sebastian Tello-Trillo, University of Virginia The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea
Read moreI Was Bleeding to Death on the Bathroom Floor — While the Medics Insisted I Couldn’t Afford the Ambulance Ride
As told to Erica Rimlinger One evening during my senior year of college in Texas, I was hanging out at
Read moreWhat’s Sexual Orientation Got to Do With It? LGTBQ People Face Discrimination in Healthcare
March 21 to March 25 is National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week. At age 28, Laura Silverstein tripped while running, dislocating
Read moreIt’s Illegal — but My Insurance Company Refused to Cover My Birth Control
As told to Shannon Shelton Miller More than two years ago, I made an appointment with my physician to discuss
Read moreHIV Preventive Care Is Supposed to Be Free in the US. So, Why Are Some Patients Still Paying?
By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Anthony Cantu, 31, counsels patients at a San Antonio health clinic about a daily
Read moreA Conversation With Janet McUlsky About Patient Advocacy
Janet McUlsky has been working in patient advocacy for more than four decades. She’s a nationally recognized expert and innovator
Read moreSurvey Says: How Women View Health Care and Access to Health Information
These days, health-related insight is a click away. Curious about the symptoms of depression? Google it. Need the definition of
Read moreThe ACA guarantees full contraceptive coverage. Why are women getting denied?
As Whitney* approached the end of her medical residency more than two years ago, she discovered a new birth control
Read moreWhy Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead
By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of
Read more15 Minutes With Dr. Leana Wen
Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University who previously served as the
Read moreDoes Your Health Insurance Cover Treatment for Obesity?
Design: Elizabeth Gething
Read moreIs Your Health Insurance Provider Tracking You Online?
As a graduate student in digital marketing, Rachel Cipriano, 46, knows just how much of her data is likely being
Read moreTransgender Children’s Rights Are Under Attack
Five years ago, Lisa Stanton’s now 10-year-old daughter, Maya, socially transitioned to her affirmed gender. (A person’s affirmed gender is
Read moreHow Rural Communities Are Losing Their Pharmacies
By Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News Batson’s Drug Store seems like a throwback to a simpler time. The independently owned
Read moreCelebrating Every Body Requires Access to the Best Weight-Management Care
If you’ve gained weight during the Covid-19 pandemic, you are not alone. A year into the pandemic, an American Psychological
Read moreRacism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News The tipping point for Dr. Paula Braveman came when a longtime patient of
Read moreYour Wealth or Your Health?
Lisa Keller thought she was done with cancer. She’d already survived a rare sarcoma at age 12 and breast cancer
Read moreThe Next Attack on the Affordable Care Act May Cost You Free Preventive Health Care
By Paul Shafer, Boston University and Alex Hoagland, Boston University Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme
Read moreCan Health Insurance Companies Charge the Unvaccinated Higher Premiums? What About Life Insurers? 5 Questions Answered
By Kosali Simon, Indiana University and Sharon Tennyson, Cornell University The current COVID-19 wave in the U.S. is mostly affecting
Read moreWomen Say California Insurer Makes It Too Hard to Get Drug for Postpartum Depression
By April Dembosky, KQED, Kaiser Health News When Miriam McDonald decided she wanted to have another baby at age 44,
Read moreContraception Is Free to Women, Except When It’s Not
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News For Stephanie Force, finding a birth control method that she likes and can get
Read moreHospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, They’re Still Anyone’s Guess.
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars — or several
Read moreTransgender Medicine – What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and What’s Still Unknown: 3 Essential Reads
By Daniel Merino, The Conversation Transgender people continue to be the focus of political culture wars in the U.S. In
Read moreBlack and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Although James Toussaint has never had covid, the pandemic is taking a profound toll on
Read moreSome Hospitals Kept Suing Patients Over Medical Debt Through the Pandemic
by Jenny Deam, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up
Read more15 Minutes With Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell has long been an advocate for women and children. She is a founder and past chair of
Read moreHealth Is Infrastructure, Too
During opening remarks at HealthyWomen’s recent webinar, “Health is Infrastructure, Too: The Impact on Women’s Health Care,” HealthyWomen’s CEO Beth
Read moreCovid Was a Tipping Point for Telehealth. If Some Have Their Way, Virtual Visits Are Here to Stay.
By Noam N. Levey, Kaiser Health News As the covid crisis wanes and life approaches normal across the U.S., health
Read moreRoads and Bridges and Tunnels … and Health?
Join us on June 10 for our webinar, “Health Is Infrastructure, Too: The Impact on Women’s Health Care,” where we
Read moreEnough to Wreck Their Rest: $10,322 for a Sleep Study
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News José Mendoza’s snoring was bad — but the silence when he stopped breathing was
Read moreTime to Say Goodbye to Some Insurers’ Waivers for Covid Treatment Fees
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the
Read moreDeclaring Racism a Public Health Crisis Brings More Attention to Solving Long-Ignored Racial Gaps in Health
By Paul K. Halverson, IUPUI The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined hundreds of cities and counties across
Read moreBiden Moves to Overturn Trump Birth Control Rules
Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration Wednesday formally proposed the repeal of Trump-era regulations barring abortion referrals and
Read moreHow Inequity Gets Built Into America’s Vaccination System
By Maryam Jameel and Caroline Chen, ProPublica. This story was originally published by ProPublica. Series: Coronavirus The U.S. Response to
Read morePrior Authorization Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier to Care
Even after menopause, Gail Weiss had severe endometriosis that caused her excruciating pain. Weiss researched her options and found a
Read moreLearn More About Chronic Pain
Reference: Chronic Pain Graphic
Read moreWhat the American Rescue Plan Says About President Biden’s Health Care Priorities – and What They Mean for You
By Zack Buck, University of Tennessee As millions of Americans receive COVID-19 vaccines, the Affordable Care Act just got a
Read more