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‘What Happens Three Months From Now?’ Mental Health After Georgia High School Shooting
WINDER, Ga. — About an hour after gunfire erupted at Apalachee High School, ambulances started arriving at nearby Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow with two students and two adults suffering from panic attacks and extreme…
No One Wants To Talk About Racial Trauma. Why My Family Broke Our Silence.
SIKESTON, Mo. — I wasn’t sure if visiting a cotton field was a good idea. Almost everyone in my family was antsy when we pulled up to the sea of white.
The cotton was beautiful but soggy. An autumn rain had drenched the…
The First Year of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Is Mired in Red Tape
ATLANTA — On a recent summer evening, Raymia Taylor wandered into a recreation center in a historical downtown neighborhood, the only enrollee to attend a nearly two-hour event for people who have signed up for Georgia’s…
Forget Repeal and Replace. The Next Big ACA Fight Will Be Over Subsidies.
Forget repeal and replace. Critics of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, have a new target: key parts of the law that they say are too costly and provide incentive for fraud.
Topping that list are the ACA’s…
In Montana, 911 Calls Reveal Impact of Heat Waves on Rural Seniors
Missoula is one of Montana’s largest cities but is surrounded by rural mountain communities where cattle ranching is king. Despite the latitude and altitude, in recent years this region has experienced punishing summer heat…
At Catholic Hospitals, a Mission of Charity Runs Up Against High Care Costs for Patients
When Jessica Staten’s kidney stones wouldn’t pass, she said, her doctor suggested a procedure to “blow ’em up.” She went to have it done last November at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, one of nine…
En su primer cara a cara, Harris y Trump se enfrentan por el Obamacare y el aborto
KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
Cuando la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris cruzó el escenario del debate el martes 10 por la noche para darle la mano al ex presidente Donald Trump, fue la primera vez que los dos se conocían en…
Trump, Harris Spar Over Abortion Rights and Obamacare in Their First Face-Off
KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
When Vice President Kamala Harris walked across the debate stage Tuesday night to shake the hand of former President Donald Trump, it was the first time the two had met in person. But that was the…
Fearing the Worst, Schools Deploy Armed Police To Thwart Gun Violence
PITTSBURGH — A false alarm that a gunman was roaming one Catholic high school and then another in March 2023 touched off frightening evacuations and a robust police response in the city. It also prompted the diocese to rethink…
Longtime Head of L.A. Care To Retire After Navigating Major Medi-Cal Changes
LOS ANGELES — For nearly a decade, John Baackes has led L.A. Care Health Plan, a publicly run insurer primarily serving low-income Los Angeles County residents on Medi-Cal. It is by far the largest Medi-Cal plan in the state.…