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Extended-Stay Hotels, a Growing Option for Poor Families, Can Lead to Health Problems for Kids
Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — As principal of Dunaire Elementary School, Sean Deas has seen firsthand the struggles faced by children living in extended-stay hotels. About 10% of students at his school, just…
Colorado’s Naloxone Fund Is Drying Up, Even as Opioid Settlement Money Rolls In
DENVER — On a bustling street corner one recent afternoon outside the offices of the Harm Reduction Action Center, employees of the education and advocacy nonprofit handed out free naloxone kits to passersby.…
Cash Shortages and Complex Rules Impede Native American Health-Care Access
Each year, the Indian Health Service rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund outside care that it doesn’t provide, forcing patients to go without treatment or pay big medical bills themselves.
The IHS is supposed…
Watch: Biggest Dangers and Health Concerns From Hurricane Milton
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Watch: ‘Breaking the Silence Is a Step’ — Beyond the Lens of ‘Silence in Sikeston’
Cara Anthony
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony took a reporting trip to the small southeastern Missouri city of Sikeston and heard a mention of its hidden past. That led her on a multiyear reporting journey to…
Happening in Springfield: New Immigrants Offer Economic Promise, Health System Challenges
When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to “skyrocket” in Springfield, Ohio, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records.
They…
Montana Looks To Fast-Track Medicaid Access for Older Applicants
Montana lawmakers are looking to fast-track Medicaid coverage for older adults who need help with daily life. LISTEN here:
Montana is looking to fast-track Medicaid access for older adults who need help to stay in…
Older Men’s Connections Often Wither When They’re on Their Own
At age 66, South Carolina physician Paul Rousseau decided to retire after tending for decades to the suffering of people who were seriously ill or dying. It was a difficult and emotionally fraught transition.
“I didn’t…
Employers Haven’t a Clue How Their Drug Benefits Are Managed
Arthur Allen
Most employers have little idea what the pharmacy benefit managers they hire do with the money they exchange for the medications used by their employees, according to a KFF survey released Wednesday morning.…
Poppy Seed Brew Triggers Morphine Overdose, Drawing Attention of Lawmakers
It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids.
Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy.
People have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed poppy seeds.
And…