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Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace
Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Obamacare marketplace, citing “anomalous activity.”
The unusual step comes as the Centers for…
A Teen’s Murder, Mold in the Walls: Unfulfilled Promises Haunt Public Housing
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Blocks from where tourists stroll along the cobblestoned riverfront in this racially divided city, Detraya Gilliard made her way down the dark, ruptured sidewalks of Yamacraw Village, looking for her missing…
The Rapidly Evolving Field of Street Medicine
The rapidly evolving field of street medicine — the practice of providing health care to homeless people living outside — is getting a jolt in California with a new player: a medical group devoted exclusively to homeless…
Cautious Optimism in San Francisco as New Cases of HIV in Latinos Decrease
SAN FRANCISCO — For years, Latinos represented the biggest share of new HIV cases in this city, but testing data suggests the tide may be turning.
The number of Latinos newly testing positive for HIV dropped 46% from…
Patient Underwent One Surgery but Was Billed for Two. Even After Being Sued, She Refused To Pay.
Jamie Holmes says a surgery center tried to make her pay for two operations after she underwent only one. She refused to buckle, even after a collection agency sued her last winter.
Holmes, who lives in…
Los contrastes de las fórmulas Harris-Walz y Trump-Vance en la atención de salud
Stephanie Armour
La elección de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris del gobernador de Minnesota, Tim Walz, como su compañero de fórmula está poniendo el tema de la atención médica en primer plano en la recta final hacia las elecciones…
En medio de las expulsiones de Medicaid, muchos estados deciden expandirlo
El año pasado, después de sufrir una lesión cerebral, Trisha Byers se mudó de Massachusetts a Carolina del Norte para estar más cerca de su familia. El cambio de domicilio, sin embargo, la dejó sin algo crucial: el seguro…
Viajar para morir: la última forma de turismo médico
En los 18 meses posteriores a ser diagnosticada con la reaparición de un cáncer de ovarios que creía haber superado hace 20 años, Francine Milano viajó dos veces desde su casa de Pennsylvania a Vermont. No fue a esquiar, ni a…
Traveling To Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or…
Harris Did Not Vote to ‘Cut Medicare,’ Despite Trump’s Claim
Jacob Gardenswartz
“Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion. She cast a vote to cut Medicare.”
— Former President Donald Trump at a July 24 campaign rally in…