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When AI decides what pain meds you get

The use of systems to analyze opioid-prescribing data has sparked questions over whether they harm patients

Salon

About the new drug pricing negotiations

The first eligible drugs treat diabetes, blood clots, blood cancers, arthritis and heart disease

Salon

Prepping for college under abortion bans

Students of color could be disproportionately affected by changes in state abortion laws

Salon

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Should we mention suicide in obituaries?

The reluctance to acknowledge suicide has implications beyond the confines of a public notice

Salon

Nevada paying tribal workers better

There is strong evidence community health worker interventions can be effective in reducing health disparities

Salon

Abortion bans are fueling a rise in high-risk patients heading to Illinois hospitals

Illinois hospitals are seeing a surge of out-of-state patients who need abortion care at a hospital due to medical complications. But hospital-based abortions are more costly and harder to arrange.

WEKU

Two families sue Florida for being kicked off Medicaid in 'unwinding' process

Two children and their parents are suing the state of Florida, alleging that their Medicaid coverage was terminated without proper notice or a chance to contest the state agency's decision.

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How to choose a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan

Taking the time to figure out which plan is right is vitally important for the 53 million Medicare beneficiaries with prescription drug coverage.

Fortune

Families, states chart path forward on paid caregiving - Roll Call

COVID-19 health emergency allowed waivers permitting parents and spouses to receive Medicaid dollars for caring for the disabled.

Roll Call

Big Pharma’s playbook for expensive meds

Here are just a few of the many examples of drug pricing practices that have driven consumers to demand change

Salon

Americans pay up to 10x for blockbuster weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy

Compared to their peers in other wealthy industrialized countries, U.S. patients are paying at least twice as much for these treatments—and in most cases far more than that.

Fortune

COVID vaccine program for uninsured could be late to pharmacies - Roll Call

Uninsured can get their COVID-19 shots at community and state health departments, but a partnership with pharmacies is still in the works.

Roll Call

Hospitals sued thousands of patients in North Carolina for unpaid bills, report finds

The suits pursued patients and their families, sometimes putting liens on homes. "I know my house will never be mine. It is going to be the hospital's," said Donna Lindabury, 70, who lost her case.

WEKU

New dementia drug raises hopes and fears

These dementia treatments are opening uncharted territory. Here's some of what people should know

Salon

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Montana GOP ignores voters on abortion

Montana Republicans passed a version of the anti-abortion proposal that voters rejected only months earlier

Fortune

The pros and cons of Medicare Advantage plans

Advice to help you choose between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans.

WEKU

How a trial in Texas changed the story of abortion rights in America

Wrenching testimony from women denied abortion care turned the focus toward the suffering and health risks faced by mothers.

Salon

Texas trial changed abortion story

In July, the case for abortion was made by women themselves who had been denied abortions and sued the state

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Texas Medicaid dropped more than 500,000 enrollees in one month

Medicaid is shedding enrollees for the first time since the pandemic started. But rolls in some states are shrinking much faster than in others. Nearly 4 million people have lost coverage so far.

WEKU

Texas Medicaid drops 82% of its enrollees since April

Medicaid is shedding enrollees for the first time since the pandemic started. But rolls in some states are shrinking much faster than in others. Nearly 4 million people have lost coverage so far.

WEKU

A wasted chance to fight addiction? Opioid settlement cash fills a local budget gap

State attorneys general vowed the funds would go toward tackling the addiction crisis. But as with the tobacco payouts of the 1990s, local officials have started using them to fill budget shortfalls.

Salon

1849 law restricting women's health care

The state’s original abortion law was passed before the Civil War, when women could not vote or own property

Salon

Families fleeing anti-trans states

Draconian laws banning trans care are forcing some families to flee to more progressive states

The Guardian - US

‘The future of abortion is tenuous’: relief and fear in Iowa as ban blocked

Rights groups and their lawyers have challenged abortion bans in many states and some rulings have led to a gray areas in law

Salon

Lawsuit over Idaho anti-abortion law

Advocates challenge a law that forbids helping teens obtain abortion pills or leave the state for abortion care

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