For Many Patients Leaving the ICU, the Struggle Has Only Just Begun
The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov. 16. Joseph Masterson, a lawyer who was just…
Real Estate Investors Profit From Long-Term Care While Residents Languish
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Medigap Premiums Leap, and Consumers Have Few Alternatives
After decades of selling insurance, Illinois-based broker John Jaggi had never seen anything like it….
The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most
On a recent Monday, Sandy Guzman, a community health worker in rural Oregon, drove to…
Real Estate Investors Profit From Long-Term Care While Residents Languish
This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. By the time she was hospitalized in 2020,…
Medigap Premiums Leap, and Consumers Have Few Alternatives
After decades of selling insurance, Illinois-based broker John Jaggi had never seen anything like it. This story also ran on…
End of Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies Puts Tribal Health Lifeline at Risk
Leonard Bighorn said his mother tried for two years to get help for severe stomach pain through the limited health…
As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up a Shadow Medical System. It’s a Lesson for Other Cities.
MINNEAPOLIS — Gabi has big brown eyes, pigtails, and a genetic condition that makes her bones brittle. They fracture easily,…
Birth Control Skepticism, Teen Fertility Take Center Stage at Trump’s Women’s Health Summit
WASHINGTON — Surrounded by hot pink lights and cherry blossom pink drapes on a ballroom stage, family doctor Marguerite Duane…
CDC’s Acting Chief Promises a Return to Stability in a Tumultuous Moment
President Donald Trump will soon nominate a permanent director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, its acting chief,…
Scorpion Peppers Caused Him ‘Crippling’ Pain. Two Years Later, the ER Bill Stung Him Again.
Maxwell Kruzic said he was in such “crippling” stomach pain on Oct. 5, 2023, that he had to pull off…
Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options — But With Trade-Offs
For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But…