KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Funding for the Next Pandemic
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Click here for a transcript of the episode. President Joe Biden released…
Kate’s 3D-printed bionic arm improved her health—and her confidence
At eight years old, the prosthetic arm Kate Kehayes wore weighed almost as much as she did. She describes it as a mannequin arm—clunky, beige, made from heavy metal and ceramic. Kate was born without her right forearm. In her…
The Case of the $489,000 Air Ambulance Ride
Sean Deines and his wife, Rebekah, were road-tripping after he lost his job as a bartender when the pandemic hit. But while visiting his grandfather in a remote part of Wyoming, Sean started to feel very ill. Rebekah insisted he…
Cómo evitar facturas médicas sorpresa… y las “trampas” de la nueva ley
Los pacientes ya no están obligados a pagar por la atención médica que hayan recibido por fuera de la red de su plan de salud sin su consentimiento, al ser tratados en hospitales que están dentro de su cobertura. Esto…
How to Avoid Surprise Bills — And the Pitfalls in the New Law
Patients are no longer required to pay for out-of-network care given without their consent when they receive treatment at hospitals covered by their health insurance since a federal law took effect at the start of this year. But the law’s…
Medicare Advantage Plans Send Pals to Seniors’ Homes for Companionship — And Profits
Widowed and usually living alone, Gloria Bailey walks with a cane after two knee replacement surgeries and needs help with housekeeping. So she was thrilled last summer when her Medicare Advantage plan, SummaCare, began sending a worker to her house…
Want Vulnerable Californians to Have Healthier Pregnancies? Doulas Say the State Must Pay Up.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This was supposed to be the year that low-income Californians could hire a doula to guide them through pregnancy and advocate for them in the hospital. But the new benefit for people enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s…
Meal prepping secrets for success (plus 3 easy recipes)
Do you enjoy a homemade lunch or dinner, but don’t have the time or energy to cook so you end up grabbing unhealthy fast food? Meal prepping could be a great answer for you. Meal prepping means making food ahead…
The Road Back Home: Coping with post-COVID’s long shadow
Two years into the pandemic, most of us have had a brush with COVID-19, whether we’ve contracted it ourselves or know someone who has. For Dawn Ireland, the virus has been a constant companion. At the start of 2020, she…
La medicación para prevenir el VIH debe ser gratis, pero las aseguradoras siguen cobrándola
Anthony Cantu, de 31 años, aconseja a los pacientes de una clínica de salud de San Antonio, Texas, sobre una pastilla diaria que ha demostrado prevenir la infección por VIH. El verano pasado, él mismo comenzó a tomar el medicamento,…
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