Health Care
Family Caregivers are the Health Care Workers that Vaccination Plans Overlook
COMMENTARY | Millions of family members provide medical care for loved ones with disabling conditions. Excluding them from vaccination plans is symptomatic of a failure to formally integrate and recognize them as part of the health care system.
Montana’s Health Policy MVP Takes Her Playbook on the Road
Marilyn Bartlett saved the state of Montana more than $30 million in three years by pegging hospital prices to a multiple of what Medicare pays. But she's finding the model she used in the state difficult to replicate elsewhere.
As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them
With progress on the issue elusive in Congress, legislators in a half-dozen states are seeking to rein in prescription drug costs.
Are Conservative Policies Shortening American Lives?
Americans have shorter lives than international peers. Some researchers now say conservative policies may be to blame.
Farmers Can be Isolated and Unsure How to Seek Support. One State is Trying to Help.
Farmers in Wisconsin can access a 24-hour hotline, free counseling and, soon, virtual support groups. It's all part of a state-funded wellness program focused on the agricultural community.
Biden’s First Order of Business May Be to Undo Trump’s Policies, but It Won’t Be Easy
President Donald Trump made substantial changes to the nation’s health care system using executive branch authority. But reversing policies that Democrats oppose would take time and personnel resources, competing with other priorities of the new administration.
Illinois Is First in the Nation to Extend Health Coverage to Undocumented Seniors
Undocumented immigrants without health insurance often skip care.
Pandemic Could Hurt Home-Based Care for Kids With 24/7 Needs
“It’s horrifying, it’s inhumane, and it doesn’t make any financial sense.”
Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Wave of Mental Illness
Efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States have led to drastic changes in the way children and teens learn, play and socialize.
Amid Surge in Cases, States Turn to Field Hospitals
Health care systems in many states are overwhelmed by the number of Covid-19 patients. Some states are building field hospitals or reopening ones built earlier in the pandemic.
No More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County
Similar scenes — packed wards, overworked medical staffers, harried administrators and grieving families — are playing out in hospitals across the state and the nation.
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