Research Highlight: Using Mobile Technology to Improve Care for Teens with Depression Depression is a serious mood disorder that is especially common among teens, with up to 20% of adolescents experiencing a major depressive episode in the past year. The need for mental health services that help teens manage and treat their symptoms has never been greater, […]
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‘Incredibly Concerning’ Lawsuit Threatens No-Charge Preventive Care for Millions
‘Incredibly Concerning’ Lawsuit Threatens No-Charge Preventive Care for Millions Harris Meyer March 26, 2021 With a challenge to the Affordable Care Act still pending at the Supreme Court, conservatives are continuing to launch legal attacks on the law, including a case in which a Texas federal judge seems open to ending the requirement that […]
Her Doctor’s Office Moved One Floor Up. Her Bill Was 10 Times Higher.
Her Doctor’s Office Moved One Floor Up. Her Bill Was 10 Times Higher. Lauren Weber March 26, 2021 Kyunghee Lee’s right hand hurts all the time. She spent decades running a family dry cleaning store outside Cleveland after emigrating from South Korea 40 years ago. She still freelances as a seamstress, although work has […]
Democrats Gave Americans a Big Boost Buying Health Insurance. It Didn’t Come Cheap.
Democrats Gave Americans a Big Boost Buying Health Insurance. It Didn’t Come Cheap. Noam N. Levey March 24, 2021 When Democrats pushed through a two-year expansion of the Affordable Care Act in the covid-relief bill this month, many people celebrated the part that will make health insurance more affordable for more Americans. This story […]
Birx Joins Air-Cleaning Industry Amid Land Grab for Billions in Federal Covid Relief
Birx Joins Air-Cleaning Industry Amid Land Grab for Billions in Federal Covid Relief Christina Jewett and Lauren Weber March 24, 2021 The former top White House coronavirus adviser under President Donald Trump, Dr. Deborah Birx, has joined an air-cleaning company that built its business, in part, on technology that is now banned in California […]
Women’s lives have been shattered by COVID-19 – but there’s still plenty to celebrate
Women’s lives have been shattered by COVID-19 – but there’s still plenty to celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 International Women’s Day should be a time of celebration. It might feel like there’s not much to be positive about right now, especially when we consider the harm the pandemic has caused to women, girls and […]
‘Press 1 for English’: Vaccination Sign-Ups Prove Daunting for Speakers of Other Languages
‘Press 1 for English’: Vaccination Sign-Ups Prove Daunting for Speakers of Other Languages Rachana Pradhan March 23, 2021 In late February, a week after Virginia launched a centralized website and call center for covid-19 vaccine preregistration, Zowee Aquino alerted the state to a glitch that could prove fatal for non-English speakers trying to secure […]
Covid-Inspired Montana Health Insurance Proposal Wouldn’t Kick In for 2 Years
Covid-Inspired Montana Health Insurance Proposal Wouldn’t Kick In for 2 Years Sara Reardon March 19, 2021 [UPDATED at 1 p.m. ET] For employees of small businesses in Montana suddenly laid off during the covid-19 pandemic, maintaining health insurance coverage could be a struggle. Employers with 20 or more workers offer a bridge insurance program […]
Blue Shield Spent Years Cultivating a Relationship with Newsom. It Got the State Vaccine Contract.
…………………………………………………………………… Blue Shield Spent Years Cultivating a Relationship with Newsom. It Got the State Vaccine Contract. Samantha Young and Angela Hart March 19, 2021 SACRAMENTO — Gavin Newsom was just making a name for himself as mayor of San Francisco in 2005 when Blue Shield of California wrote him its first major check. The young, […]
Doctors Found Jet Fuel in Veteran’s Lungs. He Can’t Get Full Benefits.
Doctors Found Jet Fuel in Veteran’s Lungs. He Can’t Get Full Benefits. Michael McAuliff March 19, 2021 The lungs Bill Thompson was born with told a gruesome, harrowing and unmistakable tale to Dr. Anthony Szema when he analyzed them and found the black spots, scarring, partially combusted jet fuel and metal inside. This story […]