Healthcare workers in Congo face risk from rare Ebola and from community attacks
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in eastern Congo, goes…
Medicaid work requirement is about to kick in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska on Friday will become the first state to enforce work, volunteer or education…
Trump’s $50B health fund offers ailing rural hospitals few solutions
CREIGHTON, Neb. (AP) — Rick and Jane Saint John chose to live in the small town of Creighton,…
How one family in Havana grapples with daily life as economic crisis deepens
HAVANA (AP) — Yuneisy Riviaux grew up in a working-class Havana neighborhood and has endured a life of…
Why some people put relatives into poverty to pay for nursing homes
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that more than half people over age 65 will…
Nebraska seeks to end retroactive Medicaid coverage
From her post in the neonatal intensive care unit at Children’s Nebraska, Dr. Ann Anderson-Berry sees some of…
Trump administration investigates states over abortion coverage requirement
The Trump administration said Thursday that it has launched investigations into 13 states that require state-regulated health insurance…
Trump’s Medicaid work mandate could kick thousands of homeless Californians off coverage
On a brisk January morning, physician assistant Brett Feldman searched the streets of Los Angeles for patients, knocking…
Medicaid work mandates are forcing states to spend millions on new technology
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — To receive Medicaid health coverage, some adults will soon have to show they…
Trump’s Medicaid work mandates are meant to save money. But first states will have to spend millions.
The task is not as simple as pushing through a software update on your smartphone or personal computer.…
Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up…
Texas Tech medical school cancels talk on health, ethical considerations in late-pregnancy abortions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center canceled a scheduled talk by an OB-GYN who has provided abortion care…