Helpline aids NC pediatricians in mental health care
By Emily Chambliss In North Carolina, the odds of finding a child psychiatrist depend too often on your…
Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. ___…
Democrats Bet Briefly Preventing a Health Insurance Apocalypse Is Good Politics
In March, Democrats faced a decision: shut down the government over the litany of lawless actions and usurped…
California overbilled Medicaid $500 million to provide care for undocumented immigrants — and now Trump is cracking down
The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six…
Medicaid cuts threaten care for NC residents with severe disabilities
By Jaymie Baxley Jennifer Shigley can’t speak or walk without assistance. The 49-year-old also cannot feed or bathe…
Medicaid boosted Appalachia. Will cuts deliver an outsized hit?
Kentucky’s 2014 Medicaid expansion improved health care and drug treatment in some of America’s poorest counties. Now, the…
Colorado pharmacies can provide COVID vaccines without prescription
Colorado’s top health official on Wednesday issued an order allowing pharmacists to provide COVID-19 vaccines without a prescription…
America has an oral health crisis
Major shifts in public health policy can bring unforeseen consequences. But in the case of fluoride bans, we…
Nearly 55,000 to lose Medicaid over a decade
If you rely on Medicaid for your health care, or you know and love someone who does, you’ve…
Health care groups aim to counter growing ‘national scandal’ of elder homelessness
By Felice J. Freyer KFF Health News BRISTOL, R.I. — At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no…
Lane County health care providers share Medicaid concerns with lawmakers
Cuts to Medicaid as part of the “Big Beautiful Bill” signed July 4 have local healthcare providers concerned.…
Colorado Latinos rank economy, immigration and health care ranks as top concerns in new poll
While economic issues continue to top the list of concerns for Latinos in Colorado, a new, non-partisan poll…