Health & Safety

Senators Plan Bipartisan Hearings On Health Care

7:42am August 02, 2017

Dave Anderson, CEO of HealthNow New York, talks with Steve Inskeep about lawmakers' plans to hold bipartisan hearings on health insurance exchanges. NPR's Scott Horsley has details and analysis.

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Ariel Levy first wrote about the miscarriage she suffered in Mongolia in the Nov. 17, 2013 issue of The New Yorker.

'I Was Somebody's Mother': Reflections On The Guilt And Grief Of Miscarriage

12:41am August 02, 2017

by Terry Gross

Ariel Levy was five months pregnant and alone in a hotel room in Mongolia when she gave birth. Her son lived only 10 minutes. Afterward, Levy was haunted by the notion that she had caused his death.

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Reproductive Health Services, shown here in 2014, is a Montgomery, Ala., clinic that performs abortions and is the plaintiff in this federal lawsuit.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Portions Of An Alabama Abortion Law

7:02pm August 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Under the law, a minor who didn't have parental consent for an abortion could have faced a legal proceeding involving her parents, the district attorney and a person representing the fetus.

On Sunday, Afghanistan's national women's wheelchair basketball team won its first championship at the 4th annual Bali Cup International Tournament in Indonesia.

A Big Win For Afghan Women's Wheelchair Hoopsters

5:05pm August 01, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

The players used to be shy about playing sports as women using wheelchairs. Today, they're international champions and role models in their country.

Health & Safety

Understanding CSRs In The Health Care Debate

4:29pm August 01, 2017

Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about cost sharing reductions — federal reimbursements to insurance companies that are key to the Affordable Care Act.

Proper eye protection is a must for anyone looking up at a solar eclipse. Eclipse glasses are far darker than regular sunglasses.

Planning To Watch The Eclipse? Here's What You Need To Protect Your Eyes

4:29pm August 01, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A total solar eclipse is one of the most magnificent sights you can ever see. But you need the right kind of eye protection, and some of what's being sold out there isn't safe.

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President Donald Trump still hopes to force legislators back to the table to find a way to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, by any means possible.

Senate To Hold Bipartisan Hearings To Stabilize Insurance Markets

4:25pm August 01, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

A Senate committee will hold hearings on stabilizing the Obamacare markets in 2018. The chair called on President Trump to continue payments to insurers that help lower costs for low-income people.

Amanda Chaffin comforts son Kayden, 4, who has a genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, and depends on a ventilator to breathe. Chaffin is worried about the high costs of Kayden's care.

Drug Puts A $750,000 'Price Tag On Life'

1:05pm August 01, 2017

by Julie Appleby

The high cost of Spinraza, a new and promising treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, highlights how the cost-benefit analysis insurers use to make drug coverage decisions plays out in human terms.

Trump's Threat To Cut U.S. Payments Raises Uncertainty In Health Insurance Market

10:17am August 01, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The U.S. government is scheduled to make large payments to health insurance companies to help offset discounts required by the Affordable Care Act. President Trump has threatened to stop the payments.

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This Doctor Was Ready To Have Her Baby When She Delivered Another

5:29am August 01, 2017

Dr. Amanda Hess was about to give birth when she heard a woman wailing in pain. The on-call doctor was on break, so Hess delivered the woman's baby. Her own contractions started a few moments later.