Biden's Broader Vision For Medicaid Could Include Inmates, Immigrants, New Mothers
With record levels of people relying on Medicaid for health care, the Biden administration is making moves to expand it even farther.
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Why I Kept My Cancer A Secret, And Why I Won't Anymore
An NPR correspondent living with incurable cancer says 7% is no solution. That's one estimate of how much — or how little — breast cancer research funding goes toward metastatic disease.
In Health Care, More Money Is Being Spent On Patients' Social Needs. Is It Working?
Eager to control costs and sickness, hospitals and insurers are trying to help patients access better food, housing and transportation. But so far there is little research showing these efforts work.
A New Obesity Drug Could Help Millions Of Americans. Its Future Hinges On Insurance
A newly-approved drug, Wegovy, has shown to have significant weight loss benefits. But it's unclear if insurers will cover the cost of the medication for the millions of Americans who might need it.
Obamacare Wins For The 3rd Time At The Supreme Court
The 7-2 decision threw out the challenge to the law, saying Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision and thus lacked standing.
Architect Of The Affordable Care Act Reacts To Supreme Court Upholding The Law
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with an architect of the Affordable Care Act, Dr. Zeke Emanuel, about the Supreme Court upholding Obamacare once again.
New York City Has Been Slow To Vaccinate Homebound Elderly, Causing More Sickness
Despite being hit hard early in the pandemic, New York City lags behind in vaccinating people 65 and older, and its efforts to reach the homebound and disabled have been disorganized.
The Clock's Ticking For 178 Hospital Workers Suspended For Not Getting Vaccinated
Employees at Houston Methodist who are unwilling to get the shot say the vaccines are unsafe and even "experimental." The hospital system's CEO says they're spouting "anti-vaccination rhetoric."
In Montana, Crisis Support Teams Offer Alternatives To Policing Mental Health
Montana now has six mobile crisis response teams — up from one in 2019 — with more in the works. Each team has a different makeup, but all use mental health support to diffuse tricky situations.
Women Now Drink As Much As Men — Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope
Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.