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When a young Navy lieutenant died following low-risk childbirth, her husband claimed military doctors botched her care. But his wrongful death claim was dismissed because of a 1950 ruling that bars active-duty service members from suing the U.S. government ā for any reason.
In a Medicaid-funded pilot project starting with 19 counties, clinicians and other providers are now in charge of deciding what kind of treatment an offender needs. The change has rankled some judges and attorneys ā and forced some felons to spend more time in jail ā but it has been largely embraced by clinicians and county agencies.
In this episode of KHNās āWhat the Health?ā Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Ollstein of Politico talk about how health issues will play in midterm elections, the Trump administrationās move that could penalize legal immigrants who use government aid programs, and other topics. Due to technical difficulties, the original discussion taped Sept. 27 at the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival could not be broadcast, so the panelists reconvened from Austin and Washington on Sept. 28.
As Republican and Democratic attorneys general square off on a Texas case that threatens to dismantle consumer protections in the federal health law, campaigns across the country for statesā highest legal officer get hotter.
Uncertainty over federal standards for these cost-saving programs could trigger different perks for employees and change what they must do to qualify.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
In this episode of KHNās āWhat the Health?ā Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Alice Ollstein of Politico talk about the latest court challenge to the Affordable Care Act, nomination hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and news from the reproductive health front. Plus, Rovner interviews Chad Terhune about the latest KHN/NPR āBill of the Monthā installment.
Post-9/11, Giuliani Partners helped craft a plan that put a halt to a probe into Purdueās marketing of OxyContin.
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, is set to hear arguments from Republican attorneys general who want him to strike down the federal health law and from Democratic counterparts who say the law is constitutional and should remain.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
Armed with poster board and catchy advertising slogans, abortion-rights activists in California and elsewhere are taking to sidewalks, buses and mobile phone apps to fight a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of crisis pregnancy centers.
In this episode of KHNās āWhat the Health?ā Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner talk about a spate of lawsuits involving the Affordable Care Act, as well as the latest in state and federal efforts regarding the Medicaid program for the poor.
Federal officials are proposing a rule to prohibit home health aides paid directly by Medicaid from having their dues for the powerful Service Employees International Union automatically deducted from their paychecks. The effort would likely mean those workers are far less likely to pay dues and could diminish the unionās influence.
KHNās newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
Many of the GOP-led states seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act could end up jeopardizing the health of their own residents, who suffer from preexisting conditions at rates higher than the national average. The ACA requires insurers to cover people with histories of illness and not charge them more for it. If the law is overturned, that protection could be lost, as California Healthline reporter Harriet Rowan explains on "The VICE Guide to Right Now" podcast.
KHNās newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donāt have to.
In this episode of KHNās āWhat the Health?ā Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico, and Erin Mershon of Stat News discuss a series of health policy court decisions on everything from prescription drug discounts to soda taxes. Plus, Rovner, interviews health care futurist and consultant Jeff Goldsmith.
At least 70 infants have been ordered to appear in immigration court. Experts believe some were separated from their parents.
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