Mississippi Lacks Black Doctors, Even as Lawmakers Increasingly Target Diversity Programs
admin July 2, 2024 ArticleLauren Sausser JACKSON, Miss. — Jerrian Reedy was 9 when his father was admitted to the hospital in Hattiesburg, about two hours northeast of New Orleans, after sustaining three gunshot wounds. Reedy recalled visiting his dad in the intensive care unit that summer in 2009, even though children weren’t typically permitted in that part of […]
Journalists Break Down SCOTUS Decision on Purdue Pharma and California’s New Heat Rules
admin June 29, 2024 ArticleKFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed the Supreme Court’s Purdue Pharma decision and the opioid settlement on WHYY’s “Studio 2” on June 27. Click here to hear Pattani on “Studio 2” Read Pattani’s series “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash” KFF Health News ethnic media editor Paula Andalo discussed California’s new heat rules […]
Constitutes Constructive Dismissal In non-unionized environments, employees are typically employed in an at-will employment relationship. This means that employers are free to terminate their employees at any time, with or without cause, and there is no duty for them to treat their employees fairly or provide a stress-free work environment. However, when an employer’s behaviour […]
Biden’s on Target About What Repealing ACA Would Mean for Preexisting Condition Protections
admin June 13, 2024 ArticleJacob Gardenswartz If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.” President Joe Biden in a campaign advertisement, May 8 President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign wants voters to contrast his record on health care policy with his predecessor’s. In May, Biden’s campaign began […]
Journalists Discuss Abortion Laws, Pollution, and Potential Changes to Obamacare Subsidies
admin June 8, 2024 ArticleKFF Health News senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed the consequences of restrictive and unclear abortion laws on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on June 4. Gounder also discussed a recent report that found pollution is a greater health threat than war, terrorism, addiction, or disease on CBS News 24/7’s “The Daily Report” […]
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to […]
Exclusive: Senator Urges Biden Administration To Thwart Fraudulent Obamacare Enrollments
admin May 22, 2024 ArticleStronger actions are needed immediately to thwart insurance brokers who fraudulently enroll or switch people in Affordable Care Act coverage, Sen. Ron Wyden, chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, said Monday. “We want the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to hold these brokers criminally responsible for ripping people off this way,” he told […]
Clean Needles Save Lives. In Some States, They Might Not Be Legal.
admin May 17, 2024 ArticleKim Botteicher hardly thinks of herself as a criminal. On the main floor of a former Catholic church in Bolivar, Pennsylvania, Botteicher runs a flower shop and cafe. In the former church’s basement, she also operates a nonprofit organization focused on helping people caught up in the drug epidemic get back on their feet. The […]
Lawsuit Alleges Obamacare Plan-Switching Scheme Targeted Low-Income Consumers
admin April 16, 2024 ArticleA wide-ranging lawsuit filed Friday outlines a moneymaking scheme by which large insurance sales agency call centers enrolled people into Affordable Care Act plans or switched their coverage, all without their permission. According to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, two such call centers paid tens of thousands […]
The Host Florida this week became a major focus for advocates on both main sides of the abortion debate. The Florida Supreme Court simultaneously ruled that the state’s 15-week ban, passed in 2022, can take effect immediately before a more sweeping, six-week ban replaces it in May and that voters can decide in November whether […]