Feb. 5
Katheryn Houghton reads the week鈥檚 news: American farmers are being hit hard by the end of extra Obamacare subsidies, and hospitals are starting their own Medicare Advantage plans.
Jan. 29
Zach Dyer reads this week鈥檚 news: An expensive new gene therapy that can potentially cure people with sickle cell disease will be covered by Medicaid, but only when it works for patients. Plus, community health centers are preparing to help care for millions more uninsured people.
Jan. 22
Arielle Zionts reads the week鈥檚 news: Some states are cutting public funding for a type of autism therapy, and older adults are more likely than younger ones to stop taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic.
Jan. 15
Jackie Forti茅r reads the week鈥檚 news: Parents are confused by an overhaul of U.S. childhood immunization guidelines, and while people 65 and older make up the fastest-growing homeless population in the country, traditional homeless shelters often can鈥檛 accommodate them.
Jan. 8
Zach Dyer reads the week鈥檚 news: Instead of extending extra Affordable Care Act subsidies that would keep monthly premiums more affordable, some Republicans are pushing health savings accounts. Plus, people seeking cheaper health insurance options outside the ACA marketplaces may find some, but they come with downsides.
Jan. 1
Katheryn Houghton reads the week鈥檚 news: AI voices can help patients who have had their voice boxes removed sound like themselves again, and many state-run psychiatric hospitals don鈥檛 have enough beds to treat patients unless they鈥檝e been charged with a crime.
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