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Prepared for Trump’s Comeback, California鈥檚 Attorney General Is Ready To Fight
Attorney General Rob Bonta, a longtime champion of reproductive rights, is ready to lead California in the fight to protect abortion under Trump鈥檚 second presidency. In a Q&A, he shares how his upbringing prepared him for the role.
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can鈥檛 Find or Afford Care
Vermont has one of the lowest uninsured rates in the U.S., even though its residents pay some of the highest health insurance costs. Still, most of its hospitals are losing money and patients often face long waits for care.
As Nuns Disappear, Many Catholic Hospitals Look More Like Megacorporations
The nation鈥檚 Catholic health systems were largely founded and led by nuns with a mission to serve the sick regardless of their creed or financial means. Today, no nuns run any U.S. Catholic health system, while many of these hospitals pull in billions, according to their financial reports.
Sin monjas en sus pasillos, muchos hospitales cat贸licos parecen m谩s mega corporaciones
La Iglesia Cat贸lica a煤n regula la atenci贸n que se brinda a millones de personas en estos hospitales cada a帽o, usando directrices religiosas para prohibir abortos y limitar anticonceptivos.
Vance Wrongly Blames Rural Hospital Closures on Immigrants in the Country Illegally
Experts disputed the claim by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, noting that a range of other issues 鈥 from low reimbursement rates to declining patient use 鈥 combine to cause these facilities to shutter.
Helene and CVS Land Double Whammy for 25,000 Patients Who Survive on IV Nutrition
A Massachusetts woman ended up stranded in the hospital because CVS stopped providing the IV nutrition she needs to survive at home. Without it, she鈥檇 starve.
As Hospitals Get Bigger, Medical Debt Is Harder for Patients To Shake
If you get sick in America, there鈥檚 a good chance you鈥檒l end up in debt. Four in 10 U.S. adults have some form of health-care debt, 麻豆女优 has found. One surprising risk:聽living in a community where hospitals have consolidated 鈥 an increasingly common development as health systems merge or large systems gobble up smaller hospitals. That鈥檚 […]
Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber To Travel Far Distances to Medical Care
Uber and Lyft have become a critical part of the nation鈥檚 infrastructure for transporting ailing people from their homes 鈥 even in rural areas 鈥 to medical care sites in major cities such as Atlanta.
California Hospitals Scramble on Earthquake Retrofits as State Limits Extensions
California legislators for years have granted extensions on a 1994 law requiring hospitals to retrofit their buildings to withstand earthquakes. Gov. Gavin Newsom in September vetoed an extension for all hospitals but signed a bill granting relief to rural and 鈥渄istressed鈥 hospitals and some others.
Journalists Talk Obesity, Oximeters, and Severe Weather’s Impact on Public Health
麻豆女优 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion, California AG Said
In California, where abortion rights are guaranteed, there鈥檚 a loophole. The growth of Catholic hospital systems, which restrict reproductive health care, has left patients with no other option for care. That will be the case for pregnant women in Northern California, with a hospital set to close its birth center.
Vance-Walz Debate Highlighted Clear Health Policy Differences
The vice presidential debate showcased the very different views of Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump鈥檚 running mate, and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, Kamala Harris鈥 VP pick, on health policies past and present.
A Few Rural Towns Are Bucking the Trend and Building New Hospitals
A remote Wyoming community hoped for years to have more access to health care. Now, after receiving federal funding, it is bucking dismal closure trends throughout the rural U.S. and building its own hospital. And it鈥檚 not the only one.
States鈥 Efforts To Alter Arcane Hospital Rules Mix Politics With Drama
Georgia is one of dozens of states that require health-care facilities to ask for permission to build or expand by obtaining 鈥渃ertificates of need.鈥 Basically, state regulators get to decide whether a town needs a new hospital or long-term care center. If the need is deemed real, they鈥檙e granted a 鈥淐ON.鈥 The intent of the […]
How North Carolina Made Its Hospitals Do Something About Medical Debt
State officials threatened to withhold public money from hospitals, pioneering a strategy that could become a national model.
Rural NC County Is Set To Reopen Its Shuttered Hospital With Help From a New Federal Program
One rural North Carolina county is on track to be among the first where a hospital reopens owing to a new federal hospital classification meant to help save small, struggling facilities.
Tennessee Tries To Rein In Ballad鈥檚 Hospital Monopoly After Years of Problems
Ballad Health, a 20-hospital system with the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, serves patients in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina.
At Catholic Hospitals, a Mission of Charity Runs Up Against High Care Costs for Patients
Many Catholic health systems, which are tax-exempt, pay their executives millions and can charge some of the highest prices around 鈥 while critics say they scrimp on commitments to their communities.
Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.
Insurance coverage for abortion care in the U.S. is a hodgepodge. Patients often don鈥檛 know when or if a procedure or abortion pills are covered, and the proliferation of abortion bans has exacerbated the confusion.
Cuando la aseguradora se niega a pagar un aborto que es m茅dicamente necesario
En el pa铆s, la cobertura para la atenci贸n del aborto es laber铆ntica. A menudo, los pacientes no saben cu谩ndo un procedimiento, o las p铆ldoras abortivas, est谩n cubiertas, si es que lo est谩n; y la proliferaci贸n de prohibiciones ha exacerbado la confusi贸n.
