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Con cambios en Medicaid, residentes de zonas rurales se sienten abandonados a su suerte
En las zonas rurales, la falta de acceso a navegadores, las personas que ayudan a los beneficiarios de Medicaid a mantener su cobertura o encontrar otro seguro si ya no re煤nen los requisitos, podr铆a agravar estas dificultades.
How Will Rural Americans Fare During Medicaid Unwinding? Experts Fear They鈥檙e on Their Own
As states review their Medicaid rolls after the expiration of a pandemic-era prohibition against kicking recipients off the government insurance program, experts say the lack of help available to rural Americans in navigating insurance options puts them at greater risk of losing health coverage than people in metropolitan areas.
No existen normas federales para proteger a los trabajadores cuando los d铆as son excesivamente calurosos. Y sin el apoyo bipartidista del Congreso, incluso con la atenci贸n urgente de la administraci贸n Biden, es posible que el alivio no llegue en a帽os.
Workers Pay the Price While Congress and Employers Debate Need for Heat Regulations
Studies suggest official numbers vastly underestimate heat-related injuries and illness on the job. To institute protections, the government must calculate their cost 鈥 and the cost of inaction.
Tribal Health Workers Aren鈥檛 Paid Like Their Peers. See Why Nevada Changed That.
Community health workers, who often help patients get to their appointments and pick up prescriptions for them, have increasingly been recognized as an integral part of treating chronic illnesses. But state-run Medicaid programs don鈥檛 always reimburse them equally, usually excluding those who work on tribal lands.
Journalists Explore Shortage of Foster Care Sites and Prevalence of Covid Misinformation
麻豆女优 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Familias huyen de los estados que niegan atenci贸n de salud a las personas trans
M谩s de una cuarta parte de los adultos trans encuestados por 麻豆女优 y The Washington Post a fines del a帽o pasado dijeron que se mudaron a otro vecindario, ciudad o estado en busca de un ambiente m谩s tolerante.
Medical Exiles: Families Flee States Amid Crackdown on Transgender Care
As more states restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people, some are relocating to more welcoming destinations, such as California, Illinois, Maryland, and Nevada, where they don’t have to worry about being locked out of medical care.
Foster Kids in Casino Hotels? It Happened in Rural Nevada Amid Widespread Foster Home Shortages
A nationwide decline in foster home spots has led to dire situations in some rural areas, including northeastern Nevada, where a state social worker has been pleading with community leaders to help address a shortage that left officials housing children in casino hotels.
More States OK Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Beyond Two Months
Montana, Alaska, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming are among the latest states moving to provide health coverage for up to a year after pregnancy through the federal-state health insurance program for low-income people.
Mood-Altering Mushroom Sales Bloom Despite Safety Concerns
The well-known 鈥淎manita muscaria鈥 mushroom is legal to possess and consume in 49 states. The market for gummies, powders, and capsules containing extracts of the fungus is raising eyebrows, though, amid concerns from the FDA and in the absence of human clinical trials.
As Water Levels Drop, the Risk of Arsenic Rises
As the West grapples with a megadrought, its driest spell in at least 1,200 years, rising levels of arsenic 鈥 a known carcinogen 鈥 in Colorado鈥檚 San Luis Valley offer clues to what the future may hold.
A medida que bajan los niveles de agua, suben los de ars茅nico
A medida que el oeste lucha contra una mega sequ铆a que ha durado m谩s de dos d茅cadas y los estados corren el riesgo de recortes en el agua del menguante r铆o Colorado, el Valle de San Luis ofrece pistas sobre lo que el futuro puede deparar.
Small, Rural Communities Have Become Abortion Access Battlegrounds
After local leaders in rural Nevada reached an impasse over a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic, an anti-abortion activist pitching local abortion bans across the U.S. arrived at their remote City Hall.
Peque帽as comunidades rurales se han convertido en campos de batalla por el acceso al aborto
La b煤squeda por promulgar prohibiciones locales se ha vuelto particularmente cr铆tica en pueblos peque帽os, situados en las fronteras entre estados que han restringido el aborto y estados donde las leyes preservan el acceso.
Falta de doctores y residencias m茅dicas impactan en la salud de las zonas rurales
Expertos dicen que los factores sist茅micos son barreras comunes para establecer y mantener programas de capacitaci贸n para m茅dicos en las zonas rurales de Estados Unidos.
Doctor Shortages Distress Rural America, Where Few Residency Programs Exist
Patients in rural northeastern Nevada soon will have fewer providers and resources, after a local hospital decided to close its medical residency program. Nationally, the number of rural residency slots has grown during the past few years but still makes up just 2% of programs and residents nationwide.
FDA Evaluates 鈥楽afety Concerns鈥 Over Dental Devices Featured in KHN-CBS Investigation
A KHN and CBS News investigation found that a dental appliance called the AGGA has been used by more than 10,000 patients, and multiple lawsuits allege it has caused grievous harm to patients.
Se pagar谩n $50,000 millones como liquidaci贸n del acuerdo sobre opioides. Veremos c贸mo se gastan
La mayor铆a de los acuerdos estipulan que los estados deben gastar al menos el 85% del dinero que recibir谩n, en los pr贸ximos 15 a帽os, en el tratamiento y la prevenci贸n de adicciones.
$50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We鈥檙e Tracking How It鈥檚 Spent.
Spending the money effectively and equitably is a tall order for state and local governments, and a lack of transparency in the process is already leading to fears of misuse.
