Watch: As AI Makes More Health Coverage Decisions, the Risks to Patients Grow
Major health insurers and even Medicare are using artificial intelligence to make coverage decisions. But class action lawsuits have accused insurers of using AI to wrongfully withhold treatment, and new research illuminates the risks.
Watch: Affordability Plagues Health Care in Its Shift From Nonprofit to Profit Machine
On 鈥淲hat the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News,鈥 distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and host Julie Rovner sat down with Drew Altman, president and CEO of 麻豆女优, to talk about the likelihood of a national health care debate.
With fractures emerging in the Make America Great Again movement, some Republicans are looking to capitalize on its 鈥淢AHA鈥 counterpart ahead of the midterms.
Watch: A Strange Checkup Bill Revealed a Firefighter鈥檚 Kids Were Mistakenly Uninsured
This installment of InvestigateTV and 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 鈥淐ostly Care鈥 series explores how administrative errors can leave patients on the hook for bills they shouldn鈥檛 owe 鈥 sometimes with few options to correct a problem they didn鈥檛 create.
Oregon Hospital Races To Build a Tsunami Shelter as FEMA Fights To Cut Its Funding
Columbia Memorial Hospital near Oregon鈥檚 coastline planned to add a tsunami shelter, counting on a FEMA grant. After the Trump administration cut the funding, hospital officials are building anyway, saying waiting is too risky. A judge ruled Dec. 11 that the administration unlawfully ended the program without congressional approval.
Watch: What Do Republicans Really Want on Health Care?
On 鈥淲hat the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News,鈥 distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and podcast host Julie Rovner sat down with Avik Roy, a GOP health policy adviser, to talk about how health care has evolved as a Republican Party issue.
Watch: Trump Considers Extending Obamacare Subsidies
Amanda Seitz, 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Washington health policy reporter, appeared on NewsNation鈥檚 “NewsNation Live With Connell McShane” on Nov. 24 to discuss President Donald Trump鈥檚 latest health proposal.
Waning Immunity and Falling Vaccination Rates Fuel Pertussis Outbreaks
New details from health officials suggest the whooping-cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping vaccine coverage and waning immunity, with infants bearing the brunt of the consequences.
At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse.
As a warming climate intensifies storms, 麻豆女优 Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump administration鈥檚 cuts leave the nation less prepared.
Off-Label Drug Helps One Boy With Autism Speak, Parents Say. But Experts Want More Data.
This week, the FDA began the process of approving leucovorin, an inexpensive, generic drug derived from folic acid, to help children diagnosed with autism.
Watch: Why Is Having a Baby So Expensive in the US?
麻豆女优 Health News video producer Hannah Norman breaks down why new parents are getting billed thousands of dollars for births.
Watch: Patient Numbers at NIH Hospital Tumble After Trump Cuts
Fewer people are seeking care at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, a renowned research hospital, under the second Trump administration.
RFK Jr. Faces Senate Finance Committee: A Live Discussion聽
麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Stephanie Armour, Julie Rovner, and Arthur Allen and 麻豆女优鈥檚 Josh Michaud discuss the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.
Watch: How Controversies Over Vaccine Changes Affect You
C茅line Gounder, 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 editor-at-large for public health, discusses leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and concerns over vaccine policy.
An Insurer Agreed To Cover Her Surgery. A Politician鈥檚 Nudge Got the Bills Paid.
A kindergartner in Missouri needed eye surgery. Her insurer granted approval for her to see a specialist nearby, yet her parents were confused when they still owed more than $13,000. Then her uncle, a former state senator, reached out to a colleague who contacted the hospital and the insurer.
Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse.
Watch: Millions of Americans Live Where Telehealth Is Out of Reach
In this video report, InvestigateTV and 麻豆女优 Health News take viewers to Alabama, Idaho, and West Virginia to explore how gaps in internet connectivity and telehealth access cause residents to live sicker and die younger on average than their peers in well-connected regions.
Cosmetic Surgeries Led to Disfiguring Injuries, Patients Allege
A joint investigation by 麻豆女优 Health News and NBC News found that cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of scores of medical malpractice and negligence lawsuits, including 12 wrongful death cases.
Watch: What Are Medicaid Work Requirements?
麻豆女优 Health News’ Renuka Rayasam breaks down what you need to know about Medicaid work requirements.
Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom
President Donald Trump signed legislation that requires many Medicaid recipients to prove they鈥檙e working to qualify for health care coverage, allocating $200 million for states that expanded Medicaid to prepare systems to verify people鈥檚 eligibility. Georgia鈥檚 program, which has been expensive and difficult to administer, has had limited enrollment.
