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If You鈥檙e Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer
Prenatal care can make a huge difference to the long-term health of both the parent and baby. Every state offers health coverage to lower-income pregnant women who might otherwise go uninsured.
Si est谩s embarazada y no tienes seguro de salud, Medicaid podr铆a ser la soluci贸n
Todos los estados ofrecen cobertura de Medicaid a las mujeres embarazadas que cumplen con ciertos requisitos de ingresos. Pero cambia dependiendo del estado.
When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage
As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.
It鈥檚 2026 and You鈥檙e Uninsured. Now What?
Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in coming months and years as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the expiration of enhanced pandemic-era subsidies that helped people afford Obamacare plans. Doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.
Cuando el seguro m茅dico cuesta m谩s que la hipoteca
A pesar de las intensas discusiones y del cierre del gobierno m谩s largo en la historia, el Congreso permiti贸 que los subsidios mejorados de ACA expiraran el pasado 31 de diciembre.
Es 2026 y no tienes seguro m茅dico. 驴Y ahora qu茅?
Los cambios en las pol铆ticas de salud en Washington est谩n teniendo repercusiones en todo el pa铆s y haciendo que millones de personas pierdan su cobertura de Medicaid o de ACA. Pero hay opciones.
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.
El alto costo del seguro m茅dico pone en jaque a los granjeros
Y ahora, los subsidios mejorados de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio, en los que muchos agricultores confiaban para comprar cobertura, no han sido renovados.
An estimated 4.8 million people are expected to go without health coverage because Congress did not extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans. But even without a health plan, people will need medical care in 2026. Many of them have been thinking through their plan B to maintain their health.
On the Hook for Uninsured Residents, Counties Now Wonder How They鈥檒l Pay
Millions of people gained health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, reducing pressure on counties in states that fund care for the uninsured. With federal policies expected to reverse that trend, county officials wonder how they will fill the gap 鈥 and who will pay for it.
Planes de Medicaid refuerzan el contacto con afiliados ante los cambios que se avecinan
Nueva ley recorta m谩s de $900.000 millones en financiamiento federal para Medicaid. Tambi茅n elimina alrededor de $187.000 millones del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria.
Not Serious Enough To Turn on the Siren, Toddler鈥檚 39-Mile Ambulance Ride Still Cost Over $9,000
After her son contracted a serious bacterial infection, an Ohio mother took the toddler to a nearby ER, and staffers there sent him to a children鈥檚 hospital in an ambulance. With no insurance, the family was hit with a $9,250 bill for the 40-minute ride.
Centros de salud enfrentan riesgos por la ca铆da de la financiaci贸n del gobierno
Algunos de estos centros de salud comunitarios podr铆an verse obligados a reducir personal m茅dico y administrativo o servicios. Incluso podr铆an llegar a cerrar.
Projected Surge in Uninsured Will Strain Local Health Systems
In South Texas鈥 Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation, and more could face such difficulties under President Donald Trump鈥檚 tax-and-spending law.
Researchers Shift Tactics To Tackle Extremism as Public Health Threat
As extremism and radicalization worsen in the United States, a group of researchers is trying out a new approach that addresses the issue as a public health problem.
Investigadores proponen tratar al extremismo como una amenaza para la salud p煤blica
El a帽o pasado, el Southern Poverty Law Center registr贸 1.371 grupos extremistas y de odio que est谩n activos en todo el pa铆s y que fomentan disturbios.
Pandemia de miedo: redadas de inmigraci贸n empujan a pacientes a la telemedicina
Los pacientes que necesitan atenci贸n m茅dica tienen cada vez m谩s miedo de buscarla despu茅s que Trump derogara una pol铆tica de la era Biden que prohib铆a redadas en zonas “sensibles” como escuelas, iglesias y hospitales.
A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth 鈥 And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills
Health insurance generally doesn鈥檛 cover treatment for injuries sustained shortly before a customer buys a policy. A Massachusetts woman found that out the hard way.
Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.
Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes
Medicaid may have monopolized Washington鈥檚 attention lately, but big changes are coming to the Affordable Care Act as well. Meanwhile, Americans are learning more about what鈥檚 in Trump鈥檚 big budget law, and polls suggest many don鈥檛 like what they see. Julie Appleby of 麻豆女优 Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews historian Jonathan Oberlander to mark Medicare鈥檚 60th anniversary.
