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Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a…

More than half of the 410 hospitals in California have at least one building that likely wouldn’t be able to…

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Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — As principal of Dunaire Elementary School, Sean Deas has seen firsthand…

DENVER — On a bustling street corner one recent afternoon outside the offices of the Harm Reduction Action Center, employees…

Abortion has emerged as the most important issue in the November election for women under 30, according to a survey…

Each year, the Indian Health Service rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund outside care that it doesn’t provide, forcing patients…

The Host As part of a media blitz aimed at women voters, Vice President Kamala Harris this week rolled out…

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At age 66, South Carolina physician Paul Rousseau decided to retire after tending for decades to the suffering of people…

When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to “skyrocket” in Springfield, Ohio, local…

Montana lawmakers are looking to fast-track Medicaid coverage for older adults who need help with daily life. LISTEN here: Montana…

By Cara Anthony October 10, 2024 Article HTML Cara Anthony KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony took a reporting…

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But…

In her first months as a community health worker, Jee Hyo Kim helped violent crime survivors access supportive services and…

Most employers have little idea what the pharmacy benefit managers they hire do with the money they exchange for the…

Dan Weissmann An $88 “observation room” fee for a checkup didn’t sit right with Kari Greene, an “Arm and a…

DURHAM, N.C. — It’s been 35 years since John Parker died after a pickup collided with the bike he was…

Californians in November will weigh in on a ballot initiative to increase scrutiny over the use of health-care dollars —…

It’s that time of year again: In most states, the Affordable Care Act’s annual open enrollment season for health plans…

Estamos en esa época del año otra vez. En la mayoría de los estados, la temporada de inscripción abierta de…

Cara Anthony SIKESTON, Mo. — In the summer of 2021, Sikeston residents organized the biggest Juneteenth party in the city’s…