Bill Of The Month
Senators Unveil Legislation To Protect Patients Against Surprise Medical Bills
The measure is designed to help people getting emergency care from hospitals or doctors that are not part of their insurance network.
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From Syria To Southern California: Refugees Seek Care For Wounds Of War
A clinic in El Cajon, Calif., treats patients recovering from anything from gunshot wounds to PTSD and anxiety about family left behind.
Day-Tripping To The Dispensary: Seniors In Pain Hop Aboard The Canna-Bus
Marijuana dispensaries are reaching out to seniors seeking help with the aches and pains of aging. They're discovering an array of products, and some interesting side effects.
Paper Jam: California’s Medicaid Program Hits ‘Print’ When The Feds Need Info
Amid the buzz over apps and electronic medical records rescuing modern medicine, California’s Medicaid program still clings to 1970s-era technology. A reboot may cost half a billion dollars.
Half As Many People Are Trying Heroin, But Marijuana Use Grows
An annual government survey of drug use and health shows a dramatic drop in the number of people who tried heroin but an uptick in pot use.
New Medicare Advantage Tool To Lower Drug Prices Puts Crimp In Patients' Choices
4 Takeaways On Puerto Rico’s Death Toll, In The Wake Of Trump’s Tweet Storm
Discreetly Tracking Down Sex Partners To Stop A Surge In STDs
Much Touted For Cancer, ‘Precision Medicine' Often Misses The Target
Trying To Protect Seniors, The Most Vulnerable, From Formidable Foe Florence
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Insurer To Purdue Pharma: We Won't Pay For OxyContin Anymore
Doctor To The Stars Disciplined Over Use Of Controversial Menopause Therapy
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ A Detour On A Smoking Off-Ramp
KHN/Chicago Tribune Investigation
Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune
Fatal Shock
Avoidable Sepsis Infections Send Thousands Of Seniors To Gruesome Deaths
No one tracks sepsis cases closely enough to know how often these severe infections turn fatal. But the toll — both human and financial — is enormous, finds an investigation by KHN and the Chicago Tribune.
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