3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
Following the devastating impact of covid-19 on nursing homes, state lawmakers want to be sure that government and private payments primarily go to improve care and staffing.
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Fresh Faces, Fewer Tools: Meet the New Bosses Fighting Covid
Local health officials who quit or were forced out during the pandemic have been replaced by people who must face an increasingly polarized public with fewer powers than their predecessors.
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In Maine, Vaccine Mandate for EMTs Stresses Small-Town Ambulance Crews
The covid vaccination rate for first responders in the state is more than 95%. But it's lower in more rural areas, where ambulance crews can't function if even just a few people quit.
‘Down to My Last Diaper’: The Anxiety of Parenting in Poverty
Diapers are a baby essential, but no federal program helps families cover their considerable cost. Jennifer Randles, a professor of sociology at Fresno State in California, spoke with KHN about her novel research exploring the outsize role “diaper math” plays in the lives of low-income moms.
Montana Tribes Want to Stop Jailing People for Suicide Attempts but Lack a Safer Alternative
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes are working with academics and policy experts on possible solutions. Their challenge is how to attract the needed mental health personnel to the remote reservation.
Confronting Ageism in Health Care: A Conversation for Patients, Caregivers and Clinicians
‘No Mercy’ Bonus Episodes: More From Fort Scott, Kansas
Worn-Out Nurses Hit the Road for Better Pay, Stressing Hospital Budgets — and Morale
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Dems Agree to Agree, But Not on What to Agree On
The Yelp of Covid: Vigilantes Crowdsource Pandemic Safety Tips for Consumers
DC’s Harllee Harper Is Using Public Health Tools to Prevent Gun Violence. Will It Work?
Scientists Search for Cause of Mysterious Covid-Related Inflammation in Children
California’s Mental Health Crisis: What Went Wrong? And Can We Fix It?
‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
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Covid Testing, Turnaround Times Are Still Uneven This Far Into Pandemic
The availability of covid testing and turnaround times for results still vary widely around the country, some 19 months since the pandemic was declared a national crisis. A jumbled testing system, technician burnout and squirrely spikes in demand are all part of the problem.
