Shattered Dreams and Bills in the Millions: Losing a Baby in America
On top of fearing for their children’s lives, new parents of very fragile, very sick infants can face exorbitant hospital bills — even if they have insurance. Medical bills don’t go away if a child dies.
Journalists Dissect Medical Coding and Parse the President's Words
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Hemp-Derived Delta-8 Skirts Marijuana Laws and Raises Health Concerns
A cannabis product called delta-8 was made legal when the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp. But unlike its cousin CBD, delta-8 has psychoactive properties. And the FDA warns it has “serious health risks.” The agency has received more than 100 reports of bad reactions among people who consumed it.
In Jackson, the Water Is Back, but the Crisis Remains
Unsafe water and all that comes with it — constant vigilance, extra expenses, and hassle — complicate every aspect of daily life for residents of Jackson, Mississippi. Health advocates say stress exacerbates underlying health problems. That is why a free clinic in one of Jackson’s poorest neighborhoods has been organizing water giveaways for the past year and a half.
Shift in Child Hospice Care Is a Lifeline for Parents Seeking a Measure of Comfort and Hope
Terminally ill children, unlike adults, can get hospice services while continuing to receive life-extending or curative care. More than a decade after the inception of the federal policy, it is widely credited with improving the quality of life for ailing children and their families, even as some parents find themselves in a painful stasis.
Death Is Anything but a Dying Business as Private Equity Cashes In
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Declares the Pandemic ‘Over’
Buy and Bust: After Platinum Health Took Control of Noble Sites, All Hospital Workers Were Fired
Opponents of California’s Abortion Rights Measure Mislead on Expense to Taxpayers
Formula May Be Right for Infants, but Experts Warn That Toddlers Don’t Need It
Genetic Tests Create Treatment Opportunities and Confusion for Breast Cancer Patients
Covid Still Kills, but the Demographics of Its Victims Are Shifting
Texas, Battling Teen Pregnancy, Recasts Sex Education Standards
Centene to Pay $166 Million to Texas in Medicaid Drug Pricing Settlement
Diagnosis: Debt
100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt
The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.
