Must-Reads Of The Week On Health Care
Executive editor Damon Darlin takes a spin as host of "The Friday Breeze," whirling through a week of health care news so you don't have to.
More Than Half Of California Nursing Homes Balk At Stricter Staffing Rules
Patient advocates say the state’s new staffing regulations are a good start toward better protecting the frail, but the nursing home industry contends they’re too burdensome.
Even When Not In Rome, Eat A Mediterranean Diet To Cut Heart Disease Risk
New research not only confirms the heart health benefits of a Mediterranean-style diet, but also tracks these benefits over the long term.
Navigating Aging
Seniors Steamed Over Cuts To SilverSneakers Fitness Program
UnitedHealthcare has put the skids on offering SilverSneakers, the nation’s fitness program for seniors, as part of its benefit packages. A look at why and some alternatives.
Ask Emily
Without Obamacare Penalty, Think It’ll Be Nice To Drop Your Plan? Better Think Twice
If you’re among the millions of people expected to forgo health insurance next year when the Affordable Care Act tax penalty goes away, the financial consequences could be dire if you need unexpected medical care.
No Cash, No Heart. Transplant Centers Require Proof Of Payment.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Is Health Spending The Next Big Political Issue?
In Grandma’s Stocking: An Apple Watch To Monitor Falls, Track Heart Rhythms
Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
Readers And Tweeters Demand Action On Gun Violence, Mental Health Care Options
Feds Order More Weekend Inspections Of Nursing Homes To Catch Understaffing
Government Investigation Finds Flaws In the FDA’s Orphan Drug Program
Short On Federal Funding, Obamacare Enrollment Navigators Switch Tactics
'Suicide Paradox'
As U.S. Suicide Rates Rise, Hispanics Show Relative Immunity
Support from family and community appear to shield Latinos from rising suicide rates, researchers say.
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