Cecilia Nowell | (TNS) KFF Health News After Iowa lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in March, managers of an LGBTQ+ health clinic located just across the …
Michelle Andrews | (TNS) KFF Health News As I checked in at a Manhattan radiology clinic for my annual mammogram in November, the front desk staffer reviewing my paperwork asked …
Calling 9-1-1 for a medical emergency typically leads to a trip in an ambulance to a nearby emergency room. Research shows that many times patients don’t need that level of care. And …
Come to California if you want to live. That’s my New Year’s suggestion for a new state slogan. California is losing population for the first time since it became a …
Sarah Jane Tribble | (TNS) KFF Health News In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about Medicare coverage. “I listened to the insurance agent …
Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times | (TNS) KFF Health News Nina Shand couldn’t stay awake. She had taken afternoon naps since she was a teenager to accommodate her “work hard, …
By Don Thompson | KFF Health News Gov. Gavin Newsom is revisiting California’s phase-in of a nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers in the face of a projected $38 …
Early Nov. 10, my phone rang with terrible news: My wife, Nancy, has a highly aggressive form of breast cancer. Even as I type these words, I know there are …
By Katia Hetter | CNN The winter surge of respiratory viruses is underway. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to record rising levels of hospitalizations associated with Covid-19 as …
The skiers atop Palisades Tahoe’s legendary KT-22 on early Wednesday morning felt like the lucky ones: First in the lift line, they were eager to carve fresh powder immediately after …