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'Providers Don't Even Listen': Barriers To Alzheimer's Care When You're Not White
Many members of racial and ethnic minority groups say they face extra barriers when seeking care for a friend or family member with Alzheimer's… -
The Key To Speeding Up Vaccine Distribution: Volunteers
Formed in the wake of 9/11, the Medical Reserve Corps is playing a critical role in vaccine distribution. -
As Addiction Deaths Surge, Profit-Driven Rehab Industry Faces 'Severe Ethical Crisis'
As the nation's addiction crisis deepened, Tamara Beetham, who studies health policy at Yale University, set out to answer a simple question: What happens… -
As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?
For people who've been without health insurance during the pandemic, relief is in sight.In January, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to open… -
Lawrence Residents Can Now Schedule COVID Vaccine By Phone
“Whether the state pursued it or not we were going to do it,” said Mayor Vasquez. -
Biden To Revoke Trump Abortion Policy, Expand Obamacare With New Executive Orders
President Biden's executive order would open a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from Feb. 15 to May 15. -
Beyond COVID-19: 4 Other Key Health Issues Congress Recently Addressed
The huge spending bill Congress passed last month included aid to rural hospitals, training for new doctors, new rules regarding mental health coverage and requirements for billing transparency. -
ALS Patients To Gain Quicker Access To Disability Benefits And Medicare
Anita Baron first noticed something was wrong in August 2018, when she began to drool. Her dentist chalked it up to a problem with her jaw. Then her… -
Supreme Court OKs White House Request To Limit Abortion Pill Access During Pandemic
The case was the first abortion-related decision faced by the new conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court after Justice Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in last year. -
For Health Care Workers, The Pandemic Is Fueling Renewed Interest In Unions
Many front-line health workers who have faced a perpetual lack of PPE and inconsistent safety measures believe the government and their employers have failed to protect them from COVID-19.
