by News Feed Editor | Oct 30, 2024 | Health
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — It was hard enough for Stephanie to get methadone treatment when she moved to Florida from Indiana last year. The nearest clinic was almost an hour’s drive away and she couldn’t drive herself. But at least she didn’t have to worry about the cost...
by News Feed Editor | Oct 29, 2024 | Health
Exactech, a Florida device manufacturer that faces more than 2,000 state and federal lawsuits from patients who allege the company sold defective hip and knee implants, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday. The Gainesville-based company said in a statement it was...
by News Feed Editor | Oct 29, 2024 | Health
Oct. 24 This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Low-wage health care workers struggle with post-traumatic stress from the covid pandemic and living at home alone as you age can be bad for your physical health. Oct. 17 This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Health...
by News Feed Editor | Oct 29, 2024 | Health
When open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, starts nationwide this week, a group that had previously been barred from signing up will be eligible for the first time: The “Dreamers.” That’s the name given to children brought to the United States...
by News Feed Editor | Oct 29, 2024 | Health
For the past four years, journalist Cara Anthony, a KFF Health News Midwest correspondent, has been reporting on the public health effects of racism, violence, and intergenerational trauma in a small Missouri town. The result: a new documentary and podcast series...
by News Feed Editor | Oct 29, 2024 | Health
“We’re bankrupting a lot of hospitals by forcing these hospitals to provide care for people who don’t have the legal right to be in our country.” Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) during a Sept. 17 rally During a recent presidential campaign rally in Wisconsin, Sen. JD Vance...
