2021-09-24 The Checkup Is in the Mail? Soliciting Letter Carriers to Help Deliver Health Care Elisabeth Rosenthal Two of America’s toughest problems can be tempered with one solution. The baby boom generation is graying, creating an ever-larger population of older people, many isolated, whose needs the nation is ill equipped to meet or even […]
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Home Births Gain Popularity in ‘Baby Bust’ Decade
2021-09-23 Home Births Gain Popularity in ‘Baby Bust’ Decade Phillip Reese In a back-to-the-future twist on birth trends, California is seeing a sustained rise in the number of women choosing to deliver their babies in settings other than a hospital, a shift that accelerated as the pandemic created more risky and onerous conditions in […]
‘My Time to Live’: Through Novel Program, Kidney Patients Get Palliative Care, Dialysis ’Til the End
2021-09-20 ‘My Time to Live’: Through Novel Program, Kidney Patients Get Palliative Care, Dialysis ’Til the End JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News After a decade of living with chronic kidney disease, Vonita McGee knows her body is wearing out. At 63, McGee undergoes dialysis sessions three times each week at a Northwest Kidney Centers site […]
Dentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership Plans
2021-09-17 Dentists Chip Away at Uninsured Problem by Offering Patients Membership Plans Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Nevada dentist David White has seen diseased and rotted teeth in the mouths of patients who routinely put off checkups and avoided minor procedures such as fillings. While dental phobia is a factor, White said, the overriding reason […]
Telemedicine Abortions Offer Cheaper Options but May Also Undermine Critical Clinics
2021-09-08 Telemedicine Abortions Offer Cheaper Options but May Also Undermine Critical Clinics Amy Littlefield Allison Hansen had just gone through a breakup with her boyfriend last year when she discovered she was pregnant. She already had an 8-year-old son and did not want another child. Hansen called the Planned Parenthood facility near her home […]
Telehealth’s Limits: Battle Over State Lines and Licensing Threatens Patients’ Options
2021-09-05 Telehealth’s Limits: Battle Over State Lines and Licensing Threatens Patients’ Options Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News If you live in one state, does it matter that the doctor treating you online is in another? Surprisingly, the answer is yes, and the ability to conduct certain virtual appointments may be nearing an end. Televisits […]
Democrats Say Abortion Is on the Line in Recall Election. But Rolling Back Rights Wouldn’t Be Easy.
2021-08-31 Democrats Say Abortion Is on the Line in Recall Election. But Rolling Back Rights Wouldn’t Be Easy. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the election to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom approaches, abortion-rights groups are warning that Californians’ right to an abortion is on the ballot. Newsom, a Democrat, himself […]
Jaw Surgery Takes a $27,119 Bite out of One Man’s Budget
2021-08-28 Jaw Surgery Takes a $27,119 Bite out of One Man’s Budget Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News For years, Ely Bair dealt with migraine headaches, jaw pain and high blood pressure, until a dentist recommended surgery to realign his jaw to get to the root of his health problems. The fix would involve two […]
Apple, Bose and Others Pump Up the Volume on Hearing Aid Options, Filling Void Left by FDA
2021-08-27 Apple, Bose and Others Pump Up the Volume on Hearing Aid Options, Filling Void Left by FDA Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Spurred by decades of complaints about the high cost of hearing aids, Congress passed a law in 2017 to allow over-the-counter sales, with hopes it would boost competition and lower prices. Four […]
Mission and Money Clash in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Venture Capital Ambitions
2021-08-25 Mission and Money Clash in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Venture Capital Ambitions Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Cone Health, a small not-for-profit health care network in North Carolina, spent several years developing a smartphone-based system called Wellsmith to help people manage their diabetes. But after investing $12 million, the network disclosed last year it was […]