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¿Mamografías a los 40? Nueva pauta para la detección del cáncer de seno…
Si bien los médicos mayormente aplaudieron la recomendación de un panel designado por el gobierno de que las mujeres…
Gobernador de California y legisladores demócratas discrepan sobre el uso…
SACRAMENTO – Cuando el gobernador Gavin Newsom asumió el cargo hace cuatro años, el demócrata arremetió contra los…
More States OK Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Beyond Two Months
At least eight states this year have decided to seek federal approval to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage, leaving…
As Medicaid Purge Begins, ‘Staggering Numbers’ of Americans Lose Coverage
More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health…
Health Care Coalition Jockeys Over Medi-Cal Spending, Eyes Ballot…
SACRAMENTO — Influential health care interests are jockeying over a potential infusion of $19.4 billion into Medi-Cal,…
How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast…
The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of…
Mood-Altering Mushroom Sales Bloom Despite Safety Concerns
(Oona Tempest / KFF Health News)TAMPA, Fla. — When a hemp dispensary in this Florida city started to stock edibles with…
Readers and Tweeters Weigh Marijuana’s Merits Against Those of Alcohol or…
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and…
California Governor and Democratic Lawmakers at Odds Over Billions in…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Gov. Gavin Newsom took office four years ago, the Democrat went after Republicans on the…
Many People Living in the ‘Diabetes Belt’ Are Plagued With Medical Debt
Robert Benincasa, NPR and Nick McMillan, NPR
Delores Lowery remembers vividly the day in 2016 when she was working in a weaving…