Hospitals and patients have sued to block a new nationwide liver transplant policy that they say will waste viable livers, lead to fewer transplants and likely cause deaths.
Apr 23, 2019
0
3
No one gave a second thought to the safety of dining out before the pandemic. Fast-forward to today, and it's normal to wonder whether there is a city, state or federal policy around whether you need a mask or proof of vaccination ...
Apr 4, 2022
0
24
Each new phase of this pandemic has presented something distinct to cope with and understand. In the United States, the omicron surge of December and January has mostly receded, and despite the greater frequency of the BA.2 ...
Mar 18, 2022
0
8
(HealthDay)—Children of same-sex parents are less likely than their peers to have private health insurance, but the disparity shrinks in states that recognize legal same-sex unions, a new U.S. study finds.
Sep 16, 2013
0
0
The number of treatments for rare diseases affecting children has increased, a new study suggests. But federal incentives intended to encourage drug development for rare conditions are being used more often to expand the ...
Mar 3, 2020
0
0
Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics calls for sweeping changes to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to provide more consistent and equitable coverage and ensure children can access the care ...
Oct 20, 2023
0
0
Extending postpartum Medicaid eligibility extensions may increase treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), a leading cause of perinatal illness and mortality, according to a new study led by Boston University ...
Apr 3, 2024
0
0
With more than 13,000 deaths and more than 712,000 confirmed cases in California alone, the COVID-19 pandemic has already had profound and lasting effects on the nation's most populous state.
Sep 11, 2020
0
5
To comply with a statewide "fair pricing" law, hospitals throughout California have significantly lowered prices to uninsured patients, with nearly all even going beyond the state mandate and offering free care to those below ...
Jun 3, 2013
0
0
In a new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), findings show parental cancer is associated with a greater likelihood of family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and ...
May 31, 2022
0
3
