Experts say discrimination against people who use medication to treat their opioid use disorder is rampant. The Justice Department is trying to change that.
Healthcare Systems & Policy
For nearly two decades, the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program in Texas has filed repayment claims against Medicaid recipients after they die, threatening the inheritances of vulnerable Texans.
A growing body of evidence suggests that an important public health tool intended to give women agency over their bodies is at times deployed in ways that take it away.
Fourteen states now have total or near-total bans. Yet the recorded number and rate of abortions is the highest it’s been in a decade.
Patchwork system of health care in rural and reservation areas of South Dakota complicates care. This is the second of a two-part series on rural and reservation health care.
A weekslong investigation revealed numerous barriers to health care in rural and reservation areas of South Dakota that are leading to increased illness and higher mortality rates. This is the first of a two-part series.
En este panel hablamos sobre los retos de salud en Vieques y las soluciones que están proponiendo las comunidades.
Kristen Malaby, a former warehouse worker, has become a key figure in San Bernardino's homeless community, leading clean-ups and advocating for access to healthcare. As a team member of Healthcare in Action, a street medicine team serving more than 400 unhoused individuals, she has helped provide wraparound services and addressing the health challenges faced by this vulnerable population.
There are a number of reasons why the U.S. health care system is falling short when it comes to maternity care. All of them are about money.
Zac Mago, a healthy teen, died from cardiac arrest despite a prior clear heart screening. Some medical professionals recommend kids get screened annually after detecting a potential heart abnormality. But his mother said Zac’s cardiologist didn’t tell them that.