Category: Health Care
Readers Write: Pro-Palestinian protests, health care coverage, teaching history
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Slain nurse’s husband sues health care company, alleging it ignored employees’ safety concerns
The husband of a Connecticut visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist filed a wrongful…
Real World Economics: Time to overhaul health care sector
Edward Lotterman Sometimes bad events have positive side effects. Here’s hoping that proves true for customers of UnitedHealth Group, where…
New York fares high on state health equity scorecard, but disparities remain for residents of color
New York State has less severe racial and ethnic health inequities than other mid-Atlantic states, yet even so, a new…
TTUHSC hosts ceremonies for newest health care graduates
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Texas Tech Health El Paso is hosting commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 4 for its newest…
Hinton native helps found Student Association for Rural Health at University of Iowa
Dolly Butz IOWA CITY, Iowa — Geographic isolation is just one of a number of health disparities people living in…
Biden administration will expand health care coverage for immigrants under DACA
The Biden administration has finalized plans to expand government-subsidized health insurance for people brought to the country illegally as children…
Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect as Doctors Worry Women Will Lose Access to Health Care
(BOCA RATON, Fla.) — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they…
Seattle Times’ Mental Health Project wins national reporting award
The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded…
West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance…
