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Health care
Bills on family leave proposed with female voters in mind
Mar 18, 2019
With divided government, getting family-leave or sick-day bills out of Congress and to the president is highly unlikely before the 2020 election.
Here's why Eli Lilly will sell a generic insulin
Mar 4, 2019
Lawmakers have been critical of big pharma's pricing structures.
North Carolina is trying to lower health care costs for state workers by limiting how much the state pays some health providers
Feb 26, 2019
North Carolina is taking a step toward lowering costs for state workers.
The cost of preventing the spread of HIV? Upwards of $1,600 a month
Feb 5, 2019
President Trump is expected to call for an end to HIV transmission by 2030. The drug known as PrEP may be key.
Cancer death rates have fallen 27 percent
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Andy Uhler
Jan 9, 2019
Oncology experts say advances in cancer drugs have played a major role.
Flu season could be less damaging, experts say
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Erika Beras
Jan 8, 2019
During last year’s season, an estimated 80,000 people died.
GE has a long-term care insurance problem
Jan 1, 2019
Caring for the elderly is expensive for insurers and for families.
For public good, not for profit.
How the U.S. measures up when it comes to women's health
Dec 24, 2018
A sweeping new study from the Commonwealth Fund looked at more than 9,000 women in 11 developed countries and found that women in this country pay more for health care than women in the other countries but are less healthy. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Popular with voters, more conservative states push for Medicaid expansion
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Peggy Lowe
Dec 10, 2018
One of the big winners in November’s midterm election was public health insurance coverage – specifically expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
What does public charge proposal mean for hospitals that treat immigrants?
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Erika Beras
Dec 10, 2018
Today is the final day for comment for the Trump administration’s public charge proposal that would make it harder for immigrants to qualify for citizenship if they’ve used public benefits, including SNAP, public housing and Medicaid. Immigrants who’ve received cash assistance or long-term medical care already have a strike against them when they apply for […]