COVID vaccine prices could quadruple : Shots

COVID vaccine prices could quadruple : Shots

A vial of the Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, Bivalent. Though the photographs are free to pretty considerably anybody who would like 1 in the U.S. as prolonged as federal stockpiles keep out, the upcoming update of the vaccine might be high-priced for some men and women who absence health and fitness insurance policy. RINGO CHIU/AFP through

Patient advocates push for aggressive crackdown on medical debt : Shots

Patient advocates push for aggressive crackdown on medical debt : Shots

Marcus and Allyson Ward have been paying out off a financial debt courting again to the beginning of their twins, Theo and Milo. They are amongst 100 million People with clinical credit card debt, in accordance to a KHN/NPR investigation. Taylor Glascock for KHN and NPR hide caption toggle caption Taylor Glascock for KHN and

How long should Texas extend Medicaid coverage after childbirth? : Shots

How long should Texas extend Medicaid coverage after childbirth? : Shots

When Victoria Ferrell Ortiz had her daughter in 2017, she was covered by a limited form of Medicaid in Texas — which ended just two months after she gave birth. Losing insurance so soon was stressful. She supports a push for Texas to extend Medicaid coverage for a full year after childbirth. Yfat Yossifor /

FDA has new power to hold drugmakers accountable : Shots

FDA has new power to hold drugmakers accountable : Shots

Congress gave the Food and Drug Administration more power to hold drugmakers accountable as part of the mammoth spending bill that became law in December 2022. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Congress gave the Food and Drug Administration more power to hold drugmakers accountable as part of the mammoth spending

Secrecy shrouds troubled state psychiatric hospital in Montana : Shots

Secrecy shrouds troubled state psychiatric hospital in Montana : Shots

Jennifer Mitchell thumbs through her husband’s medical records from his time at the Montana State Hospital. Records show doctors took Mitchell’s husband off some of his congestive heart failure medications. Mitchell says she was never consulted. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio Jennifer Mitchell thumbs through her husband’s medical

Bringing Medicaid behind bars has wide bipartisan support : Shots

Bringing Medicaid behind bars has wide bipartisan support : Shots

When he was in prison, Lee Reed was in agonizing back pain. His doctors there told him he needed back surgery, but because he was so close to his release date, they said he’d have to get it done on the outside. Reed saw that surgery as his ticket to being able to get a

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