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In the mountain town of Juyaya, Puerto Rico, last October, children watched as U.S. Army helicopters brought a team of physicians to assess the medical needs of the local hospital and residents. Going forward, health economists say, the U.S. territory will need continued federal help to deal with its overwhelming Medicaid expenses.
(Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Puerto Rico’s wounded Medicaid program faces even deeper cuts

The government needs to squeeze $840.2 million in annual savings from Medicaid by 2023, a reduction required by the U.S. territory's agreement with the federal government.

7 years ago

Thom ?? holds a container of dry-leaf marijuana, which was made available for sale at dispensaries in Pennsylvania for the first time. About 50 people lined up outside TerraVida Holistic Centers in Abington hours before the dispensary opened at 10 a.m.
Health

Cheaper ‘dry-leaf’ medical marijuana draws crowds to Philly-area dispensaries

The dried, cured flower is now legal for sale at medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Good hospice care at the end of life can be a godsend to patients and their families, all agree, whether the care comes at home, or at an inpatient facility like this AIDS hospice. Still, oversight of the industry is important, federal investigators say.
(Bromberger Hoover Photography/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

HHS Inspector General’s report finds flaws and fraud in U.S. hospice care

A federal report published Tuesday found that some hospice providers are bilking Medicare and neglecting patients.

7 years ago

Then- Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, shown at a campaign rally in Springfield, Mass., in October. (Michael Dwyer/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

Libertarian policy center study: ‘Medicare for all’ projected to cost $32.6 trillion

Sanders' plan builds on Medicare, the popular insurance program for seniors. All U.S. residents would be covered with no copays and deductibles for medical services.

7 years ago

Using a mannequin to simulate dangerous scenarios, a team at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center learns standard treatments for obstetric emergencies like hemorrhage. (Bethany Mollenkof for NPR)
NPR
Health

To keep women from dying in childbirth, look to California

Since 2006, California has cut its rate of women dying in childbirth by more than half. And it's a state whose impact could make a big difference.

7 years ago

In this file photo taken Nov. 22, 2014, Blue Bridge Benefits LLC agent Patricia Sarabia, right, and Adolfo Briceno, left, with Spanish Speaking LLC, help a potential customer with Blue Cross Blue Shield at a kiosk promoting Obama Care at Compare Foods in Winston-Salem, N.C. A new poll finds that more than half of Hispanic adults have encountered a communication barrier in the health care system. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, file)
Community

AP-NORC Poll: Latinos see health care communication barriers

Nearly 6 in 10 Hispanic adults have had a difficult time communicating with a health care provider because of a language or cultural barrier.

7 years ago

Amyloid plaques accumulate outside neurons
Science

Encouraging results from experimental Alzheimer’s drug

Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.

7 years ago

Training on how to spot human trafficking is given not only to doctors and nurses but also to registration and reception staff, social workers and security guards. (A-Digit/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Hospitals gear up for new diagnosis: Human trafficking

According to a 2014 survey of about 100 survivors of sex trafficking, 88 percent said that while they were being trafficked they had contact with a health care provider.

7 years ago

Suboxone, an oral film prescribed for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction and dependency, is pictured in this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Health

With $1M state grant, Temple to address need for addiction meds in Philadelphia

The grant comes from a program trying to enlist more community-based primary care physicians in the fight against the opioid addiction.

7 years ago

Women demonstrate during a pro-choice rally, Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in New York. Many Democrats and abortion-rights supporters believe a new conservative justice could tilt the court in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Abortion Access: Before Roe and Now

Guests: Elizabeth Nash, Amelia Bonow, Gillian Frank Abortion access in America might be undergoing some changes s ...

Air Date: July 20, 2018 10:00 am

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The Pulse
Science

Make (a) Way

For a long time disability meant one thing — limitations. Think about the word disabled: its literal meaning is broken, not functioning ...

Air Date: July 20, 2018

Listen 49:46
Serenity Court provides shelter and medical support to homeless men who have been discharged from the hospital but are too sick to go to a shelter.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Medical respite for homeless now open in North Philly

Serenity has a total of 20 beds for homeless men and women.

7 years ago

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Without scrutiny, insurers and data brokers are predicting your health costs based on public data about things like race, marital status, your TV consumption and even if you buy plus-size clothing. (Justin Volz for ProPublica)
NPR
Health

Health insurers are vacuuming up details about you — and it could raise your rates

With little public scrutiny, the health insurance industry has joined forces with data brokers to vacuum up personal details about hundreds of millions of Americans.

7 years ago

A dispensary employee holds a medical marijuana flower,
Politics & Policy

New Jersey looking to add 6 medical marijuana dispensaries

New Jersey is seeking to double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday.

7 years ago

Image: Sharon Pittaway/Unsplash
The Pulse
Science

DNA, Adapted

The Pulse explores how the environment shapes biology. Turns out that influence goes deep, down to the molecular level — to th ...

Air Date: July 13, 2018

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