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A man walks into the Center for American Progress, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at their office in Washington. The major liberal policy group is raising the ante on the health care debate with a new plan that builds on Medicare to guarantee coverage for all. Called “Medicare Extra for All,” the proposal to be released Feb. 22, 2018, by the Center for American Progress gives politically energized Democrats more options to achieve a long-sought goal. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Leading liberal policy group unveils ‘coverage for all’ plan

Called "Medicare Extra for All," the proposal from CAP, gives politically energized Democrats more options to fulfill a long-sought goal.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of CM Baker)
Health

Mobile cancer screening funding in jeopardy

Hundreds of Delaware women who receive services on the state-funded Mobile Health Screening Van may have to seek other providers if the state decides to cut its funding.

7 years ago

In this April 2, 2015, file photo, Dr. Salomon Melgen arrives at the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Courthouse for his arraignment, in Newark, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

Florida eye doctor gets 17 years for Medicare fraud

A prominent Florida eye doctor once accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey received a 17-year sentence Thursday for stealing $73 million from Medicare.

7 years ago

Flu vaccine
(Image/BigStockPhoto)
Health

Flu cases in Delaware prisons mirror statewide trends

As of Wednesday, 87 Delaware inmates have been diagnosed with the flu within the past two to three weeks.

7 years ago

Phil Murphy speaks to supporters at the Asbury Park Convention Hall
Politics & Policy

Murphy reverses Christie, approves $7.5M for women’s health in N.J.

It's the first bill that Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law since succeeding Republican Chris Christie last month.

7 years ago

Addiction Diagnosis. (Picture/Bigstock Photo)
Health

Delaware to implement model for addiction treatment

The state is asking recipients to treat more than 900 new individuals across three counties during the first 12 months of launching the model of care in the state.

7 years ago

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks to the House Ways and Means Committee about the FY19 budget, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
NPR
Health

Trump administration wants to let insurers offer plans with fewer benefits

Trump wants to allow insurance companies to offer more policies that have limited health benefits and that can reject customers if they have pre-existing medical conditions.

7 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey may start a confidential sickle cell trait registry

The New Jersey Legislature is considering creating a confidential registry of newborns diagnosed with sickle cell trait.

7 years ago

At a health center in Trenton, Rachael Richardson, (left), helps Louis Peters to sign-up for a new health insurance plan (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

With federal ACA mandate ending, N.J. considers requiring residents to buy insurance

'Having everyone, as many people in insurance as possible, makes it more affordable for everyone,' bill sponsor says.

7 years ago

R.J., 10, gets his nails clipped at the Delaware Humane Association’s free clinic at the Henrietta Johnson Medical Center in Wilmington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

New Wilmington clinic aims to connect pets, owners with health care

The free clinic, in its fourth month, is packed into a side room of Henrietta Johnson Medical Center on New Castle Road.

7 years ago

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Megan Ritter (left) at Great Falls, outside Washington, D.C., says hiking, going to concerts, and visiting museums keeps her balanced. And she thinks that makes her a better doctor. (Courtesy of Megan Ritter)
Health

Prescription for arts classes could make med students better docs, scientists say

Scientists have found a correlation between medical students engaging in the arts and humanities and showing qualities of openness, wisdom and empathy.

7 years ago

Kathleen Noonan will replace Dr. Jeffrey Brenner as chief exectutive officer of the Camden coalition.
Health

CHOP’s Kathleen Noonan named CEO of New Jersey’s Camden Coalition

Noonan, who will begin her role next month, is a lawyer who has worked with the Camden Coalition as a consultant through PolicyLab, a research arm of CHOP.

7 years ago

(Illustration by Ella Trujillo)
The Pulse
Health

A mother’s dilemma: Get cancer meds and risk deportation, or hide and surely die

Facing terminal cancer, an undocumented immigrant must decide if access to life-extending medicine is worth the increased risk of deportation.

7 years ago

Listen 9:23
President Donald Trump is calling for a national
Health

Bioethicists push back on Trump call for national ‘right-to-try’ legislation

If a national version of this bill is approved, terminally ill patients could try experimental treatments that have completed some testing but don’t yet have FDA approval.

7 years ago

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett (left) in 2017; Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, in 2013; and JP Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon in 2013. Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase are teaming up to create a health care company announced Tuesday that is
NPR
Money

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase launch new health care company

The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and boost satisfaction.

7 years ago

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