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Inflation Reduction Act Contains Important Cost-Saving Changes for Many Patients — Maybe for You
Michael McAuliff
The giant health care, climate, and tax bill expected to pass the House on Friday and be sent to the president for his signature won’t be as sweeping as the Democrats who wrote it had hoped, but it would help millions of…
Abortion Is Just the Latest Dividing Line Between the Twin Cities of Bristol and Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. and BRISTOL, Va. — The community of Bristol is proud to straddle the border between two states.
Tennessee flags fly on the south side of State Street, Virginia flags on the north. A series of plaques down the…
Big Pharma Went All In to Kill Drug Pricing Negotiations
For decades, the drug industry has yelled bloody murder each time Congress considered a regulatory measure that threatened its profits. But the hyperbole reached a new pitch in recent weeks as the Senate moved to adopt modest drug…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Big Week for Biden
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Health policy was front and center as Congress rushed…
No, the Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill Won’t Strip $300 Billion From Medicare
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”
Ad from the American Prosperity Alliance, posted July 19
As Senate Democrats raced to pass what could be their final…
They Call It ‘Tranq’ — And It’s Making Street Drugs Even More Dangerous
Approaching a van that distributes supplies for safer drug use in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a man named Kyle noticed an alert about xylazine.
“Xylazine?” he asked, sounding out the unfamiliar word. “Tell me more.”
A…
Social Media Posts Criticize the 988 Suicide Hotline for Calling Police. Here’s What You Need to…
Aneri Pattani
If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, help is available. Various resources are listed at the bottom of this article.
When the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched last month, many mental health…
Rapper Fat Joe Says No One Is Making Sure Hospitals Post Their Prices
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News
“Nobody’s enforcing that law.”
Rapper Fat Joe, in a TV ad about hospital price transparency requirements that began running this spring
Rapper Fat Joe takes on hospital industry executives in…
EPA Action Boosts Grassroots Momentum to Reduce Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
Andy Miller
ROME, Ga. — The intake pumps that once drew 6 million gallons of water a day from the Oostanaula River now sit mostly dormant in this northwestern Georgia city.
Local officials contend that years of contamination…
Newsom Pins Political Rise on Abortion, Guns, and Health Care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gavin Newsom is fed up with Republicans for attacking abortion rights and blocking gun regulations — and with his own Democratic Party for failing to boldly and brashly take on the conservative right and push…