Health
Friday, July 26, 2024
WA launches food poisoning monitoring system
The state of Washington has launched an online system for tracking food poisoning cases. The Washington State Health Department has opened its …
Friday, July 26, 2024
CA health insurance costs to rise, but subsidies will help
CoveredCA announced Wednesday that the average premium for plans on the marketplace will rise 7.9% in 2025, but subsidies are expected to blunt the …
Friday, July 26, 2024
After recent scare, Oregon touts hepatitis prevention plan
World Hepatitis Day is this Sunday, and for the Oregon Health Authority, it's an opportunity to promote its plan to eliminate hepatitis across the …
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Advocates call proposed CT insurance rate increases too high
Connecticut insurance companies are requesting rate increases. Companies want a more than 8% increase for individuals and an almost 12% increase for …
Thursday, July 25, 2024
EPA clean-car standards projected to bring $100B annual benefits
Clean-air advocates in Colorado are celebrating new EPA standards, which they believe can play a major role in reducing air pollution impacting …
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
WA nursing home workers get White House boost in union struggle
Nursing home workers in Washington state have come back from the White House with renewed resolve to fight for their union contract. A delegation of …
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
New Missouri law ensures medication access
Gov. Mike Parson recently announced Senate Bill 751 would become law, allowing Missourians to access essential medications within their communities …
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
AL nonprofit urges Medicaid expansion to 'save rural hospitals'
An Alabama group is sounding the alarm about the need for Medicaid expansion, in part to keep rural hospitals in business. Many hospitals in Alabama …
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Colorado hospitals charge commercial insurers up to six times Medicare rates
The rates Medicare pays hospitals are carefully calculated to cover the actual cost of care in an efficient health care facility. But Anthem, Cigna…
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Opioid settlement fund fuels anti-addiction battle in Indiana
Indiana is stepping up its fight against addiction with a boost from an opioid settlement fund. The money comes from a $54 billion 2021 Opioid …
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
NM preschoolers discover purple carrots, plant organic veggies
Like kids everywhere, New Mexico preschoolers balk at eating fresh vegetables. But an educational project has found that with a creative nudge…
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Teachers rally at national convention in Houston
School teachers and staff members, nurses and health care workers from around the nation are meeting in Houston this week for the American Federation …