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Catholic health care systems can limit access to birth control. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP Catholic health care systems can limit access to birth control. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Last week, students returning to campus at Oberlin College in Ohio got a shock: A local news outlet reported that…
Insurers are complying with federal rules aimed at price transparency that took effect July 1, but consumer use of the data may have to wait until private firms synthesize it. DNY59/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DNY59/Getty Images Insurers are complying with federal rules aimed at price transparency that took…
When Stephanie caught COVID-19 just before Thanksgiving of last year, her daughter Laurie suggested that she get help. “She was really not feeling well, and I was like, ‘Just go to the doctor,'” Laurie recalls. But Stephanie, who was 75 at the time, didn’t go. A few years before, she…
Starting July 16, people in mental health crisis will have a new three-digit number, 988, through which to reach trained counselors. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP Starting July 16, people in mental health crisis will have a new three-digit number, 988, through which to reach trained counselors.…
Jeni Rae Peters and daughter embrace at their home in Rapid City, S.D. In 2020, Peters was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. After treatment, Peters estimates that her medical bills exceeded $30,000. Dawnee LeBeau for NPR hide caption toggle caption Dawnee LeBeau for NPR Jeni Rae Peters and daughter…
Steve Bova (center) traveled from Maryland to Los Angeles with the “People’s Convoy” to protest covid-19 restrictions. Despite using a phrase that originated with the abortion rights movement, he opposes abortion. Rachel Bluth/Kaiser Health News hide caption toggle caption Rachel Bluth/Kaiser Health News Steve Bova (center) traveled from Maryland to…