Criminally Ill: Systemic Failures Turn State Mental Hospitals Into Prisons
There has been a steep rise in the share of people with severe mental illnesses being sent to state psychiatric hospitals on court orders after being accused of serious crimes. The shift has all but halted patients鈥 ability to get care before they have a catastrophic crisis.
Baltimore Drove Down Gun Deaths. Now Trump Has Slashed Funding for That Work.
A spike in shootings during the covid pandemic propelled community violence intervention, a field that aims to stop gun deaths at the root. Baltimore used federal funds to launch a violence prevention office. But President Donald Trump has throttled such funds and instead is sending troops into cities.
Medicaid Health Plans Step Up Outreach Efforts Ahead of GOP Changes
Even as President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers say the One Big Beautiful Bill Act targets waste, fraud, and abuse, Medicaid health plans are hosting events across the U.S. to prevent low-income families from losing health insurance and food benefits next year.
Inside the FDA鈥檚 Vaccine Uproar
An internal email claiming covid vaccines killed children triggered a formal response from a dozen past FDA commissioners. The email, sent by the head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, outlines a framework that could have significant impact on the nation鈥檚 vaccine policies.
Journalists Zero In on ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season
黑料吃瓜网 News journalists made the rounds on regional media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Judge in Nursing Home Bankruptcy Case Gives Families Fresh Hope of Compensation for Injuries, Deaths
Scorpion Peppers Caused Him 鈥楥rippling鈥 Pain. Two Years Later, the ER Bill Stung Him Again.
Guns Marketed for Personal Safety Fuel Public Health Crisis in Black Communities
States Advance Medical Debt Protections as Federal Support Turns to Opposition
Washington鈥檚 Homeless Hide in Plain Sight, Growing Sicker and Costing Taxpayers More
What the Health? From 黑料吃瓜网 News: Time鈥檚 Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits
Call 911 or Risk Losing the Baby? Raids Force Some Immigrants To Avoid Care
Worried About Health Insurance Costs? There May Be Cheaper Options 鈥 But With Trade-Offs
Oregon Hospital Races To Build a Tsunami Shelter as FEMA Fights To Cut Its Funding
Deadly Denials
After Series of Denials, His Insurer Approved Doctor-Recommended Cancer Care. It Was Too Late.
Eric Tennant鈥檚 doctors recommended histotripsy, which would target, and potentially destroy, a cancerous tumor in his liver. But by the time his insurer approved the treatment, Tennant was no longer considered a good candidate. He died in September.
