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HIV preventive care is supposed to be free in the US. So, why are some patients still paying?
By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News
Anthony Cantu, 31, counsels patients at a San Antonio health clinic about a daily pill shown to prevent...
In rural America, twisting arms to take a COVID vaccine first takes trust
Lee Wright was hard at work, constructing a nail salon near the city’s abandoned hospital, when Jody Johnson stopped by to introduce himself on a recent afternoon.
The ACA Marketplace is open again for insurance sign-ups. Here’s what you need to know
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By Michelle Andrews
For people who’ve been without health insurance during the pandemic,...
Many health plans now must cover full cost of expensive HIV prevention drugs
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News
LAS VEGAS — Ted Howard started taking Truvada a few years ago because he wanted to protect himself against...
Reopening in the COVID Era: How to adapt to a new normal
SAN FRANCISCO — As many states begin to reopen — most without meeting the thresholds recommended by the White House — a new level of COVID-19 risk analysis begins for Americans.
Georgia sheriff’s deputy sues over lack Of transgender insurance coverage
A sheriff’s deputy in Perry, Ga., filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against the county where she works over its refusal to allow her health insurance plan to cover her gender-affirmation surgery.
Even when HIV prevention drug is covered, other costs block treatment
By Michelle Andrews
CHICAGO — Three years ago, Corey Walsh, who was in a relationship with a man who was HIV-positive, got a prescription for...
AMA abortion lawsuit puts doctors in the thick of debate
By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
PIERRE, N.D. — The American Medical Association is suing North Dakota to block two abortion-related laws, the latest signal...
Legal weed’s a growing danger to dogs, so keep your canine out of your cannabis
By Laura Klivans, KQED
SAN FRANCISCO — It all started on a Tuesday night, when I came home from work to an unmistakable absence. My...
Trump Administration rule would undo healthcare protections for LGBTQ patients
By Emmarie Huetteman
Kaiser Health News
WASHINGTON — A new Trump administration proposal would change the civil rights rules dictating whether providers must care for patients...
What the possible end of abortions in Missouri means for neighboring states
By Lauren Weber
ST. LOUIS — As the last abortion clinic in Missouri warned that it will have to stop providing the procedure as soon...
‘Stonewall Generation’ confronts old age, sickness — and discrimination
By JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey
Kaiser Health News
WASHINGTON — Two years ago, nursing professor Kim Acquaviva asked a group of home care nurses whether...
As syphilis invades rural America, a fraying health safety net is failing to stop it
By Lauren Weber
JOPLIN, Mo. — When Karolyn Schrage first heard about the “dominoes gang” in the health clinic she runs in Joplin, Mo., she...
‘Heartbeat bills’ give state lawmakers pause on anti-abortion tactics
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
NASHVILLE — In anticipation of a new anti-abortion tilt on the Supreme Court bench, some states are moving to...
