Category: NPR

Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

NPR’s A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.

Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

NPR’s A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.

Abortion bans that grant exceptions to ‘save the life of the mother’ are a gray area

Florida recently issued new guidance on when an abortion can be performed, but providers say it has caused even more confusion.

The abortion debate is headed to the ballot box. Here’s where voters will decide

From Florida to Arizona, reproductive rights supporters seek to add abortion access to state constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022.

How the Ascension cyberattack is disrupting care at hospitals

With IT systems down, staff at Ascension have returned to manual processes they left behind 20 years ago. It’s the latest in a string of attacks on health care systems that house private patient data.

6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election

State laws on abortion keep changing – with new bans taking effect in some places while new protections are enacted in others. And abortion will be on the ballot in at least four states.

Biden accuses Trump of ‘coming for your health care’ in new campaign ad

The TV ad leans on the Affordable Care Act’s popularity among independent voters and alludes to Biden’s edge over Trump on health issues.

A look at what could be the future for postpartum care in America

Postpartum care in America leaves most facing a critical and often overlooked “fourth trimester” in isolation. Metro Detroit-based Fourth Tri Sanctuary offers support.

Here’s what’s holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states

More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.

California’s $12 billion Medicaid experiment stretches the definition of health care

The state covers basic services for vulnerable residents, including things like air purifiers for kids with asthma. But nonprofits offering the services struggle to work within the health care system.