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How An Abortion Fight In Supreme Court Could Threaten Birth Control, Too

In talk of the impact Amy Coney Barrett could have on abortion rights, many people overlook related cases that might be in play, including the right to birth control that the court recognized in 1965.

More Than Politics On The Line For Voters With Preexisting Conditions

As many as 130 million Americans have a preexisting health condition. Protections for those patients under the Affordable Care Act have become a campaign issue in races up and down the ballot.

More Than Politics On The Line For Voters With Preexisting Conditions

As many as 130 million Americans have a preexisting health condition. Protections for those patients under the Affordable Care Act have become a campaign issue in races up and down the ballot.

Medicaid’s Future Hinges On Who Wins The White House

The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid coverage.

Medicaid’s Future Hinges On Who Wins The White House

The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid coverage.

Missouri Hospital CEO On Understaffed Rural Hospitals Overstressed By Pandemic

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo., about the impact the coronavirus surge is having on his facility and staff.

Why The U.S. Has A Problem With Hospital Capacity

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Nancy Foster, of the American Hospital Association, about the strain the coronavirus pandemic is putting on U.S. hospitals — and why so many struggle with capacity.

Missouri Hospital CEO On Understaffed Rural Hospitals Overstressed By Pandemic

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo., about the impact the coronavirus surge is having on his facility and staff.

Why The U.S. Has A Problem With Hospital Capacity

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Nancy Foster, of the American Hospital Association, about the strain the coronavirus pandemic is putting on U.S. hospitals — and why so many struggle with capacity.

Advisers To CDC Debate How COVID-19 Vaccine Should Be Rolled Out

In advance of a COVID-19 vaccine being available, a group of independent medical advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weighed Friday who should get the vaccine first and how.