A federal court in New Orleans has declared a portion of the health law unconstitutional, asking the lower court to reconsider the rest. This leaves the future of the law in limbo.
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Some Push To Change State Laws Requiring HIV Disclosure To Sexual Partners
Not disclosing HIV status to a sexual partner can land you in prison in Ohio and other states, even if they don’t contract the disease. A move is underway to embrace medical science and change that.
Some Big Health Care Policy Changes Are Hiding In The Federal Spending Package
The bill includes some policy surprises and increases in fundings for several key public health priorities. And it cuts the few remaining taxes that were paying for Obamacare.
Scientists Reach Out To Minority Communities To Diversify Alzheimer’s Studies
Black and Hispanic people often don’t volunteer for studies of Alzheimer’s disease, despite their risks for developing it. Researchers are working to make studies more inclusive, but it’s not easy.
Can Applesauce Help Close The Racial Health Gap? No, Wait, Hear This Chef Out
From infant mortality rates to access to cancer treatment, stark health disparities exist between blacks and whites. One Michigan experiment to address that starts with money made from hospital food.
California Kaiser Mental Health Workers Launch Strike; Problems ‘Keep Getting Worse’
Clinical psychologists say it can take anywhere from three weeks to two months to see patients suffering from depression, anxiety or serious emotional trauma.
What Else Disappears If The ACA Is Overturned?
Though it has been on the books for nearly a decade, the Affordable Care Act faces a big court challenge right now that could overturn it. Here’s what happens if the federal health law goes away.
The Health Of The Affordable Care Act
As another ACA deadline looms, NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with reporter Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News about the health of Obamacare under the Trump administration.
South Carolina Gets Green Light To Impose Medicaid Work Requirements
Under the new rules, most adults who quality for Medicaid coverage will be required to prove they work at least 80 hours a month, or are doing other activities like volunteering or hunting for a job.
House Passes Bill To Bring Down Price Of Prescription Drugs
The House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill Thursday that aims to lower prescription drug prices. Some elements have Republican support. But the bill faces an uncertain Senate future.
