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Health Costs Bear Down On Families Who Don’t Qualify For ACA Subsidies
Rising costs have driven millions who don’t get a subsidy for their Affordable Care Act health plan to drop the coverage or turn to cheaper, less comprehensive — and sometimes inadequate — insurance.
ACA Sign-Ups Have Lagged For 2019. But What Does That Mean?
The pace of enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans is slower than in past years. That could mean fewer people will have health coverage — or that more people are getting insurance via their work.
Nurse Denied Life Insurance Because She Carries Naloxone
The U.S. surgeon general has called on “bystanders” to be equipped with the opioid reversal drug to save lives. But when a nurse answered that call, her application for life insurance was denied. Why?
Former NFL Player Tim Green Has A New Opponent — ALS
Green, a well-known voice on NPR in the 1990s, is one of a growing number of former football players with the degenerative illness Lou Gehrig’s disease. And he’s not hiding it.
Research Gaps Leave Doctors Guessing About Treatments For Pregnant Women
To protect a developing fetus from experimental drugs or treatments that might cause birth defects, pregnant women aren’t included in many clinical trials. But that limits the safety evidence, too.
‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’ — Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices
The price of insulin keeps going up. For people with Type 1 diabetes, high prices can be a life and death issue. Now a grassroots movement is pushing for change.
For One Rural Community, Fighting Addiction Started With Recruiting The Right Doctor
While opioids get all the attention, rural communities struggle with substances like meth and alcohol too. One clinic is building up capacity to treat all of them, using both medicine and counseling.
Facing Critical Labor Shortage, Japan Opens Door Wider To Foreign Workers
An aging population and low birth rate have led lawmakers to accept semi-skilled non-Japanese temporary laborers.
Poll: Young People More Likely To Defer Health Care Because Of Cost
A third of people under 35 said cost led them to put off some form of health care, compared with only 8 percent of people 65 and older, a poll by NPR and IBM Watson Health found.
