Category: NPR

At the first March for Life post-Roe, anti-abortion activists say fight isn’t over

Seven months after overturning the constitutional right to an abortion, anti-abortion rights activists are celebrating their victories and planning their next steps at their annual march in D.C

At buzzy health care business conference, investors fear the bubble will burst

JPMorgan’s cheery confab returned to San Francisco, but the health care capitalists had economic anxiety, too.

With less access to paid leave, rural workers face hard choices about health, family

Coastal and politically progressive states have passed stronger paid sick and family leave policies than many states with larger rural populations.

The U.S. faces ‘unprecedented uncertainty’ regarding abortion law, legal scholar says

Roe author Mary Ziegler has chronicled the legal, political and cultural battles around abortion, and says the debate is far from over: “We’re at the very beginning of something very confusing.”

The U.S. faces ‘unprecedented uncertainty’ regarding abortion law, legal scholar says

Roe author Mary Ziegler has chronicled the legal, political and cultural battles around abortion, and says the debate is far from over: “We’re at the very beginning of something very confusing.”

With telehealth abortion, doctors have to learn to trust and empower patients

Getting abortion medication online is easier than ever thanks to regulatory changes. The practice is pushing the boundaries of the traditional doctor-patient relationship.

Encore: Examining how effective the national mental health helpline has been

It’s been six months since the launch of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. We check in on how many people are using it and whether it’s connecting them to help.

2022 was a record high year for Obamacare enrollment

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to Julie Appleby at Kaiser Health News about a record year of people signing up for Obamacare medical plans, as enrollment closes Sunday.

More people than ever buy insurance on Healthcare.gov

It’s the last weekend for Obamacare open enrollment, and nearly 16 million Americans have signed up for a health insurance plan.

New York City nurses end strike after reaching a tentative agreement

After three days on the picket line, more than 7,000 nurses are returning to work at the city’s biggest hospitals with the promise of “concrete, enforceable safe staffing ratios,” their union said.