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Abortion bans could reverse decline in teen births, experts warn

Trump administration policies could further limit abortion and contraception access for teens

Nov 21, 2024

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Overdose deaths are rising among Black and Indigenous Americans

Experts say responses such as mobile and mail-order safety supplies are needed.

Oct 29, 2024

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Andrew and Libby Potter look over the letter they received in October, telling them that their region’s largest hospital system would no longer be considered in-network for Libby’s Medicare Advantage policy. The Potters live in Huntsville, Ala., where Libby is a retired middle school librarian and Andrew is a professor at a state university. | ANNA CLAIRE VOLLERS/STATELINE

1 million+ patients lose coverage as insurers, hospitals drop Medicare Advantage

Experts worry older patients could be exposed to ‘catastrophic’ costs and interrupted access to care

Oct 24, 2024

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200+ women faced criminal charges over pregnancy in year after Dobbs, report finds

6 states accounted for the majority of cases documented by researchers.

Oct 3, 2024

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Helping a minor travel for an abortion? Some states have made it a crime

Critics say ‘abortion trafficking’ laws violate constitutional rights to free speech and interstate travel.

Sep 5, 2024

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States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program

Some states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to thousands of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program that the industry says is being abused

Aug 29, 2024

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Hundreds of thousands of parents died from drugs. Their kids need more help, advocates say.

More than 321,000 children have lost a parent to a drug overdose, a recent federal study found.

Aug 20, 2024

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States want to lower drug prices. A federal law stands in their way.

The U.S. Supreme Court might rule on Oklahoma’s effort to crack down on pharmacy benefit managers.

Aug 13, 2024

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Lackluster investigations may perpetuate high Native infant mortality rate

A new study cites missing autopsies and a lack of details on where and how bodies were found.

Aug 1, 2024

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NAOMI PETRIE IS A DENTAL THERAPIST IN COOS BAY WHO IS PART OF A PILOT DENTAL THERAPIST PROGRAM FOR TRIBAL AREAS. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA AND SIUSLAW INDIANS./COURTESY OF THE NORTHWEST PORTLAND AREA INDIAN HEALTH BOARD

Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states

Introduced by Alaska Natives, the occupation brings oral health care to more areas. Dental therapists are authorized in 14 states including Oregon and Washington

Jul 25, 2024