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Attorneys General Call for Medicare to End Restrictions on Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments

While there is no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease, there are promising — but expensive — treatments.

Kiplinger · May 5, 2023

Feds Investigating Hospitals in 2 States That Refused To Perform Life-Saving Abortion

Plus: The "Kids Online Safety Act" is back and as bad as ever, expect another interest rate hike today, and more…

Reason · May 3, 2023

Woman 'left in pain and terrified' after two hospitals denied abortion

A groundbreaking investigation has found two hospitals put a pregnant woman's life in jeopardy and violated the law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she went into premature labor at 17 weeks

Daily Mirror · May 2, 2023

Biden promised a watchdog for opioid settlement billions, but feds are quiet so far

Billions of dollars are headed to state and local governments to address the opioid crisis. If the federal government fails to oversee how the money is spent, advocates worry it will be wasted.

WEKU · Apr 20, 2023

Doctor shortages distress rural America, where few residency programs exist

ELKO, Nev. — Anger, devastation and concern for her patients washed over Dr. Bridget Martinez as she learned that her residency training program in rural northeastern Nevada would be shuttered.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023

What to know about using a Medicare broker to find the best coverage for you

Before hiring a Medicare broker it’s important to understand how they work, how they get paid, and how to separate the best from the rest.

Fortune · Apr 11, 2023

The big squeeze: More enrollees and smaller networks plague some Affordable Care plans

The Affordable Care Act may be struggling with its own success.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023

The big squeeze: ACA health insurance has lots of customers, small networks

Some consumers who bought health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act have had a tough start to the year: Many say it's hard to find an in-network doctor or hospital.

WEKU · Apr 5, 2023

Here’s a step our government can take to save lives and fight the opioid crisis

The Biden administration should not wait until 2025 to implement the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation Act, which will expand access to safe, non-opioid therapies for pain management and protect Illinoisans from addiction.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 3, 2023

A progress check on hospital price transparency

For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know ahead of time how much their care would cost. Now that’s changing — but there’s a vigorous debate over what hospitals are disclosing.

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023