FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 19 - Caught on Camera

Abortion is key motivator for Democratic-leaning voters in US midterms, poll finds

More than half claim they are more motivated to vote than in previous elections, with 50% of those people citing abortion

The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2022

How to change Medicare plans — and why you might want to

Medicare open enrollment starts soon, but 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries say they don’t compare Medicare plans during this period, which stretches from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Medical debt sunk her credit. New changes from the credit reporting agencies won’t help

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her breast cancer was in remission. She’d been praying for this good news. But it also meant she no longer qualified for a program in her state that offers temporary Medicaid…

Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022

Needle exchanges no longer a city thing

In recent years, harm reduction tactics have begun to spread to rural areas

Salon · Sep 3, 2022

A needle exchange project modeled on urban efforts aims to save lives in rural Nevada

ELKO, Nev. — Richard Cusolito believes he’s saving lives by distributing clean syringes and needles to people who use drugs in this rural area of northeastern Nevada — but he knows some residents disagree.

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar’s 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son fell ill. Most of the kids in the converted gym had stomach issues after being served a meal of sausage…

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

After wiping out $6.7 billion in medical debt, this nonprofit is just getting started

Soon after giving birth to a daughter two months premature, Terri Logan received a bill from the hospital. She recoiled from the string of numbers separated by commas.

Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable

ROSAMOND, Calif. — Deborah Lewis rose from bed before dawn and signed in to her phone so she could begin delivering fast food, coffee, and groceries to residents in this western patch of the Mojave Desert where test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier generations ago.

Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022

Congress is about to act on drug price reform. Here's what you need to know

A deal on the table in Congress would help deliver on a long-time promise: to make prescription drugs more affordable. It includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare patients.

WEKU · Aug 6, 2022

Will California keep offering health care plans at $10 a month? It’s up to Congress

Two out of every three California residents qualified this year for a health insurance premium of $10 or less through Covered California, but those rates will skyrocket next year without congressional action.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022