An Arm and a Leg: The Struggle To Afford Insurance in 2026 Hits Home
By Dan Weissmann
The senior producer of “An Arm and a Leg” starts planning for health insurance in 2026, and — like millions of others signing up during this year’s open enrollment — faces a steep price increase.
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Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 30, 2025
California Woman Sues Over Denied Abortions: A Northern California woman was twice denied an emergency abortion and sent home after Dignity Health doctors determined her pregnancy wasn’t viable but could not provide the procedure due to Dignity’s religious restrictions, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in San Francisco County Superior Court. In one instance, she developed life-threatening sepsis, the suit said. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
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How To Pick the Right Cosmetic Surgeon
By Fred Schulte
While surgeons argue over who gets the best results, patients may struggle to make sense of credentials.
Doctors With Troubled Pasts Are Performing Cosmetic Surgeries Tied to Crippling Pain and Injury
By Fred Schulte
Some injured patients say they wish they had tried harder to check the backgrounds of doctors and clinics they trusted, but those records are hard to find.
Daily Edition for Monday, September 29, 2025
Palo Verde Hospital Might File For Chapter 9 Bankruptcy: The Palo Verde Healthcare District Board of Directors has voted to authorize a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing to stabilize financial struggles and preserve services at the hospital in Blythe. Additionally, the Riverside County Local Agency Formation Commission voted Sept. 25 to begin dissolving the district and finding a new successor. Read more from the Desert Sun.
Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules
By Phil Galewitz
Under a new law, many Americans will have to meet a work requirement to obtain and keep their Medicaid coverage. But due to an exemption, millions living in areas of high unemployment could be spared.
In Hepatitis B Vaccine Debate, CDC Panel Sidesteps Key Exposure Risk
By Jackie Fortiér
At a recent meeting of a key vaccine advisory panel, members debated changes to the timing of hepatitis B vaccination, while largely ignoring the risk of early childhood transmission from day care or household contact. A few days later, President Donald Trump did the same.
