Transgender People in Rural America Struggle to Find Doctors Willing or Able to Provide Care
By Helen Santoro
Many health professionals in rural areas don’t know how to provide gender-affirming care, leaving transgender patients with few options.
Adolescentes latinos se entrenan para educar sobre las vacunas contra covid
By Heidi de Marco
Organizaciones comunitarias de salud en California y en todo el país forman a adolescentes, muchos de ellos latinos, para que actúen como educadores de la salud en la escuela, en las redes sociales y en las comunidades donde persiste el miedo a la vacuna contra covid.
Daily Edition for Friday, January 20, 2023
Today’s roundup covers covid testing, long covid, mental health, the Supreme Court leak, superbugs, housing, mpox, Medicare, and more.
NFL Has Been Slow to Embrace Mental Health Support for Players
By Mark Kreidler
The shocking on-field cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin traumatized some players and underscores the need for more consistent mental health support in a league whose athletes are trained to show no weakness.
The ‘KHN Health Minute’ Debuts on CBS News Radio
Launched Jan. 12, the “Health Minute” brings original health care and health policy reporting from the KHN newsroom to the airwaves each week.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': As US Bumps Against Debt Ceiling, Medicare Becomes a Bargaining Chip
The debt ceiling crisis facing Washington puts Medicare and other popular entitlement programs squarely on the negotiating table this year as newly empowered Republicans demand spending cuts. Meanwhile, as more Americans than ever have health insurance, the nation’s health care workforce is straining under the load. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KHN’s chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Daily Edition for Thursday, January 19, 2023
Today’s roundup covers the drug epidemic, covid outbreaks, vaccines and immunity, HIV research, abortion access, nursing homes, and more.
Readers and Tweeters Diagnose Greed and Chronic Pain Within US Health Care System
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Today’s roundup covers the health investments, housing crisis, covid, RSV vaccines, nursing homes, trans health, gas stoves, and more.
Numbers Don’t Lie. Biden Kept His Promise on Improving Obamacare.
By Julie Appleby
KHN has teamed up with our partners at PolitiFact to monitor 100 key promises made by Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign — including those surrounding the Affordable Care Act.
