Lifestyle
What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural health care
[ad_1] FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — The closing of a health center in rural New Hampshire has raised concerns that the projected cuts in Medicaid…
Tag: Access to health care
Finance
Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say
[ad_1] Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year. Health insurance…
World News
Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency’s chief says
[ad_1] RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning…
Business
Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
[ad_1] Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their plan is even still available…
US News
The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the ‘unsubscribe’ button
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to…
Finance
The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the ‘unsubscribe’ button
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to…
Technology
Widespread global tech outage disrupts flights, banks, hospitals and media outlets
[ad_1] FRANKFURT, Germany — A global technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights, knocked banks and media outlets offline, and disrupted…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Kyiv hit with heaviest bombardment in months
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — The sky was crystal clear as Oksana Femeniuk took her daughter to Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital for routine dialysis. Around…
Breaking News
Forced labor, same-sex marriage, shoplifting on the ballot in California this year
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures that California voters are set to consider…
World News
Senior doctors in England agree pay deal with UK government that will end year-long dispute
[ad_1] LONDON — Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the British government that ends a yearlong dispute with unprecedented strike…
Finance
Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines
[ad_1] Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance. UnitedHealthcare has…
US News
Abortion fight puts Vice President Harris at center of 2024 election campaign
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is taking center stage in the Democrats’ renewed push for abortion rights during this year’s election and…
US News
A push to expand Medicaid has Kansas governor embracing politics and cutting against her brand
[ad_1] TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is more aggressive and openly political in pushing to expand Medicaid in Kansas as the Republican-controlled…
Finance
Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
[ad_1] LONDON — Thousands of doctors walked off the job in Britain on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike that was set to…
Finance
California is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free health care starting Monday under one of…
US News
Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana's Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach
[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS — Shaunna Thompson was running out of childcare options. Her daughter Abbie was expelled from daycare in 2022 because of “all over…
US News
Top White House cyber aide says recent Iran hack on water system is call to tighten cybersecurity
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A top White House national security official said recent cyber attacks by Iranian hackers on U.S. water authorities — as well…
Breaking News
Pope says he's doing better but skips his window appearance facing St. Peter's Square
[ad_1] VATICAN CITY — For a second Sunday, an ailing Pope Francis skipped his popular window appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square,…
Finance
Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds
[ad_1] The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in a large, international study that experts say could…
Breaking News
After an Israeli airstrike, crowded Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded children
[ad_1] BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip — The gray film covering the faces of children rushed to Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza Thursday made…