Journalists Give Rundown on Bird Flu Risks, HIV Rates, and the Fate of Shuttered Hospitals
09 Sep
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Journalists Give Rundown on Bird Flu Risks, HIV Rates, and the Fate of Shuttered Hospitals

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Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News Colorado correspondent Rae Ellen Bichell discussed farmworkers and their risk of contracting bird flu on KGNU on Sept. 5.Click here to hear Bichell on KGNURead Bichell’s “With Only Gloves To Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu”KFF Health News Northern California correspondent Vanessa G. Sánchez discussed HIV rates among Latinos in San Francisco on KQED on Aug. 26.Click here to hear Sánchez on KQEDRead Sánchez’s “Cautious Optimism in San Francisco as New Cases of HIV in Latinos Decrease”On WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Aug. 23, KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed “certificate of need” laws — which allow existing hospitals and other health facilities to block would-be competitors’ plans to expand by arguing there’s insufficient need for their services.Click here to hear Miller...
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Watch: Tips on Finding a Good Nursing Home
04 Sep
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Watch: Tips on Finding a Good Nursing Home

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Health News tamfitronics Finding a nursing home for yourself or a parent can be daunting. Many facilities are understaffed and the worker shortages have gotten worse since the start of the pandemic. KFF Health News senior correspondent Jordan Rau shares tips about finding nearby homes, evaluating staffing levels, what to look for when visiting, and more.Find additional resources here.CreditsHannah NormanVideo producerFrancis YingVideographerOona TempestIllustratorRelated TopicsAgingMedicaidMultimediaNursing HomesVideoContact UsSubmit a Story Tip
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Public Voices Often Ignored in States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions
29 Aug
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Public Voices Often Ignored in States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions

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Health News tamfitronics The conversation wasn’t sounding good for Kensington residents on June 20.The Philadelphia neighborhood is a critical center of the nation’s opioid crisis, and the city had decided to spend $7.5 million in opioid settlement money to improve the quality of life there. But on that day, a Pennsylvania oversight board was about to vote on whether to reject the city’s decision.It was a thorny issue with major implications — both for Kensington residents and people across the state, as the decision could set a precedent for what kind of spending the board would allow for years to come.But a lot of people were shut out of the discussion.Pennsylvania’s board doesn’t allow members of the public to speak at its meetings, a rule that sets it apart from about two dozen similar opioid...
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Turning 26 and Struggling To Find Health Insurance? Tell Us About It.
28 Aug
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Turning 26 and Struggling To Find Health Insurance? Tell Us About It.

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Health News tamfitronics (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)A hard-won provision of the Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their family’s health insurance until age 26. But after that, those without employer-sponsored insurance face an array of complicated choices, including whether to shop on the insurance plan exchange, apply for Medicaid, or roll the dice and go uninsured.Are you a young adult confused about navigating the exchanges used to pick plans? Have you bought a plan on an ACA exchange and found that it didn’t cover care? Have you married or taken a job just to get insurance? Did you decide to go without coverage?Whatever your story, we want to hear from you for a project we are doing with The New York Times.We’ll read every response to this questionnaire, and we’ll...
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